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  • ‘A Hidden Life’ Trailer Reveals Terrence Malick’s Acclaimed Film

    ‘A Hidden Life’ Trailer Reveals Terrence Malick’s Acclaimed Film

    Fox Searchlight

    Terrence Malick’s newest film “A Hidden Life” received rapturous reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, where it debuted earlier this year. The WWII-era drama may be his most acclaimed film since “Tree of Life.”

    Fox Searchlight unveiled the trailer for the “A Hidden Life,” which tells the true story of Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl), an Austrian farmer and Catholic who refuses to fight in the Third Reich army. As a result, the conscientious objector is imprisoned.

    “What’s happened to our country?” Franz wonders. “We’re killing innocent people, raiding other countries, preying on the weak. If our leaders, if they’re evil, what does one do?”

    The trailer highlights the gorgeous cinematography and intense handheld camera sequences that usually mark Malick’s movies. For this project, he worked with director of photography Jörg Widmer.

    “A Hidden Life” will also play at the Toronto Film Festival. It’s set to open in theaters December 13.

  • Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ Set for Awards Season Release

    Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ Set for Awards Season Release

    A Hidden Life
    Fox Searchlight

    Fox Searchlight is setting up Terrence Malick‘s “A Hidden Life” for possible awards season success.

    The studio snapped up the film after it debuted at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and won over critics and other attendees. Now, Fox Searchlight has scheduled the biopic to open in U.S. theaters on Dec. 13, as Deadline reports. The release date is a prime one for vying for some of Hollywood’s most prestigious awards.

    Malick, a three-time Academy Award nominee, wrote and directed “A Hidden Life.” The film centers on Franz Jägerstätter (August Diel), an Austrian farmer who became a conscientious objector when he refused to fight for the Nazis during World War II. Valerie Pachner and the late Michael Nyqvist and Bruno Ganz also star.

    A bidding war broke out after “A Hidden Life” premiered at Cannes. Fox Searchlight won with a bid estimated to be in the range of $12 million and $14 million, according to Deadline’s sources at the time. We’ll find out in the coming months if the studio did indeed pick a winner.

    “A Hidden Life” opens Dec. 13.

    [via: Deadline]

  • Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ Lands Huge Deal at Cannes

    Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ Lands Huge Deal at Cannes

    Cannes Film Festival

    The latest feature from celebrated director Terrence Malick made a big splash at the Cannes Film Festival this weekend, wowing critics and walking away with a huge distribution deal.

    Deadline reports that “A Hidden Life” — which tells the true story of Franz Jägerstätter (played by August Diel), an Austrian man who was conscientious objector in WWII, and refused to fight for Hitler and the Nazis — sparked an intense bidding war after its premiere at the festival on Sunday, with numerous studios vying for the chance to distribute the flick. Fox Searchlight ultimately won out, besting the likes of Paramount and Netlfix with a whopping eight-figure bid that Deadline’s sources estimate to be in the $12 million to $14 million range.

    The film was hailed by critics at its debut screening, and Malick received a thunderous standing ovation from the audience, according to the trade. “A Hidden Life” is already being hailed as a return to form for the director, and it seems that Fox Searchlight officially has an awards season contender on its hands (not to mention a shot at the coveted top prize at Cannes, the Palme d’Or, which Malick won for “The Tree of Life” in 2011).

    No word yet on when the film is expected to release in theaters. Stay tuned.

    [via: Deadline]