IFC Films is gearing up to release their Red Riding trilogy, which chronicles a series of murders from 1974 through 1983. All three films will first hit theaters on February 5th in New York, presented in marathon ‘Roadshow’ format exclusively at the IFC Center (get tix).
The week of February 12th, the three films will expand – billed as separate films – to Los Angeles, and roll out from there. In addition, the trilogy will also be available OnDemand (my new obsession) starting February 3rd. Beyond the break you will find individual trailers for all three films alongside a new hi-res image gallery.
“Sure to be one of the cinematic events of the year, RED RIDING is a mesmerizing neo-noir epic based on factual events and adapted for the screen by Tony Grisoni (FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS) from David Peace’s electrifying series of novels. An official selection of the Telluride, New York, Chicago and AFI Festivals, and acclaimed by critics an eminent accomplishment, the trilogy follows several characters in intertwining storylines united by the horror wrought by the “Yorkshire Ripper,” a serial killer who terrorized northwest England in the 1970s and ’80s.
The three films are directed by three notable filmmakers–Julian Jarrold (BRIDESHEAD REVISITED), Academy-Award(R)-winner James Marsh (MAN ON WIRE) and Anand Tucker (SHOPGIRL). Each boasts a stellar British cast that includes Andrew Garfield (THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS), Sean Bean (LORD OF THE RINGS), Paddy Considine (DEAD MAN’S SHOES), Rebecca Hall (VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA), and Peter Mullan (TRAINSPOTTING).
RED RIDING – 1983 (Directed by Anand Tucker) starts with the kidnapping of another young girl. Detective Maurice Jobson (David Morrissey) notices a number of powerful similarities to the abduction cases he had investigated back in the ’70s–and for which a man was convicted and sentenced. Meanwhile, a reluctant local solicitor, John Piggott (Mark Addy), decides to take up the condemned man’s cause. (104 min.)”
Click the image below for the full gallery:
Pics 1-6 are from 1974; 7-14 are from 1980; and 15-19 are from 1983:
