Promises Written in Water
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| Promises Written in Water | |
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| Directed by | Vincent Gallo |
| Written by | Vincent Gallo |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Vincent Gallo |
| Cinematography | Masanobu Takayanagi |
| Editing by | Vincent Gallo |
| Release date(s) | September 7, 2010 (Venice) |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Promises Written in Water is a 2010 drama film written, directed, edited, and produced by Vincent Gallo. The cast includes Vincent Gallo, Delfine Bafort, Sage Stallone, Lisa Love and Hope Tomaselli.
It was rumored that Vincent Gallo was hired only to act in this film and during filming he then replaced the original director. Gallo explained at a press conference in Los Angeles on June 1, 2010, the project titled The Funeral Director in which he was hired to act in was never completed and was totally abandoned. Gallo stated that he did not in fact take over The Funeral Director but instead began creating Promises Written in Water as a new project.
Gallo described his new film as a highly conceptual film made without following a traditional program of production or pre-production. He began filming without any preparation or a traditional script and did not in any way let his cast or crew in on the film's vision choosing instead to work with those around him unaware of things. Gallo stated however he did work closely with a few crew members including his cinematographer who was the only one who knew when they were actually filming or not. Gallo laughed at the rumors that he staged a coup to make this new film and suggested journalist will write simpleminded things to describe things they could never understand or ever care to understand. He explained the concept and process of making his new film may not fit easily into tabloid format and so writers will stick to easy brush-offs to avoid their own shortcomings. Gallo has not made himself open to the cinema press since 2004 and has mostly avoided exchange with anyone from the press for most of the period since The Brown Bunny.
[edit] Release
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival[1] and was shown at the Toronto Film Festival.
In a June 2011 interview with the Danish Film Institute, Gallo announced that the film would not be released but would, instead, be "allowed to rest in peace, and stored without being exposed to the dark energies from the public."
[edit] References
- ^ "Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 2010-07-29. http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/off-sel/venezia67/. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
[edit] External links
- Official Promises Written in Water website
- Promises Written in Water at the Internet Movie Database
- Gray Daisy Films
- Vincent Gallo Films
- Official Vincent Gallo website
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