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Watch: Beautiful, Deeply Romantic Trailer For Michael Winterbottom's 'Trishna' With Freida Pinto

By Kevin Jagernauth
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August 18, 2011 9:42 AM
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Michael Winterbottom works very fast, but don't think he skimps on production values. Even though the film was shot on location in Jaipur, India earlier this year, Winterbottom has it all locked up and ready to premiere at TIFF next month, and we have to admit, we weren't expecting this.

By Kevin Jagernauth
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August 11, 2011 6:14 AM
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If there is one thing you that you can guarantee from Michael Winterbottom, it's that you can never predict where he will go next. His last few efforts have seen him move from the romantic drama "Genova" to the grim genre piece "The Killer Inside Me" to the delightful low-key character comedy "The Trip." So what's next? Again, something completely different, this time an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel, "Tess of the d'Urbervilles."

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 5, 2011 3:27 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Winterbottom's developing modern-day retelling of “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” continues to move forward and following yesterday's news that Riz Ahmed ("The Road To Guantanamo," "Four Lions") had come aboard, another actor is now confirmed to be starring.

By Simon Dang
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February 4, 2011 2:40 AM
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Update: Thanks to some astute reader tips, we've learned that the project is "Trishna," a modern day re-telling of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles." The setting of the film has been relocated to India and will follow the tragic relationship between Jay and Trishna, the former the son of a property developer, the latter the daughter of an auto rickshaw owner. You can read the full synopsis here but we warn you, it's very spoiler heavy. No word yet on when it will go in front of cameras but according to production designer David Bryan, it will shoot in Jaipur, India.