The Ice Tower Explained

The Ice Tower
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Director:Lucile Hadžihalilović
Cinematography:Jonathan Ricquebourg[1]
Distributor:Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Language:French
Budget:4.9 million[2]

The Ice Tower (French: '''La Tour de glace''') is an upcoming fantasy drama[1] film directed by Lucile Hadžihalilović from a screenplay she co-wrote with Geoff Cox. Set in the 1970s, it stars Marion Cotillard as an actress who is shooting a film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen, in which she plays the title character. The film is a co-production between France, Germany and Italy and is expected to be released in 2025.

Plot

In the 1970s, the enigmatic actress Cristina is shooting a film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen, in which she plays the title character. At the same time, Jeanne, a runaway teenage orphan, takes refuge in the studio where the film is being shot and falls under Cristina's spell, and a mutual fascination grows between them.

Cast

Production

Development

On 20 March 2017, Cineuropa reported that Lucile Hadžihalilović was finishing the screenplay for her next film, French: La Reine des Neiges (The Snow Queen), which had been selected by Groupe Ouest as one of the eight projects that would benefit from a writing coaching programme in Brittany that year.[5]

On 22 June 2023, ARTE France announced that it would co-produce the film, now titled French: Tour de glace (The Ice Tower), starring Marion Cotillard, who had previously worked with Hadžihalilović in her feature directorial debut, Innocence (2004),[6] and that shooting would take place in France and Germany between January and February 2024.[7] Hadžihalilović co-wrote the screenplay with Geoff Cox, with whom she had collaborated in Évolution (2015) and Earwig (2021).[6] Clara Pacini,[1] August Diehl,[1] Gaspar Noé,[1] Lilas-Rose Gilberti Poisot,[8] and Raphael Reboul later joined the cast.[4]

The film was co-produced by France's 3B Productions,[9] Germany's Sutor Kolonko, and Italy's Albolina Film.[10]

Filming

Principal photography began in Paris in January 2024.[11] [12] Filming also took place in the city of Bolzano in Northern Italy, between February and March 2024,[13] [14] [15] and wrapped in March 2024.[11] [16]

Release

The Ice Tower is expected to be released in 2025.[17] The film will be released theatrically in France by Metropolitan Filmexport. International sales are handled by Goodfellas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Ice Tower . 4 June 2024 . Goodfellas.
  2. Web site: 17 January 2024 . Dossier N° EX080842 - La Tour de Glace . . 21–22 . fr.
  3. Web site: 11 January 2024 . Les douze Nancéiens de 2024 . dead . https://archive.today/2024.01.12-085551/https://www.lasemaine.fr/les-douze-nanceiens-de-2024/ . 12 January 2024 . 20 August 2024 . La Semaine . fr.
  4. Web site: Raphael Reboul . 20 August 2024 . Filmmakers.eu.
  5. Web site: Lemercier . Fabien . 20 March 2017 . Houda Benyamina and Lucile Hadzihalilovic for the Groupe Ouest . Cineuropa.
  6. Web site: Lavallée . Eric . 22 June 2023 . Snow Queen: Marion Cotillard Toplines Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s “La Tour de glace” . Ioncinema.
  7. Web site: 22 June 2023 . ARTE France Cinéma s'engage sur cinq nouveaux longs métrages . . fr.
  8. Web site: Agence AML . 13 February 2024 . Début de tournage du long-métrage « LA TOUR DE GLACE » réalisé par Lucie Hadzihalilovic avec Marion Cotillard ! Tellement heureuse pour Lilas-Rose Gilberti Poisot ! . live . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/agence_aml/3302014084889606871 . 20 August 2024 . . fr.
  9. Web site: The Ice Tower . 20 August 2024 . Unifrance.
  10. Web site: La Tour de glace / The Ice Tower / Der Eisturm (WT) . 20 August 2024 . Crew United.
  11. Web site: 14 November 2023 . Casting IDF : fille de 6 à 7 ans pour un film avec Marion Cotillard . live . https://archive.today/2024.08.20-044725/https://figurants.com/figuration-enfants/casting/casting-idf-fille-de-6-a-7-ans-pour-un-film-avec-marion-cotillard/ . 20 August 2024 . 20 August 2024 . Figurants.com . fr.
  12. Web site: Shooting Summary / January-February 2024 . British Cinematographer . Jonathan Ricquebourg AFC started shooting Lucile Hadzihalilovic's La tour de glace..
  13. Web site: 25 February 2024 . Si gira a Bolzano … “The Ice Tower” di Lucile Hadzihalilovi che racconta la storia della giovane orfana Jeanne . Cinemotore . it.
  14. Web site: 11 March 2024 . Bolzano: in città le riprese di "The Ice Tower" film con Marion Cotillard . Alto Adige Innovazione . it.
  15. Web site: IDM Film Commission . 26 March 2024 . Behind the scenes of the shooting of THE ICE TOWER at Gerichtsplatz/Piazza del Tribunale in Bozen/Bolzano with director Lucile Hadzihalilovic and producers Ingmar Trost from Sutor Kolonko and Matthias Keitsch from @albolina.film. . Instagram.
  16. Web site: 4 April 2024 . Sélection Annuelle 2024 . Annual Selection 2024 . Le Groupe Ouest . fr . Lucile Hadzihalilovic vient de terminer le tournage de « La Tour de Glace » . Lucile Hadzihalilovic has just finished filming "La Tour de Glace".
  17. Web site: Wilhelm Bonnelle . 20 August 2024 . Virtuoz Agency . (sortie cinéma prévue pour 2025).