JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

TUESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY
JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
MOOD INDIGO
L’ÉCUME DES JOURS
‘Gondry builds a beautifully busy alternate universe
full of surprises’ Screen International
Tues 18 Feb / Cineworld 8 / 8.45pm / 125 minutes
Director: Michel Gondry 2013 France/Belgium
Writers: Michel Gondry, Luc Bossi
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Gad Elmaleh
With the support of the French Embassy in Ireland
It’s a match made in heaven: director Michel Gondry,
master of cinematic bricolage, meets Boris Vian’s
cult novel Froth on the Daydream, and the result is
Mood Indigo. Romain Duris plays handsome, wealthy
Colin, who lives in a lovely apartment with a factotum
(Omar Sy from The Untouchables) so brilliant and
accomplished he leaves Jeeves at the starting post.
Colin’s friend Chick, avid collector of the books of
celebrity philosopher Jean Sol Patre, falls in love, so
Colin decides that he too wants a girlfriend, which is
when he meets Chloe (Audrey Tautou). So far, so cute.
But there’s heartbreak ahead.
Froth on the Daydream, first published in 1947, was
described by Raymond Queneau as ‘the most
heartbreakingly poignant modern love story ever
written’. Gondry’s brand of dark romantic whimsy
and penchant for lo-tech effects nail the writer’s jazzy
invention, surreal flights of fancy, streaks of satire and
wall-to-wall puns. Like the novel, the film starts off
light-hearted, but there are signs all is not rosy in this
world. As the characters are confronted by worsening
health and financial crises, the film becomes darker
and more melancholy. Mood Indigo is a rom-com
haunted by death.
Anne Billson
The Telegraph
THE CINE TALENT AWARD
CREATE. INSPIRE.
NETWORK. ENGAGE.
JDIFF, in partnership with Universal
Pictures International Ireland, Screen
International and Bord Scannán na
hÉireann/Irish Film Board is delighted to
announce the return of the CINE Talent
award. CINE Talent aims to celebrate
emerging Irish talent and 2014 sees a
slight change to the award’s structure.
To emphasise the collaborative nature
of the film-making process, nominations
for this year’s award will come directly
from the production companies and/or
distributors of the feature titles within the
Irish season.
• Nominees must be members of the
cast or key creative team (writer, director,
producer, DoP, editor, production designer
etc.)
• Nominees must have a tangible track
record and have made noteworthy
contributions within their discipline
• Nominees must be of Irish citizenship/
resident in Ireland
• A maximum of FOUR nominees may be
submitted per title in the Irish Film Season
of JDIFF 2014
CINE Talent will be open for nominations
after the festival launch. The closing
date for nominations and publication of
candidates will be end of business on 30
January.
A public vote will go live on jdiff.com from
13 February, so the audiences can engage
and vote for the nominees they feel are
most deserving of this award. Updates will
be available throughout the festival with
shortlists being announced by closing
weekend.
The winner will be announced on
Tuesday 25 February, with their prize
including a promotional editorial from
Screen International as well as networking
support and opportunities to both
domestic and international industry
contacts.
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