German Newsletter

Esteemed clients, dear friends of ARRI,

Enclosed, please find the most recent edition of the ARRI Film & TV newsletter, this time to announce the theatrical release of Carnage. Academy Award®-winning director Roman Polanski directs Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz in Carnage, the screen adaptation of the smash comedy play God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza.

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Angela Reedwisch and Josef Reidinger

OPENING IN GERMAN THEATERS NOVEMBER 24, 2011: Carnage

Director: Roman Polanski Screenplay: Roman Polanski, Yasmina Reza DoP: Pawel Edelmann Editor: Hervé de Luze Producer: Saïd Ben Saïd Co-Producer: Martin Moszkowicz, Oliver Berben, Piotr Reisch, Jaume Roures Production Company: SBS Productions, Constantin Film Produktion, SPI Film Studio, Versatil Cinema, Zanagar Films and France 2 Cinema German Distributor: Constantin Film Verleih     ARRI Services: Release Prints and DCP for German theaters

Yasmina Reza joined Roman Polanski in adapting her play God of Carnage for the screen. Carnage is a French-German-Polish co-production between SBS Productions, Constantin Film Produktion and SPI Poland. Other production credits include: Pawel Edelman (The Ghost Writer, The Pianist) as director of photography. The German distributor is Constantin Film Verleih.

Carnage stars Academy Award®-winner Kate Winslet and Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz as husband and wife Nancy and Alan Cowan, opposite Jodie Foster and Academy Award®-nominee John C. Reilly as Penelope and Michael Longstreet, respectively.

Constantin Film entrusted ARRI Film & TV with the production of the release prints and the DCP for German theatres.

Left: Michael (John C. Reilly), Penelope (Jodie Foster), Alan (Christoph Waltz) and Nancy (Kate Winslet) (f.l.t.r.); Right: Roman Polanski (middle) directing the scene

Left: Alan and Nancy in their host's bathroom; Right: Michael tries to save Alans' cellphone © 2011 Constantin Film Verleih

Carnage is a razor sharp, biting comedy centered on parental differences. After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the "victim" invite the parents of the "bully" over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their true colors. None of them will escape the carnage.