Second world war soldiers in Italy march warily towards a possible trap in a disappointingly flat adaptation of Richard Bausch’s much-lauded novel
The Tenet-style action “rewind” in Recon’s opening scene suggests this adaptation of Richard Bausch’s 2008 novel Peace, based on his grandfather’s wartime experiences, might offer more than the average second world war thriller. Don’t get your hopes up. There’s no time travel, nor multi-perspective narrative tricks, nor even an innovative depiction of trauma’s impact on memory. Recon takes place in just the single dimension of reality, and a rather leaden one at that.
Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Marson, a US army corporal stationed somewhere in Italy, who is sent trudging into the mountains by a callous commanding officer on a pointless and potentially suicidal reconnaissance mission. He and his small crew are irritable, exhausted and haunted by a recently witnessed war crime,...
The Tenet-style action “rewind” in Recon’s opening scene suggests this adaptation of Richard Bausch’s 2008 novel Peace, based on his grandfather’s wartime experiences, might offer more than the average second world war thriller. Don’t get your hopes up. There’s no time travel, nor multi-perspective narrative tricks, nor even an innovative depiction of trauma’s impact on memory. Recon takes place in just the single dimension of reality, and a rather leaden one at that.
Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Marson, a US army corporal stationed somewhere in Italy, who is sent trudging into the mountains by a callous commanding officer on a pointless and potentially suicidal reconnaissance mission. He and his small crew are irritable, exhausted and haunted by a recently witnessed war crime,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Ellen E Jones
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Fathom Events and Brainstorm Media are teaming on the theatrical release of Recon, the Robert Port military thriller starring Alexander Ludwig, Sam Keeley, Chris Brochu and Franco Nero. They are aiming to premiere the pic, set during World War II and based on a true story, as an exclusive one-night nationwide event November 10, the day before Veterans Day.
So far, the companies have lined up screenings on almost 350 screens at AMC and Regal venues as well as at smaller exhibitors, with an eye on 500 total before the event, which will feature behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew at each screening.
Port, who with Bill Guttentag won the Documentary Short Oscar in 2003 for Twin Towers, adapted Richard Bausch’s 2008 novel Peace about the true war story into Recon and made it his feature debut. The film centers on one long day as four American soldiers stationed in...
So far, the companies have lined up screenings on almost 350 screens at AMC and Regal venues as well as at smaller exhibitors, with an eye on 500 total before the event, which will feature behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew at each screening.
Port, who with Bill Guttentag won the Documentary Short Oscar in 2003 for Twin Towers, adapted Richard Bausch’s 2008 novel Peace about the true war story into Recon and made it his feature debut. The film centers on one long day as four American soldiers stationed in...
- 9/24/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) leads ensemble cast.
At the midway point in the Cannes virtual market Bleiberg/Dimbort has reported a flurry of sales on Enderby Entertainment’s Second World War thriller Recon led by the UK, Germany, and France.
Dazzler Media has acquired UK rights, while Spirit Media has acquired the film for Germany, and Koba will release in France.
Deals have closed in Italy (Blue Swan), Middle East (Eagle), India (Picture Works), Japan (Nikkatsu), South Korea (Scene and Sound), and Indonesia (Pt Falcon).
Brainstorm Media is set to release the film in Us theatres nationwide in November on Veteran...
At the midway point in the Cannes virtual market Bleiberg/Dimbort has reported a flurry of sales on Enderby Entertainment’s Second World War thriller Recon led by the UK, Germany, and France.
Dazzler Media has acquired UK rights, while Spirit Media has acquired the film for Germany, and Koba will release in France.
Deals have closed in Italy (Blue Swan), Middle East (Eagle), India (Picture Works), Japan (Nikkatsu), South Korea (Scene and Sound), and Indonesia (Pt Falcon).
Brainstorm Media is set to release the film in Us theatres nationwide in November on Veteran...
- 6/24/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Alexander Ludwig leads an ensemble cast.
Brainstorm Media has acquired Us rights to Enderby Entertainment’s Second World War suicide mission thriller Recon, which Bleiberg Entertainment has introduced to Efm buyers.
