EnglishFestivals - FCAD 2021: Discover the movies of the Premieres selection
By Mulder, 17 august 2021
Discover the films presented in the Premières selection during the 47th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival:
City of lies
Directed by Brad Furman
Produced by Miriam Segal, Paul Brennan & Stuart Manashil
Written by Christian Contreras,
From the Randall Sullivan’s book
Starring Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie, Neil Brown Jr., Louis Herthum, Shea Whigham
Music by Chris Hajian
Cinematography : Monika Lenczewska
Edited by Leo Trombetta
Production companies : Good Films, Lipsync, Romulus Entertainment, VXII 9, Infinitum Nihil, Miramax
Distributed by Program Store (France), Saban (United States)
Release date : March 19, 2021 (United States)
Running time : 111 minutes
Synopsis : In the late 1990s, two big names in rap were murdered: 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. The two men were in open conflict and B.I.G was suspected of the murder. Gang history, musical competition? For nearly 20 years, Detective Russell Poole, with the help of journalist Jack Jackson, tried to get to the bottom of this case, which was plagued by corruption within the Los Angeles Police Department.
Dune
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
Based on Dune by Frank Herbert
Produced byDenis Villeneuve, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Joe Caracciolo Jr.
Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Chang Chen, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem
Cinematography : Greig Fraser
Edited by Joe Walker
Music by Hans Zimmer
Production company : Legendary Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date : September 3, 2021 (Venice), October 22, 2021 (United States)
Running time : 155 minutes
Synopsis : The story of Paul Atreides, a young man as gifted as he is brilliant, destined to know an extraordinary destiny that is totally beyond him. If he is to preserve the future of his family and his people, he must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe - the only one capable of providing the world's most precious resource, capable of increasing humanity's power tenfold. As evil forces vie for control of this planet, only those who can overcome their fear will survive...
Flag day
Directed by Sean Penn
Produced by William Horberg, Jon Kilik & Fernando Sulichin
Written by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth d’après un roman de Jennifer Vogel
Starring Dylan Penn, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Norbert Leo Butz, Dale Dickey, Eddie Marsan, Bailey Noble, Hopper Jack Penn, Katheryn Winnick, Jadyn Rylee
Music by Joseph Vitarelli
Cinematography ; Danny Moder
Edited by Valdís Óskarsdóttir & Michelle Tesoro
Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Conqueror Productions, Olive Hill Media, Wonderful Films
Distributed by Le Pacte (France), United Artists Releasing (United States)
Release date : August 20, 2021 (United States)
Running time : 108 minutes
Synopsis : John Vogel was an unusual character. As a child, his daughter Jennifer marveled at his magnetism and his ability to make life a great adventure. He taught her much about love and joy, but she is about to discover his secret life as a bank robber and forger. Jennifer struggles to heal the wounds of her past, while rebuilding her father-daughter relationship.
Kate
Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Written by Umair Aleem
Produced by David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, Bryan Unkeless, Scott Morgan
Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Woody Harrelson
Cinematography : Lyle Vincent
Edited by Sandra Montiel, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Music by Nathan Barr
Production companies : 87North Productions, Screen Arcade
Distributed by Netflix
Release date : September 10, 2021
Running time : 106 minutes
Oslo
Directed by Bartlett Sher
Produced by Michel Litvak, Svetlana Metkina, Mark Taylor, Gary Michael Walters & Steven Spielberg
Written by J.T Rogers
Starring Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Salim Daw, Waleed Zuaiter, Jeff Wilbusch, Igal Naor, Dov Glickman, Rotem Keinan, Itzik Cohen, Tobias Zilliacus, Sasson Gabai
Music by Zoe Keating & Jeff Russo
Cinematography : Janusz Kaminski
Edited by Jay Rabinowitz
Production companies : HBO, Marc Platt Productions, DreamWorks Pictures, Bold Films, HBO Max
Distributed by HBO (United States), OCS (France)
Release date : May 29, 2021 (United States), September 2021 (France)
Running time : 118 minutes
Synopsis : Behind its secret discussions, unexpected friendships and heroic deeds, a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and a Norwegian couple are secretly conducting the negotiations that will lead to the 1993 Oslo peace accords.
