The Envelope
Autor Vittorio Rossien Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 noi 2016
How does the Canadian film industry measure up?
Drawn from his own experiences, Vittorio Rossi’s new comedy-drama exposes the bureaucratic institution that is the Canadian film industry, and we follow the character Michael Moretti, a veteran playwright, as he struggles to get his new play, Romeo’s Rise, turned into a movie.
Michael must decide between a multi-million dollar offer from his Canadian-friend-turned-movie-producer Jake Henry, or a low-budget offer from an independent producer in Los Angeles. Jake’s deal promises him generous financial support if he survives the editing process with a senior script writer from the Canadian Film Fund. The American deal isn’t so lucrative, but he’d retain complete artistic control. Or a low budget offer from an independent producer from Los Angeles that would let him retain total artistic control. In reference to the Charbonneau Commission, a public inquiry into the corruption of the management of public construction contracts, the envelope of the play’s title is the government’s unofficial agreement to see that Jake’s project would get funded. Rossi asks the question at the heart of artistic affairs: Will Moretti take the big bucks and compromise his work, or will he stand firm in his artistic and personal integrity?
Cast of 5 men and 2 women.
Drawn from his own experiences, Vittorio Rossi’s new comedy-drama exposes the bureaucratic institution that is the Canadian film industry, and we follow the character Michael Moretti, a veteran playwright, as he struggles to get his new play, Romeo’s Rise, turned into a movie.
Michael must decide between a multi-million dollar offer from his Canadian-friend-turned-movie-producer Jake Henry, or a low-budget offer from an independent producer in Los Angeles. Jake’s deal promises him generous financial support if he survives the editing process with a senior script writer from the Canadian Film Fund. The American deal isn’t so lucrative, but he’d retain complete artistic control. Or a low budget offer from an independent producer from Los Angeles that would let him retain total artistic control. In reference to the Charbonneau Commission, a public inquiry into the corruption of the management of public construction contracts, the envelope of the play’s title is the government’s unofficial agreement to see that Jake’s project would get funded. Rossi asks the question at the heart of artistic affairs: Will Moretti take the big bucks and compromise his work, or will he stand firm in his artistic and personal integrity?
Cast of 5 men and 2 women.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781772010312
ISBN-10: 1772010316
Pagini: 112
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Talon Books
Colecția Talonbooks
ISBN-10: 1772010316
Pagini: 112
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Talon Books
Colecția Talonbooks
Notă biografică
Vittorio Rossi: Born in Montreal in 1961, Italian-Canadian playwright Vittorio Rossi grew up in the district of Ville-Émard and graduated from Concordia University in 1985 with a BFA specializing in theater performance. In 1987 he was playwright-in-residence at Montreal’s prestigious Centaur Theatre, during which he completed his first full-length play, The Chain, which opened Centaur’s twentieth-anniversary season in October 1988. The show was then produced at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. From 1990–91 Rossi was writer-in-residence at Concordia University where he also taught playwriting.
Rossi has also written several screenplays and directed a film version of his play Little Blood Brother. In 2003 he taught screenwriting at the University of Sherbrooke. His talent extends to acting as well, with screen credits in both television (Urban Angel) and film (Le Sphinx, 1995; Canvas, 1992; Malarek, 1989).
Rossi has established himself as a significant playwright in the national theater community with his award-winning plays.
Rossi has also written several screenplays and directed a film version of his play Little Blood Brother. In 2003 he taught screenwriting at the University of Sherbrooke. His talent extends to acting as well, with screen credits in both television (Urban Angel) and film (Le Sphinx, 1995; Canvas, 1992; Malarek, 1989).
Rossi has established himself as a significant playwright in the national theater community with his award-winning plays.
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"Unless it's a love letter or a pay check, nothing good ever came out of an envelope." The Envelope