A noxious — if somewhat necessary — response to the prescriptive nature of some contemporary indie cinema, Peter Brunner’s “To the Night” is not the kind of movie in which the damaged (but lovable) hero can reply on the plot to save them from themselves. It’s not the kind of movie in which a haunted (but sarcastic) twentysomething is able to slay their personal dragons by winning a dance competition, or making peace with a dying parent, or meeting a girl who loves The Shins. It’s not the kind of movie that invites you to trust in the process, so you know that even the most painful moments are productive steps towards the final catharsis.
No, “To the Night” is the kind of movie in which Caleb Landry Jones plays a tortured artist who punches his girlfriend in the face, neglects their baby boy, buys ketamine from a man with horns,...
No, “To the Night” is the kind of movie in which Caleb Landry Jones plays a tortured artist who punches his girlfriend in the face, neglects their baby boy, buys ketamine from a man with horns,...
- 7/5/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
To the Night Trailer Peter Brunner‘s To the Night (2018) movie trailer stars Caleb Landry Jones, Eleonore Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Jana McKinnon, and Christos Haas. To the Night‘s plot synopsis: “Norman has never come to terms with the fire that, in his childhood, took away all those closest to him. His inner sorrow and feelings of [...]
Continue reading: To The Night (2018) Movie Trailer: Caleb Landry Jones’ Childhood Fire Trauma Haunts His Adult Life...
Continue reading: To The Night (2018) Movie Trailer: Caleb Landry Jones’ Childhood Fire Trauma Haunts His Adult Life...
- 7/1/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Karlovy Vary is underway in the Czech Republic, and among the world premieres is writer/director Peter Brunner’s “To the Night.” Caleb Landry Jones stars in the film, which received “dramaturgical consulting” from Michael Haneke — a teacher of Brunner’s. Watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis: “Norman has never come to terms with the fire that, in his childhood, took away all those closest to him. His inner sorrow and feelings of guilt prevent him from starting a new life with his girlfriend and son. Although the fire took everything, it now becomes a path to dealing with his trauma. Gifted director Peter Brunner ramps up the near physical intensity of the viewer’s experience via the thoughtful use of unspoken hints and images, which assail the associative processes of the subconscious rather than the rational mind.”
Eléonore Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Jana McKinnon, and Christos Haas co-star in the film.
Here’s the synopsis: “Norman has never come to terms with the fire that, in his childhood, took away all those closest to him. His inner sorrow and feelings of guilt prevent him from starting a new life with his girlfriend and son. Although the fire took everything, it now becomes a path to dealing with his trauma. Gifted director Peter Brunner ramps up the near physical intensity of the viewer’s experience via the thoughtful use of unspoken hints and images, which assail the associative processes of the subconscious rather than the rational mind.”
Eléonore Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Jana McKinnon, and Christos Haas co-star in the film.
- 7/1/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
One of the best showcases of international cinema, the annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival kicks off today and we’ll be on the ground covering new premieres and more. One of our most-anticipated films debuting there is To the Night, written and directed by Peter Brunner. Led by Caleb Landry Jones, it follows an artist in NYC reckoning with past trauma. In an interesting tidbit there’s a specific credit of Dramaturgical Consultant given to Michael Haneke, with whom Brunner studied under at Viennese academy of film.
Speaking to learning from Haneke, the director said, “The quality I experienced and which I internalized is knowing that he is some sort of ally, who set an example of radicalness, of love of work, of trusting the persistence and perseverance one needs in order to believe in what you do, to be able to develop your work further as honestly as possible,...
Speaking to learning from Haneke, the director said, “The quality I experienced and which I internalized is knowing that he is some sort of ally, who set an example of radicalness, of love of work, of trusting the persistence and perseverance one needs in order to believe in what you do, to be able to develop your work further as honestly as possible,...
- 6/29/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"You have to keep an eye on me..." An official trailer has debuted for an indie drama titled To the Night, which went under the title We Are Sisyphos while in production, the latest film from Austrian filmmaker Peter Brunner. This film is premiering at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in Czechia starting this week, and I plan to catch this. Caleb Landry Jones stars as Norman, who survived a horrible fire as a child that took the rest of his family. As an adult he is still struggling with the resulting trauma, and he finds it difficult to start a new life with his girlfriend and little boy. The film features "an oppressive atmosphere, subtle hints, and spectacular images playing upon the subconscious." This also stars Eléonore Hendricks, Jana McKinnon, Christos Haas, and Abbey Lee. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Peter Brunner's To the Night,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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Tiger Awards Competition
Afscheid van de Maan/Farewell to the Moon by Dick Tuinder (Netherlands, 2014, world premiere)
Visual artist Dick Tuinder’s second feature revolves around 12-year-old Dutch and his family in the hot summer of 1972, when the Americans launch their last mission to the moon. Tuinder contrasts the tragicomic adventures of his protagonists with the lost illusions of that transitional year, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and approaching oil crisis. Iffr showed many of Tuinder’s short films, as well as his first feature Winterland (2009).
Anatomy of a Paper Clip by Akira Ikeda (Japan, 2013, European premiere)
Akira Ikeda's crazy and funny second feature is a dark fairytale revolving around Kogure, a paperclip bender in a paperclip factory, a man without characteristics and a stoical loser. One day he finds a butterfly in his flat. She becomes his wife,...
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