COLOGNE, Germany -- Tom Tykwer's Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, picked up 600,000 ($726,000) in production financing from European film funding body Euroimages, the group announced Thursday. The adaptation of Patrick Sueskind's best-selling novel, which stars Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman and Ben Whishaw, will start filming this summer in France and Germany. Euroimages, which backs European co-productions, also ponied up 500,000 ($605,000) for Du Levande, the upcoming feature from Swedish helmer Roy Andersson (Songs from the Second Floor); 480,000 ($581,000) for Gene Astaire from Belgium director Alain Berliner; 450,000 ($545,000) for Chamelle from director Marion Haensel (Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea); and 450,000 for Portovero from Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schmid (The Last Days of Switzerland).
- 6/30/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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