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The Invaders ?

Monkey sandwich a une première partie exceptionnelle...

Tu as eu la chance de voir le Steve McQueen ?

Il vient de l'art contemporain d'ailleurs ce Nicolas Provost, comme Steve McQueen.
Ce qui me fait penser que c'est la biennale d'art en ce moment, je me ferai quelques pavillons avant les films du soir.

Malheureusement pas...

Il est pas terminé, si...?

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Ed Wood:"What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?"

Ils ont bien dû le voir pour le séléctionner... Ou du moins un work in progress suffisamment avancé.

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CroqAnimement votre

Ah au temps pour moi. Le vlà sélectionné à Venise.

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Ed Wood:"What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?"

Enrique Urbizu, Isaki Lacuesta and Benito Zambrano to compete in the Official Selection at San Sebastian International Film Festival
Another two Spanish films will participate in the Official Selection, out-of-competition, three in Zabaltegi-New Directors and yet another seven will be presented in Zabaltegi-Specials


The programme of San Sebastian Festival’s 59th edition includes 15 Spanish films in the Official Selection and Zabaltegi, the section where the latest movies by established directors rub shoulders with new works from young filmmakers. Three of these titles will compete for the Golden Shell and another three for the Kutxa-New Directors Award; the others will be screened out-of-competition.

OFFICIAL SELECTION

NO HABRÁ PAZ PARA LOS MALVADOS (NO REST FOR THE WICKED), the new movie from Enrique Urbizu, is a chair-gripping thriller starring José Coronado, Rodolfo Sancho, Helena Miquel and Juanjo Artero. Enrique Urbizu (Bilbao, 1962) sent strong ripples through the Spanish movie world when his film Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread, 1991) left no doubt about his passion for genre cinema, a trait he was to highlight yet again with Cachito (1996) and La caja 507 (Box 507, 2002), proud winner of four awards at the Cognac Detective and Thriller Film Festival. He also took his drama La vida mancha (Life Marks 2003) to the Malaga Spanish Film Festival competition and landed the Best Film award at Nantes Spanish Film Festival.

LOS PASOS DOBLES (THE DOUBLE STEPS) marks the return to the Festival’s Official Selection of Isaki Lacuesta, previous entrant in the 57th edition with Los condenados (The Damned, 2009) where he whisked off the FIPRESCI critics’ award. In this new work, the filmmaker brings us a fictional documentary taking its inspiration from the novelettish biography of French artist and author François Augiéras. The artist painted every inch of the walls of a military bunker in the desert and let it sink into the sand so that no-one would find it till the 21st Century. Searches for the bunker continue to nurture the myth… Who is Augiéras? A legionnaire, painter, writer, gangster, saint, thief, devil, or a bit of them all? The film boasts participation of the artist Miquel Barceló in one of the leading parts. Isaki Lacuesta (Girona 1975) has become one of the most interesting and unusual voices on today’s Spanish film scene thanks to works like Cravan vs. Cravan (2002), La leyenda del tiempo (The Legend of Time, 2006) and La noche que no acaba (All Night Long), presented at San Sebastian Festival’s 58th edition.

LA VOZ DORMIDA (THE SLEEPING VOICE) is an adaptation of Dulce Chacon’s book of the same name, directed by Benito Zambrano and starring Inma Cuesta, María León, Marc Clotet and Daniel Holguín. Set in the terrible years immediately following the end of the Spanish civil war, the film narrates the moving relations between two sisters separated by the dictatorship when one of them was thrown into jail under Franco’s regime. Benito Zambrano (Lebrija, 1962) blasted onto the scene as one of Spanish film’s great surprises with his debut oeuvre, Solas (Alone, 1990), winner of awards at several international festivals: Berlin Festival’s “Panorama” section, the FIPRESCI prize at Brussels Festival and others at Cartagena, Havana and Tokyo; the film also carried off 5 Goyas, 7 Cinema Writers Circle Awards and a Silver Fotogramas. Zambrano has since then directed the TV series Padre Coraje (2002) and the film Habana Blues (2005).

