GOUTTES D'EAU SUR PIERRES BRÛLANTES (Original title)WATER DROPS ON BURNING ROCKS (Alternative title)WATER DROPS ON RAINING ROCKS (Alternative title)
Date: 1999 (Copyright)Countries: France, JapanDirector: François Ozon
Production company billing: ©Fidélité Productions - Les Films Alain Sarde visa d'exploitation no. 97859 dépôt legal: 1999. un film de François Ozon Fidélité Productions & Les Films Alain Sarde present in co-production with Euro Space Inc. with the participation of Studio Images 6 Dolby Digital/DTS In Colour Subtitles play: Tropfen auf heisse Steine (International sales: Roissy Films-Celluloid Dreams, Paris.) [1.66:1]
Synopsis: Drama. Set in 1970's Germany, the film follows 50-year-old businessman, Leopold, who meets and falls in love with 19-year-old Franz, although the younger man has a fiancée. Differences of opinion gradually begin to drive the two apart, exacerbated by the return of the deserted fiancée, Anna, while Leopold is away. To complicate matters further, Vera, the transsexual ex-lover of Leopold, also makes an appearance, and the scene is set for mind games between the four protagonists.Synopsis: Based on a previously unproduced play by the German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Comedy focusing on the shifting power in sexual relationships.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Relationships, Sexual relations and practices
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - v56th 2006: no known title]Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: German
Description: Special Presentation screening in TEDDY AT TWENTY TRIBUTE (twenty years of Teddy Awards).
In: Sight and Sound v12 n5 May 2002 Page: 60
Title: Home movies: reviews: no-zone layerAuthor: GILBEY, Ryan Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of a five-disc box set of Francois Ozon's films. The titles are: SOUS LE SABLE, GOUTTES D'EAU SUR PIERRES BRULANTES, Les AMANTS CRIMINELS, SITCOM, REGARDE LA MER.
In: Cineforum n410 December 2001 Pages: 24-27
Title: Condannati ad essere borghesiAuthor: TASSI, Fabrizio Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
In: Segnocinema v21 n109 May/Jun 2001 Page: 54
Title: [Segnocinema - v21 n109 May/Jun 2001: no known title]Author: CHIESI, Roberto Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
In: Sight and Sound v11 n5 May 2001 Page: 66
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: LEIGH, Danny Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review vSpec. n34 Year book 2001 Page: 120
Title: Water drops on burning rocksAuthor: BRIGGS, Nick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n11 November 2000 Page: 64
Title: ReviewsAuthor: FALCON, Richard Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Edinburgh Film Festival Catalogue v54th 2000 Page: 108
Title: [Edinburgh Film Festival Catalogue - v54th 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Distribution contact.
In: Film Review n599 November 2000 Page: 39
Title: Water drops on burning rocksAuthor: BRIGGS, Nick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Le Film Francais n2813 4 Feb 2000 Page: 29
Title: NEW RELEASESArticle type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Empire n137 November 2000 Page: 60
Title: New filmsAuthor: PARKINSON, David Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue v50th 2000 Pages: 64-65
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - v50th 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
Description: Production/distribution contacts. Synopsis also in English and French.
In: Le Film Francais n2816 25 Feb 2000 Page: IV of insert on new releases
Title: FICHESArticle type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Premiere n277 March 2000 Page: 50
Title: agenda des filmsAuthor: BRUYN, Olivier de Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Cinema Scope n4 Summer 2000 Pages: 4-6
Title: Feature: La petite mort: François Ozon keeps his distanceAuthor: LIM, Dennis Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Variety 21 Feb 2000 Page: 39
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: STRATTON, David Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n490 March 2000 Pages: 120-127
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n490 March 2000: no known title]Author: LEVERGEOIS, Bertand Article type: FilmographyLanguage: French
Description: Interview with Francois Ozon about GOUTTES D'EAU SUR PIERRE BRULANTES, plus a filmography.
