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Almayer's Folly (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Almayer's Folly' is a 2011 drama film directed by Chantal Akerman and starring Stanislas Merhar, Aurora Marion and Marc Barb. It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1895 debut novel 'Almayer's Folly', and tells the story of a Dutchman searching for pirate treasure in Malaysia. The setting has been relocated to 1950s. The film was a coproduction between companies in France and Belgium. It received four Magritte Award nominations.
Cast
* Stanislas Merhar as Almayer
* Marc Barb as Captain Lingard
* Aurora Marion as Nina
* Zac Andrianasolo as Dan
* Sakhna Oum as Zahira
* Solida Chan as Chen
* Yucheng Sun as Captain Tom Li
* Bunthang Khim as Ali
Production
The film was initially under development for Akerman's Belgian company Paradise Films together with Paulo Branco's Alfama Films for a budget of 3,475,000 euro, with a filming start date set to March 2011. Production was eventually led by Patrick Quinet of France's Liaison Cinmatographique together with Paradise Films and Artmis Productions. The project received 350,000 euro in advance from the French National Center of Cinematography and 465,000 euro from the Belgian French Community Film and Audiovisual Centre. In addition it was supported through pre-sales investment by Canal+ and CinCinma.
Principal photography took place in Cambodia. Filming started 10 November and ended 24 December 2010.
Reception
The film received critical acclaim from film critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% out of 8 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 9.3/10.[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/almayers_folly_2012/ Almayer's Folly]. 'Rotten Tomatoes'. Flixster. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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