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France’s Tripode Boards Surreal Serbian Drama ‘Uptight Ass,’ Follow-Up to Venice Critics’ Week Player ‘Have You Seen This Woman?’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The solo directorial debut of Serbian writer-director Matija Gluscevic follows the emotional reckoning of a self-centered middle-aged man.
Fresh off the world premiere of Cannes Camera d’Or winner César Díaz’s Bérénice Béjo-starring “ Mexico 86 ” in Locarno’s Piazza Grande, France’s Tripode Productions has come on board to co-produce the upcoming feature “Uptight Ass,” from writer-director Matija Gluščević and co-writer Dušan Zorić. Speaking to Variety ahead of its Venice premiere, Gluščević and Zorić said they wanted the film to depict the stories of middle-aged women who are “rarely portrayed in cinema,” or rendered as supporting characters “at the service of others,” something they described as “a reflection of the society we are living in.” Gluščević, who wrote the script during the five-year period it took to finance and produce his debut, said “Uptight Ass” will be “formally, narratively and visually eclectic, enriched with camp style,” utilizing “unusual camera angles and positions” and the “exaggerated sexualization of masculinity in depictions of some characters” to heighten the surreal tone.
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