IFC Films picked up two Danish films of potential interest to Chlotrudis members at Cannes last month. Susanne Bier is currently enjoying a stateside release with her sophmore film BROTHERS while her foloow-up is currently in production in Denmark and India. IFC Films has purchased U.S. rights to that film entitled AFTER THE WEDDING. The film stars Danish star Mads Mikkelsen (TORREMOLINOS 73, GREEN BUTCHERS) as an idealistic manager of an orphanage whose life is changed by a family secret when he travels to Copenhagen. IFC Films is distributing BROTHERS in the States.
Lars von Trier’s latest film is entitled MANDERLAY, and is the second installment of his “USA – Land of Opportunities” series. In MANDERLAY, Grace (now played by Bryce Dallas Howard who takes over the role from Nicole Kidman) leaves Dogville and heads to Alabama where she encounters a group of slaves on the Manderlay Plantation who should have been emancipated 70 years earlier. Naturally, von Trier’s film has had a controversial ride. DOGVILLE was a devisive film for Chlotrudis members.
In addition to these two acquisitions, IFC Films will be releasing Miranda July’s ME YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW, which shared the Camera d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this month.l