The European Film Academy has announced this year's nominations for the European Discovery – the Prix Fipresci, amongst them is Ireland/Netherlands co-production, 'Nothing Personal'. 'Nothing Personal' is written and directed by Urszula Antoniak (Vaarwel) in her English language feature film debut. It was co-produced by Fastnet Films' Macdara Kelleher (Kisses) and Morgan Bushe (Colony) filmed on location in Connemara. The Ifta nominated film follows a growing intimacy between a young runaway played by Dutch actress Lotte Verbeek (Links) and 'Ondine' actor, Stephen Rea's reclusive loner.
- 10/11/2010
- IFTN
Us distributors, Olive films have secured to North American theatrical, TV, video and educational rights to Fastnet Films' 'Nothing Personal', the Irish-Netherlands co-production directed by Urszula Antoniak starring Stephen Rea (Ondine).'Nothing Personal' is the story of a rebellious young woman played by Lotte Verbeek (Links) and an old sage played by Stephen Rea who establish a bizarre relationship. Stephen was Ifta nominated for his role in the film which is produced by Fastnet Films' Morgan Bushe (Colony) and Macdara Kelleher (Princess) along with Sanna Fabery de Jonge (Dummy)...
- 4/13/2010
- IFTN
Year: 2008
Directors: Froukje Tan
Writers: Froukje Tan
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Dr. Nathan
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
It’s not often you come across a story about neurological disorders that treats the condition in a warm and often-funny way, but welcome to Links, a disarmingly charming tale of mouse-loving Dexter de Man, who can neither see left nor distinguish certain people from each other.
Links starts the way Dr Nathan likes movies to start – no backstory, no clumsy foreshadowing, no hints at all – just a quick cut-in on Dexter, who is indeed a dexterous circuit board maker for an electronics company called LinX. Dexter has pet mice and a girlfriend named Stella. The basically blind mice live in a fancy cage with a wheel and lots of food, and by and large they represent the link between Dexter and his world, filled as it is with similar cages – his work space,...
Directors: Froukje Tan
Writers: Froukje Tan
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Dr. Nathan
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
It’s not often you come across a story about neurological disorders that treats the condition in a warm and often-funny way, but welcome to Links, a disarmingly charming tale of mouse-loving Dexter de Man, who can neither see left nor distinguish certain people from each other.
Links starts the way Dr Nathan likes movies to start – no backstory, no clumsy foreshadowing, no hints at all – just a quick cut-in on Dexter, who is indeed a dexterous circuit board maker for an electronics company called LinX. Dexter has pet mice and a girlfriend named Stella. The basically blind mice live in a fancy cage with a wheel and lots of food, and by and large they represent the link between Dexter and his world, filled as it is with similar cages – his work space,...
- 7/9/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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