Experience Thrillers Film Festival
After the extremely successful Louis Malle film festival, NDTV Lumiere and Alliance Francaise of Madras bring to you ‘EXPERIENCE THRILLERS’, a five day film festival showcasing films that will certainly give you the shrills, thrills and much much more….!
Presented by Roca in association with the New Ford Fiesta, Experience Thrillers will be held from 5-9th August at the Alliance Francaise of Madras auditorium.
The festival has been kept free and open to all. There would be two shows every day at 7 & 9 pm.
Experience Thrillers kicks off with ‘The Orphanage’ – a spine chilling thriller and Spain’s official entry for the 2008 Academy Awards. Directed by the award winning young film-maker Juan Antonio Bayona and produced by the renowned Guillermo Del Toro, this thriller stars Spanish actress Belèn Rueda and Geraldine Chaplin (the grand-daughter of Charlie Chaplin).
The second day features the musical thriller, ‘The Page Turner’. Following that is Claude Lelouch’s crafty and twisting tale, ‘Crossed Tracks’.
‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Shiver’ will be the final films playing over the weekend.
Venue:
Alliance Française of Madras
Timings:
7 & 9 pm daily
5th August – The Orphanage
When Laura returns to the orphanage where she spent her childhood, she is troubled by the changes in her 7-year-old son Simon, and her own long-forgotten memories. Simon’s innocent games take on a sinister edge in this finely-crafted thriller, where something is lurking below the surface.
6th August – The Page Turner
A chilling, precise revenge thriller about a young woman’s obsessive desire to confront a defining moment from her past. As a young girl, Mélanie’s ambitions as a concert performer were dashed by famous pianist Madame Fouchécourt. Ten years later, Mélanie sets up an elaborate plan for revenge and begins to ingratiate herself into Madame Fouchécourt’s family. Mélanie becomes her trusted “page turner” as both women prepare for the performance of a lifetime.
7th August – Crossed Tracks
Wealthy, best-selling crime novelist Judith Ralitzer is being questioned by police for murder. A serial killer, known as “The Magician”, is on the run. Meanwhile a mysterious man, Pierre, picks up Huguette, a young hairdresser who was left on the side of the road following an argument with her boyfriend. Pierre charms Huguette by performing magic tricks, and agrees to pretend to be her fiancé in front of her parents and daughter…. but Pierre is hiding deep, dark secrets.
8th August – King Of The Hill
Acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Gonzalo López-Gallego, in his third directorial feature, keeps the audience guessing in King Of The Hill. Quím takes a ride up to his girlfriend’s village, but a stop-over at a gas station proves to be dangerous as Bea, a mysterious woman, steals his wallet and leads him into desolate woods where danger awaits him.
9th August – Shiver
Santi, a lonely teen, moves to an isolated mountain village with his mother. Santi witnesses a boy’s death but soon becomes the prime suspect in the eyes of the villagers. The only way to prove his innocence is to discover a terrible secret hidden in the woods. Award-winning director Isidro Ortiz creates a pyrotechnic blend of horror and coming-of-age drama. Shiver screened at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival.
blogged by Shamath Mazumdar, NDTV Lumiere
Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
Khalid Mohamed
Kundan Shah
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Verma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
Shashank Ghosh
Shivajee
Pavan Kaul
Partho Sen-Gupta
Prroshant Naryannan
Sam Langoria
Satish Kasetty
@ Shamath- great to see the details.got to know about it earlier from TOI.Couple of queries-
1. do all the 5 films get screened twice a day i.e @ 7 & 9 p.m?
2. heard there is a premiere for the festival tomorrow ( 4th aug ) which is by invite only.so is it possible to get a couple of invites for the same?
Hi sethu,
yes, all the 5 films will get screened twice a day; there would be a new film everyday!
Cheers!
Hi Shamath, i did manage to see “the orphanage” at Bangalore a few months back.. a brilliant movie, kept me at the edge of the seat for the entire duration of the film. was disheartened to know that though it was the official entry to the Oscars, it didn’t manage to win anything..
nevertheless, it’s worth a watch again.. hoping to catch The orphanage.
where’s the venue located – need the address/landmark?
Onik- check the details below-
Alliance Francaise of Madras-
New No.24, College Road
Chennai 600 006
Tel: 91 44 28279803/ 28271477
Onik- check the details below-
Alliance Francaise of Madras-
New No.24, College Road,Nungambakkam
Chennai 600 006
Tel: 91 44 28279803/ 28271477
thanks Sethu..
located it on Google maps..
chk:
http://su.pr/2B4Cni
Dear Shamath,
I’m working with Alliance Française de Pune.
We would love to have such festival in Pune. Louis Malle or even thrillers film fest. Can you guide please?
I watched Orphanage but found it hardly scary or thriller. Very poor film. Not sure why is there a big hype for Orphanage.
Thanks a lot for this!! Looking forward to watching some cool films…..
allaince francaise is doing a gr8 job by showing these movies..I have myself seen many classics at Allianz francaise, Mumbai…keep up the good work…
I enjoyed The Orphanage last night.Will hopefully try to see some of the other films too.But why is it that there was no representative from NDTV Lumiere during the screening?