''Almayer's Folly'' (french: La Folie Almayer) is a 2011

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directed by Chantal Akerman and starring

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, Aurora Marion and Marc Barbé. It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1895

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'' Almayer's Folly'', and tells the story of a Dutchman searching for pirate treasure in Malaysia. The setting has been relocated to the 1950s. The film was a coproduction between companies in France and Belgium. It received four Magritte Award nominations.

Cast

as Almayer * Marc Barbé as Captain Lingard * Aurora Marion as Nina * Zac Andrianasolo as Daïn * Sakhna Oum as Zahira * Solida Chan as Chen * Yucheng Sun as Captain Tom Li * Bunthang Khim as Ali

Production

The film was initially under development for Akerman's Belgian company Paradise Films together with Paulo Branco's Alfama Films for a budget of 3,475,000 euro, with a filming start date set to March 2011. Production was eventually led by Patrick Quinet of France's Liaison Cinématographique together with Paradise Films and Artémis Productions. The project received 350,000 euro in advance from the French National Center of Cinematography and 465,000 euro from the Belgian French Community Film and Audiovisual Centre. In addition it was supported through pre-sales investment by

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and CinéCinéma. Principal photography took place in Cambodia. Filming started 10 November and ended 24 December 2010.

Reception

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reports that 87% out of 15 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 9.3/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 based on 6 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

References

External links

Official website
* * * {{Lingard Trilogy 2011 films 2010s French-language films 2010s English-language films Belgian drama films French drama films 2011 drama films Films based on British novels Films based on works by Joseph Conrad Films directed by Chantal Akerman Films produced by Paulo Branco Films set in Malaysia Films set in the 1950s 2010s French films