Hotel
Filmfest 2006
Italy, United Kingdom 2001
(Original: English)
Director: Mike Figgis
Section: Retrospective - Mike Figgis
HOTEL revolves around a film shoot in Venice. Led by director Trent Stoken, the cast and crew are working on a Dogme adaptation of John Webster’s Jacobean revenge tragedy “The Duchess of Malfi.” (For what it’s worth, the Dogme manifesto forbids period pieces.) Producer Jonathan Danderfine would rather direct the film himself. When an assassin shoots Trent, landing him in a coma, Jonathan gets his way. Meanwhile, it becomes apparent that the hotel is a hotspot for cannibals, who prey on its guests. indiewire.com
Cast: Salma Hayek, Burt Rynolds, Lucy Liu, John Malkovich, Rhys Ifans
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Director: Mike Figgis