“Lost in Paris” directing duo Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon have shared a first look at their new film “The Falling Star,” which premieres at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Abel and Gordon also star in the film, which follows Boris (Abel), a former activist who works at a bartender at the Falling Star. According to the film’s official synopsis, Boris’ “guilty past resurfaces when a victim finds him and wants revenge. The appearance of a double, the depressed and solitary Dom (Abel), provides Boris, his resourceful partner Kayoko and their faithful friend Tim with the perfect escape plan. But they haven’t accounted for Dom’s ex-wife (Gordon), a suspicious detective on their trail.”
The new clip sees Gordon, as Dom’s ex-wife Fiona, going to great lengths to transport a tall sunflower stalk. She arrives at a graveyard and, after delivering the sunflower to a particular grave,...
Abel and Gordon also star in the film, which follows Boris (Abel), a former activist who works at a bartender at the Falling Star. According to the film’s official synopsis, Boris’ “guilty past resurfaces when a victim finds him and wants revenge. The appearance of a double, the depressed and solitary Dom (Abel), provides Boris, his resourceful partner Kayoko and their faithful friend Tim with the perfect escape plan. But they haven’t accounted for Dom’s ex-wife (Gordon), a suspicious detective on their trail.”
The new clip sees Gordon, as Dom’s ex-wife Fiona, going to great lengths to transport a tall sunflower stalk. She arrives at a graveyard and, after delivering the sunflower to a particular grave,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
A Town Called Panic (Panique au Village)
Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
Cast: Stéphane Aubier, Bruce Ellison, Vincent Patar
Running Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Rating: unrated
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Plot: When Mr. Horse’s (Patar) birthday arrives, his friends Indian (Ellison) and Cowboy (Aubier) find themselves unprepared. So in an attempt to make a last minute gift, they order a few too many bricks; unleashing a very unusual series of events.
Who’S It For? Anyone who likes animation, including children. A great treat for viewers looking for something new and fun.
Expectations: From the moment I saw stills from this film, I knew I had to see it. It just looked too unique to ignore.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Stéphane Aubier as Cowboy: One of the directors voices this character, a child’s toy who lives with his good friends, Horse and Indian. Despite the fact that he’s just...
Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
Cast: Stéphane Aubier, Bruce Ellison, Vincent Patar
Running Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Rating: unrated
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Plot: When Mr. Horse’s (Patar) birthday arrives, his friends Indian (Ellison) and Cowboy (Aubier) find themselves unprepared. So in an attempt to make a last minute gift, they order a few too many bricks; unleashing a very unusual series of events.
Who’S It For? Anyone who likes animation, including children. A great treat for viewers looking for something new and fun.
Expectations: From the moment I saw stills from this film, I knew I had to see it. It just looked too unique to ignore.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Stéphane Aubier as Cowboy: One of the directors voices this character, a child’s toy who lives with his good friends, Horse and Indian. Despite the fact that he’s just...
- 2/26/2010
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Via Zeitgeist Films, Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar’s stop-motion animated feature A Town Called Panic will open in New York City on Dec. 16 (at Film Forum) and in Los Angeles (at the Nuart in West La) on Jan. 29. Other Us markets will follow. (The film will have a Los Angeles Oscar qualifying run in Dec., but the “official” opening date is Jan. 29, 2010.) Based on the Belgian animated cult TV series Panique au village, released by Wallace & Gromit’s Aardman Studios, the French-language (with English subtitles) A Town Called Panic features three plastic toys — Cowboy (voice by Stéphane Aubier), Indian (voice by Bruce Ellison) and Horse (voice by Vincent Patar) — who [...]...
- 12/1/2009
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
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