Twixt (film)
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| Directed by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Screenplay by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Produced by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Starring | Val Kilmer Elle Fanning Joanne Whalley Bruce Dern Ben Chaplin David Paymer Alden Ehrenreich |
| Cinematography | Mihai Malaimare Jr. |
| Edited by | Robert Schafer |
| Music by | Dan Deacon Osvaldo Golijov |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million |
Twixt is a horror thriller film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Val Kilmer and Elle Fanning, which has had screenings at film festivals.[1] TWIXT is an ordinary English word, a common abbreviation of BETWIXT - dictionary says betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position: Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and between."
Plot synopsis
Writer Hall Baltimore (Kilmer), in career decline, comes to a small town during a book tour, and becomes involved in the murder investigation of a young girl. In a dream, he is approached by a youthful ghost named V (Fanning), whose connection to the murder is unclear.[2][3]
Cast
- Val Kilmer as Hall Baltimore
- Elle Fanning as V
- Joanne Whalley as Denise
- Bruce Dern as Bobby LaGrange
- Ben Chaplin as Edgar Allan Poe
- Don Novello as Melvin
- David Paymer as Sam Malkin
- Alden Ehrenreich as Flamingo
- Lisa Biales as Ruth[4]
- Anthony Fusco as Pastor Allan Floyd
- Ryan Simpkins as Carolyne
- Lucas Rice Jordan as P. J.
- Bruce A. Miroglio as Deputy Arbus
- Tom Waits as the narrator[5]
Production
Development
In an interview with The New York Times, Coppola discussed the origins of the film, which he said "grew out of dream [he] had last year – more of a nightmare" and "seemed to have the imagery of Hawthorne or Poe." He continued:[6]
But as I was having it I realized perhaps it was a gift, as I could make it as a story, perhaps a scary film, I thought even as I was dreaming. But then some loud noise outside woke me up, and I wanted to go back to the dream and get an ending. But I couldn't fall back asleep so I recorded what I remembered right there and then on my phone. I realized that it was a gothic romance setting, so in fact I'd be able to do it all around my home base, rather than have to go to a distant country.
Filming and post-production
Twixt was filmed at Coppola's estate in Napa County as well as remote film locations in Lake County, California including downtown Kelseyville and Nice: further filming was done in Pope Valley, located in northern Napa County.[7] Musician Dan Deacon scored the film.[8] The film's name was changed from Twixt Now and Sunrise to Twixt, and had scenes from it played at the July 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International.[9]
Release
Twixt has received high anticipation for release among fans of Coppola. As of November 2011, it had not had a wide release, with screenings exclusively at film festivals.[10] It was a featured film at the November 2011 American Film Market.[11]
Twixt will be given a theatrical release in the UK in spring 2012, after one in France in April.
References
- ^ Internet Movie Database: Twixt. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1756851/
- ^ [1]
- ^ Twixt review, Rob Nelson, Variety, 12 September 2011
- ^ Lisa Biales website
- ^ Wallace, Lewis (23 July 2011). "Coppola's Vision for Twixt: Director as DJ". Wired.
- ^ Itzkoff, David (2010-11-05). "A Man and His Bad Dreams: Coppola Turns a Nightmare Into a New Film". New York Times Arts Beat.
- ^ Lake County News, http://lakeconews.com/content/view/16783/919/
- ^ Pitchfork Media, http://pitchfork.com/news/41193-dan-deacon-to-score-francis-ford-coppola-film/
- ^ Entertainment Weekly http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/06/30/francis-ford-coppola-bringing-horror-film-twixt-to-comic-con-breaking/
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
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