Surveillance (2008 film)

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name = Surveillance


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director = Jennifer Lynch
producer = Marco Mehlitz
Gary Hamilton
Harrison Kordestani
David Lynch
writer = Kent Harper
Jennifer Lynch
starring = Bill Pullman
Julia Ormond
Pell James
Michael Ironside
music = Todd Bryanton
cinematography = Peter Wunstorf
editing = Daryl K. Davis
distributor = Arclight Films, Wild Bunch Distribution
released = May 2008 (Cannes Film Festival)
runtime = 98 minutes
country = USA
language = English
budget = $3,500,000 (est.) [http://imdb.com/title/tt0409345/ imdb.com] ]
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imdb_id = 0409345

"Surveillance" is an independent thriller set in the Santa Fe desert directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Michael Ironside, and French Stewart. The film premiered out of competition and at a midnight slot at 2008 Cannes Film Festival. It is Jennifer Lynch's second feature film after a 15 year break following her debut Boxing Helena.cite web
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title = Surveillance film details
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publisher = Cannes Film Festival
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url = http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10798251/year/2008.html
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Plot

Two FBI agents, Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman), arrive at a local police station in the Santa Fe desert to investigate a series of murders. They interrogate three eyewitnesses: Police officer Jack Bennet, the meth-addict Bobby, and Stephanie, an eight-year-old girl, whose family was murdered by two figures dressed in jumpsuits and latex masks. It becomes clear that the little girl knows something about the FBI agents.cite web
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title = Cannes Deal: Magnet Picks Up Jennifer Lynch's 'Surveillance'
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publisher = Cinematical
date = 2008-05-15
url = http://www.cinematical.com/2008/05/15/cannes-deal-magnet-picks-up-jennifer-lynchs-surveillance/
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Background/Production

Jennifer Lynch said that the original screenplay had been written by Kent Harper who had started off from an idea about witches. The title comes from surveillance cameras, and "how people change their stories based on what we see and what it is we assume about each other." The young girl character was inspired from Lynch's own daughter, Sydney.cite journal
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journal = The Hollywood Reporter, The Daily from Cannes
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issue = 8
pages = p. 6
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location = Cannes
date = 2008-05-21
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accessdate = ] Different film stocks were processed in different ways to provide the varying states of minds and perspectives the characters in the film hold: the two local cops' POV is sepia toned to reflect their power, over-saturation for the drug addicts and "super sharp and super clear" for the young girl. cite web
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first = Emanuel
authorlink = Emanuel Levy
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title = Interview: Surveillance with Jennifer Lynch
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url = http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=10141
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External links

* [http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=41190 Directorial announcement at SciFi.com]
*imdb title|id=0409345|title=Surveillance
*amg movie|id=1:390364|title=Surveillance

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