“Dogville” producer nabs film rights to “Angel Maker” hit novelSeptember 25, 2012 - 21:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Els Vadevorst, producer of the acclaimed Winter in Wartime and co-producer of Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark, Dogville and Manderlay, has acquired the film rights to The Angel Maker, the award-winning novel from Flemish writer Stefan Brijs, The Hollywood Reporter said. Christophe Van Rompaey (Moscow, Belgium) is attached to co-develop and direct the film adaptation. Vadeworst and Van Rompaey last worked together on the drama Lena, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month. Set in the Belgian village of Wolfheim close to the Dutch and German borders, The Angel Maker tells the story of Dr. Victor Hoppe, a mysterious physician who returns home after 20 years away with three babies - named after the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Mixing themes of religion and science, good and evil and the human desire for immortality; Brijs' novel has won several literary awards and been translated into 13 languages. "Of all the books you read in your lifetime, only very few make such a strong impression that they stay with you for the rest of your life," said Christophe van Rompaey. "For me, The Angel Maker is one of these exceptional books; I sensed this immediately, the first time I read it." Brijs added: "The Angel Maker and its main character Victor Hoppe have fired the imaginations of many filmmakers already. In the pairing of Vandevorst/Van Rompaey, I found two highly competent and passionate professionals, and I am confident that they will make a film that will leave its audiences just as enthralled as the readers of my book." Antonino Lombardo of Belgian shingle Prime Time, a producer on Winter in Wartime, will co-produce The Angel Maker together with Vadevorst's N279 Entertainment. 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 | 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. |