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“MAYBE GOD IS ILL,” THEATRICAL FILM ABOUT AFRICA’S CHALLENGES
AND HOPES, MAKES US AND CANADIAN PREMIERE FEBRUARY 1 ON
EUROCINEMA
Critically-Acclaimed Movie Blends Drama, Documentary
and Music;
Eurocinema’s New Films Also Include First Mainstream
Studio Feature about
Armenian Genocide and Sensual Thriller from Writer/Director
of “Cinema Paradiso”
January 25, 2010 – An award-winning, critically-acclaimed docudrama film
about Africa never before available in the US or Canada will make its debut on February
1 on Eurocinema, the only television channel exclusively offering all European
and international movies. “Maybe
God is Ill” will run on Eurocinema,
found on cable, satellite and broadband systems throughout North America, until
April 30.
Eurocinema’s other new entries starting February 1 include the multi-award-winning
erotic thriller “The Unknown Woman (La Sconosciuto)” from Guiseppe Tornatore, director and writer of the
classic “Cinema Paradiso,” and the Russian black comedy “Fat, Stupid, Rabbit.” Both
will air until April 30.
In March, Eurocinema presents the controversial film “The Lark Farm,” the first major studio drama exploring the 1915-1923
genocide of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. The movie features an international cast led by Paz Vega
(“Spanglish”) and has been shown at major festivals. Also premiering in March is the Giancarlo Giannini/Francesca
Neri romantic drama “Per Sempre” (“Forever”).
Starting in February:
Based on the work of journalist Walter Veltroni and directed by Franco
Taviani, “Maybe God is Ill”
travels across Africa and uses personal narratives to tell the story of a
continent devastated by war, famine and AIDS but still dynamic, beautiful and
hopeful. The film blends
documentary, storyteller and drama formats and features a powerful soundtrack of
traditional and modern African musicians and singers. First-place winner at the 2008 Human Rights Film Festival,
“Maybe God is Ill” has never previously appeared in the US in theatres or on
DVD.
Italy’s official entry to the 2008 Academy Awards “Best Foreign Film”
category and winner of 13 film festival awards, “The Unknown Woman” (“La
Sconosciuto”)Lis a
gritty, intricate mystery about a young nanny who thrusts herself into a shady
family and struggles to uncover their truth while bringing along her own secret
past.
In the black comedy “Fat, Stupid, Rabbit,” a troupe of demoralized actors in the rundown
children’s theatre of a small Russian town get handed a surprise second chance
at success. The film has been praised
as “’Withnail & I’ meets ‘Delicatessen’ in a Russian folk tale setting.”
Starting in March:
“The Lark Farm” tackles one of the most controversial global incidents
of the 20th century,
the Turkish genocide of Armenians.
This history is told through the saga of an affluent Armenian family
convinced the rising hostility will not affect them until it brings tragedy and
turmoil to their once-comfortable lives.
The global cast is led by Vega (“Spanglish,” the upcoming ensemble
dramedy “Burning Palms”), Tcheky Karyo (“The Patriot,” “Goldeneye”) and Moritz
Bleibtreu (“Run Lola Run,” “Munich”); it is directed by Paolo and Vittorio
Taviani and based on the award-winning worldwide best-selling novel “Skylark
Farm” by Antonia Arlan.
Giancarlo Giannini (the 007 franchise “Quantum of Solace” and “Casino
Royale,” “Man on Fire,” “My House in Umbria”) teams with Francesca Neri (“Collateral
Damage,” “Hannibal”) in “Per Sempre” (“Forever”), a romantic drama about passion and revenge.
Information about all current and coming films on Eurocinema is
available at www.eurocinema.com
Contacts:
Andi Sporkin – andisporkin@eurocinema.com
Anne-Lise Perioche – annelise@eurocinema.com