In: Positif n470 April 2000 Pages: 43-44
Title: Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes: La méchanique des couplAuthor: VASSÉ, Claire Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Screen International n1250 17 Mar 2000 Page: 24
Title: Water Drops On Burning Rocks (Gouttes D'Eau Sur Pierres Br..Author: FAINARU, Edna Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Télérama n2618 15 Mar 2000 Pages: 44-45
Title: Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantesAuthor: LANDROT, Marine Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Two reviews, one for, one against. For: "Une farce corrosive et pétillante" Against: "Bienvenue dans la maison Playmobil"
In: Télérama n2618 15 Mar 2000 Pages: 45-46
Title: "Vive le déguisement!"Author: GORIN, François Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Bernard Giraudeau on GOUTTES D'EAU SUR PIERRE BRÛLANTES.
In: Unifrance Film International Newsletter n22 March 2000 Pages: 28-30
Title: After Sitcom and Criminal lovers comes Water drops on...Author: MANTHOULIS, Maria Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with François Ozon about his adaptation of Fassbinder's play.
In: Screen International n1235 19 Nov 1999 Page: 25
Title: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Date: 1999 (Copyright)Countries: France, JapanDirector: François Ozon
Production company billing: ©Fidélité Productions - Les Films Alain Sarde visa d'exploitation no. 97859 dépôt legal: 1999. un film de François Ozon Fidélité Productions & Les Films Alain Sarde present in co-production with Euro Space Inc. with the participation of Studio Images 6 Dolby Digital/DTS In Colour Subtitles play: Tropfen auf heisse Steine (International sales: Roissy Films-Celluloid Dreams, Paris.) [1.66:1]
Synopsis: Drama. Set in 1970's Germany, the film follows 50-year-old businessman, Leopold, who meets and falls in love with 19-year-old Franz, although the younger man has a fiancée. Differences of opinion gradually begin to drive the two apart, exacerbated by the return of the deserted fiancée, Anna, while Leopold is away. To complicate matters further, Vera, the transsexual ex-lover of Leopold, also makes an appearance, and the scene is set for mind games between the four protagonists.Synopsis: Based on a previously unproduced play by the German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Comedy focusing on the shifting power in sexual relationships.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Relationships, Sexual relations and practices
Credits
(43)
Production Company: Fidélité Productions, Production Company: Les Films Alain Sarde, In co-production with: Euro Space, With participation of: Studio Images 6, [Production Company]: Playtime, [International sales]: Celluloïd Dreams, Producer: Olivier Delbosc, Producer: Marc Missonnier, Producer: Alain Sarde, Producer: Christine Gozlan, [Co-producer]: Kenzo Horikoshi, Unit Manager: Ivan Desrue, Production Manager: Pierre Wallon, Production Administrator: Fabienne Beaudeau, Location Manager: Pierre Grippon, Post-production: Mélanie Karlin, Assistant Director (1st): Hubert Barbin, Assistant Director (2nd): Cyril Duval, Script Supervisor: Agathe Grau, Casting: Antoinette Boulat, Screenplay: François Ozon, Adaptation/Dialogue: François Ozon, Based on the play by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Director of Photography: Jeanne Lapoirie, Editor: Laurence Bawedin, Editor: Claudine Bouché, Production Designer: Arnaud de Moléron, Set Decorator: Valérie Chemain, Property Master: Laurent Coutellier, Costume Designer: Pascaline Chavanne, Wardrobe: Emma Le Bail, Make-up (Key): Gill Robillard, Hair (Key Stylist): Agathe Dupuis, Opticals: TEST, Choreography: Sébastien Charles, Sound Engineer: Éric Devulder, Mixage: Jean-Pierre Laforce, Recorder: Benjamin Viau, Sound Editor: Benoît Hillebrant, Sound Effects: Christophe Bourreau, Laboratory: LTC St. Cloud, Film Stock: Kodak
Cast
(4)
Bernard Giraudeau (Léopold Blum), Malik Zidi (Franz Meister), Ludivine Sagnier (Anna), Anna Thomson (Véra)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(23)
In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue v56th 2006 Pages: 336-337Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - v56th 2006: no known title]Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: German
Description: Special Presentation screening in TEDDY AT TWENTY TRIBUTE (twenty years of Teddy Awards).
