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Montreal World FilM Festival 2009

O F F W O R L D p r e s e n t s

a film by Manu Bonmariage

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CREDITSOriginal title: Looking for DragoneDirector: Manu Bonmariage Screenplay: Manu Bonmariage Photography: Manu Bonmariage Editing: Geoffrey Le Grelle Sound: Yves De Mey

FORMATOriginal version: French, EnglishRunning time: 57’ – 79’Format: Digibeta & HDCam, Stereo, ColourYear of production: 2009

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PRODUCTIONFlemish producer: Manu Riche,Eric Goossens Production: Off World & Riche, Riche & RicheCo-production: VRT - Canvas, RTBF Supported by: Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), CCA

INFO & SAlESOff World BVBA Eric Goossens Frederik Nicolai Deschampheleerstraat 24-26 B - 1081 Brussels Belgium T +32 (0)2 412 40 40 F +32 (0)2 412 40 49 eric.goossens@offworld.be frederik@offworld.be www.offworld.be

Looking for Dragone is the in-depth portrait of the man behind the concept of ‘nouveau cirque’,

the man who created the look and feel of the Cirque du Soleil, and who wove together fantasy

worlds that have captured the imaginations of audiences all around the world with ‘Nouvelle

Expérience’ (1990), ‘Saltimbanco’ (1992), ‘Alegría’ (1994), to name but a few. His reputation is

unprecedented worldwide in the art of show business : Franco Dragone.

For over a year, the infamous Belgian documentary director Manu Bonmariage followed every

footstep, every movement, every mood swing of this formidable show director. From Las Vegas

to Hong Kong, from Macao to… La Louvière, Franco Dragone’s Belgian hometown that now

hosts the Dragone laboratory for his creations : Céline Dion’s tour ‘A New Day’; Steve Wynn’s

‘Le Rêve’ staged in Las Vegas; ‘Othello, le passeur’, a show dedicated to La Louvière and

through which Dragone pays hommage to the region in which he settled in his childhood with

his family of italian working class immigrants.

Manu Bonmariage follows the progression of the show ‘Othello, le passeur’, from the very first

rehearsal to its first performance onstage, revealing Franco Dragone’s unique and impossible

character, his sense of perfectionism and his hot-blooded temperament. This film is a wrestling

match between two directors of exceptional talent and of unpredictable temperament.