the treasure knights and the secret of melusina
directed by laura schroeder, the treasure knights and the secret of melusina is a classic children’s film depicting the adventures of a young jeff and his friends, the treasure knights. throughout the film the treasure knights fall in and out of misfortune as they search for the treasures of folklore spirit melusina in the french lowlands. the film stars stefan schaller, martin dolejs and oliver kahl. the treasure knights and the secret of melusina opens july 4th .
then the children learn that jeff' s mother was a treasure knight. the order of the treasure knights has vowed to protect melusina' s treasure until the appearance of the chosen one who will recover the treasure and thus deliver melusina from the curse. jeff is now following in his mother' s footsteps .
laura schroeder (senteurs, double saut, the treasure knights — the secret of melusina, blurred borders) was born in luxembourg. she came up with the original idea of the story a few years ago and then co - wrote the script with the french novelist marie nimier .
thank goodness school' s out for summer, and jeff' s best friends soon arrive to spend their vacations at the campground. when the gang finds clues about where the legendary treasure of the mermaid melusina is hidden, they decide to look for it. legend has it that melusina was cursed, and can still be seen in all the rivers. if they find the treasure, they can free melusina from the curse and help jeff keep the castle .
born in 1980, luxembourg. she graduated with a masters in film studies at the university of paris 1? sorbonne and a postgraduate diploma in directing at the national film and television school, london. then she directed her first feature, the treasure knights - the secret of melusina (2012), released in luxembourg and germany. her second feature film, barrage is co - written with french novelist mari nimier .
born in luxembourg, laura schroeder graduated with a masters in film studies at the sorbonne and a postgraduate diploma in directing at the national film and television school, london. after two shorts “senteurs” (2008) and “double saut” (2011) produced by red lion and shown at many international festivals, she directs her first feature “the treasure knights – the secret of melusina” in 2012... she has since worked on several tv and theatre projects .
meanwhile, however, a group of thugs led by the evil duc de barry has also set off in pursuit of the treasure .
the search for a legendary treasure turns an ordinary summer into a thrilling adventure .
eleven years old jeff and his friends are looking for a treasure buried in the old castle .
in a race against time, the treasure hunt leads the kids through cathedrals, museums, rivers, forests and castles. an adventure that proves to be the challenge of a lifetime .
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schroeder says that the best advice she ever received was, “if you have the slightest doubt about the take you just did, do it again. and again and again until it feels right. ” she could do with a little more implementation of the words of wisdom .
performances as a rule are methodical, with a pregnant pause before each piece of dialogue. the star pairing of french actresses does no wonders, and the two children go through the motions systematically, without any ‘wows’ anywhere .
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born in luxembourg, laura graduated with a masters in film studies at the university of paris 1 – sorbonne and a postgraduate diploma in directing at the national film and television school, london. after several self - produced films, she writes and directs the short films
mother and daughter (real life isabelle huppert, 64, of the disappearance of eleanor rigby and lolita chammah, 34: story of women, farewell, my queen, cherry pie, in their third joint foray together) are shown grappling with loneliness and sorrow, in turns, and, often, simultaneously. having made this point early on, the film then refuses to make progress to anything more substantial. dazzling trees and attractive lake / dam visuals do not compensate for the lack of a solid script .
the film got funded by the luxembourg film fund, as well as the belgian wallimage .
worth a mention is the scene where they talk about the name agathe (agate / agatha) and the several occasions when alba practices her exercise regimen, including a back rest - bent knee position, which is repeated a couple of times. another impressive bit of cinema is the ambivalent way in which the girl and her mother react to the accidental death of her pet dog. in the end, all added - up equals exquisite ennui (french for boredom). exquisite, but, boredom, nevertheless .
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, co - written with french novelist marie nimier and developped at torinofilmlab and atelier grand nord, supported by the filmfund luxembourg, is now complete and will be screened at the berlinale 2017. in january 2016, laura will also be directing the contemporary german play
- in which reality mixes with fantasy and family ties constrain rather than bringing people closer - is a symbolic passing of the baton. unlike her protagonist, who is sensitive to even the slightest mistakes, huppert retreats into the background .
since the mysterious death of his mother 7 years ago, 11 - year - old jeff has lived alone with his father in their campground next to the ruins of a medieval castle that belongs to his family. when jeff' s father announces that they will have to sell the castle, the boy is heartbroken; not only is the castle his favorite place in the world, it is also all he has left to remind him of his mother .
he is also an actor and a dubbing artiste. further, he has been teaching media, acting and dubbing at over 30 institutes in india and singapore, since 1984 .
( 2011), both produced by red lion (lu) and screened in many festivals worldwide. in 2009, she writes and directs the transdisciplinary theatre play luxtime –
barrage would perhaps make an interesting short story. as a film, marie nimier and director laura schroeder’s script is only mildly so. schroeder uses techniques like illustrating her dialogue after one or two shots of the first visual and framing her lens leaving out articles of reference, which are revealed only a scene or two later. such tropes give the film a superficial art - house film ambience .
