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Lucky Break<br />
Sophie ("Strictly Ballroom's" Cia Carides),<br />
an author of romantic but decidedly "blue"<br />
novels, falls for Eddie (Anthony LaPaglia of<br />
"So I Married an Axe Murderer"), a jeweler<br />
engaged to Gloria (newcomer Rebecca<br />
Cibney). Sophie and Eddie's passionate affair<br />
leads to mistaken identities, physical mishaps<br />
and several body casts. Ben Lewin ("The<br />
Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish")<br />
directs and scripts; Bob Weis ("Heartbreakers")<br />
produces. (Goldwyn)<br />
Exploitips: A knockabout comedy is a bit of<br />
a switcli lor the art-fare Colclywn label, but<br />
even specialized audiences need a laugh every<br />
so often. Play up the laughs and break a leg.<br />
A Month by the Lake<br />
Based on H.E. Bates' novella, this tale of<br />
menage a trois takes place during a pre-WWII<br />
summer when anolder English woman ("Little<br />
Odessa's" Vanessa Redgrave) falls in love with<br />
an English major ("The Dresser's" Edward<br />
Fox)—who's infatuated with a young beauty<br />
("Pulp Fiction's" Uma Thurman). John Irvin<br />
("Widows' Peak") directs; Trevor Bentham<br />
adapts; Robert Fox produces. (Miramax, 8/18)<br />
Exploitips: Art-housers go for wistful British<br />
period films big these days, and Miramax is<br />
their brand of choice. Your ads— think book<br />
review section of your local paper— and<br />
showtime phone messages should stress appealing<br />
cast and "Widows' Peak's" Irvin.<br />
Bookstore tie-ins and giveaways are a must.<br />
Double Happiness<br />
An aspiring actress (Sandra Oh) still<br />
living<br />
with her conservative parents goes on arranged<br />
dates with wealthy Chinese bachelors<br />
to keep the homestead peace.<br />
Complications ensue when she meets a<br />
young man (Callum Rennie), who's not Chinese<br />
and not rich. Written and directed by<br />
Mina Shum, the film was a hit at the Berlin<br />
and Toronto tests and won two of Canada's<br />
Genie awards. (Fine Line)<br />
Exploitips: The Asian audience is growing<br />
all the time, as is the desire of non-Asian<br />
audience to see good dramatizations ofAsian<br />
milieus. Aim for the art-house crowd, and give<br />
this one time to build some word of mouth.<br />
Mallrats<br />
Kevin Smith—writer/director of "Clerks"<br />
takes another look at the late-teens/earlytwenties<br />
crowd but changes his focus from the<br />
c|uickmart to the shopping mall, whose denizens<br />
discuss romance, sex research. Star Wars<br />
philosophy and 3-D art. The ensemble cast<br />
includes Jeremy London, Jason Lee and<br />
Shannen Doherty ("FHeathers"). Jim Jacks and<br />
Sean Daniel, the duo behind "Dazed and<br />
Confused," produce. (Gramercy, 8/4)<br />
Exploitips: From "Dazed and Confused"<br />
and "Before Sunrise" to "S.F. W. " and "Reality<br />
Bites, " Cen-X flicks have had an unsteady commercial<br />
history. If anyone can pull this off,<br />
though, it's Smith, whose "Clerks" played like<br />
a twentysomething slacker piece as reimagined<br />
by Neil Simon in his prime. Expect a very<br />
commercial soundtrack, with a bounty of<br />
cross-marketing possibilities as a result.<br />
Call Me Victor<br />
shown in the Cinema in France section at<br />
Cannes in 1993, "Je M'Appelle Victor" is a<br />
comic coming-of-age story that focuses on an<br />
1 1 -year-old boy who falls in love with a 6- 1<br />
year-old girl and turns for advice to his eccentric<br />
great-aunt, who hasn't left the family attic<br />
for 30 years. Jeanne Moreau and Micheline<br />
Presle headline for debut director Guy<br />
Jacques, who scripts with Emmanuel List.<br />
Bertrand Dussart and Catherine Dussart produce.<br />
(Sony Classics)<br />
Exploitips: If arty French-language pics do<br />
well for you, take a chance on this one.<br />
Arabian Knight<br />
Hoping to tind better fortune now than<br />
when it launched its children's division two<br />
Augusts ago with "Into the West," Miramax<br />
forays into animation with this tale of a cobbler<br />
and a princessand the thief who changes<br />
their destinies forever in an ancient golden<br />
city. Among the voice talents are a chance<br />
teaming of two late, great horror-film vets,<br />
Donald Pleasance and Vincent Price. Richard<br />
Williams (an Oscar winner for helming "Who<br />
Framed Roger Rabbit's" animation) directs<br />
and co-scripts; noted film financier Jake Eberts<br />
("Chariots of Fire," "Dances With Wolves")<br />
executive produces. (Miramax, 8/4)<br />
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