The Woman in the Fifth (The Woman in the Fifth)
Contemporary World Cinema
Pawel Pawlikowski / Feature Narrative / France, Poland, United Kingdom / 2011 / 83 min / Colour / 35 mm
In English, French / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense
MENA Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris, desperate to put his life back together and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. Things don’t go according to plan and when he gets involved with a beautiful and mysterious widow, an obscure force seems to take control of his life.
About the Directors
Born in 1957 in Warsaw, Pawel Pawlikowski has been based in the UK since the late 1970s. He began his career in documentaries directing many acclaimed films for the BBC including “From Moscow to Pietushki”, “Dostoevsky’s Travels” and “Tripping with Zhirinovsky”. He wrote and directed the features “The Stringer”, “Twockers”, “The Last Resort” and “My Summer of Love” which won a BAFTA for Best British Film in 2005.
Credits
- Director
- Pawel Pawlikowski
- Screenwriter
- Pawel Pawlikowski
- Producer
- Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta
- Editor
- David Charap
- Music
- Max de Wardener
- Cinematographer
- Ryszard Lenczewski
- Sales Company
- Memento
- Distributor
- Shooting Stars L.L.C
- Cast
- Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Kulig, Samir Guesmi, Mamadou Minté, Jean-Louis Cassarino