Asier Altuna’s film BERTSOLARI will be screened out-of-competition in the Official Selection. This documentary takes a close-up look at popular bertsolaris (improvisers of Basque verse) in the Basque Country, delving into the secrets of this complex art of oral poetry. Asier Altuna (Bergara, 1969) had already made his mark in short films, some of which landed awards at different events: Txotx (1997), Topeka (2004) and Sarean (2006). His feature debut was the comedy, Aupa Etxebeste! (2005), an entrant in the Zabaltegi-New Directors section of San Sebastian Festival’s 53rd edition, at which it won the Youth Award.

As already announced, the opening gala will feature the European premiere of INTRUDERS, a horror/thriller helmed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo with an international cast starring Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Brühl, Pilar López de Ayala and Kerry Fox. The film will be screened out-of-competition as part of the Official Selection.
ZABALTEGI-NEW DIRECTORS


ARRUGAS (WRINKLES), directed by Ignacio Ferreras, is an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name by Paco Roca, for which he secured the Spanish National Comic Award in 2008. This animated movie describes the dreams, feelings and frustrations of a group of elderly people in a home for the aged. Ignacio Ferreras is backed by a solid career in the field of animated film, having worked in the art department of the TV series Rugrats and the film Astérix et les vikings (Asterix and the Vikings, 2006). He was also involved in animating the Dreamworks production Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) and the Oscar-nominated L’Illusioniste (The Illusionist, 2010). His short film How to Cope with Death (2002) landed prizes at several international festivals, including Annecy, Melbourne and Ottowa.

TRALAS LUCES (BEHIND THE LIGHTS), a documentary by Sandra Sánchez, traces the nomad life of Lourdes as she travels with her family and their dodgems from fairground to fairground in the north of Spain. Sandra Sánchez (Narón, 1970) is an editor and maker of documentaries including Aguiño, sobrevivir al Prestige (2003) and Sueños desde el abismo (2006). In addition to having made several short films and TV series for TVG (Galicia Television), she has edited a number of fictional and documentary films. Tralas luces marks her feature debut.

URTE BERRI ON, AMONA!, the first go-it-along feature from Telmo Esnal, uses touches of black humour to steer us through the misfortunes of a couple forced to care for the wife’s elderly mother. The film stars Josean Bengoetxea, Nagore Aramburu and Montserrat Carulla. Telmo Esnal (Zarauz, 1967) co-directed with Asier Altuna the shorts Txotx (1997) and 40 ezetz (1999) and the feature Aupa Extebeste! (2005). He also wrote the shorts Taxi! (2007) and Amona putz! (2010).
ZABALTEGI-SPECIALS

14 D’ABRIL: MACIÀ CONTRA COMPANYS is the latest work helmed by Manuel Huerga. Written by Toni Soler and with a cast headed by Pere Ponce, Fermí Reixach, Eduard Fernández and Joel Joan, the film recreates the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic and the political confrontation between the two presidents of the Catalonian Government during this period, Francesc Macià and Lluís Companys. Manuel Huerga (Barcelona, 1957) has a long career under his belt as a film and TV director, including fine works like Gaudí (1989), Antártida (1995), Salvador (Puig Antich) (2006) and Diario de un astronauta (Son & Moon, 2009).

The documentary feature AL FINAL DEL TÚNEL (A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY), directed Eterio Ortega on an original idea by Elías Querejeta, produced by IDEM4, investigates the end of terrorism by ETA, taking a look at its roots in Basque nationalism and offering a collective portrait of this part of Basque society at a moment key to its future in peace and freedom. Eterio Ortega (Burgos, 1962) is remembered for his earlier documentaries on the same subject, Asesinato en febrero (Murder in February, 2001) and Perseguidos (Persecuted, 2004).

EL CUADERNO DE BARRO (THE CLAY DIARIES) is a documentary by Isaki Lacuesta conceived in collaboration with the artist Miquel Barceló. Having taken to spending long periods of time in Africa, Miquel has adapted to his wild surroundings, learning among others to paint in the company of termites and scorpions. Lacuesta penetrates Barceló’s African workshop to film the “Pasodoble” performance played out in the Malian village of Gogoli. The film team’s arrival causes tremendous stir in the village as the locals gather round to see what’s going on.

