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Vivarium (film)
''Vivarium'' is a 2019 horror film directed by Lorcan Finnegan, from a story by Finnegan and Garret Shanley. An international co-production between Ireland, Denmark, and Belgium, it stars Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Aris, and Éanna Hardwicke. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2019, and was released in Ireland on 27 March 2020 by Vertigo Releasing. The film follows a couple (Eisenberg and Poots) who are forced to care for a mysterious anthropomorphic creature while trapped in a strange, vivarium-like neighbourhood. Plot The opening scene depicts the brood parasitism of a cuckoo before introducing primary school teacher Gemma and her handyman boyfriend Tom. They drive to meet with real estate agent Martin, who leads them to an enormous suburban development of identical green houses called Yonder, beneath a weirdly artificial sky. Martin shows them around house number 9, asking if they have children. When Gemma replies, "No, not yet", Martin mimics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McDonnell (producer)
John McDonnell is a film producer based in Dublin, Ireland. Together with Brendan McCarthy, McDonnell runs the Oscar-winning production company Fantastic Films (Ireland) McDonnell is one of Ireland most experienced producers. In 2000, he founded Fantastic Films (Ireland) and since the company's inception McDonnell has produced and collaborated on a diverse range of film projects, receiving over 60 international awards, including an Oscar™ in 2006 for Martin McDonagh short film, Six Shooter (film). Recent films include ''The Last Days on Mars'' (2013), the debut feature film from Oscar-nominated Irish director Ruairí Robinson, selected for Directors' Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival; the 2012 award-winning comedy-horror '' Stitches'', directed by Conor McMahon and starring Ross Noble and Tommy Knight, the 2012 Bollywood hit ''Ek Tha Tiger'', directed by Kabir Khan (director) and starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, the 2011 critically acclaimed Hammer Horror '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |