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Oct 19, 2016 · Image Credit: Courtesy of Michel Merkt “Elle,” “Toni Erdmann” Although he’s managed to keep a low profile for years, Monaco-based Swiss producer Michel Merkt has become a heavyweight in ...
May 18, 2017 · The slate of his KNM shingle — the letters are an acronym for Kate (his wife) and Michel — boasts the creme de la creme of recent European arthouse hits, “Elle” and “Toni Erdmann”; pics from...
Aug 7, 2017 · Here are 12 pieces of advice from Merkt about the fine art of producing: 1.Ring your financing options. Popular on Variety. Sometimes Merkt puts money up front for development or to buy IPs....
- Maps to The Stars – David Cronenberg
- Aquarius – Dir. Kleber Mendonca Filho
- Zama – Dir. Lucrecia Martel
- Elle – Dir. Paul Verhoeven
- Toni Erdmann – Dir. Maren Ade
There’s as much to love as there is to disdain about this pulpy Hollywood nightmare from Cronenberg. As far as Los Angeles soap operas go, Maps to the Stars could have been better served with a tighter edit as it labors to be as much of a cultural parody as it is a supernatural thriller (this would make a great double feature with Zoe Cassavetes’ D...
For his sophomore effort, Brazilian director crafts an intriguing character study around a brazen Sonia Braga in what is possibly the most magnificent role of her career with Aquarius. Breaking out in 2012 with his feature debut Neighboring Sounds, which focused on a neighborhood in Recife with intersecting narratives of several residents, he disti...
Narratively speaking, Zama feels related to plenty of similarly themed desperate scenarios centered on government officials struggling to escape from a culture they’re charged with suppressing. Whether it’s the Portuguese soldiers in the recent Conrad adaptation An Outpost of Progress(2016) or even this year’s Joaquim from Marcelo Gomes, which deli...
Arriving with a knotty snarl of perverse commentary, Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven proves he’s lost none of the daring which marked his early works in his latest feature, Elle, an adaptation of a novel by Philippe Djian (Betty Blue; Love is the Perfect Crime). Headlined by the inimitable Isabelle Huppert, the vehicle once again proves her to be a lea...
Comedic films coming out of Germany, at least those nabbing international acclaim and/or distribution, are few and far between. And although one could describe director Maren Ade’s lovely third film, Toni Erdmannin such terms as novelty, it’s also much more complex and elegant than what such a label connotes. Spectacularly engrossing and emotionall...
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Interview with the Concorso internazionale Jury President, Michel Merkt, who received the Best Independent Producer Award at Locarno70 and now serves as a co...
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Last night was a very special one around these parts as our good friend Michel Merkt captured the Golden Globe for producing Best Foreign Film winner, Elle. As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, Michel has not only been a staunch supporter of all we do here at Stage 32, but he has worked with and mentored so many 32'ers through the years.
