I NOW SHOWING AT OVER 700 SCREENS EDIFICE Design / Build General Contractors Theatre Specialists bumps into his high school flame ludy Berlin, who plans to make Exploitips: BOXOFFICE caught this one at Sundance last year, giving it four stars: "A uniquely literate and humane little art film, 'Judy Berlin' is better Woody Allen than Woody himself has pulled off in close to 10 years. It's to be hoped Mendelsohn finds an audience for this first effort, because despite the Allen derivations, there are enough suggestions of originality in 'Judy Berlin' to make a sympathetic viewer hope Mendelsohn gets to make a second. Free," 2.5 stars in last month's Mifune issue: "Karine Vanasse won a Dogme 95 cohort Soren well-deserved acting award at the Kragh-Jacobsen writes and Toronto International Film Festival for her part as directs this comedy about a newly married businessman who Hannah....Her portrayal of childhood angst is riveting, but the film hears of his father's death. Having neglected to tell isn't nearly as fresh as she is." his bride and her family about his own poverty-stricken rural relatives, he returns to the farm where he grew up and realizes that he must find a caretaker for his mentally disabled older brother. The woman he hires, unbeknownst to him, is a high-class prostitute on the run. Anders W. Berthelsen, Iben Hjejle and Jesper Asholt star. Anders Thomas Jensen scripts; "The Celebration's" Birgitte Hald and Morten Kaufmann produce. (Sony Classics, 2/25 NY/LA, 3/3 exp) Exploitips: The third film that adheres to the Dogme "Vow of six-figure sum for the pic. Norbu Chastity," "Mifune" discards artificial lighting, opticals, filters, is better known as H.E. Dzongsar Jamyang Rinpoche, a non-natural sound and props, distinguished leader of limiting auterism to the point that Buddhism who's said to be third directors names aren't even mentioned in the credits. BOXOFFICE and the spiritual adviser on in line behind the Dalai Lama found the effort successful, giving the pic four stars in last Bernardo Bertolucci's "Little Buddha." BOXOFFICE reviewed month's Toronto coverage: "The Cup" at Toronto in last "Thanks to fine ensemble acting, the Dogme 95 aesthetic of handheld cameras, available lighting and genuine locations works smoothly. There are few false notes— just many that resonate. Cotton Mary Producer Ismail Merchant ("A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries") Gendernauts directs this period drama set in post-independence India in German director Monika 1954. Two women, the mistress San Francisco Treut traveled to of the house and her servant, collide to make this documentary over the care of the former's about gender benders in vari- newborn, revealing the deepseated ous stages of their lives. (First] wounds between the Run, February undated) British colonials and Anglo- Indians. Greta Scacchi ("The Red Violin") and Madhur laffrey star. Alexandra Viets scripts; Gil Donaldson, Nayeem Hafizka and Merchant produce. (Artistic License, February undated the leap to la-la land herself. Aaron Harnick co-stars. Eric NY/LA) Mendohlson writes and directs; Exploitips: Jaffrey, who's the Rocco Caruso produces. author of several Indian cookbooks, (Shooting Gallery. 2/25) is credited with introducing Merchant to his long-time producing partner James Ivory. Emporte-moi Veteran filmmaker Lea Pool writes and directs this autobiographical coming-of-ager about a 1 3-year-old girl growing up in 1960s Montreal. Karine Vanasse stars. Lorraine Richard produces. (Artistic License, February undated) Exploitips: BOXOFFICE gave this pic, also known as "Set Me The Cup The first film shot entirely in the Tibetan language, the comedy "The Cup" details how an exiled Tibetan monastery becomes infected with 1 998 World Cup soccer fever, attempting to hook up a television and satellite dish to watch the games. Khyentse Norbu directs and scripts based on a true story. (Fine Line, Februrary exp) Exploitips: Fine Line beat out other distributors such as Sony Pictures Classics, paying a low month's issue, giving it 3.5 stars and saying, "Although 'The Cup' is paced a little slowly— by Western standards— for a comedy, the lush serenity of the Himalayas is the perfect backdrop for adolescent chicanery.. ..'The Cup' is a satisfying comedy about finding your place in the world. " (See In the Director's Chair, page 28.) Exploitips: "Gendernauts" \ should have some luck at the\ boxoffice with niche audiences— in San Francisco, particularly. Response No. 243 22 BOXOFFICE
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