A Taste of Ink is a 2016 French drama film and the directorial debut of Morgan Simon.[1] The film stars Kévin Azaïs, Monia Chokri and Nathan Willcocks.[2] It premiered in the New Directors section at the 2016 San Sebastián International Film Festival and was awarded by a special mention of the jury.[3]
| A Taste of Ink | |
|---|---|
| Compte tes blessures | |
| Directed by | Morgan Simon |
| Written by | Morgan Simon |
| Produced by | Jean-Christophe Reymond Amaury Ovise |
| Starring | Kévin Azaïs Monia Chokri Nathan Willcocks |
| Cinematography | Julien Poupard |
| Edited by | Marie Loustalot |
| Music by | Julien Krug Selim Aymard |
Production company | Kazak Productions |
| Distributed by | Rezo Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
editVincent, 24, is the charismatic singer of a hardcore band and has already tattooed over half his body. With his angelic features and piercing gaze, he's got the world in his hands. But when a new woman enters his father's life, old tensions are inflamed. Vincent can no longer keep his anger and desire in check.[4]
Cast
edit- Kévin Azaïs as Vincent[5]
- Monia Chokri as Julia
- Nathan Willcocks as Hervé
- Julien Krug as Matthew
- Selim Aymard as Zachary
- Cédric Laban as Ruddy
Festivals
editA Taste of Ink has been selected to fifty festivals, including San Sebastián, Toronto,[6] Rotterdam,[7] Shanghai, Stockholm,[8] Los Angeles,[9] Zurich,[10] Zagreb, Jerusalem, Bordeaux,[11] and Guadalajara.[12] It received fifteen awards.[13]
Awards
edit- 2014 : Special mention of the jury at Grand prix Sopadin best screenwriter junior prize
- 2016 : Special mention of the jury at San Sebastián International Film Festival, New Directors section
- 2016 : Best actor award for Kévin Azaïs at Stockholm International Film Festival[14]
- 2016 : Best actor award for Kévin Azaïs and Youth award at Saint-Jean-de-Luz Film Festival [15]
- 2016 : Best director award and Youth award at Tofifest Film Festival
- 2016 : Franco-German Youth award at Internationales Filmfest Braunschweig
- 2017 : CCAS Award at Angers Film Festival Premiers Plans
- 2017 : Best actor award for Kévin Azaïs at Aubagne International Film Festival international
- 2017 : Special jury award and Youth award at Lecce European Film Festival[16]
- 2017 : Best film award at Fiuggi Film Festival[17]
- 2017 : Audience award at Katowice Film festival[18]
- 2017 : TV5 Monde audience award at French Film Festival of Romania
Nomination
edit- 2017 : nominated by the French critics to the Louis Delluc Prize of the best first feature film.[19]
Production
editA Taste of Ink was developed at L'Atelier de la Cinéfondation during Cannes Film Festival 2015[20] and The Jerusalem International Film Lab.[6]
A music video for the American post-hardcore band Being As An Ocean includes unused footage from the movie. It was shot ten days after November 2015 Paris attacks and is dedicated to all the victims. It is a live music video for the song This Loneliness Won't Be The Death Of Me.[21]
The French title "Compte tes blessures" is inspired by the first album of the British band Bring Me The Horizon, Count Your Blessings. In the movie, the main character wears a black Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan jersey which is Oliver Sykes' emblematic outfit. The character who is also a post-hardcore singer has these words tattooed on his chest as a tribute to the band.
References
edit- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (19 January 2016). "My French Film Festival: Morgan Simon Segues From 'Die' to 'A Taste of Ink'".
- ^ Halligan, Fionnuala (27 Sep 2016). "'A Taste Of Ink': Review".
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (26 Jan 2017). "A Taste of Ink : "We don't speak the same language"". Cineuropa.
- ^ "A Taste of Ink (2016)". en.unifrance.org.
- ^ Guichard, Louis (25 Jan 2017). ""Compte tes blessures" : Kévin Azaïs au cœur d'un puissant triangle œdipien". Télérama.
- ^ a b Hopewell, John (22 September 2016). "'A Taste of Ink's' Morgan Simon: 'There Is Clearly a New Energy in France'". Variety.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (25 Jan 2017). "French cinema: The lifeblood of Rotterdam". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Stockholm Film Festival announces 2016 Award Winners". News Powered by Cision.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (6 April 2017). "21st COLCOA French Film Festival Adds VR and Web Series Categories, Unveils Full Expanded Festival Slate".
- ^ Pahle, Rebecca (28 Sep 2016). "Zurich Film Festival showcases bold voices with 'Lady Macbeth,' 'I Am Not Madame Bovary,' 'A Taste of Ink' - Film Journal International". www.filmjournal.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Baronnet, Brigitte (16 Oct 2016). "FIFIB 2016 - Compte tes blessures : rencontre avec le réalisateur Morgan Simon". Allociné.
- ^ FICG. "Compte tes blessures". Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara. Archived from the original on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "A Taste of Ink". 25 January 2017 – via IMDb.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (20 Nov 2016). "'Godless' wins Stockholm's Bronze Horse".
- ^ Odicino, Guillemette (9 Oct 2016). "L'avenir du cinéma passera bien par Saint-Jean-de-Luz". Télérama.
- ^ Mussoni, Silvia (10 Apr 2017). "Il palmarès del Festival del Cinema Europeo di Lecce". Duesse.
- ^ Cinematografo, Nico parente (31 Jul 2017)
- ^ Ars Independent 2017 Prize List
- ^ Brigitte Baronnet (22 Nov 2017)
- ^ "Atelier Cinéfondation 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Markarian, Taylor (2 Feb 2017). "Being As An Ocean performance filmed days after Paris attacks featured in French film". Alternative Press.