Crooked House // 36th BIFFF
08 Apr 2018 - 08 Apr 2018
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Palais des Beaux-Arts - BOZAR - 23 Rue Ravenstein 1000
Private investigator Charles Hayward met Sophie de Haviland while he was stationed in Cairo for the secret service. Their brief affair has long faded away when she enlists his urgent services for a small matter: the death of her stinking rich grandfather Aristide Leonides. This Greek immigrant made his fortune with his own business empire (which has nothing whatsoever to do with chocolate – Belgian, Greek, or otherwise). One day he’s found quite dead in the luxurious country estate where he holds court with his extended family. According to the will, his trophy wife stands to inherit everything, but Sophie smells a rat. It turns out that just about every family member has their own personal reason for offing granddad… Our Sherlock will have an uphill task in finding the real culprit!
We have known French filmmaker Gilles Paquet-Brenner ever since his murderously efficient horror thriller Walled In (BIFFF 2009). In Crooked House, he adapts the ever so British Agatha Christie. He attacks the convoluted plot with lots of style and an impressive list of acting talents, including Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Max Irons (The Host), Terence Stamp (The Adjustment Bureau), Gillian Anderson (The X Files), and Julian Sands (Warlock).
We have known French filmmaker Gilles Paquet-Brenner ever since his murderously efficient horror thriller Walled In (BIFFF 2009). In Crooked House, he adapts the ever so British Agatha Christie. He attacks the convoluted plot with lots of style and an impressive list of acting talents, including Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Max Irons (The Host), Terence Stamp (The Adjustment Bureau), Gillian Anderson (The X Files), and Julian Sands (Warlock).
Palais des Beaux-Arts - BOZAR
23 Rue Ravenstein 1000
It’s impossible to talk about culture in Belgium without mentioning the Centre for Fine Arts located in Brussels. Whether it comes to exhibitions, concerts, theater performances, movies or projects concerning literature and architecture, BOZAR will always put originality and innovation first. They prove to keep a finger on the pulse with their varied and sophisticated programme. Besides emphasizing the importance of creation, quality and a rich artistic offering, BOZAR is especially concerned about the total experience of the visitors.
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