PREVIEW: Rimini (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Michael Thomas (Mister John), Tessa Göttlicher (film debut), Hans-Michael Rehberg (Schindler’s List), Inge Maux (Debt of Love), Claudia Martini (You Bet Your Life), Georg Friedrich (Wild Mouse)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ulrich Seidl (Dog Days), director, writer, producer; Veronika Franz (Goodnight Mommy), writer; Philippe Bober (The Square) and Michel Merkt (Benedetta), producers; Fritz Ostermayer (Ternitz, Tennessee) and Herwig Zamernik (Lea), composers; Wolfgang Thaler (Theeb), cinematographer; Mona Willi (Amour), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Richie Bravo (Thomas), a once-successful pop star, now clings onto what remains of his fame in the wintry Italian city of Rimini. There, he is unexpectedly visited by his adult daughter Tessa (Göttlicher), which leads him to reflect on the life he left behind…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This super-dry and rather tragically hilarious dark comedy puts the spotlight on a fame-hungry anti-hero who you will love to hate (and, possibly, hate to love).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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