'The Price of Desire', Starring Orla Brady as Irish Designer Eileen Gray, Begins Filming
20 Aug 2013 : By Kevin Cronin
Irish actress Orla Brady and Alanis Morissette in 'The Price of Desire'. Tweet ‘The Price of Desire’, an Irish-Belgian co-production about the life of Irish designer and architecture pioneer Eileen Gray, has commenced principal photography in France and Belgium with Dublin actress Orla Brady cast in the lead role. Ms Brady is known for her work on such TV productions as Sky One’s ‘Sinbad’, JJ Abrams’ ‘Fringe’, and BBC’s ‘Mistresses’. Northern Irish director Mary McGuckian had previously cast US actress Shannyn Sossamon in the role of Gray - with Brady now taking over alongside singer Alanis Morissette and Italian actor Francesco Scianna as Gray’s lovers Marisa Damia and Jean Badovici. The plot follows Gray’s rivalry with her nemesis Le Corbusier (Swiss actor Vincent Perez) who defaced her moral right to be recognised as the author of her own work in design and architecture. Filming is taking place at Eileen Gray's actual French villa, the e1027 Villa in Roquebrune Cap Martin, which was restored for the film - with other locations including Vezelay in France and Monev Studios in Brussels, where many of the Parisian interiors were re-created. ‘The Price of Desire’ is produced by Mary McGuckian's EG Film Productions Limited, a Lightstream Pictures co-venture, and Belgium-based Saga Films. Other crew members include Oscar-nominated production designer Anne Seibel; art director Emmanuelle Pucci; director of photography Stefan Von Bjorn; costume designer Peter O'Brien; and unit photographer Julian Lennon. Dublin’s Windmill Lane Pictures is providing post-production services in Ireland and the film is supported by the Irish Film Board; s.481 tax incentives; US based Liberty Liquid Films and Rush River Entertainment; Film Fortis Fund BNP and Audiovisual SGR, the EC Media Program. Mary McGuckian is best known for directing ‘Man on the Train’, featuring U2’s Larry Mullen Jr, and ‘The Bridge Of San Luis Rey’ starring Gabriel Byrne and Robert De Niro. Eileen Gray’s restored villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin will remain open for public viewing once filming is complete. BREAKING NEWS IFTA Q&A Series: Joanne O’Brien on Costume Design Screen Ireland increase funding thresholds for Irish production IFTA Q&A Series: Eleanor Bowman on Cinematography Cork International Film Festival appoints New Director of Programming FEATURES & INTERVIEWS IFTA Q&A Series: Joanne O’Brien on Costume Design IFTA Q&A Series: Eleanor Bowman on Cinematography Free Industry Newsletter Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week. Click here to sign up.	RELATED NEWS Statement regarding further support measures for Creative Screen Industry announced by Screen Ireland 17 Apr 2020  EDITOR'S PICK Nominees announced for 2024 Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star Award Netflix release final trailer for 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham and Benedict Wong Andrew Scott receives Actor of the Year at London Critics’ Circle Awards Kneecap: First Irish language film to win award at Sundance MORE ON IFTN Irish Production Companies Listings for Irish film & television production companies What's In Production? The latest info on projects filming in Ireland Latest Industry Jobs Job listings for Irish film & television crew CONNECT WITH IFTN Find us on Facebook Follow IFTN on Twitter E-Newsletter Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed

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