film is adapted from the short story collection "The Taste of Rust and Bone" published in September 2005 by Craig Davidson. This controversial Canadian writer is often compared to Chuck Palanik (the author of Fight Club). During the adaptation process, Jacques Odiya and the screenwriter Thomas Petergen gave free play to the original novel. They decided not to re-narrate the story, but just keep the characters, especially the original conflict in the tone of the story. In addition, the two protagonists, Ali and Stephanie, do not exist in the original novel and were created for the movie.
The director seems to like the works of American writers very much. After Terry White, Jacques Odia adapted the works of American writers for the second time. The last time it was his debut work "Watching Men Falling Down" (1994), from which he learned the necessary film narrative methods. "Rust and Bone" is the third adaptation of the six films that Odia has shot so far. The other one is "Homemade Hero", which was filmed in 1996, and was inspired by Jean-François de Niu novel.
When Jacques Oudiya and the screenwriter Thomas Petergen were working on the creation of the film before the filming, they defined the style of the film and called it the "form of expressionist film", "using the power of the picture to serve the plot. One kind. The cruel and uneven aesthetics purifies the dark reality with peculiar visual effects."
"Rust and Bone" is adapted from a short story of the same name. It tells the story of a homeless fighter and a killer whale trainer who lost his legs in an accident. The director Jacques Odia’s "The Prophet" won the Cannes Jury Prize three years ago. This time it made a comeback with the goal of the Palme d’Or Trophy. "Ribbon" director Michael Haneke also has a new work "Love" shortlisted in the main competition this year. At the same time, Marion Cotillard played the role of the killer whale trainer who lost his legs in the film.
AwardsDaily believes that this is a film about "lovers reshape life". The director Odiya "used his rich life experience to tell the story"; and thewrap also affirmed Odiya, "He gave the actors full Play space". The Hollywood Reporter and The Guardian gave applause to the two protagonists who gave the "brilliant and straightforward" performance.
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·The film was filmed in the Alpes-Maritimes province between Cannes, Nice and Antibes since October 2011. It took about 30 days to shoot, and the film crew moved to Belgium for another week to film the scenes that took place there.
· The Cannes Film Festival is very fond of Jacques Odia, he is often invited, and rarely returns empty-handed. He won the Best Screenplay Award at the 49th Cannes Film Festival in 1996 for "Homemade Hero", and went a step further at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in 2009, winning the Jury Prize with "The Prophet". We have reason to believe that Odia is undoubtedly a strong contender for Palme d’Or.
·There are three new discoveries in "Rust and Bone": Corinne Marcelo, who made her debut late and played the protagonist of the same name in "Louis Wemmer"; Celine Salette, who used the role in "Memories of the Brothel" Nominated for the Best New Actress at the 2012 Caesar Awards; don’t forget Matthias Schnell, who stood out from the impressive "Stubborn".
·Since he has signed a contract to star in "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", even though he is not the protagonist, Marion Cotillard cannot shoot another movie at the same time. But she undoubtedly wanted to participate in "Rust and Bone", so she had to conceal the filming time of the film, which happened to overlap with the time of the big Hollywood production at the end of the filming. Therefore, the crew of "Rust and Bone" had to speed up the progress secretly to avoid affecting Marion Cotillard's schedule. Despite being cautious, the inside story was eventually kicked out by the American magazine Variety Show.
·For the film "Rust and Bone", the director Odiya summoned his long-term partners, such as the director of photography Stephen Fontaine, the set designer Michel Bartel, and the producer Pascal Gushed, This is the third time I have cooperated with the director. Of course, he also activated new collaborators, such as costume modeling Virgeny Mondell, music Alexander Dispratt and editor Juliet Wilflin.
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