James Purefoy, Aneurin Barnard & Samantha Barks take lead roles in Powerful New Mozart Drama INTERLUDE IN PRAGUE
PRODUCTION SLATED FOR APRIL 2016
A bevy of British talent is set to lead an all-star cast in an arresting new Mozart drama, Interlude in Prague, including: James Purefoy (Solomon Kane, John Carter, Ironclad), Aneurin Barnard (The White Queen, The Truth About Emanuel, Ironclad) and Les Miserables’ star Samantha Barks. London-based Carnaby will handle worldwide rights for the film and will be presenting the film to buyers at EFM Berlinale this week, where its official sales launch will take place.
Directed by John Stephenson O.B.E (Animal Farm, Five Children and It, The Christmas Candle) with screenplay by Brian Ashby, Interlude In Prague is produced by Productive International’s Huw Penallt Jones (Damascus Cover, The Man Who Knew Infinity, The Edge of Love, Cold Mountain, Chaos) along with Hannah Leader (Damascus Cover, Lucky Number Slevin, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) with cinematography by Michael Brewster (The Christmas Candle, Five Children and It, Animal Farm), production design by Oscar winning Luciana Arrighi (Only You, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Jakob The Liar) and Hybrid’s Charlotte Truman joins principal crew as composer and music producer. Set in Prague in 1787, Interlude in Prague is an intense and emotional narrative of love, lust and murder. Based on true life events, it follows the story of a few turbulent months in the short life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that influenced the creation of the operatic masterpiece, Don Giovanni.
A love story and a tragedy of epic proportions, the film sees Mozart in a Shakespeare in Love style drama with a Dangerous Liaisons tragic end. The storyline follows a brief interlude in the composer’s colourful life during one of his several visits to Prague - the dates and locations are real but the plot is fictitious. Tired of demonstrating his talents to a privileged elite, Mozart is brought to the Bohemian city by Baron Saloka, a vain and self-obsessed aristocrat, apparently above the law who lives a privileged life. On his arrival, Mozart is happy to have found the one place on earth where he feels his talent is appreciated and sets about creating a new opera at the Nostitz Theatre. However Mozart’s unconventional presence in Prague soon unleashes a series of dramatic and tragic events. Zuzanna Luptak, a young and beautiful soprano, is betrothed to Saloka but falls in love with Mozart and they have a passionate affair. Saloka, a psychopath, sexual-predator and serial rapist, develops an overwhelming hatred that results in callous brutality and murder. In a tangled web of passion and violence, the drama is captured by the magnificent music of the Don Giovanni.
Producer, Huw Penallt Jones said: “Interlude In Prague combines all the beauty of the eighteenth century Bohemia with the glory of Mozart’s music. Brian has written a powerful script and the passions, characters, heartbreak and tragic outcome are just as relevant to today’s contemporary audiences around the world. With John at the helm, it’s going to be a beautiful picture.”
James Purefoy added: “I’m enormously excited about this role. It’s rare to come across a script that offers this level of dramatic possibility and I have no doubt that shooting the movie in the very streets and theatre that Mozart inhabited over two hundred years ago will be an extraordinary experience.”
Sean O’Kelly, joint CEO, Carnaby Sales & Distribution said: “I’m proud to be working alongside such a talented team on this picture. We’re excited to bring this into the market.”
Principal photography for Interlude In Prague will begin in Prague in April 2016.
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