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The festival's international competition of first and second films includes Bulgaria's Oscar submission, Zift , as well as Ozcan Alper's Autumn and Gerald McMorrow's Franklyn . ... Full Article
Franklyn
timesonline.co.uk –
2009-03-01
This ambitious first feature from the British writer/director Gerald McMorrow cuts back and forth between four plot lines. In present-day London, a depressed art student (Eva Green) videos her suicide attempts, a lovelorn bloke (Sam Riley) yearns for his childhood... ... Full Article
Introduction to Franklyn
ign.com –
2009-02-27
UK, February 27, 2009 - Franklyn is an ambitious, thought-provoking, visually stunning sci-fi flick which hits UK cinemas today. Starring Ryan Phillippe , Eva Green , Sam Riley and Bernard Hill, the labyrinthine plot cuts between a group of lost... ... Full Article
Fresh 'Franklyn' Clip: 'Relieved of Life'
aceshowbiz.com –
2009-02-27
Seeking for justice for a sixteen-year-old girl who was killed by a man, Preest makes notes that he was going to relief him of his life in 'Relieved of Life' clip of 'Franklyn'. ... Full Article
Gerald McMorrow ('Franklyn')
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-02-27
With short film Thespian X under his belt, Brit filmmaker Gerald McMorrow penned Franklyn , an urban fairytale where four characters' lives intertwine and cross between fact and fiction. ... Full Article
Franklyn loses the plot
thisislondon.co.uk –
2009-02-26
Gerald McMorrow's ambitious, handsome but virtually incomprehensible film is set in both present-day London and Meanwhile City, a baroque urban sprawl of the future. It looks very good considering its small budget and begins promisingly in the future metropolis, where... ... Full Article
IF AMBITION and flair were the only hallmarks of a five-star film then Franklyn would be top of the class.
dailyexpress.co.uk –
2009-02-26
Director Gerald McMorrow's first feature is an imaginative but flawed attempt to meld a graphic novel fantasy with a story that is grounded in the traumas of real life. ... Full Article
Ascot picks up five more titles in EFM
screendaily.com –
2009-02-24
Leading Swiss independent distributor Ascot Elite, acquired the rights for German speaking Europe to another five titles to add to the previously announced black thriller comedy Chaw by Shin Jeong-Won. ... Full Article
Film Review: Franklyn
mirror.co.uk –
2009-02-15
Billed as the British Blade Runner, Franklyn is an ambitious sci-fi film that squeezes every penny from its £6m budget and throws it onto the screen to create a terrific futuristic cityscape. ... Full Article
Gerald McMorrow 's dystopian epic Franklyn is set between contemporary London and a fictional metropolis called Meanwhile City as four disparate characters are brought together. ... Full Article