In: Sight and Sound v12 n5 May 2002 Page: 60
Title: Home movies: reviews: no-zone layerAuthor: GILBEY, Ryan Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of a five-disc box set of Francois Ozon's films. The titles are: SOUS LE SABLE, GOUTTES D'EAU SUR PIERRES BRULANTES, Les AMANTS CRIMINELS, SITCOM, REGARDE LA MER.
In: Cineforum n410 December 2001 Pages: 24-27
Title: Condannati ad essere borghesiAuthor: TASSI, Fabrizio Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
In: Segnocinema v21 n109 May/Jun 2001 Page: 54
Title: [Segnocinema - v21 n109 May/Jun 2001: no known title]Author: CHIESI, Roberto Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
In: Sight and Sound v11 n5 May 2001 Page: 66
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: LEIGH, Danny Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review vSpec. n34 Year book 2001 Page: 120
Title: Water drops on burning rocksAuthor: BRIGGS, Nick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n11 November 2000 Page: 64
Title: ReviewsAuthor: FALCON, Richard Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Edinburgh Film Festival Catalogue v54th 2000 Page: 108
Title: [Edinburgh Film Festival Catalogue - v54th 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Distribution contact.
In: Film Review n599 November 2000 Page: 39
Title: Water drops on burning rocksAuthor: BRIGGS, Nick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Le Film Francais n2813 4 Feb 2000 Page: 29
Title: NEW RELEASESArticle type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Empire n137 November 2000 Page: 60
Title: New filmsAuthor: PARKINSON, David Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue v50th 2000 Pages: 64-65
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - v50th 2000: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
Description: Production/distribution contacts. Synopsis also in English and French.
In: Le Film Francais n2816 25 Feb 2000 Page: IV of insert on new releases
Title: FICHESArticle type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Premiere n277 March 2000 Page: 50
Title: agenda des filmsAuthor: BRUYN, Olivier de Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Cinema Scope n4 Summer 2000 Pages: 4-6
Title: Feature: La petite mort: François Ozon keeps his distanceAuthor: LIM, Dennis Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Variety 21 Feb 2000 Page: 39
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: STRATTON, David Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n490 March 2000 Pages: 120-127
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n490 March 2000: no known title]Author: LEVERGEOIS, Bertand Article type: FilmographyLanguage: French
Description: Interview with Francois Ozon about GOUTTES D'EAU SUR PIERRE BRULANTES, plus a filmography.
In: Positif n470 April 2000 Pages: 43-44
Title: Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes: La méchanique des couplAuthor: VASSÉ, Claire Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Screen International n1250 17 Mar 2000 Page: 24
Title: Water Drops On Burning Rocks (Gouttes D'Eau Sur Pierres Br..Author: FAINARU, Edna Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Télérama n2618 15 Mar 2000 Pages: 44-45
Title: Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantesAuthor: LANDROT, Marine Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Two reviews, one for, one against. For: "Une farce corrosive et pétillante" Against: "Bienvenue dans la maison Playmobil"
In: Télérama n2618 15 Mar 2000 Pages: 45-46
Title: "Vive le déguisement!"Author: GORIN, François Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Bernard Giraudeau on GOUTTES D'EAU SUR PIERRE BRÛLANTES.
In: Unifrance Film International Newsletter n22 March 2000 Pages: 28-30
Title: After Sitcom and Criminal lovers comes Water drops on...Author: MANTHOULIS, Maria Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with François Ozon about his adaptation of Fassbinder's play.
In: Screen International n1235 19 Nov 1999 Page: 25
Title: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English