IFC Films has acquired North American rights to FACTOTUM, the first English language film from celebrated Norwegian director Bent Hamer. The film, based on a novel by punk novelist Charles Bukowski, stars Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor and Marisa Tomei. The film had its north american premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last night.
FACTOTUM had a rocky Sundance start. Originally announced as a pickup by the newly created Picturehouse Films (the independent division of media powerhouse Time Warner), the film was dropped from Picturehouse’s roster just after the Sundance announcement that it would have its north american premiere at the Festival. Undisclosed legal issues surrounding rights clearances were at the core of the problem.
The film now has found a home with IFC Films, one of the more aggressive independent distribution companies, which also programs the Independent Film Channel and has a built-in theater chain, Clearview Cinemas, that is part of its corporate parent.
The film, produced by veteran indie producer Jim Stark, reunites director Hamer with the distributor of Hamer’s first film, the celebrated black comedy KITCHEN STORIES, which was screened to great acclaim at the Cannes Critics Week in 2003. FACTOTUM had its world premiere at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and has since opened across in many European companies to stellar reviews and high acclaim.
Matt Dillon, widely predicted to nab the first Oscar nomination of his career for his role in CRASH, stars as Henry Cinaski, a boozy writer who would rather seduce women than finish his novel. When he falls for Jan (Lili Taylor), the soulful connection fails to save either from their self-destructive ways.
“We couldn’t be happier to go into the first weekend of Sundance with Bent’s film”, IFC Films president Jonathan Sehring exulted. “Not only do we have the greatest respect for his vision as a director, but we’re thrilled to welcome him back to the IFC family and sink our teeth into the campaign for this brilliant film.” IFC plans to release the film later this year.
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