Impossible Object
| Impossible Object | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
| Produced by |
Robert Bradford Jud Kinberg |
| Written by |
Nicholas Mosley Eric Kahane |
| Based on |
Impossible Object by Nicholas Mosley |
| Starring |
Alan Bates Dominique Sanda |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Edited by | Albert Jurgenson |
Release date | 24 May 1973 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country |
Italy France |
| Language |
English French |
Impossible Object, later released as Story of a Love Story, is a 1973 drama film starring Alan Bates and Dominique Sanda. It was directed by John Frankenheimer with a screenplay by Nicholas Mosley based on his own novel. It was screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition.[1] Mosley wrote the screenplay at the behest of director Joseph Losey, whose film Accident was based on an earlier Mosley novel. Dirk Bogarde and Catherine Deneuve had been attached to the film.[2] However, Losey had difficulty financing the film and later fell out with Mosley over The Assassination of Trotsky. Frankenheimer, looking to make an independent film, took over the project.
Cast
- Alan Bates - Harry
- Dominique Sanda - Natalie
- Michel Auclair - Georges
- Evans Evans - Elizabeth
- Paul Crauchet
- Lea Massari - Woman
- Sean Bury
- Henry Czarniak
- Mark Dightam
- Vernon Dobtcheff
- Isabelle Giraud-Carrier
- Michael McVey
- Laurence de Monaghan - Cleo
- André Rouille
Reception
The film was a financial failure. Frankenheimer later said it was never properly released because the producers went bankrupt.[3] However, the film saw some success at the 1974 Atlanta Film Festival, where it won the Grand Award Gold Phoenix for best film. Mosley also won for best screenplay and composer Michel Legrand for his film score.[4] Frankenheimer said he entered the film with a stolen print.[5]
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Story of a Love Story". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ↑ Mosher, Jerry (2011). A Little Solitaire: John Frankenheimer and American film. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 204.
- ↑ Fathering a 'Connection' Offspring Blume, Mary. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 01 Sep 1974: m20.
- ↑ "Industry Activities". American Cinematographer. 55 (10): 1224. October 1974.
- ↑ Pratley, Gerald (1998). The Films of Frankenheimer: Forty Years in Film. London: Lehigh University Press. p. 127.