Screening of “Being John Malkovich” and “Blood Simple” at TPD

Screening of “Being John Malkovich” (1999): Fri 26 Sep 2014, 7.30 pm
Screening of “Blood Simple” (1984): Sat 27 Sep 2014, 7.30 pm
TPD

From TPD:

In the last week of debut film month, you are invited to the screening of “Being John Malkovich” directed by Spike Jonze and “Blood Simple” directed by Coen Brothers at TPD.

Original language with English subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH is a 1999 American fantasy comedy-drama film, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich playing a fictional version of himself. In the film, Cusack plays Craig Schwartz, a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich’s mind.

The film was nominated in the 72nd Academy Awards in three categories: Best Director for Jonze, Best Original Screenplay for Kaufman and Best Supporting Actress for Keener.

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BLOOD SIMPLE is a 1984 neo-noir crime film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film’s title derives from the Dashiell Hammett novel Red Harvest (1929), in which the term “blood simple” describes the addled, fearful mindset of people after a prolonged immersion in violent situations.

It was the directorial debut of the Coens and the first major film of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, who later became a noted director,[citation needed] as well as the feature film debut of Joel Coen’s wife Frances McDormand, who subsequently starred in many of his features.

In 2001, a “Director’s Cut” DVD was released. It ranked #98 on AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Thrills. The film also placed #73 on Bravo’s 100 Scariest Movie Moments.

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Entry: 20k (donation for TPD’s fund for movie talents)

The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents was established with the purposes of designing and implementing programs to assist and develop movie talents and other activities for the development of Vietnamese cinema.

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents 51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi Tel: 04 39366559 Fax: 04 39366582 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tpdmovie.com.vn