EXTRATERRESTRE (EXTRATERRESTRIAL) is the eagerly anticipated new film from director Nacho Vigalondo, an original and unpredictable romantic comedy with alien invasion included. The cast headlines Julián Villagrán, Michelle Jenner, Carlos Areces and Raúl Cimas. Nacho Vigalondo (Cabezón de la Sal, 1977) shot to fame when his short film 7:35 de la mañana (7:35 in the morning) garnered an Academy Award nomination. His first feature, Los cronocrímenes (2007), secured awards at the Austin, Amsterdam, Gérardmer and Philadelphia festivals, plus the Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best New Artist.

MADRID 1987, the latest work from David Trueba, portrays the Spanish ‘transition’ through the relationship struck up between a sceptical maturing author and the naive girl student who attempts to interview him. José Sacristán and María Valverde carry the full weight of this acting duel. Director and writer David Trueba (Madrid, 1969) debuted in 1996 with his film La buena vida (The Good Life), followed by Obra maestra (2000), Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina, 2003) and Bienvenido a casa (Welcome Home, 2006), and the documentary La silla de Fernando (Fernando’s Chair, 2006), presented at the 54th edition of San Sebastian Festival.

PUZZLED LOVE is an unexpected proposal from the ESCAC (Escola Superior de Cinema i Audioviuals de Catalunya) through its production company Escándalo Films: the tale of a couple’s relationship told in 13 episodes written and directed by 4th year students at the school. A tale packed with laughs and love mirrored in the different styles of 13 up-and-coming promises in our movie world.

VERBO (VERBO), the feature directorial debut from Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, merges fantasy and rap music to narrate the initiatory voyage of a young girl powerfully drawn into a new dimension. Alba García headlines the movie, accompanied by a cast figuring Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Verónica Echegui, Najwa Nimri, Víctor Clavijo and Macarena Gómez. Chapero-Jackson (Madrid, 1971) has proven himself to be an excellent short filmmaker with three works to have bagged awards at a number of festivals: Contracuerpo (2005), Alumbramiento (2007) and The End (2009).

The 59th edition of San Sebastian Festival will close with the world premiere screening of Intouchables (Untouchable), written and directed by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.

Intouchables is a witty comedy on the unexpected friendship arising between two people with nothing in common and very different ways of understanding life: a millionaire left tetraplegic after an accident and the man hired as his carer, an immigrant from the Parisian suburbs recently released from prison. The film will be distributed worldwide by Gaumont and the rights for the USA have been acquired by The Weinstein Company. In Spain the film will be distributed by A Contracorriente Films.

The screenwriter/director duo Eric Toledano (Paris, 1971) and Oliver Nakache (Suresnes, 1973) already made their mark in the short film field, particularly when their second work, Les petits souliers (1999), landed the Audience Award at the Paris Film Festival. Since then, they have helmed the features Je préfère qu'on reste amis (2005), Nos jours heureux (2006) and Tellement proches (2009).

The film stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy, accompanied on the cast by Audrey Fleurot, Joséphine de Meaux and Clotilde Mollet. François Cluzet is currently one of the most popular actors on France’s movie scene, having starred in the biggest French comedy hit of the year, Guillaume Canet’s Les petits mouchoirs (Little White Lies, 2010). His solid career includes works for Claude Chabrol (Les fantômes du Chapelier / The Hatter’s Ghost, 1982, Une affaire de femmes / Story of Women, 1988, L'enfer / Hell, 1994), Claire Denis (Chocolat, 1988), Agnieszka Holland (Olivier, Olivier, 1992), Bertrand Tavernier (Round Midnight, 1986), Olivier Assayas (Fin aôut, début septembre / Late August, Early September, 1998) and Nicole Garcia (L'adversaire / The Adversary, 2002). Omar Sy also worked with Toledado and Nakache on their earlier films, Nos jours heureux and Tellement proches, and on Jean-Pier Jeunet’s film Micmacs (2009), among others.

Intouchables will be screened out-of-competition following the Festival closing gala on September 24th.

