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Let the Right One In, a Swedish vampire tale that's been getting nothing but the glowingest of reviews since festival screenings started early this year, is finally getting limited theatrical release in the States. As discussed here a while back when Hammer bought the rights, The American remake is already in the works from Cloverfield helmer Matt Reeves, to the mild dismay of director Tomas Alfredson:
Remakes should be made of movies that aren’t very good, that gives you the chance to fix whatever has gone wrong. I’m very proud of my movie and think it’s great, but the Americans might be of an other opinion. The saddest thing for me would be to see that beautiful story made into something mainstream.
I don’t like to whine, but of course – if you’d spent years on painting a picture, you’d hate to hear buzz about a copy even before your vernissage*!
*1. Also called varnishing day, the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
2. A reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to the public.
In checking local theaters to find a showing of Let the Right One In, which I've been dying to see for months now, Fandango had the following suggestions:
I wonder what they're getting at?
Remakes should be made of movies that aren’t very good, that gives you the chance to fix whatever has gone wrong. I’m very proud of my movie and think it’s great, but the Americans might be of an other opinion. The saddest thing for me would be to see that beautiful story made into something mainstream.
I don’t like to whine, but of course – if you’d spent years on painting a picture, you’d hate to hear buzz about a copy even before your vernissage*!
*1. Also called varnishing day, the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
2. A reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to the public.
In checking local theaters to find a showing of Let the Right One In, which I've been dying to see for months now, Fandango had the following suggestions:
I wonder what they're getting at?Labels: let the right one in
