Ya está en marcha el rodaje del cuarto largometraje del cineasta búlgaro Kamen Kalev, que se formó en la escuela de cine parisina La Fémis y participó en la Quincena de Directores de Cannes en 2009 y 2011 con Eastern Plays [+] y The Island [+], antes de dirigirse a Face Down [+] en 2015. El elenco incluye a su compatriota Dimitar Radoinov, entre otros actores.
La historia, escrita por el propio director, narra la vida de un hombre de ocho, 18 y 82 años de edad, en su pueblo, fuera del pueblo, y bajo el sol abrasador y la nieve helada. El curso de su monótona existencia parece haber sido escrito de antemano y carecer de significado. A pesar de todo, existe una fuerza invisible dentro de él que lo impulsa misteriosamente hacia adelante, hacia la muerte …
Producida por Waterfront Film (la compañía búlgara del director), es coproducida por la francesa Koro Films (Céline Chapdaniel y Diane Jassem) con el respaldo de Eurimages, el Centro Nacional de Cine de Bulgaria y la Cinécap Sofica. La sesión de seis semanas en Bulgaria comenzó con una sesión de diez días de febrero antes de continuar en agosto 2019. El lanzamiento en francés será manejado por UFO Distribution.
ENG: Start the shooting of the fourth feature by Bulgarian filmmaker Kamen Kalev, who was trained at Parisian film school La Fémis and took part in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2009 and 2011 with Eastern Plays [+] and The Island [+], before going on to helm Face Down [+] in 2015. The cast includes his fellow countryman Dimitar Radoinov, among other actors.
The story, written by the director himself, traces the life of a man at eight, 18 and 82 years of age, in his village, outside the village, and in the beating sun and the freezing snow. The course of his monotonous existence seems to have been written out in advance and be bereft of meaning. In spite of everything, an invisible force exists within him that mysteriously propels him forwards, towards death…
Produced by Waterfront Film (the director’s Bulgarian company), is being co-produced by France’s Koro Films (Céline Chapdaniel and Diane Jassem) with backing from Eurimages, the National Film Center of Bulgaria and the Cinécap Sofica. The six-week shoot in Bulgaria will get under way with a ten-day session starting on 22 February before continuing in August. The French release will be handled by UFO Distribution.
Las pelIs de Kamen Kalev:
Eastern Plays by Kamen Kalev
The Island by Kamen Kalev
Face Down by Kamen Kalev