I recall some excitement around these parts at the announcement that Andrea Arnold was premiering her new film, Fish Tank, at Cannes. Not only was the film well received, it walked away with the Cannes Jury Prize. I was already curious about the film which stars new comer Katie Jarvis as Mia, a 15 year-old whose life is takes a drastic change when her mother brings home a new boyfriend (played by the brilliant Michael Fassbender – an actor who is quickly rising up my must watch ranks), but after seeing this trailer, I’m thinking I need to run out and find Arnold’s Red Road.

Not only is this trailer gorgeous but it suggests a film I’m going to love; a story about real people in difficult situations.

IFC has picked up the film for release in the US, likely sometime in 2010, but Fish Tank opens in the UK on September 11th. Lucky bums.

Big kudos to In Contention for unearthing the trailer.



This discussion currently has 7 responses.

  1. lee
    August 9, 2009

    Red Road is a beautifully bleak and human film and this looks like it could deliver also.

  2. Marina Antunes
    August 10, 2009

    I finally have a copy of Red Road to watch. Not sure I’ll get to it this week but looking forward to it.

  3. Jonathan B.
    August 10, 2009

    This looks rad. I read somewhere that Katie Jarvis, who had never been in a film before, was picked for the role by the director when she witness Jarvis in a screaming-match with her boyfriend. Cool stuff.

  4. Jonathan
    October 14, 2009

    I will have a review for this by the end of the week.

  5. Jandy Stone
    October 14, 2009

    Marina, did you ever watch Red Road? I was really impressed with it – I’m really excited to see Fish Tank just on the basis of Red Road. Enough so that I’ve purposely avoided reading or watching anything about Fish Tank.

    Sorry, Jonathan, I’ll be waiting to read your review until after I see the film (hopefully in a couple of weeks, if I get into the AFI Fest screening). :)

  6. Jonathan
    October 14, 2009

    It’s okay. Just check out the star rating. Who reads reviews?

  7. Marina Antunes
    October 15, 2009

    Jandy – RED ROAD is sitting high on the post festival viewing pile. Will get to it in the next few weeks.

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