Advent Children Venice debut information
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Aug 31, 2004Warning: Use of undefined constant Story - assumed 'Story' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /mnt/web203/e0/91/54654191/htdocs/news/news.php on line 78 Warning: Use of undefined constant Story - assumed 'Story' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /mnt/web203/e0/91/54654191/htdocs/news/news.php on line 79 The Venice International Film Festival will start tomorrow, and Advent Children is making its debut on the silver screen there. The film is not complete yet, but Square Enix will arrive with a 25-minute long presentation, which will give the visitors the first look of the film. Because the film is incomplete, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children won’t take part in the competition.
A memo of details has emerged including staff and cast listings, biography and quotes from the film’s director Tetsua Nomura, and a story synopsis (which includes SPOILERS). The cast and crewmembers are mostly familiar names that we remember as having worked on the game, but now also the first voice actors have been revealed. Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito, Tsudurahara Miyuu and Kyousuke Ikeda will be starring in the roles of the movie.
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Nothing is known about Tsudurahara Miyuu and Kyousuke Ikeda yet.
"I am surprised and truly honoured by this invitation to the 61st annual Venice International Film Festival. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children serves as a continuation of the story told in a role-playing game released for PlayStation seven years ago. However, this time, I decided to create a film, not a video game. Back when the game was released, the expressiveness of Computer Graphics was already a hot topic. Now, seven years later, what level of expression can be achieved? As you discover what became of the game's heroes after their great battle, I hope you take interest in this challenge to technology's boundaries. Presently, we are working wholeheartedly toward completing the film, but in the meantime, I am delighted to share with you a special version of the film created for the Venice International Film Festival. Please enjoy the film." –Director, Tetsua Nomura
To read the film synopsis (which includes spoilers!), please follow this link. Notice that you need Acrobat Reader to view the file. Acrobat Reader is a free program you can download from here.
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Sources:
AdventChildren.net
Anime News Network
Eyes on Final Fantasy
Yahoo Movies
Xe.com
Written by alhana
Proofread by Wraith
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Special thanks for Blue for his magnificent anime information help!
Links:
Film synopsis and Tetsua Nomura’s biography
FFVII: Advent Children on display at the Venice Film Festival
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