Hemo's Spring Breakers Will Debut in North America @ TIFF12
The last major additions to this year's Toronto International Film Festival have been unveiled, and unsurprisingly, along with the new world premieres, there's several films from the Venice line-up, which kicks off the week before. Along with the already announced "The Master" and "To The Wonder," Torontoites will also get to see Brian DePalma's "Passion" and Harmony Korine's "Spring Breakers," both of which are set to bow on the Lido the week before.
And to accompany the announcement, TIFF have unveiled new images from both movies. DePalma's film, a remake of French thriller "Love Crime," stars Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" villain Paul Anderson, while Korine's stars Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez and a dreadlocked, gold-toothed James Franco. We'll be bringing you reviews of both when they bow in the festival season, but in the meantime you can check out the new images, and synopses, below.
James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens star in the wild new film from perennial provocateur Harmony Korine (Trash Humpers), about four flat-broke co-eds whose spring fling in Florida turns into a booze, drug and violence-fuelled bacchanal. Spring Breakers is Korine’s first film since Mister Lonely to feature professional actors. He challenges his impressive young cast in unexpected ways, with long, seemingly improvised takes and a demand for shifting tones of sweetness and menace.
The film lands on the more narratively linear end of Korine’s career and has moments that recall each of his previous films, especially the virtuosic tableaux of Gummo and the agonizing desperation of Mister Lonely. But Spring Breakers also brings a few new tricks to the table, including remarkable shifts in mood and a breathtaking cinematographic confidence; there are signature moments of montage in this film that will influence generations to come.
Heather's role is going to be small from what I gather. There are more images from the movie at the SOURCE if you're interested. It's also going to be premiering at Venice Film Festival.