‘Holy Spider’ Producers Look to Hit High Note With Jazz Drama ‘Köln 75’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comChristopher Vourlias Berlin-based One Two Films, in Cannes this week with Ali Abbasi’s competition title “Holy Spider,” is prepping a new feature from writer-director Ido Fluk, the filmmaker behind 2016 Tribeca selection “The Ticket.”“Köln 75” tells the true story of Vera Brandes, who, in 1975 and at the age of 17, staged the famous Köln Concert by jazz musician Keith Jarrett, which became the top-selling jazz solo album of all time.
It stars Mala Emde (“And Tomorrow the Entire World”) in the lead role, alongside John Magaro (“First Cow”) as Jarrett. Magaro is also in Cannes with Kelly Reichardt’s competition title “Showing Up.”Oscar-winning Polish producer Ewa Puszczynska (“Ida,” “Cold War”) of Extreme Emotions will co-produce, with Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Oren Moverman (“Love & Mercy,” “Bad Education”) serving as executive producer.
Moverman also produced Fluk’s previous feature, “The Ticket.” Other cast attached include Alexander Scheer (“Rabiye Kurnaz vs.
George W. Bush”), Ulrich Tukur (“The Life of Others”), Susanne Wolff (“Styx”), Jördis Triebel (“Dark”), Jan Bülow (“Lindenberg”) and Marie-Lou Sellem (“Exit Marrakesh”).
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