EVA GREEN
Eva Green received the BAFTA Rising Star Award for her role of Bond girl Vesper Lynd in CASINO ROYALE. Audiences and critics alike praised her femme fatale performance for its combination of intellect and sex appeal.
Eva made her screen debut at age 22 in Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial 2003 film THE DREAMERS, which won her a Best Actress nomination at the European Film Awards.
Eva's other film credits include Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, Chris Weitz's THE GOLDEN COMPASS, Gerald McMorrow's FRANKLYN, Jordan Scott's CRACKS and Jean-Paul Salome's French language ARSENE LUPIN.
Eva was born and raised in Paris, the daughter of French actress Marlene
Jobert and Swedish dentist Walter Green. At 17, she started studying acting in
Paris and later in London and New York. She began her career on the Parisian
stage, winning her a nomination for the prestigious Moliere Award for Best
Newcomer in 2002 for the play "Jalousie en Trois Fax."
Eva will next be seen opposite Ewan McGregor in David Mackenzie's PERFECT SENSE (2011/2012 USA release).
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Press release
A film by Benedek Fliegauf
WOMB
Starring Eva Green and Matt Smith
Sitting alone on the deck of an isolated beach house, Rebecca recalls how life led to what she considers the "gift" in her enlarged belly...
As a little girl visiting her grandfather, shy Rebecca befriends ginger-haired Tommy. They quickly develop a profound friendship during their summer adventures in the remote coastal area. But their fairy-tale romance comes to an end when Rebecca must follow her mother to faraway Tokyo.
Twelve years later, young woman Rebecca (Eva Green) returns to settle in her late grandfather'shouse. She seeks out childhood friend Tommy, now a university student living on his own. Their reunion is marked by a strong mutual attraction.
As they get to know one another better, Rebecca discovers that Tommy has harbored deep feelings for her too since their time together as children. But their passionate relationship is short-lived when Tommy is killed in a freak car accident.
Devastated, Rebecca feels that life cannot go on without Tommy. She turns to the controversial "Department of Genetic
Replication" for an option. Although wary of the potential repercussions, Tommy's parents reluctantly agree to supply Rebecca withthe necessary DNA sample for her to bear a new Tommy in her womb.
Life with little Tommy is full of joy and wonder. Rebecca completely devotes herself to"just us two", living isolated in the middle-of-nowhere shore community. But Rebecca cannot fully escape the complexities of her decision as the years pass.
How long willshe be able to hide the truth from new Tommy and nosy townsfolk? Can she protect him from prejudice
against "copies"? When he grows to manhood in the exact imageof her beloved, how will Rebecca explain away the confusing urges that new Tommy doesn't understand?
Chilling answers unravel as Rebecca prepares for the bittersweet fruition of a lifelongdream.
COMMENTS FROM EVA GREEN (plays Rebecca)
When we first meet Rebecca, she’s a shy and withdrawn child. The only person who “gets,” and in many ways releases her, is Tommy. Their friendship is exclusive, and grows into an innocent but significant love affair. After studying, Rebecca returns, and falls in love again with Tommy, who as an adult, still has the ability to understand and challenge her.
After his accidental death in a car crash, Rebecca is faced with both the opportunity, and dilemma of replicating her dead lover through the process of cloning. As Rebecca effectively gives birth to her dead lover, and then Tommy grows into man, this decision has profound consequences on the emotional and psychological lives of both Rebecca and Tommy.
As with any part, I had to get to know Rebecca; to ask myself why and how she had become so withdrawn, and to truly understand her attraction to, and need for, Tommy. The grief in losing such a loved one is always difficult to cope with, but if we were given the opportunity of having that person with us again, wouldn’t many of us at least consider it, if not act upon it?
As an actor, I am always asking myself “what if”? And, in playing Rebecca, this question brought with it not only emotional and psychological demands, but also ethical ones. I think it’s fair to say that all of us working on WOMB at some time had to consider the ethics behind the possibility of cloning another human being. In the end, I believe an audience will ask themselves, “what if I were in this situation”? The answer, as with all ethical matters, is never an easy one.
Running Time: 107 min.
EVA GREEN --Rebecca
RUBY O. FEE --Rebecca (9 years)
MATT SMITH --Thomas
TRISTAN CHRISTOPHER --Thomas (10 years)
JESSE HOFFMANN --Thomas (clone at 5 years)
LESLEY MANVILLE --Judith (Thomas' Mother)
PETER WIGHT --Ralph (Thomas' Father)
ISTVÁN ÉNÁRT --Henry
HANNAH MURRAY --Monica (Girlfriend)
NATALIA TENA --Rose (One-Night Stand)
ELLA SMITH --Molly
WUNMI MOSAKU --Erica
ALEXANDER GOELLER --Marc
ADRIAN J. WAHLEN --Eric
GINA ALICE STIEBITZ --Dimaand
Color
Original Film
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1:2,35
Sound: Dolby Digital
Countries of Production: Germany / Hungary / France
Year of Production: 2010
WRITER-DIRECTOR BENEDEK FLIEGAUF
WOMB is Benedek Fliegauf's fourth feature film. With his three previous features, Benedek became one of Hungary's most internationally-recognized young directors. Benedek's 2007 feature MILKY WAY won Locarno's Golden Leopard for
Filmmakers of the Present and Barcelona (L'Alternativa) Independent Film Festival's Feature Film Prize. DEALER won the Berliner Zeitung Audience Award at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival, as well as several Best Director prizes (Mar Del Plata, Wiesbaden, Lecce). Benedek's debut feature FOREST won the Wolfgang Staudte Prize and Gene Moskowitz Critics Prize at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival.
