“Beatles” bestseller adaptation to open Haugesund Norwegian Film Fest July 16, 2014 - 11:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Beatles” a coming-of-age tale based on Lars Saabye Christensen’s bestseller, is set to open the 42th Norwegian Intl. Film Festival in Haugesund, Variety said. “Like the novel, (‘Beatles’) is a spot-on portrait of an age. It is a humorous and sensitive story about teenager insecurity and yearning,” said program director Håkon Skogrand. “Virtually everyone who was young during the 1960s, who has been it since, and who is young today, will be able to identify with and enjoy this adaptation of Saabye Christensen’s universe. I really look forward to open this year’s festival with ‘Beatles.’” Pic is directed by Dane Peter Flinth, who presented “Arn – The Kingdom at the End of the Road” in 2008. Saabye Christensen’s novel follows the adventures of four Beatles fans who grew up in the ’60s in Oslo and formed a rock band. It stars Peter Gantzler, Susanne Boucher, Jonathan Chedeville and Tomas Borg Henriksen. “Beatles” is produced for Jørgen Storm Rosenberg at StormRosenberg. Rosenberg told Variety he will soon attach a French co-producer and a sales agent to the movie. The producer, who is looking for a U.S. or U.K. agent, secured music clearance for all Beatles original recordings via Sony/ATV Music Publishing and EMI Music Nordics. SF Norge will distribute “Beatles” in Norway on Aug. 29. The Norwegian fest will take place Aug. 16-22.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
