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ARRI Film & TV Newsletter 25/10

Esteemed clients, dear friends of ARRI,

Enclosed, please find the most recent edition of the ARRI Film & TV newsletter. The occasion is the theatrical release of two films: Was will ich mehr - an unflinching account of an unsettling love story directed by the Swiss-Italian director Silvio Soldini and the animated 3D extravaganza Tangled from the animation directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno.

Enjoy the read!
 

All the best,
Angela Reedwisch and Walter Brus

Opening in German theaters on December 10, 2010: Tangled

Director: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard Writer: Dan Fogelman Editor: Tim Mertens Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture   ARRI Services: Digital Cinema Packages for 2D and 3D

Byron Howard and Nathan Greno, the directors of Tangled the most recent film from the Disney Feature Animation Studios - this time in Disney Digital 3D, are part of a new generation of animation directors to look out for. Byron Howard & Nathan Greno (Bolt) gave this popular fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm a fresh, colorful and fun new look. The speaking wall painting in Rapunzel's tower was created by artist Claire Keane, daughter of animation supervisor Glen Keane. This modern take on the Rapunzel tale is a timeless adventure filled with captivating characters that will keep audiences of all ages at the edge of their seats.
 

Walt Disney Pictures entrusted ARRI Film & TV with the production of the Digital Cinema Packages for 2D and 3D.

Left: Rapunzel's hair is 70 feet long and consists of 10.0000 individual threads. Right: The cast consists of 5 main characters, 21 bandits and 38 city dwellers. © Disney Enterprises

Walt Disney Pictures presents Tangled, one of the most hilarious, hair-raising tales ever told. When the kingdom's most wanted - and most charming - bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, who's looking for her ticket out of the tower where she's been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs. In theaters this holiday season in Disney Digital 3D, Tangled is a story of adventure, heart, humor and hair- lots of hair.

Opening in German theaters on December 10, 2010: Was will ich mehr

Director: Silvio Soldini Screenplay: Angelo Carbone, Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini DoP: Ramiro Civita Editor: Carlotta Cristiani Production Company: Lumière & Co., Vega Film, RSI - Radiotelevisione svizzera German Distributor: Alamode Film ARRI Services: Lab, Release Prints

In Was will ich mehr director Silvio Soldini (Brot und Tulpen, Tage und Wolken) not only tells the story of a passionate affair but also accompanies his characters on an emotional journey through the trying moments of such a relationship. The films style, with its documentary feel, is further enhanced by the brilliant images created by DoP Ramiro Civita. Was will ich mehr is a Swiss-Italian co-production and will be distributed in Germany by Alamode Film.

The distributor Alamode entrusted ARRI Film & TV with the lab work for the films theatrical release in Germany including the trailer as well as the film itself.

Left: Anna (Alba Rohrwacher) and her lover Domenico (Pierfrancesco Favino) Right: Anna and her partner Alessio (Giuseppe Battiston © Alamode Film

Anna has everything she has ever hoped for: a great job, a loving family, friends and her partner, named Alessio and they are planning to have children. In short: Anna lives a 'normal' life. Until Domenico appears on the scene and, for the first time, there seems to be nothing but desire and passion for both Anna and Domenico. But Anna's new zest for life and love is soon dampened: Domenico is married and has two children. Soon Anna and Domenico's affair takes on the form of a conspiracy that includes secret encounters, interrupted tenderness and sex in motels that rent rooms by the hour. But then Anna decides that she wants more out of this relationship and that the lies can't continue...
 
Love, lies and passion - this could have easily become an overly dramatic film. But Silvio Soldini focuses, as he has before in Tage und Wolken, on the reality of these lovers in a fascinating way and as a result little gestures and everyday situations suddenly become a certain magic in Was will ich mehr. Soldini's most recent work captivates with stellar performances - especially by Alba Rohrwacher and Pierfrancesco Favino - but also with its unique blend of profoundness and lightness.