Two by Two : Overboard
Directed by Toby Genkel & Sean McCormack
Produced by Emely Christians, Moe Honan, Christine Parisse & Jean-Marie Musique
Written by Richard Conroy & Mark Hodkinson
Music by Eimear Noone
Edited by Mark Brozseit
Production companies : Ulysses
Distributed by Paradis Films (France)
Release date : October 20, 2021 (France)
Running time : 86 minutes
Synopsis : After the Flood, as Noah's Ark drifts without land on the horizon, Finny and Leah are thrown overboard. It's the beginning of a race against time as our young friends struggle to find their families, bring peace to an Ark on the brink, and save an entire species from extinction.
Stillwater
Directed by Tom McCarthy
Produced by Steve Golin, Tom McCarthy, Jonathan King & Liza Chasin
Written by Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain & Noé Debr
Starring Matt Damon, Camille Cotin, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud, Deanna Dunagan, Idir Azougli, Anne Le Ny, Moussa Maaskri
Music by Mychael Danna
Cinematography : Masanobu Takayanagi
Edited by Tom McArdle
Production companies : Participant, DreamWorks Pictures, Slow Pony, Anonymous Content, 3dot Productions, Supernatural Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures (France)
Release date : July 8, 2021 (Cannes), July 30, 2021 (United States), September 29, 2021 (France)
Running time : 140 minutes
Synopsis: Working on oil rigs, Bill Baker is a quiet, taciturn man who has long neglected his family. He decides to travel from Oklahoma to Marseilles to visit his daughter Allison, whom he has never been close to, but who is incarcerated for a murder she claims she did not commit. When Allison tells him about a new clue that could clear her name, Bill is confronted with a language barrier and a complex legal system he doesn't understand. With the help of Virginia, an actress he met by chance, he sets out to take on the case himself and prove his daughter's innocence.
The Beta Test 
Written and directed by Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe
Produced by Matthew Miller, Natalie Metzger, Matthew Miller, Benjamin Wiessner
Starring Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe, Jessie Barr, Wilky Lau, Olivia Applegate, Jacqueline Doke, Kevin Changaris, Malin Barr, Christian Hillborg
Music by Jeffrey Campbell Biner & Ben Lovett
Cinematography : Kenneth Wales
Edited by Jim Cummings
Production companies : Vanishing Angle
Distributed by IFC Films
Release date : November 5, 2021 (United States)
Running time : 91 minutes
The Card Counter
Written and Directed by Paul Schrader
Produced by Braxton Pope, Lauren Mann, David M. Wulf & Martin Scorsese
Written by
Starring Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Tiffany Haddish, Willem Dafoe, Ekaterina Baker, Amye Gousset
Music by Robert Levon Been & Giancarlo Vulcano
Cinematography : Alexander Dynan
Edited by Benjamin Rodriguez Jr.
Production companies : HanWay Films, LB Entertainment
Distributed by Condor Distribution (France)
Release date : September 2021 (Venice), September 10, 2021 (United States)
Running time : 109 minutes
Synopsis : William Tell, a former military man turned poker player, is a loner and a mute. He travels the casinos fleeing a past that haunts him. He crosses paths with Cirk, an unstable young man obsessed with getting revenge on a high-ranking officer with whom Tell once had a falling out. As he prepares for a decisive tournament, Tell takes Cirk under his wing, determined to steer him away from the paths of violence he once knew too well...
Son of the South
Written and directed by Barry Alexander Brown
Produced by Colin Bates, Bill Black, Eve Pomerance & Spike Lee
From the Bob Zellner’s book « The Wrong Side of Murder Creek »
Starring Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Lex Scott Davis, Julia Ormond, Brian Dennehy, Cedric the Entertainer, Sharonne Lanier, Chaka Forman, Ludi Lin
Music by Steven Argila
Cinematography : John Rosario
Edited by Barry Alexander Brown
Production companies : Lucidity Entertainment, Major Motion Pictures, River Bend Pictures, El Ride Productions, SSS Film Capital
Distributed by Star Invest Films France (France)
Release date : December 1, 2021 (France)
Running time : 106 minutes
Synopsis : Montgomery, Alabama. A grandson of a Ku Klux Klan member, influenced by the thinking of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, became involved in the fight for civil rights in the United States in 1961.
(Source : press release)