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Year: 2009
UK: Anchor Bay Entertainment UK
Cast: Marie Bos, Delphine Brual, Harry Cleven, Bianca Maria
D'Amato, Cassandra Foret, Cassandra Forêt, Charlotte Eugène
Guibbaud, Marie Bos, Bianca Maria D'Amato, Harry Cleven, Delphine
Brual, Jean-Michel Vovk, Bernard Marbaix
Directors: Helene Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Countries: France / Belgium
Language: French (English subtitles)
UK: 90 mins
UK Certificate: 18 contains strong gory violence
UK Release Date: 7 January 2011 (Limited Release - London,
ICA)
UK DVD Release Date: 31 January 2011
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Synopsis
The spirit of the Italian ‘giallo’ movie genre is brought
vividly to life in horror indie film, AMER, the dazzling debut
feature from the co-writing and co-directing team of Hélène Cattet
and Bruno Forzani. The winner of several international film awards,
including the New Visions Award at Sitges International Film
Festival and the Public’s Choice Award at Montreal Festival of New
Cinema.
Recalling the captivating cinematic style, recurring themes and bold
visual motifs seen in the works of directors such as Dario Argento,
Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci, Cattet and Forzani’s highly original
and visionary tribute to the Italian masters is a virtually
dialogue-free, Freudian tale of sexual awakening, obsession and
murder.
The story unfolds in three parts as Ana (played, respectively, by
actresses Cassandra Forêt, Charlotte Eugène-Guibeaud and Marie Bos)
progresses from childhood through adolescence to womanhood. For Ana,
in all three stages of her life, fear, sensuality and the threat of
violence are constant companions, each lurking in her mind’s eye
and waiting to take physical form.
Scored (in ‘Tarantino style’) utilizing recycled Italian movie
soundtrack music composed by Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai, Adriano
Celentano and Stelvio Cipriani, AMER is destined for cult status,
Amer is a must-see for fans of arthouse, horror and independent
cinema.
DVD EXTRAS:
Special features on the DVD include the Hélène Cattet and Bruno
Forzani's short films, teaser trailer and main trailer.
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