German Newsletter
ARRI Film & TV Newsletter 26/10

Esteemed clients, dear friends of ARRI,

Enclosed, please find the most recent edition of the ARRI Film & TV newsletter, this time on the occasion of the theatrical release of Small World, the touching adaption of Martin Suter's bestselling novel - a gripping drama about forgetting - from writer-director Bruno Chiche.

Enjoy the read!

All the best,
Angela Reedwisch and Walter Brus

Opening in German theaters on December 2, 2010: SMALL WORLD

Director: Bruno Chiche Screenplay: Bruno Chiche (in collaboration with Fabrice Roger-Lacan, Juliette Sales and Jennifer Devoldere) Based on a Novel by: Martin Suter DoP: Thomas Hardmeier, A.F.C. Editor: Marion Monnier Production Company: Quad Films, Blueprint Film German Distributor: Majestic Filmverleih ARRI Services: LAB / Release Prints

Writer-director Bruno Chiche (Justqu' a toi, Hell) brings Martin Suter's bestselling novel Small World, about childhood memories, complicated family relationships and amnesia, to the big screen with an all-star cast, including Gérard Depardieu, Alexandra Maria Lara, Françoise Fabian and Niels Arestrup. Small World is a co-production of Quad Films and Blueprint Film shot by DoP Thomas Hardmeier (22 Bullets). Filming took place over the course of eight weeks in the Spring of 2010 near Paris.

The release prints for the film's theatrical release in Germany - the trailer as well as the film itself - were created by ARRI Film & TV for Benjamin Herrmann, Majestic Filmverleih.

Left: United - as they were in childhood: Konrad Lang (Gérard Depardieu) and Thomas Senn (Niels Arestrup). Right: Simone (Alexandra Maria Lara) making an unexpected discovery. © Majestic (Photographer: Magali Bragard)

Sometimes, at an advanced age, childhood memories become more vivid than even the most recent experiences. This is definitely something the freespirited Konrad Lang (Gérard Depardieu) can attest to, as he keeps forgetting recent events while his memories of early childhood become all the more clear. For that and other reasons he returns to the Senn's, a family of wealthy industrialists that Konrad used to be a member of through his friendship with Thomas Senn (Niels Arestrup). But Thomas' mother, Elvira Senn (Françoise Fabian), the family's strong-willed matriarch who agreed to provide accommodations for Konrad, grows increasingly worried by Konrad's memories and begins to turn hostile. Surprised by this sudden nervous tension in the family, Simone (Alexandra Maria Lara), the young wife of the heir to the family fortune, finds herself more and more drawn to this confused old man, while the rest of the family distances themselves. As Simone begins to piece together the puzzle with the help of Konrad's memories, she doesn't realize that she is about to discover a grave family secret...