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LIFE AND DEATH OF MAX LINDER

POLISH TITLE: ŻYCIE I ŚMIERĆ MAXA LINDERA

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Only a few people, passionate of the history of cinema, know who Max Linder was. The only noticeable monument named after him is a beautiful cinema in the centre of Paris on 24 Boulevard Poissonničre called Max Linder Panorama. But if we ask any of the people attending that cinema where the name comes from, almost no one would be able to answer correctly. If again, we ask the same people, who Charlie Chaplin was, in most cases, they will know the right answer. The presented status quo would be understandable if Max Linder was solely one of many cinema pioneers. However, he was the first international star, earning fortunes in Europe and the USA, venerated by millions of fans on both continents. Charlie Chaplin was the one who learned from Max Linder. It was on the basis of Linder’s created persona – a resourceful and gallant boulevardier, who manages to find a way out of every situation – that Chaplin’s character was created. What happened that such a significant figure has been forgotten? The answer lies in the dramatic story of Max Linder’s life, which the film will present.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland, France
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Edward Porembny
SCRIPT:
Edward Porembny
PRODUCTION:
AMP Polska, Crescendo Films

Edward Porembny »

Edward Porembny was born in Poland and started his career in Paris, France, where he obtained a degree in Film and Art before crafting a successful career directing documentaries - winning several awards in the process - for leading French broadcasters including Canal +, France 2, France 3 and TF1. With ‘Space Traveller’, a film about astronauts that won the top award of the 1992 International Film Festival in Lectoure, France, he directed his first co-production, a collaboration between Canal +, La 5, and CNN. His experience then allowed him to venture into the world of commercial advertising, shooting commercials around the world for a selection of agencies and clients including D’Arcy, Leo Burnett, Philip Morris, P&G and PDDB. Edward founded his production company AMP Polska and within a year completed his first feature, the UK/Polish co-production ‘Inheritance’. Edward took part in Strategic Marketing Workshop in Luxemburg, 2006, in the EAVE workshop 2007, and in the Moonstone Film Lab 2007, as well in Prime Packaging workshop in 2008.