+ le nouveau Kim Ki-Duk et le nouveau Oren Moverman (The messenger) en compétition, le nouveau Steve McQueen, le nouveau Johnnie To, The invaders en section Perlas

Ten movies complete the Zabaltegi section special screenings programme. Three documentaries and three fictional features by prestigious international filmmakers plump up the selection at the 59th edition. Added to these titles, another four will be screened at the Midnight Showings. As already announced, Zabaltegi-Specials will present six Spanish movies: 14 d’abril Macià contra Companys, by Manuel Huerga; Al final del tunnel (A light at the End of the Tunnel in the Basque Country), by Eterio Ortega; El cuaderno de barro (The Clay Diaries), by Isaki Lacuesta; Extraterrestre (Extraterrestrial), by Nacho Vigalondo; Madrid, 1987, by David Trueba and Puzzled Love by the ESCAC (Escola Superior de Cinema i Audioviuals de Catalunya).


CARRIÈRE. 250 METROS is a documentary directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo giving us deeper insight to the author and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel’s faithful collaborator, the author of over 100 movie screenplays recently decorated with the Spanish Order of the Arts and Letters. Carrière recalls in an emotional sentimental voyage the places and people that have marked his life, cities like Toledo, Paris and New York, and old friends like Peter Brook and Milos Forman. Juan Carlos Rulfo (Mexico City, 1964) made an international name for himself with the documentary En el hoyo (In the Pit, 2006), winner of awards at the Sundance, Karlovy Vary and Guadalajara Festivals; in collaboration with Carlos Hagerman he went on to direct Los que se quedan (2008), also the recipient of awards at the Los Angeles and Guadalajara festivals.

LE CHAT DU RABBIN (The Rabbi’s Cat) is an animated film helmed by Antoine Deslevaux and the illustrator Joann Sfar on the incredible adventures of a rabbi and his talking cat when they set out on a quest to find a mythical African city. The film carried off the Cristal Award for best feature at the Annecy Animated Film Festival. Joann Sfar (Nice, 1971) is a cult figure in the comic field, particularly thanks to his Dungeon series; in 2010 he made his directorial debut with Gainsbourg, vie héroïque (Gainsbourg, a Heroic Life).

CRAZY HORSE is the new documentary by Frederick Wiseman, who plunges his cameras into the entrails of the famous Parisian cabaret, “Crazy Horse”. Wiseman (Boston, 1930) is a living legend in American documentary, highly feted for his sharp portraits of American society, public institutions and the professional worlds: Titicut Follies (1967), High School (1968), Welfare (1975), Meat (1976), Model (1980), La danse – Le ballet de l’Opéra de Paris (La Danse: The Paris Ballet Opera, 2009) and Boxing Gym (2010), to name but a few.

GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, Martin Scorsese’s latest documentary, takes a closer look at Beatle George Harrison through testimonies by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, among others. The film features previously unreleased recordings and images. Martin Scorsese (New York, 1942) is an essential name in modern American cinema, having put his name to titles that have made history: Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976) –Golden Palm winner at the Cannes Festival– Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Casino (1995) and The Departed (2006), thanks to which he landed the Academy Award for Best Director. His other documentaries are The Last Waltz (1978), No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) and Shine a Light (2008).

NOCHI NO HI (The Days After) is the contribution of Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda to the fantasy TV series KAIDAN-HORROR CLASSICS produced by NHK and NHK Enterprises. His episode is a poetic reflection on mourning and the loss of a loved one portrayed through the story of a couple visited every night by their dead son. Hirokazu Kore-eda (Tokyo, 1962) further participates this year in the Official Selection with Kiseki (I Wish), having already entered the San Sebastian competition with three earlier films: Wandâfuru raifu (After Life, 1998), Hana yori mo naho (Hana, 2006) and Aruitemo, aruitemo (Still Walking, 2008).

SUR LA PLANCHE (On the Edge), by the Moroccan filmmaker Leila Kilani, secured Cinema in Motion Award at the 58th edition of the San Sebastian Festival, and took part in the Cannes Festival Directors’ Fortnight. This film about two Moroccan youngsters and their harsh living conditions is the first fictional feature by Leila Kilani (Casablanca, 1970), who had previously directed two documentaries: Tánger, le rêve des brûleurs (2003) and Nos lieux interdits (2009).
ZABALTEGI SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOWINGS

LE MOINE (The Monk) is an adaptation of the great classic Gothic novel written by Matthew Gregory Lewis in the 18th Century. Dominik Moll helms this Spanish-French co-production, a powerful thriller about a monk who makes a pact with the Devil. On the cast we find Vincent Cassel, Deborah François, Sergi López and Geraldine Chaplin. German moviemaker Dominik Moll (Bühl, 1962) made a name for himself on the international film scene with his disturbing thrillers: Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (With a Friend Like Harry, 2000), earning him the César for Best Director, and Lemming (2005).

