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2 Photos. Michel Merkt was born on 19 November 1972 in Geneva, Switzerland. He is a producer, known for Bacurau (2019), Elle (2016) and Toni Erdmann (2016). More at IMDbPro.
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May 24, 2023 · May 24, 2023 8:12am PT. Culture Patron Michel Merkt Named Honorary Cannes Citizen. By Elsa Keslassy. City of Cannes. Michel Merkt, the Monaco-based former producer and consultant who’s...
- Elsa Keslassy
Jan 16, 2020 · EXCLUSIVE: Prolific independent film producer-financier Michel Merkt is stepping away from producing, we can reveal. After involvement in more than 100 movies, including Oscar nominees Elle and...
- Andreas Wiseman
Michel Merkt ’s moviemaking credits reflect the vision of a clear-headed nonconformist with the courage of his convictions and a global reach that is unique for an indie producer of his...
- Maps to The Stars – David Cronenberg
- Aquarius – Dir. Kleber Mendonca Filho
- Zama – Dir. Lucrecia Martel
- Elle – Dir. Paul Verhoeven
- Toni Erdmann – Dir. Maren Ade
There’s as much to love as there is to disdain about this pulpy Hollywood nightmare from Cronenberg. As far as Los Angeles soap operas go, Maps to the Stars could have been better served with a tighter edit as it labors to be as much of a cultural parody as it is a supernatural thriller (this would make a great double feature with Zoe Cassavetes’ D...
For his sophomore effort, Brazilian director crafts an intriguing character study around a brazen Sonia Braga in what is possibly the most magnificent role of her career with Aquarius. Breaking out in 2012 with his feature debut Neighboring Sounds, which focused on a neighborhood in Recife with intersecting narratives of several residents, he disti...
Narratively speaking, Zama feels related to plenty of similarly themed desperate scenarios centered on government officials struggling to escape from a culture they’re charged with suppressing. Whether it’s the Portuguese soldiers in the recent Conrad adaptation An Outpost of Progress(2016) or even this year’s Joaquim from Marcelo Gomes, which deli...
Arriving with a knotty snarl of perverse commentary, Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven proves he’s lost none of the daring which marked his early works in his latest feature, Elle, an adaptation of a novel by Philippe Djian (Betty Blue; Love is the Perfect Crime). Headlined by the inimitable Isabelle Huppert, the vehicle once again proves her to be a lea...
Comedic films coming out of Germany, at least those nabbing international acclaim and/or distribution, are few and far between. And although one could describe director Maren Ade’s lovely third film, Toni Erdmannin such terms as novelty, it’s also much more complex and elegant than what such a label connotes. Spectacularly engrossing and emotionall...
Feb 17, 2017 · The name of producer Michel Merkt, whose credits include foreign-language Oscar nominee and festival sensation Toni Erdmann, is little-known internationally. And that’s how he likes it, he...
Oct 19, 2016 · Image Credit: Courtesy of Michel Merkt “Elle,” “Toni Erdmann” Although he’s managed to keep a low profile for years, Monaco-based Swiss producer Michel Merkt has become a heavyweight in ...
