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Homolka film to premiere in Montreal
« on: Jul 25th, 2005, 6:06pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
We're still talking about Karla Homolka, the serial killer and rapist who just got released after spending 12 years in jail (which was wayyyy too little in everybody's opinion).
 
The government of Ontario asked to boycott this movie a few weeks ago, and now, it just has been announced to it is going to premiere in Montreal next month, in a Film Festival, with, in the role of Karla...... Laura Prepon a.k.a. Donna from That 70's show (!?).
 
Here's the article.
 
 
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Homolka film to premiere in Montreal
 
Alexandre Robillard
The Canadian Press
 
Monday, July 25, 2005
 
Actors Misha Collins (left) as Paul Bernardo and Laura Prepon as Karla Homolka are shown in a scene from the film "Karla." (CP/HO/Quantum Entertainment)
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MONTREAL -- An American film about the horrific sex slayings committed by Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka has been renamed and will make its debut at the Montreal World Film Festival.
 
The controversial film, Deadly, has officially changed its name to Karla, producer Michael Sellers said Monday.
 
Sellers denied capitalizing on the notoriety of Homolka, who was released from prison earlier this month after serving a 12-year sentence for manslaughter in the deaths of two Ontario schoolgirls.
 
Sellers said he wanted a less sensational title than Deadly.
 
"I know that in Toronto the word 'Karla' just by itself is not a value- neutral word,'' he said from Los Angeles.
 
"It's a word that there maybe has a lot of emotion attached to it.
 
"To the global market, it's just a name. That is what we'd like to be the starting point for the movie.''
 
The film has prompted a call for a boycott by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and protests from the families of victims Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French.
 
It will be screened between Aug. 26 and Sept. 5 at the Montreal festival.
 
The $5-million film was directed by Joel Bender and stars Laura Prepon That '70s Show as Homolka and Misha Collins 24, Girl Interrupted as Bernardo.
 
Serge Losique, head of the festival, said showing the film does not mean he supports Homolka's crimes.
 
"I hope people are intelligent enough to understand that the biggest criminals in history have been brought to the big screen,'' Losique said in an interview.
 
"It's a sensitive subject, yes, but the crimes happened nearly 15 years ago. People are interested in criminals who have committed crimes.''
 
Sellers said having Karla debut in Montreal could go a long way toward breaking down the considerable resistance the film has encountered in Canada.
 
"I guess it does break down a barrier. I hope so. It gives it an opportunity for people to see it in kind of a legitimate context.''
 
The makers of the film are also keenly aware that reaction to Homolka's crimes, and her living quietly in Montreal, has been somewhat muted in the province.
 
"It has gotten a certain kind of life in Quebec, it's not as emotional for people there,'' said Sellers.
 
For that reason, showing the film to a Montreal audience "feels OK'' while "Toronto and Ontario still feel very awkward.''
 
Losique acknowledged the decision to show the film might engender some controversy but said it was based on the movie's artistic quality.
 
"Of course it's a controversial film because we're all shocked by the abominable crimes they committed but from an artistic point of view, there is a duty to show why they committed these crimes.
 
"There are all kinds of films, all kinds of plays. There are so many controversial things, so you can't only show things that don't provoke anything.''
 
It's not yet clear whether Karla will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. Spokeswoman Andrea Grau said she can't release information about what films are under consideration.
 
Homolka was sentenced in 1993 to 12 years in prison for the murders of the teens. The sentence also took into account her role in the death of her sister, Tammy Homolka.
 
She was released from a Montreal-area prison on July 4 and is so far living in anonymity on the island of Montreal.
 
Bernardo was sentenced to life in prison in 1995 and has been declared a dangerous offender.  
 

 
link : http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=9a240490-6d23-4653-b01e-683 ad378f06e
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