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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, Japan

Director: 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
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (23)
In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue v56th 2006  Pages: 336-337
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