Criminal Lovers.(Strand Releasing; July 23) The maker: Francois Ozon, director and writer The stars: Criminal: Natacha Regnier, Jeremie Renier, Miki Manojlovic; Water fires: Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Noun 1. malik - the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords" Zidi The pitch: Criminal Lovers is a grim fairy tale fairy tale Simple narrative typically of folk origin dealing with supernatural beings. Fairy tales may be written or told for the amusement of children or may have a more sophisticated narrative containing supernatural or obviously improbable events, scenes, and personages : A straight couple, Regnier (The Dreamlife of Angels) and Renier, commit a murder and head into the woods, where they fall prey to a menacing hunter with sexual designs on the boy. Water Drops, based on an early play by late gay filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, is about a young student (Zidi) who moves in with an elder businessman (Giraudeau). The reason we care: The openly gay Ozon--who tosses together gay and straight sex, violence, and shack effects with abandon--is a director on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. . The inside scoop: Ozon's gay-inclusive 1998 debut feature, Sitcom, signaled the arrival of a filmmaker who could both outrage and amuse a·muse tr.v. a·mused, a·mus·ing, a·mus·es 1. To occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion. 2. , and Strand Releasing copresidont Marcus Hu predicts that the back-to-back arrival of the French director's next two features will consolidate his growing reputation. "Re could be the next Andre Techine, though he's a lot less conservative and really wild," says Hu. "His sensibility is really dark, and he's got a wry sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour that shocks a lot of people." |
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