The Burnt Orange Heresy

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Movie
Original title The Burnt Orange Heresy
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 99 minutes
Rod
Director Giuseppe Capotondi
script Scott B. Smith
production William Horberg ,
David Lancaster ,
David Zander
music Craig Armstrong
camera David Ungaro
cut Guido Notary
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The Burnt Orange Heresy is a neo-noir thriller by Giuseppe Capotondi , which premiered on September 7, 2019 as the closing film of the Venice International Film Festival and was released in US cinemas on March 6, 2020.

action

1970 in Italy. Irresistibly charismatic art critic James Figueras teams up with seductive American Berenice Hollis. Together they go on a tour through Europe and visit the estate of the art collector Cassidy on Lake Como. Your host reveals that he is a great admirer of Jerome Debney, the reclusive "JD Salinger of the art world". So he asks James to steal a new Debney masterpiece from the artist's studio and wants to pay for whatever James asks.

production

The film is based on a novel of the same name by Charles Willeford , which was published in 1971 by Crown in New York. In Germany, the book was published under the title Heresy in Orange with the subtitle The Art of Killing . Giuseppe Capotondi directed the neo-noir thriller . The Italian director sets the story in the 1970s.

Originally, Christopher Walken was supposed to play the reclusive artist in the film who is embroiled in a murderous art fraud. This role was later filled with Mick Jagger . Claes Bang can be seen in another role , as it became known in April 2018. He is supposed to play an art critic who is supposed to steal a picture by the artist. Other roles were cast with Elizabeth Debicki and Donald Sutherland .

Filming began at the end of September 2018 on Lake Como in Italy.

The score was composed by Craig Armstrong .

The first screening took place on September 7, 2019 at the Venice International Film Festival , where The Burnt Orange Heresy was shown as the closing film. A screening also took place in September 2019 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival . At the end of September and beginning of October 2019 it was shown at the Zurich Film Festival and celebrated its premiere here in German-speaking countries. In January 2020 it was shown at the Palm Springs International Film Festival before it hit select US theaters on March 6, 2020.

reception

Age ratings and reviews

In the USA, the film received an R rating from the MPAA , which corresponds to a rating of 17 and over.

Overall, the film received mixed feedback from the critics.

Awards

Venice International Film Festival 2019

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Alex Ritman: Christopher Walken, Elizabeth Debicki Join Neo-Noir Thriller 'Burnt Orange Heresy'. In: The Hollywood Reporter, February 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Square" star Claes Bang in the Italian thriller. In: swp.de, April 25, 2018.
  3. a b Nick Vivarelli: 'The Burnt Orange Heresy,' With Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland, to Close Venice. In: Variety, July 22, 2019.
  4. ^ A b "The Square" star Claes Bang in Italian thriller. In: Focus Online, April 25, 2018.
  5. Stewart Clarke: Claes Bang Joins Christopher Walken, Elizabeth Debicki in 'The Burnt Orange Heresy'. In: Variety, April 24, 2018.
  6. Ariston Anderson: Donald Sutherland Joins 'Burnt Orange Heresy' Cast. In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 27, 2018.
  7. Craig Armstrong Scoring Giuseppe Capotondi's 'The Burnt Orange Heresy'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, August 22, 2019.
  8. The Burnt Orange Heresy. In: labiennale.org. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  9. "Joker", "Marriage Story", "Le Mans '66" and other highlights for the 15th ZFF confirmed. In: outnow.ch. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Program booklet of the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2020. In: psfilmfest.org. Retrieved January 3, 2020 (PDF; 331 KB)
  11. The Burnt Orange Heresy. In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  12. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_burnt_orange_heresy