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it is a women’s film, in many ways, with four female characters (the fourth is a girl named agathe, alba’s school - mate, played by elsa houben) in central roles, a woman director, two women as writers, and the director of photography and the production designer also being women too. some other characters are female too, making the cast almost entirely female dominated. the theme, however, is not entirely feminist, delving into gender - neutral issues like depression, ambition and ruthlessly ambitious parenting .
born in luxembourg, laura schroeder is a film and stage director. she studied in paris and london. in 2009, she made
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after 10 years abroad, catherine returns to hometown luxembourg. her daughter alba grew up so much and her long departure makes their relationship awkward. alba spends more time with catherine and slowly opens up to her, but catherine´s unstable identity invites bitter feelings between the two. barrage is a women´s psychological drama that deals with subtle relationships attributions. communication is a mutual act and it needs both parties to be committed. catherine´s efforts to restore intimacy seem to work at first, but there are many problems to be solved. actress isabelle huppert and lolita chammah, real life mother and daughter play the mother and giving the film an autobiographical nuance. the delicate portrayal of female psychology stands out, showing the intimidated daughter by her mother´s repression. [ jang byungwon ]
alba is cold and distant towards this stranger who show up unexpectedly in her life, and so is elisabeth, keen to keep her protégée to herself. one day, catherine cannot take it anymore. she
kidnaps
alba and takes her on a trip to lake up north. so begins an unsettling journey into puzzling and complex world of motherly love, only to find out that sometimes the true opponent is yourself .
after ten years abroad, catherine returns to luxembourg to catch up with her daughter alba whom she left to be raised by her own mother elisabeth. alba is cold and distant towards this stranger showing up unexpectedly in her life, and so is elisabeth, keen to keep her protégée to herself. one day, catherine cannot take it anymore. she kidnaps alba and takes her on a trip to a lake up north, in the hope of ripping her from elisabeth’s influence and spend some time alone with her daughter. thus begins an unsettling journey into the puzzling world of motherly love, only to find out that sometimes the true opponent is yourself .
born in luxembourg, laura schroeder graduated with a masters in film studies at the sorbonne and a postgraduate diploma in ...
elisabeth, a woman in her 50s / 60s, her daughter catherine (in her 30s) and grand - daughter alba (pre - teenager, played by themis pauwels: the new adventures of aladdin, suite, française, anna, chubby) form the core of the story. grandma is a tennis - buff and out to coach the young girl into winning championships. mother lives in switzerland and if you are alert, you might catch the fact she is a chorus singer. in her youth, she too was trained in tennis by her mother, but turned out to be a disappointment. living a bohemian life, she had sexual encounters with several men, resulting in pregnancy .
some exquisite nature photography cannot save this luxembourg - belgium - france co - production from recurring ennui. a wafer thin story about three generations of women, barrage sticks to its theme, though it moves at snail’s pace. previewed at a mumbai academy of moving image (mami) screening for members of its film club, the film is in french language and has english sub - titles. barrage in french means dam / block / barricade, not quite the english meaning. don’t expect a barrage, à l’anglais. it’s a relevant title, to be sure, considering a lot of action in the second half takes place at a small lake in northern luxembourg .
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, along with composer pascal schumacher, which was presented at the avignon theater festival. she made her debut with the adolescent adventure film
barrage opened on february 10 at the berlin film festival 2017 forum, a lucky break i would hazard. shot in an almost square aspect ratio, the proceedings make you wonder why was there so little footage allotted to the grand - mother’s character, though references to her are aplenty. besides some fast and jumpy cutting points, the narrative drags and crawls, making some scenes un - sit - through - able. once you get through that bobbing urge to leave the auditorium in escape, slack goings on pick up speed, making it a not so bad second half after all .
following a 10 - year absence, catherine (lolita chammah) returns to her native luxembourg to rebuild a relationship with her nearly 11 - year - old daughter alba (themis pauwels). alba barely can remember her mother - not to mention her struggles with addiction - as she was replaced long ago by her stern grandmother, elisabeth (isabelle huppert), who does not believe in her daughter' s sudden transformation. this time, catherine has no intention of giving up. the similarities between the actresses in laura schroeder' s film are no accident, as she cast a mother and daughter in the main roles. isabelle huppert and lolita chammah have been on film sets together before, having both appeared for the first time together in claude chabrol' s
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so wild was her world that she could not say for certain who her daughter’s father was, and ran away from home, to evade the stigma of a fatherless daughter, something that would seriously tarnish the skeletal family’s reputation. she keeps writing letters to her daughter, but gets no replies. finally, ten years on, she lands - up herself, to spend some quality time with her, who last saw her mother when she was little more than a baby .
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which, after its premiere at théâtre national du luxembourg, is also shown at the avignon theatre festival in 2010. after her first feature ,
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after ten years abroad, catherine returns to luxembourg to catch up with her daughter alba, who is being brought up by catherine' s other elisabeth .
original title: barrage english title: barrage country: luxembourg, belgique, france production year: 2017 format: dcp 2k son: 5. 1 length: 109' aspect ratio: 1: 1. 85 frame rate: 24fps
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the treasure knights and the secret of melusina ( luxembourgish : d'schatzritter an d'geheimnis vum melusina ) is a 2012 german-luxembourgian children 's film . directed by laura schroeder . the film owns an enid blyton-like story plot . 
the treasure knights and the secret of melusina (luxembourgish: d'schatzritter an d'geheimnis vum melusina) is a 2012 german-luxembourgian children's film. directed by laura schroeder. the film owns an enid blyton-like story plot.
the treasure knights and the secret of melusina (luxembourgish: d'schatzritter an d'geheimnis vum melusina) is a 2012 german-luxembourgian children's film. directed by laura schroeder. the film owns an enid blyton-like story plot.