Born in 1974 in Budapest, Benedek never attended film school. He worked as an assistant director for television and continued on the path toward directing, screenwriting, set design and sound engineering.
Father of one son, he lives between Budapest and Berlin.
FEATURE FILMOGRAPHY
2010 WOMB
2007 MILKY WAY (Tejút)
2004 DEALER
2003 FOREST (Rengeteg)
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A film by Benedek Fliegauf
WOMB
Starring Eva Green and Matt Smith
Sitting alone on the deck of an isolated beach house, Rebecca recalls how life led to what she considers the "gift" in her enlarged belly...
As a little girl visiting her grandfather, shy Rebecca befriends ginger-haired Tommy. They quickly develop a profound friendship during their summer adventures in the remote coastal area. But their fairy-tale romance comes to an end when Rebecca must follow her mother to faraway Tokyo.
Twelve years later, young woman Rebecca (Eva Green) returns to settle in her late grandfather'shouse. She seeks out childhood friend Tommy, now a university student living on his own. Their reunion is marked by a strong mutual attraction.
As they get to know one another better, Rebecca discovers that Tommy has harbored deep feelings for her too since their time together as children. But their passionate relationship is short-lived when Tommy is killed in a freak car accident.
Devastated, Rebecca feels that life cannot go on without Tommy. She turns to the controversial "Department of Genetic
Replication" for an option. Although wary of the potential repercussions, Tommy's parents reluctantly agree to supply Rebecca withthe necessary DNA sample for her to bear a new Tommy in her womb.
Life with little Tommy is full of joy and wonder. Rebecca completely devotes herself to"just us two", living isolated in the middle-of-nowhere shore community. But Rebecca cannot fully escape the complexities of her decision as the years pass.
How long willshe be able to hide the truth from new Tommy and nosy townsfolk? Can she protect him from prejudice
against "copies"? When he grows to manhood in the exact imageof her beloved, how will Rebecca explain away the confusing urges that new Tommy doesn't understand?
Chilling answers unravel as Rebecca prepares for the bittersweet fruition of a lifelongdream.
COMMENTS FROM EVA GREEN (plays Rebecca)
When we first meet Rebecca, she’s a shy and withdrawn child. The only person who “gets,” and in many ways releases her, is Tommy. Their friendship is exclusive, and grows into an innocent but significant love affair. After studying, Rebecca returns, and falls in love again with Tommy, who as an adult, still has the ability to understand and challenge her.
After his accidental death in a car crash, Rebecca is faced with both the opportunity, and dilemma of replicating her dead lover through the process of cloning. As Rebecca effectively gives birth to her dead lover, and then Tommy grows into man, this decision has profound consequences on the emotional and psychological lives of both Rebecca and Tommy.
As with any part, I had to get to know Rebecca; to ask myself why and how she had become so withdrawn, and to truly understand her attraction to, and need for, Tommy. The grief in losing such a loved one is always difficult to cope with, but if we were given the opportunity of having that person with us again, wouldn’t many of us at least consider it, if not act upon it?
As an actor, I am always asking myself “what if”? And, in playing Rebecca, this question brought with it not only emotional and psychological demands, but also ethical ones. I think it’s fair to say that all of us working on WOMB at some time had to consider the ethics behind the possibility of cloning another human being. In the end, I believe an audience will ask themselves, “what if I were in this situation”? The answer, as with all ethical matters, is never an easy one.
Running Time: 107 min.
EVA GREEN --Rebecca
RUBY O. FEE --Rebecca (9 years)
MATT SMITH --Thomas
TRISTAN CHRISTOPHER --Thomas (10 years)
JESSE HOFFMANN --Thomas (clone at 5 years)
LESLEY MANVILLE --Judith (Thomas' Mother)
PETER WIGHT --Ralph (Thomas' Father)
ISTVÁN ÉNÁRT --Henry
HANNAH MURRAY --Monica (Girlfriend)
NATALIA TENA --Rose (One-Night Stand)
ELLA SMITH --Molly
WUNMI MOSAKU --Erica
ALEXANDER GOELLER --Marc
ADRIAN J. WAHLEN --Eric
GINA ALICE STIEBITZ --Dimaand
Color
Original Film
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1:2,35
Sound: Dolby Digital
Countries of Production: Germany / Hungary / France
Year of Production: 2010
WRITER-DIRECTOR BENEDEK FLIEGAUF
WOMB is Benedek Fliegauf's fourth feature film. With his three previous features, Benedek became one of Hungary's most internationally-recognized young directors. Benedek's 2007 feature MILKY WAY won Locarno's Golden Leopard for
Filmmakers of the Present and Barcelona (L'Alternativa) Independent Film Festival's Feature Film Prize. DEALER won the Berliner Zeitung Audience Award at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival, as well as several Best Director prizes (Mar Del Plata, Wiesbaden, Lecce). Benedek's debut feature FOREST won the Wolfgang Staudte Prize and Gene Moskowitz Critics Prize at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival.
Born in 1974 in Budapest, Benedek never attended film school. He worked as an assistant director for television and continued on the path toward directing, screenwriting, set design and sound engineering.
Father of one son, he lives between Budapest and Berlin.
FEATURE FILMOGRAPHY
2010 WOMB
2007 MILKY WAY (Tejút)
2004 DEALER
2003 FOREST (Rengeteg)
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