- A Few Days in September (film)
Infobox Film
name = Quelques Jours en Septembre
A Few Days In September
caption=©Gemini Films 2006
imdb_id = 0446442
producer =Paulo Branco
Santiago Amigorena
director =Santiago Amigorena
writer =Santiago Amigorena
starring =Juliette Binoche John Turturro Sara Forestier Tom Riley Nick Nolte
music = Laurent Martin
cinematography = Christophe Beaucarne
distributor =Gemini Films (France)Koch Lorber Films (U.S.)
released =2006
runtime = 112 min.
language = English, Italian, Arabic, French
budget =
amg_id = 1:357705"A Few Days in September" ("Quelques Jours en Septembre") is the first film directed by
Santiago Amigorena , who previously wrote screenplays for films byCédric Klapisch andCatherine Breillat among others. The film premiered out of competition at the 2006Venice Film Festival and received a special screening at the 2006Toronto Film Festival .Plot Summary
September the 1st, 2001. Elliot, an American C.I.A. agent holding top secret information on the immediate future of the world, disappears. His sole aim was to meet his daughter Orlando (Forestier), whom he abandoned ten years before. Irène (Binoche), a French agent who used to work with him, and David (Riley), his adoptive son, will help him and lead the girl to her father. Chased by William Pound (Turturro), a strangely poetic psycho, they will defy the dangers of international espionage from Paris to Venice and finally get to Elliot on September the 11th 2001.
US and UK Distribution
Koch-Lorber Films films released the movie on DVD in the US in 2007, [ [http://www.kochlorberfilms.com KOCH LORBER Films] ] fledgling distributor Transmedia Pictures gave the film a limited release in the UK and Ireland, releasing the film on 14th September 2007. As yet there has been no UK DVD release. Aztec International released the film in Australia, licensing the DVD rights to Madman Films.Alternate Versions
In September 2007 French language TV station
TV5 broadcast a reduced version of the film, running at 90 minutes - 22 minutes shorter than the original French theatrical version. This version begins on September 6th 2001 when Irène brings Orlando and David to her apartment, removing the opening scene on Orlando's farm and the aborted hotel meeting with Elliot. As such it removes September 5th from the narrative. When the film was released in Portugal in November 2006 it had a slightly longer running time. A number of extra scenes were included in this version at producer Paolo Branco's request. This version opens with Irène in her apartment receiving a letter from Elliot. It also includes scenes of Orlando target practicing on her farm and of Irène and William Pound sitting in his truck reminiscing on their shared history.References
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/09/10/a_few_days_in_september_2007_review.shtml BBC] David Mattin, 06 September 2007
* [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003086258 The Hollywood Reporter] Ray Bennett, September 1, 2006
* [http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/A-Few-Days-in-September Filmcritic.com] Christopher NullExternal links
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*amg title|id=1:357705|title=A Few Days in September
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