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EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises) are starring formed successful Oscar victor István Szabó’s (Mephisto) under-the-radar play play Embers, which has begun filming successful Budapest, Hungary.
Also joining nan formed successful nan prestige pic are Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (45 Years), Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why), Louis Hofmann (All The Light We Cannot See), Gijs Blom (The Kollective), Evelyne Brochu (French Girl), and Jonah Russell (Lady Chatterly’s Lover).
Adapted by two-time Oscar victor Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liasons) from Sándor Márai’s acclaimed novel, nan movie reunites Hungarian auteur Szabó’ pinch his Sunshine (and Being Julia) shaper Robert Lantos and that film’s star, Fiennes. It besides marks a reunion betwixt Lantos and Eastern Promises prima Mortensen.
The synopsis reads: “Embers reconnects erstwhile inseparable friends, Henrik (Fiennes) and Konrad (Mortensen), decades aft Konrad’s mysterious disappearance and uncovers complete nan people of 1 evening nan concealed that tore them apart—and nan female astatine nan halfway of it.”
Below are first-look images of Fiennes, Mortensen and Langford successful nan film, which has been described arsenic a “psychological duel” betwixt Fiennes and Mortensen’s characters.
Embankment Films will beryllium launching income connected nan task up of nan Cannes market. Lantos produces for Serendipity Point Films and Tibor Krsko for HGO Films.
Embers, in installments Mike Ramsey
Hampton first adapted Márai’s caller arsenic a shape play successful 2006. Following its tally connected London’s West End, he is past said by nan producers to person delivered a surface draught to Szabó pinch a azygous message, “In hope”. The movie is Szabó’s first successful six years and only his 2nd since 2012. It was conceived by nan filmmaker pinch Lantos and Fiennes successful mind arsenic collaborators.
Joining Szabó successful nan unit are Oscar-winning composer Mychael Danna (Life Of Pi), accumulation designer Attila F. Kovacs (Sunshine), cinematographer Dániel Garas (Rise Of The Raven), costume designer Bea Merkovits (Rise Of The Raven) and editor David Wharnsby (Away From Her). The movie was formed by Academy Award nominee Nina Gold (Hamnet).
“Since Christopher Hampton sent it to me, Robert Lantos and I person been waiting to movie nan champion book I person ever held successful my hands. The basis, Márai’s novel, is 1 of nan astir beautiful useful of 20th Century fiction. Christopher perfectly adapted nan caller for film,” Szabó said today.
“I had agelong hoped to beryllium reunited pinch István Szabó connected different film. Robert Lantos has brought america together pinch Christopher Hampton’s awesome adjustment of Embers. One of nan awesome joys of this task was to beryllium capable to activity pinch Viggo Mortensen, he is simply a awesome character who I person admired for galore years. It was thing bonzer to beryllium connected nan group pinch him, István and a superb Hungarian crew,” commented Conclave prima Fiennes.
“To person worked alongside Ralph Fiennes for István Szabó connected Christopher Hampton’s adjustment of Sándor Márai’s beautiful caller has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I couldn’t person asked for a much inspiring challenge,” added Green Book star Mortensen.
“I person worked pinch Ralph, Viggo and István successful nan past. Uniting them to make Christopher Hampton’s magnificent screenplay travel to life is simply a imagination realized. Embers is my dream squad film,” noted Lantos.
Embers, credit: Nelly Kiss
Ari Lantos (Remember) is besides a producer, and Laura Lanktree (Crimes Of The Future) is co-producer. Executive producers see Jan Mojto, Atom Egoyan, Tim Haslam, and Andrea Calderwood, pinch Hampton and Jeff Sackman arsenic co-executive producers.
“Embers is simply a precocious stakes psychological duel, successful which a infinitesimal of desire and betrayal defines a lifetime,” commented Embankment’s Tim Haslam.
Embers is a Serendipity Point Films, HGO Films, Potboiler Productions co-production. It is produced pinch nan support of MTVA, Beta Film, Bell Media, and CBC Films.
Fiennes is represented by 42 Management and Production, CAA, and SOWDLLP. Mortensen is represented by UTA, and GGSSC. Rampling is represented by Diamond Management, and Time-Art. Gersh representsLangford, on pinch Brillstein Partners. Louis Hofmann is represented by CAA, United Artists, and GGSSC. The Artists Partnership and Henneman correspond Gijs Blom.
