Sundance: Factotum picked up by IFC films
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Factotum, the first English-language film by Norwegian director Bent Hamer,
has reportedly been acquired by IFC Films. The film, an adaptation of Charles Bukowski's second novel, stars Matt
Dillon, Lili Taylor, and Marisa Tomei. Dillon plays Henry Chinaski, a loser obsessed with drinking, sex and
gambling (not necessarily in that order) who gets fired from every job he has. Dillon's performance in the film
has been lauded - between Factotum and Crash he is staking out a major career revival that
could include an Oscar, and Factotum was being buzzed about at Outfest today, so it's not surprising to learn
it's been picked up. The film opened last year at Cannes to critical acclaim and his been steadily picking up steam
ever since. Karina will have a review up of Factotum by tomorrow.
[ via filmfestivalstv.com ]
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1-23-2006 @ 6:44PM
BartCopFan said...
Dillon deserves a comeback - he did a good deal of remarkable stuff in the early years, and never received the acclaim he deserved - especially for pictures like Rumblefish.
However, I hated Crash. One of the worst films I've ever seen. An after-school special with breasts. 2 hours of beating horses not having moved since the Civil War.
Dillon deserves some praise as well for plugging Factotum when Joan Rivers accosted him at the Golden Globes. He was polite and professional and interesting and distinctly unwhoring, using some kind of verbal ju-jitsu to take Rivers' crappy questions and talk to the audience in an manner that showed his integrity.
I hope Factotum lives up to the buzz.
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