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The Dream Of The Mad Monkey
''The Dream of the Mad Monkey'' (''Le rêve du singe fou'') is a novel by Christopher Frank, published in 1976. It was adapted to film in 1990 as ''Twisted Obsession ''Twisted Obsession'' ( es, El sueño del mono loco, links=no; ) is a 1989 Spanish-French erotic thriller directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Jeff Goldblum and Miranda Richardson. It consists of an adaptation of the 1976 novel '' The Dr ...''. Plot summary An American screenwriter, Dan Gillis, living in Paris, has been abandoned by his wife. He has a hard time getting used to a new life as a single parent with his son, Danny. He is commissioned by successful producer, Legrand, to write a script. Dan has worked with that same producer in the past. This time though, he is required to write an unconventional story together with Malcolm - a young and unknown film director. Dan hesitates about taking the job, since it as far from the kind of work he usually does. Legrand insists and the intriguing personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Frank
Christopher Frank (5 December 1942, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK – 19 November 1993, Paris, France) was a British-born French writer, screenwriter, and film director. He won the 1972 Prix Renaudot for his novel ''La Nuit américaine'' that served the basis for Andrzej Zulawski's film '' That Most Important Thing: Love''. Awards *1967: Prix Hermès de Littérature for ''Mortelle'' *1972: Prix Renaudot for ''La Nuit américaine'' Works Screenwriter *1974 '' Le Mouton enragé'' Michel Deville *1975 '' That Most Important Thing: Love'' Andrzej Zulawski *1977 ''Les Passagers'' Serge Leroy *1977 ''Attention, les enfants regardent'' Serge Leroy *1977 ''L'Homme pressé'' Édouard Molinaro *1979 ''Memoirs of a French Whore'' Daniel Duval *1979 ''Clair de femme'' Costa-Gavras *1980 '' Trois hommes à abattre'' Jacques Deray *1981 ''Eaux profondes'' Michel Deville *1981 ''Josepha'' Christopher Frank *1981 ''Pour la peau d'un flic'' Alain Delon *1981 ''Une étrange affair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted Obsession
''Twisted Obsession'' ( es, El sueño del mono loco, links=no; ) is a 1989 Spanish-French erotic thriller directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Jeff Goldblum and Miranda Richardson. It consists of an adaptation of the 1976 novel '' The Dream of the Mad Monkey'' () by Christopher Frank. Goldblum stars as a screenwriter who becomes involved with a young incestuous brother and sister. Plot Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Trueba, and Menno Meyjes. Shot in English, the film is a Spanish-French co-production, produced by Iberoamericana in association with French Production, International Production and Sofica Valor. Shooting took place in Paris and Madrid. Release The film screened at the 46th Venice International Film Festival in September 1989. Accolades , - , align = "center" rowspan = "11" , 1990 , , rowspan = "11" , 4th Goya Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Film , , , , rowspan = "11" , , - , Best Director , , Fernando Trueba , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Novels
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
