MONELLI · FIRST PRODUCTION
MONELLI · FIRST PRODUCTION
A FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY DAVID DEFENDI
A FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY DAVID DEFENDI
FEATURE FILM
FEATURE FILM
IN PRODUCTION
IN PRODUCTION
Based on the novel by
Gustave Flaubert
Based on the novel by
Gustave Flaubert
Based on the novel by
Gustave Flaubert
Production
Monelli
Production
Monelli
Production
Monelli
Executive production: Slot Machine
Executive production: Slot Machine
Executive production: Slot Machine
THE STORY
THE STORY
Carthage, on the brink of revolt.
Carthage, on the brink of revolt.
Carthage, on the brink of revolt.
Carthage can no longer pay the mercenaries who fought for it. As revolt threatens the city, Salammbô, daughter of the general Hamilcar, tries to prevent a massacre. On the other side, Mâtho is determined to save his men. Their encounter sparks a love that soon brings them into conflict with Hamilcarâs rule.
Carthage can no longer pay the mercenaries who fought for it. As revolt threatens the city, Salammbô, daughter of the general Hamilcar, tries to prevent a massacre. On the other side, Mâtho is determined to save his men. Their encounter sparks a love that soon brings them into conflict with Hamilcarâs rule.
Carthage can no longer pay the mercenaries who fought for it. As revolt threatens the city, Salammbô, daughter of the general Hamilcar, tries to prevent a massacre. On the other side, Mâtho is determined to save his men. Their encounter sparks a love that soon brings them into conflict with Hamilcarâs rule.
WHY SALAMMBÃ
WHY SALAMMBÃ
WHY SALAMMBÃ
Salammbô has been with me for a long time. Flaubert led me to imagine a Carthage of light, violence and desire. I want to enter this city, give it faces, voices, a life of its own. To convey what it means to belong to a world you believe will last forever.
Salammbô has been with me for a long time. Flaubert led me to imagine a Carthage of light, violence and desire. I want to enter this city, give it faces, voices, a life of its own. To convey what it means to belong to a world you believe will last forever.
Salammbô has been with me for a long time. Flaubert led me to imagine a Carthage of light, violence and desire. I want to enter this city, give it faces, voices, a life of its own. To convey what it means to belong to a world you believe will last forever.
At the heart of the film are Mâtho, who fought for a city that rejects him, and Salammbô, torn between her ties to that city and her attraction to him. Their fates bring the violence of history into intimate focus. Through them, I want to look at what power demands of people, what it consumes and what it leaves behind.
At the heart of the film are Mâtho, who fought for a city that rejects him, and Salammbô, torn between her ties to that city and her attraction to him. Their fates bring the violence of history into intimate focus. Through them, I want to look at what power demands of people, what it consumes and what it leaves behind.
At the heart of the film are Mâtho, who fought for a city that rejects him, and Salammbô, torn between her ties to that city and her attraction to him. Their fates bring the violence of history into intimate focus. Through them, I want to look at what power demands of people, what it consumes and what it leaves behind.
This ancient story moves me because of what it reveals about us: the fragility of our societies, our dependencies, our struggle to see those who pay the price of our power.
This ancient story moves me because of what it reveals about us: the fragility of our societies, our dependencies, our struggle to see those who pay the price of our power.
This ancient story moves me because of what it reveals about us: the fragility of our societies, our dependencies, our struggle to see those who pay the price of our power.
To begin Monelli with Salammbô is to bring together what drives me: literature, the power of images, and the desire to give a voice to lives swept up by history.
To begin Monelli with Salammbô is to bring together what drives me: literature, the power of images, and the desire to give a voice to lives swept up by history.
To begin Monelli with Salammbô is to bring together what drives me: literature, the power of images, and the desire to give a voice to lives swept up by history.
DAVID DEFENDI
DAVID DEFENDI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION
With Slot Machine
With Slot Machine
With Slot Machine
For Salammbô, Monelli is working with Slot Machine, which is handling the filmâs executive production.
For Salammbô, Monelli is working with Slot Machine, which is handling the filmâs executive production.
For Salammbô, Monelli is working with Slot Machine, which is handling the filmâs executive production.
Founded in Paris in 1993 by Marianne Slot and now co-led with Carine Leblanc, Slot Machine has supported international auteur cinema for more than thirty years. From Lars von Trierâs Melancholia to Benedikt Erlingssonâs Woman at War and Lisandro Alonsoâs Eureka, its work reflects a lasting commitment to filmmakers and their worlds.
Founded in Paris in 1993 by Marianne Slot and now co-led with Carine Leblanc, Slot Machine has supported international auteur cinema for more than thirty years. From Lars von Trierâs Melancholia to Benedikt Erlingssonâs Woman at War and Lisandro Alonsoâs Eureka, its work reflects a lasting commitment to filmmakers and their worlds.
Founded in Paris in 1993 by Marianne Slot and now co-led with Carine Leblanc, Slot Machine has supported international auteur cinema for more than thirty years. From Lars von Trierâs Melancholia to Benedikt Erlingssonâs Woman at War and Lisandro Alonsoâs Eureka, its work reflects a lasting commitment to filmmakers and their worlds.
Working with Marianne Slot and Carine Leblanc, Monelli draws on this experience to bring Flaubertâs Carthage to the screen in Salammbô, written and directed by David Defendi.
Working with Marianne Slot and Carine Leblanc, Monelli draws on this experience to bring Flaubertâs Carthage to the screen in Salammbô, written and directed by David Defendi.
Working with Marianne Slot and Carine Leblanc, Monelli draws on this experience to bring Flaubertâs Carthage to the screen in Salammbô, written and directed by David Defendi.