The Titanic Syndrome shows planet in danger
A few weeks ahead of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Nicolas Hulot and Jean-Albert Lièvre’s environmental documentary, The Titanic Syndrome, is being released in France today by Mars Distribution on 179 screens.
After Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s Home [+see also:
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Hulot explained: "We’ve set up a system which is on the road to ruin for it works on the principle of exponential growth and infinite resources in a world that isn’t expanding. When we have to deal with increasing shortages, our veneer of civilisation will shatter".
Produced by Mandarin Cinéma for €4.5m, The Titanic Syndrome received co-production support from Studio 37 and TF1 Film Production.
On the narrative side, there has been critical approval this week for Julie Lopes-Curval’s Mothers and Daughters [+see also:
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The other nine new releases include French features Victor [+see also:
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film profile] by Matthieu Boivineau (Les Films à Fleur de Peau); and Vivre [+see also:
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film profile] (“Living”) by Yvon Marciano (Colifilms Diffusion); and two documentaries: Frederick Wiseman’s The Dance: Paris Opera Ballet [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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