Archive of films Mister V. / Mister V.
France
2003, 90 min
Section:
Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now!
Year: 2004
Tautly-told tale of a man fascinated by the eponymous wild stallion who killed his brother.
Synopsis
A powerful colt of a movie by second-time director Emilie Deleuze (whose Peau neuve played Cannes´ Directors´ Fortnight in ´99). Mister V. is an unsentimental, tautly told tale of a man fascinated by the eponymous wild stallion who killed his brother. When trainer Luigi Lucatelli (Patrick Catalifo) buys the high-strung, unbroken Mister V. at auction, Luigi´s brother, Lucas (Mathieu Demy), is perpelexed by the purchase - until he realizes Luigi is working am insurance scam bankrolled by a smarmy Belgian breeder (Jean-Louis Richard). Then evil-tempered Mister V. kicks Luigi in the head, killing him. Deleuze´s clear-eyed investigation of the awkward bond between man and animal eschews anthropomorphism while still repectfully conveying an animale´s intelligence and emotional range.
Leslie Felperin
Contacts
Élia Films
9 rue Ganneron, 75018, Paris
France
Tel: +33 1 452 275 15
Fax: +33 1 452 275 61
E-mail: [email protected]
Arsan
3 rue de la Bruyere, 750 09, Paris
France
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About the film
Color, 35 mm
Section: | Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! |
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Director: | Émilie Deleuze |
Screenplay: | Émilie Deleuze, Laurent Guyot |
Dir. of Photography: | Jean-Phillipe Bouyer |
Music: | Rodolphe Burger |
Editor: | Mathilde Muyard |
Producer: | Pauline Duhault |
Production: | Élia Films, koprodukce / co-production: Salomé |
Cast: | Mathieu Demy, Aure Atika, Patrick Catalifo, Fabien Lucciarini |
Contact: | Élia Films, Arsan |