GoldenBearwinnerPeterMackieBurnshasstartedshootinghisLondon-setdebutfeatureDaphne,productioncompanyTheBureauhasrevealed. EmilyBeecham[pictured]-whofeaturesinthecastofBerlinaleopeningfilmHail,Caesar!-playsthetitularDaphne,ayoungLondonerwithafreneticlifestylewhodecidessheneedstochangeherlifeafterwitnessingaviolentrobbery. TheBureauproducersTristanGoligherandValentinaBrazzinidevelopedtheprojectin-house.TheBFIandCreativeScotlandarethemainfinanciersofthefilm,togetherwithTheBureau. Thecompany’sParis-basedsistercompany,TheBureauSales,ishandlinginternationalrights. MackieBurnswontheGoldenBearforbestshortfilmin2005forMilk,aboutagirltryingtobathehergrandmother. NicoMensingawrotethescreenplayforDaphneinhissecondcollaborationwithMackieBurnsaftertheshortHappyBirthdayToMe,alsostarringBeecham. TheDaphneshootkicks-offamidahigh-profileyearforTheBureaufollowingthesuccessofAndrewHaigh’s45Years,whichwontwoSilverBearsfortheleadperformancesofCharlotteRamplingandTomCourtenayinBerlinlastyear,withRamplingalsoreceivinganOscarnomination,andisupforOutstandingBritishFilmattonight’sBaftas. “PeterMackieBurnshasmadesomevisceralperformancedrivenshortsincludingtheaward-winningMilk,”saidLizzieFrancke,BFIseniorproductionanddevelopmentexecutive.“Itisgreattobeabletosupporthimonthenextstageofhisfilmcareer
Dafne是一个患有唐氏综合征的知天命的年轻女性。当她母亲去世时,她也必须照顾她的父亲,同时还要调整好自己的心态和情绪,不能令自己过于悲痛。