A theatrical release will be timed to the Veteran’s Day autumn holiday in the Us. The story is based on true events surrounding a mission by four American soldiers who are led through the Italian mountains by a potentially untrustworthy guide in the final days of the War while an unseen sniper tries to pick them off.
Robert Port directed from his screenplay adaptation of the novel by Richard Bausch.
Brainstorm Media has acquired Us rights to Enderby Entertainment’s Second World War suicide mission thriller Recon, which Bleiberg Entertainment has introduced to Efm buyers.
A theatrical release will be timed to the Veteran’s Day autumn holiday in the Us. The story is based on true events surrounding a mission by four American soldiers who are led through the Italian mountains by a potentially untrustworthy guide in the final days of the War while an unseen sniper tries to pick them off.
Robert Port directed from his screenplay adaptation of the novel by Richard Bausch.
- 2/21/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The many layers of feeling captured in Mathieu Amalric's Barbara is cinema at its best Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
New York's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema opens with Mathieu Amalric's spellbinding Barbara, starring César Best Actress winner Jeanne Balibar. They will present the film on March 8. Bruno Dumont, Vincent Macaigne, Xavier Beauvois, Marine Francen, Emmanuel Finkiel, Léonor Serraille with Julie Roué, Rachid Hami, Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Laurent Cantet, Gilles Bourdos with Richard Bausch, Xavier Legrand, Raymond Depardon with Claudine Nougaret, Tonie Marshall, and Eugène Green are also are expected to attend.
Civeyrac's A Paris Education (Mes provincials), starring Andranic Manet; Serraille's Montparnasse Bienvenüe (Jeune femme) with Laetitia Dosch; Dumont's Jeannette, The Childhood of Joan of Arc (Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d’Arc), and Barbara - are four of the early bird highlights.
Mathieu Amalric also can be seen during the festival in Noémie Lvovsky's Tomorrow and Thereafter (Demain et tous les...
New York's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema opens with Mathieu Amalric's spellbinding Barbara, starring César Best Actress winner Jeanne Balibar. They will present the film on March 8. Bruno Dumont, Vincent Macaigne, Xavier Beauvois, Marine Francen, Emmanuel Finkiel, Léonor Serraille with Julie Roué, Rachid Hami, Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Laurent Cantet, Gilles Bourdos with Richard Bausch, Xavier Legrand, Raymond Depardon with Claudine Nougaret, Tonie Marshall, and Eugène Green are also are expected to attend.
Civeyrac's A Paris Education (Mes provincials), starring Andranic Manet; Serraille's Montparnasse Bienvenüe (Jeune femme) with Laetitia Dosch; Dumont's Jeannette, The Childhood of Joan of Arc (Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d’Arc), and Barbara - are four of the early bird highlights.
Mathieu Amalric also can be seen during the festival in Noémie Lvovsky's Tomorrow and Thereafter (Demain et tous les...
- 3/6/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Exclusive: Vikings star Alexander Ludwig and Sam Keeley are attached as leads in true story WWII action thriller, Peace, which has Robert Port, Oscar-winner for the documentary short, Twin Towers, on board to write and direct. The project, based on Richard Bausch’s novel of the same name, hails from Enderby Entertainment and is slated to begin filming later this month. The story follows four American soldiers set out on the grueling ascent of an Italian mountainside in…...
- 12/5/2017
- Deadline
Three stories set in Nice, on the French Riviera, in winter weave in and out of each other in Endangered Species (Especes menacees), French director Gilles Bourdos’ ambitious adaptation of material from The Stories of Richard Bausch. The overarching narrative here centers on Josephine, a young bride, and the problems she has with her potentially aggressive groom; the other two main story threads involve Josephine’s new neighbor, his pregnant daughter, her future husband and the latter’s PhD student, whose mother ends up in a mental institution.
This gorgeously shot exploration of power relationships and broken families has several very incisive...
This gorgeously shot exploration of power relationships and broken families has several very incisive...
- 8/30/2017
- by Boyd van Hoeij
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.