The Australian production SNOWTOWN, directed by Justin Kurzel, is a disturbing portrait of the relationship between an adolescent and his new found father-figure who draws him into a world of bigotry and violence. Kurzel competed with this opera prima in Critics' Week at this year's Cannes Film Festival, winning a special mention; the film also bagged the Audience Award at Adelaide Film Festival.
PINKU EIGA is the name given to Japanese erotic cinema principally produced in the 60s and 70s, always revolving around tales of extreme passion and violence. Consumer films the delirious proposals of which have now become cult objects for movie buffs with a strong penchant for strange, unclassifiable works. The “Pinku Eiga Night” will include two classics by masters in the genre:

EDOGAWA RANPO RYÔKI-KAN: YANEURA NO SANPOSHA (Watcher in the Attic, 1976), by Noboru Tanaka.

HANA TO HEBI (Flower and Snake, 1974), by Masaru Konuma.

Ami Canaan Mann's Film ''Texas Killing Fields'' to open the retrospective: ''American Way of Death: American Film Noir 1990-2010''
Directors Walter Hill and James Gray will present the cycle in San Sebastian

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The retrospective dedicated to American film noir will open at the 59th edition of the Festival with TEXAS KILLING FIELDS, a film to compete in the Official Selection at Venice Festival. This gripping thriller proves that the genre is fighting trim: set in the Texas bayous, the tale tracks two detectives pitted against mysterious unsolved murders all occurring in a haunting stretch of bayous and coastal plain. The cast headlines Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jessica Chastain, Annabeth Gish and Sheryl Lee.

The director of the movie, Ami Canaan Mann, is the daughter of Michael Mann. She worked as a screenwriter and director on series such as NYPD Blue, Robbery Homicide Division and Friday Night Lights. She made her feature directorial debut with Morning (2001), winner of awards at the Rhode Island and Houston festivals.

The cycle “American Way of Death: American film noir 1990-2010” includes 40 emblematic titles to have come out of the genre in the last twenty years; from popular Hollywood productions to independent movie proposals. Here we can find oeuvres by moviemakers like David Fincher, Clint Eastwood, Joel Coen, Michael Mann, Quentin Tarantino, John Dahl, Abel Ferrara and Jonathan Demme, among many others. The cycle will be presented by two luxury guests: filmmakers Walter Hill and James Gray, both authors of films featured in the retrospective.

Walter Hill (Long Beach, 1942) is one of the great action helmers of American film, author of cult movies like Hard Times (1975), Driver (1978), The Warriors (1979), The Long Raiders (1980) and Southern Comfort (1982), entrant in San Sebastian Festival’s Official Selection. He also participated in the TV series, Deadwood. The cycle will also include the screening of his film Last Man Standing (1996), starring Bruce Willis and Christopher Walken.

James Gray (New York, 1969) debuted in film with Little Odessa (1994). This work, winner of awards at the Venice and Deauville festivals, can also be found in the cycle. Gray went on to film another two major contributions to the genre, The Yards (1999) and We Own the Night (2007). His last work was Two Lovers (2008).

The cycle comes with a book, coordinated by Roberto Cueto and Antonio Santamarina, including articles by Ricardo Aldarondo, Quim Casas, Jordi Costa, Desirée de Fez, Jara Fernández, Chris Fujiwara, Novotny Lawrence, Jesús Palacios, Alain Silver and James Ursini.

It is jointly organised with the Basque Film Library, has the collaboration of the Government of Valencia Film Library, and is sponsored by TCM.

Glenn Close, Donostia Award at the 59th edition of San Sebastian Festival
The actress will receive the lifetime achievement award and present her latest film, Rodrigo García’s ''Albert Nobbs''

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GLENN CLOSE, one of Hollywood’s most feted actresses, will be the film personality to receive this year’s Donostia lifetime achievement award at a ceremony on September 18th at 21:30 in the Kursaal Auditorium.

