13 December 2012 12:00 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
The Russian Cinema Fund is co-producing several titles with monies totalling $6.5 million, among them Ralph Fiennes' "The Two Women." The film is an adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's 19th century comedy play "A Month in the Country," about a woman and her-step daughter, both of whom are in love with the same man. Russia's Horosho Productions, Germany's Film Base and France's Fluid are producing. The film will shoot in Smolensk with director Vera Glagoleva at the helm, and is slated for 2014 release. Here's more from Variety on the Fund's other projects, including "Wwi," "Amphibian Man," "Crazy Regatta" and "Players." Now under control of the Ministry of Culture, the Fund's 2012 expediture included a total of $30 million in support of socially relevant film projects, including the promotion of Russian films internationally. Fiennes is also set for Wes Anderson's "Grand »
- Sophia Savage
Similar News Items
Ralph Fiennes- Cannes: Rezo Takes International Rights to ‘Voiceover’ (From Variety - Film News. 19 May 2013, 10:00 AM, PDT)
- Christopher Nolan May Direct Bond 24! (From MovieWeb. 17 May 2013, 9:57 AM, PDT)
- Chris Nolan In Talks To Direct Bond 24 (From Obsessed with Film. 17 May 2013, 3:39 AM, PDT)
Wes Anderson (I)
- Watch: What if Sofia Coppola, Jim Jarmusch or Terrence Malick Directed 'Fast & Furious 6'? (From Movies.com. 21 May 2013, 6:00 PM, PDT)
- Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton in 'Only Lovers Left Alive' pictures (From Digital Spy - Movie News. 21 May 2013, 9:41 AM, PDT)
- The Flickering Myth Podcast #9 - Roman Coppola Interview (From Flickeringmyth. 20 May 2013, 1:32 PM, PDT)
Ivan Turgenev
- Rezo Takes on ‘Two Women’ with Ralph Fiennes (From Variety - Film News. 16 May 2013, 1:28 PM, PDT)
- Book Review: "Dropped Names: Famous Men And Women As I Knew Them" By Frank Langella (From CinemaRetro. 13 July 2012, 4:18 PM, PDT)
- Casting: Fiennes, Roth, Duplass, Cannavale (From Dark Horizons. 23 May 2012, 6:19 AM, PDT)
company.