Calvet

Calvet concentrates on the existence and art of painter Jean Marc Calvet. A Dominic Allen & Nicholas Allan, Funnel 4 Britdoc Foundation, Evolutions, Palma Professional Audio, One Hands Clapping Publish, Firewalk Films, L'ensemble des Films du Tambour p Soie production. (Worldwide sales: Cat & Paperwork, Paris.) Created by Dominic Allan. Executive producers, Nicholas Allan, Paul Raphael, Tom Roberts, Maxyne Franklin, Beadie Finzi, Jess Search, Alexandre Cornu, Muriel Sorbo, Flore Cosquer, Christine Tomas, Stephanie Cattiaux, Celine Lafontaine. Directed by Dominic Allan.With: Jean Marc Calvet. (French, The spanish language, British dialogue)French-born, Nicaraguan-based artist Jean Marc Calvet recounts a existence story as dramatic and colorful as his intense works of art, in Brit helmer Dominic Allan's crisply made docu "Calvet." Already well-travelled since its premiere in the Sheffield docu fest, pic should still accrue air miles with outings to help fests wherever there's curiosity about charming figures whose tales possess a happy ending. An ancillary afterlife, especially as fodder for niche cable stations, looks assured. An all natural raconteur who talks with machine-gun rapidity both in French and The spanish language, Calvet functions as guide on a holiday to revisit his old haunts. Born within the South of France, he would be a junkie runaway and rent-boy who eventually grew to become a crooked vice cop. Are a bodyguard introduced him to Miami to dedicate yourself a Mafioso, whom Calvet scammed to be able to fund a drug binge in Panama And Nicaragua , before he finally found a more healthy addiction -- to painting. Now a effective artist, Calvet returns to France to search for the boy he left out, resulting in a touching conclusion. Nice utilization of music and time-lapse lensing adds a glossy sheen.Camera (color, HD), Dewald Aukema editor, Paul Carlin music, Edith Progue. Examined on DVD, Hoveton, U.K., August. 29, 2011. (In Sheffield Documentary, Edinburgh, Locarno, Montreal World film festivals.) Running time: 83 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

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