In San Sebastian, the actress will introduce the European premiere (out-of-competition) of her latest film, ALBERT NOBBS. Helmed by Rodrigo García, the movie is set in 19th Century Ireland, a society dominated by men where women have no opportunities and are condemned to a life of servitude. The star of the film (Close) is a woman who disguises herself as a man to get a job in a hotel and earn the money she needs to fulfill her dream.

Based on a short story by the Irish author George Moore, the screenplay bears the signature of Glenn Close herself, alongside Gabriella Prekop and prestigious novelist John Banville, winner of the Booker Prize in 2005 and the Franz Kafka Award in 2011. Close, who also produced the film, won an Obie Award in 1982 for playing the character of Albert Nobbs in an avant-garde play adaptation of the short story by Simone Benmussa. In this very different film version, Close headlines a cast that includes Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Pauline Collins, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Brendan Gleeson.

Glenn Close has headlined the critically acclaimed original legal thriller, Damages, on FX for three seasons. The drama has moved to DirectTV for this, its fourth, season with all new episodes. For her riveting portrayal of high-stakes litigator ‘Patty Hewes’, Glenn was nominated for a 2010 Emmy Award and won two consecutive Emmys as “Best Actress in a Drama Series” for Damages’ first two seasons. For the show’s 2009 premiere season, she won a Golden Globe Award in addition to the Emmy and received a SAG nomination. She was also nominated for a 2010 Golden Globe and SAG Award. Prior to Damages, Close won rave reviews and an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Captain Monica Rawling in a season-long story arc on FX’s The Shield.

Glenn Close made her feature film debut in George Roy Hill's The World According to Garp. Her performance in the film earned her awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review as well as her first Academy Award nomination. She was subsequently Oscar-nominated for her performances in Lawrence Kasdan's The Big Chill; Barry Levinson's The Natural; Adrian Lyne's smash Fatal Attraction; and Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons (for which she was also a BAFTA Award nominee).

Close's other films include Richard Marquand's Jagged Edge; Barbet Schroeder's Reversal of Fortune; Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet; István Szabó's Meeting Venus; Ron Howard's The Paper; Stephen Herek's 101 Dalmatians; Kevin Lima's 102 Dalmatians; Wolfgang Petersen's Air Force One; Robert Altman's Cookie's Fortune; Rose Troche's The Safety of Objects; Merchant Ivory's Le Divorce; Chris Terrio's Heights; andLajos Koltai’s Evening.

She also has starred in two previous Rodrigo García's films: Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her and Nine Lives.

Close’s ten Golden Globe Award nominations include a win for “Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture for Television” for her performance in Andrei Konchalovsky's adaptation of The Lion in Winter (which also earned her a SAG Award). The latter is also among the television projects that have brought her twelve Emmy Award nominations, among them a win for her portrayal of real-life hero Margarethe Cammermeyer in Jeff Bleckner's Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, which Close executive produced. Her other notable films for television include Jack Hofsiss' taped staging of The Elephant Man; Randa Haines' Something About Amelia; Jack Gold's Stones for Ibarra; Christopher Reeve's In the Gloaming (for which she won a CableACE Award) and Richard Pearce's musical remake of South Pacific, in which she starred and sang as Nellie Forbush, and which she executive-produced. She executive produced and starred thrice opposite Christopher Walken in the Sarah, Plain and Tall trilogy, directed, alternately, by Glenn Jordan and Joseph Sargent. She likewise executive produced and starred in The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, directed by Jeremy Kagan.

Glenn Close made her professional theater, and Broadway, debut in Harold Prince's revival of Love for Love. Other early stage credits include Paul Giovanni's The Crucifer of Blood and Simone Benmussa's adaptation of The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, for which she won an Obie Award. Close's first Tony Award nomination came for her role in Joe Layton's musical Barnum and she subsequently won Tony Awards for her performances in The Real Thing and Death and the Maiden, both directed by Mike Nichols. For her portrayal of Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, Close won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and a Dramalogue Award. She would later reteam with the show's director, Trevor Nunn, in London for his Royal National Theatre revival of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Kim Ki-duk's ''Amen'' and Oren Moverman's ''Rampart'' complete the Official Selection
The new movies from Johnnie To, Steve McQueen and Nicolas Provost join the Zabaltegi-Pearls section

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The 59th edition of the San Sebastian Festival closes its Competitive Official Selection with two new competitors for the Golden Shell alongside the fourteen films already announced. Further, another three films have been added to the Zabaltegi-Pearls section.

