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''Franklyn'' is a 2008 British science fantasy film written and directed by Gerald McMorrow as his debut feature. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, it stars Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green and Sam Riley. Shooting took place in London in the fourth quarter of 2007. ''Franklyn'' held its world premiere at the 52nd London Film Festival on 16 October 2008. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2009. Synopsis Split between the parallel realities of contemporary London and the otherworldly metropolis of Meanwhile City, ''Franklyn'' follows the tales of four characters. Jonathan Preest ( Ryan Phillippe) is a masked vigilante who will not rest until he finds his nemesis, "the Individual". Emilia ( Eva Green) is a troubled young art student whose rebellion may turn out to be deadly. Milo ( Sam Riley) is a heartbroken thirty something yearning for the purity of first love. Peter ( Bernard Hill) is a man steeped in religion, searching desperately for his missing son amongst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald McMorrow
Gerald McMorrow (born 1970) is an English writer and filmmaker. Career McMorrow studied cinema in New York and began his career directing music videos for artists like Tom Jones and Catatonia. He later worked with advertising, directing television advertisement for agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi and winning one Creative Circle and British Television Advertising Award. In 2002, he debuted in filmmaking, writing and directing the short film "Thespian X", which won the "TCM Prize" in the London Film Festival. In 2008, he made his debut in feature films with ''Franklyn'', a sci-fi story split between two parallel universes. The contemporary London and a dystopic A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). ...-otherworldly metropolis called . References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |