Don't Look Up
United States, Japan, South Africa
2009
98 Min
Color
1.85:1
English, Romanian
Synopsis
In the Dark Ages, a gypsy woman made a pact with Beng, the gypsy devil, to marry a powerful man. In return, Beng asked for her first born child. Her daughter Matya had the mark of the devil and was killed by the villagers. In 1928, the Hungarian director Bela Olt decides to shoot Matya’s story with the lead gypsy actress Lila Kis. However, the director, the cast and the crew vanished with the film that had never been seen. Back to the present and the discredited medium director Marcus Reed and his producer Josh Petri head to Romania to make a film about Matya’s story… —IMDb
Director
Fruit Chan
Fruit Chan Gor (traditional Chinese: 陳果), born April 15, 1959 in Guangdong, China, is an independent Hong Kong screenwriter, filmmaker and producer, who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in Made in Hong Kong, Wong Yau-Nam in Hollywood Hong Kong) in his films. His name became familiar to many Hong Kongers only after the success of the 1997 film Made in Hong Kong, which earned many local and international awards.
On August 22, 2007, Chan announced that he will make a film focusing on Bruce Lee’s early years, specifically, the Chinese-language film, Kowloon City, will be produced by John Woo’s producer Terence Chang. The film will be set in 1950s Hong Kong.
Chan’s credits include Durian Durian. Also, Stanley Kwan stated that he was talking with Lee’s family to make a movie about the late action movie icon. Further, in April, Chinese… read more
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