The Book That Wrote Itself
Released on June 3rd 2002
on Video and DVD in the UK
The Book That Wrote Itself
will be available to rent and buy on Video and DVD in the UK from 03
June 2002 in all rental and retail outlets. The film was released theatrically
in the UK in October 2001. The video and DVD has a 15 classification from
the BBFC.
The DVD for The Book That
Wrote Itself will have special features which include: production notes,
cast and filmmakers biographies, celebrity cameo menu, photo gallery, mythology
section, website link and the award winning short film Fortune;
by Liam O Mochain.
The Book That Wrote Itself
is a first in movie history, it's got Hollywood stars playing cameo
roles - without their knowledge or without needing their permission. The
stars include George Clooney, Kenneth Branagh, Melanie Griffith, Chazz
Palminteri, Bryan Singer, Warren Beatty, Annette Benning and Robert DeNiro.
The filmmakers were able to use the cameos by the stars as their contribution
was made while they were publicising their public image, which is deemed
public domain and is not an infringement of their personal life or their
image.
The Book That Wrote Itself
is about Vincent Macken (Liam O' Mochain), who has written what he thinks
is the best post modern novel ever. His novel 'The Daughter of Conn', is
a Celtic quest saga set somewhere in Ireland 200 years ago or thereabouts.
When Vincent over hears literary
agents at a book fair ridiculing his masterpiece, he vows to prove his
detractors wrong. He hires Aisling Arrigan (Antoinette Guiney) an aspiring
filmmaker, to document his novel on video. The novel takes on a life of
its own as she is more interested in making a documentary about him. The
struggle begins. Vincent finally decides that what he has created has the
potential for a hit movie. He goes to the Venice film festival, blags a
press pass and tries to convince Hollywood stars to come to Ireland and
take part in his forthcoming movie, 'The Daughter of Conn'. The result
is not quite what he expected.
The Book That Wrote Itself
is a 71 minute independent feature film from Ireland that is fast becoming
an international cult hit. The film has screened at over 19 international
film festivals in 12 countries, including the Vancouver International Film
Festival and Local Heroes Film festival in Canada; Seattle, Boston, Arizona
and Austin Film Festivals in US; Raindance, Cambridge and Bradford Film
festivals in the UK; Oslo Film festival in Norway; Mar del Plata in Argentina;
Durban Film Festival in South Africa; Britspotting film festival in Germany;
Cannes film festival in France and the Cork and Galway film festivals in
Ireland.
The film was written and
directed by Liam O' Mochain and produced by Siar A Rachas Muid Productions
Ltd. with funding provided by Profit Share Investors, sponsorship and the
Irish Film Board. The Book That Wrote Itself has picked up three
international awards, including the Lodgers Award for best film at the
Austin Film Festival.
