Trailering: Falco, Philip Roth, Bill Maher.

2008-06-09 20:00:01

Es war um 1780, und es war in Wien: I understand not a word of it, but I'm totally entranced by this trailer for Thomas Roth's Falco biopic "Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch!". And really, what is there to understand? It's a musical biopic: humble beginnings, "Rock Me Amadeus," rise to fame, wild Austrian debauchery, untimely death by bus. Actually, I would like to know how Grace Jones fits into it all, as she's somehow in the trailer too. The film just opened in Germany, having hit Austrian theaters a few months ago, with, of course, no U.S. distribution in sight. [Hat tip to Twitch]. Here's a trailer for "Elegy," the sixth feature from director Isabel Coixet, of "The Secret Life of Words" and "My Life Without Me." It's based on Philip Roth's "The Dying Animal," the third in a trilogy about the character David Kepesh, all three of...

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