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Filmmaker Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott Finds Pleasure In Easy Virtue Or…How I Broke Myself In Half On A Ski Slope, Adapted A Play By Noel Coward, And Lived To Tell All!
By
Alex Simon
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” –Noel Coward
Most show business success stories follow a familiar paradigm: 1) Misunderstood artist struggles for years to gain recognition, to little or no avail. 2) Artist is on the verge of starvation/eviction/complete mental breakdown when he/she is suddenly discovered by famous director/actor/producer/agent. 3) Artist is universally hailed as a genius and “overnight success.” 4) Artist/star lives happily ever after, with a few bumps (and tabloid headlines) along the way. Fade out. Now, let’s consider the story of Aussie director Stephan Elliott…
Born August 27, 1964 in Sydney, young Stephan found his calling early, looking at »
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- A trio of actors in Isabelle Carre (Anna M.), Marina Hands (Lady Chatterley) and James Thierree (Vatel) have scored a top-lining acting gig in Claude Miller's next feature which will be filmed on both sides of the Atlantic. The production to be set up for sometime in 2010 is titled Voyez comme ils dansent (Watch While They Dance) and is loosely based on Roy Parvin's short story "Menno's Granddaughter", this follows a woman who travels from Paris to a small town in Canada, where her ex-husband has just died. After falling ill she has to seek help from her ex's widow, the woman he left her for, and they develop an uneasy friendship. Variety reports that Patrick Godeau (La fille coupée en deux) will produce. Miller has had some luck stateside having his last two pics La petite Lili (2003) and Un secret (2007) find distribution via First Run and Strand respectively. »

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The new season of Mad Men begins tonight. Hooray! Meanwhile we're going all the way back to the beginning to share the show's movie references for fans and Mad Men virgins alike. Even if you don't watch the show, you're here because you love talking about the movies. Previously we covered episode 1 and its telling Gidget reference and episode's 2 throwaway Wizard of Oz bit. I'm cheating with this next installment which discusses neither a movie nor a television show, but a book. Since the classic book has fascinated multiple filmmakers, I'm allowing it to count. Mostly because I love the scene so much.
1.3 "Marriage of Figaro"
Lady Chatterley's Lover. Scandalous!
Joan Holloway: You know girls, we'd be happy to bring you coffee. I was on my way over anyway. [pause] I have something of yours. Lady Chatterley's Lover ... I finished it last night.
Office Girl #1: Good to the last drop, »
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