OFFICIAL SELECTION

AMEN, the new work from the South Korean moviemaker Kim Ki-duk, will have its world premiere in San Sebastian Film Festival. The film, integrally shot in Europe, narrates the mysterious voyage of a young Korean girl and her encounters with a man on her trail. Kim Ki-duk (Bonghwa, 1960) is one of the South Korean directors to enjoy greatest international prestige, particularly since his film Seom (The Isle, 2000) competed at the Venice Festival. Bi-mong (Dream, 2008) was selected for the Official Selection of San Sebastian Festival’s 56th edition, and Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter… and Spring, 2003) bagged the Audience Award when it was presented in the Zabaltegi-Pearls section at the Festival’s 51st edition. He landed the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Festival for Samaria (Samaritan Girl, 2004), and, at the last Cannes Festival, won the “Un Certain Regard” Award for Arirang (2011). Other important movies on his filmography are Suchwiin bulmyeong (Address Unknown, 2001), Nabbeun namja (Bad Guy, 2002), Hae anseon (The Coastguard, 2002) and Bin-jip (3-Iron, 2004).

The North-American film RAMPART is a drama helmed by Oren Moverman starring Woody Harrelson, Robin Wright, Steve Buscemi, Ben Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche, Ice Cube and Ned Beatty. Based on the plot by acclaimed crime novelist James Ellroy, Rampart is the harrowing portrayal about a jaded cop in Los Angeles. Oren Moverman made his directorial debut with The Messenger (2009), winner of a Silver Bear at the Berlin Festival for Best Screenplay and two Academy Award nominations: one for Best Screenplay and another for Woody Harrelson as Best Supporting Actor. Rampart will compete for the Kutxa New Directors Award.
ZABALTEGI-PEARLS

DYUT MING GAM (A LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE), the latest work from the Hong Kong director Johnnie To, will compete in the Official Selection at the coming Venice Festival. In this new contribution to the genre for which he has shown great mastery, the action thriller, To narrates the intertwining fates of three people desperate to get their hands on money fast, all set around a robbery haul. With over fifty films to his name as a director and sixty as a producer, Johnnie To (Hong Kong, 1955) is one of the most prestigious figures on today’s Asian film scene. He has competed in the official selections of the Berlin, Cannes and Venice festivals and boasts a long career in which we can find true modern crime movie classics: Am zin (Running Out of Time, 1999), Cheung fo (The Mission, 1999), Chuen jik sat sau (Full Time Killer, 2001), PTU (2003), Dai si gin (Breaking News, 2004), Hak se wui (Election, 2005), Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai (Election 2, 2006), Fong juk (Exiled, 2006) and San taam (Mad Detective, 2007). His film Fuk sau (Vengeance, 2009) was presented in the Zabaltegi-Pearls section of San Sebastian Festival’s 57th edition.

L’ENVAHISSEUR (THE INVADER) is a Belgian production directed by Nicolas Provost looking at the subject of immigration through the adventures of an undocumented young African boy as he tries to get by in European society. The film, to compete in the “Orizzonti” section of Venice Festival, represents the feature debut of reputed video artist Nicolas Provost (Belgium, 1969), whose experimental shorts have competed in the most prestigious international festivals, including Berlin, Sundance, Rotterdam, Turin and Clermont-Ferrand: Papillon d’amour (2003), Exoticore (2004), The Divers (2006), Induction (2006), Suspension (2006), Plot Point (2008), Long Live the New Flesh (2009), Storyteller (2010) and Stardust (2010), among others. His work has been the subject of retrospectives and exhibitions the world over.

SHAME is the new film by Steve McQueen, a British production starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan about Brandon, a 30-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life. After his wayward younger sister moves into his apartment, Brandon’s world spirals out of control. Shame is a compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we live our lives and the experiences that shape us. Steve McQueen (London, 1969) made people sit up and take notice on the movie scene when his opera prima, Hunger (2008), carried off the Caméra d’Or at Cannes Festival. The movie was subsequently acclaimed and accoladed at numerous international festivals and was presented in the Zabaltegi-Pearls section of the 56th edition of San Sebastian Festival. Shame has been selected for competition at the coming edition of the Venice Festival.