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France 2009 | Run time: 112 min.

Director: Christian Carion | Language: French - English - Russian

In 1981, Colonel Grigoriev of the KGB (real name - Vladimir Vetrov), disenchanted with what the Communist ideal has become under Brezhnev, decides he is going to change the world…

Discreetly, he makes contact with a French engineer working for Thomson in Moscow and little by little passes on documents to him - mainly concerning the United States - containing information which would constitute the most important Cold War espionage operation known to date.

During a period of two years, French President, François Mitterrand, was to personally vet the documents supplied by this source in Moscow, to whom the French Secret Service gave the codename « Farewell ».

Then master of the White House, Ronald Reagan, set aside his reluctance to work with a French Socialist to put this unhoped-for information from the very heart of the KGB to use. Farewell would in fact decapitate the network which enabled the KGB to gain in-depth knowledge of scientific, industrial and military research in the West.

Once the USSR had been deprived of these precious sources of information, Ronald Reagan’s announcement of the new « Star Wars » military programme sounded the death bell of the Soviet Union. The Berlin Wall would fall before the end of the 80s…

In his own way, Farewell managed to change the world, by avoiding traditional espionage methods too well known to the KGB and by not asking for any financial compensation whatsoever – much too capitalist for his taste. He simply followed his destiny, so that a new world might dawn for all his fellow Russians, but especially for his son.

Release Schedule and Theaters: (Click Theaters for Showtimes)

Date	Theater	Address	City	ST	Zip
9/3-	Brooklyn Heights Cinemas	70 Henry Street	Brooklyn	NY	22201
9/3-	Coolidge Corner Theater	290 Harvard St.	Brookline	MA	02446
9/3-	West Newton Cinemas	1296 Washington Street	West Newton	MA	02465
9/3-	Chez Artiste	2800 South Colorado Boulevard at Amherst	Denver	CO	80222
9/3-	Ritz 5	214 Walnut Street	Philadelphia	PA	91106
9/03-	Tivoli @ Manor Square Cinemas	4050 Pennsylvania	Kansas City	MO	64111
9/3-	Landmark's Tivoli Cinemas	6350 Delmar in The Loop	St. Louis	MO	63130
9/3-	Movies at Delray	7421 W. Atlantic Ave.	Delray Beach	FL	33483
9/3-	The Charles	1711 North Charles St.	Baltimore	MD	21201
9/10- 9/16	Regals UA Devargas Mall 6	562 North Guadalupe	Santa Fe	NM	87501
9/10- 9/16	The Michigan Theater	603 East Liberty Street	Ann Arbor	MI	87501
9/10- 9/16	The Belcort Theater	2102 Belcourt Avenue	Nashville	TN	37212
9/10- 9/16	Ambler Theater	108 East Butler Ave.	Ambler	PA	19002
9/10- 9/16	Clearviews Eastern Hills	4545 Transit Rd.	Buffalo	NY	14221
9/10- 9/16	Regency Camarillo	390 North Lantana St	Camarillo	CA	93010
9/10- 9/16	Regal's South Beach	1120 Lincoln Rd.	Miami	FL	33139
9/10- 9/16	Regals Shadowood	9889 W. Glades Rd.	Boca Raton	FL	33434
9/10- 9/16	Regal's Delray	1660 S. Federal Hwy	Delrey Beach	FL	33483
9/10- 9/16	Gardens Cinamax	4076 PGA Blvd.	Palm Beach	FL	33410
9/10- 9/16	Berkeley Oaks Theater	1875 Solano Ave.	Berkeley	CA	94707
9/10- 9/16	Movies at Delray	7421 W. Atlantic Ave.	Delray Beach	FL	33483
9/10- 9/16	Balboa Theatre	3630 Balboa Street	San Francisco	CA	94121
9/14	Sedona International Film Festival	2081 W. State Route 89A	Sedona	AZ	86336
9/17- 9/23	The Varsity	616 Second Street	Davis	CA	95616
9/17- 9/23	Burns Court Cinemas	506 Burns Ln.	Sarasota	FL	34236
9/17- 9/23	Cedar Lee	6200 SOM Center Road	Cleveland	OH	44139
9/17- 9/23	Kahala 8	4211 Waialae Ave	Honolulu	HI	96816
9/21- 9/26	Cinema 320	950 Main St.	Worchester	MA	01610
9/21- 9/26	Bantum Cinemas	115 Bantam Lake Road/RT 209	Bantum	CT	06750
TBD	Upstate Films	6415 Montgomery St	Rhinebeck	NY	12572
9/24- 9/30	Broadway Cinema	111 East 300 South	Salt Lake City	UT	84105
9/24- 9/30	Regals Tara	2345 Cheshire Bridge Road N.E.	Atlanta	GA	30324
9/24- 9/30	The Neon Movies	130 East Fifth Street	Dayton	OH	45402
9/24- 9/30	Harris Theater Pittsburgh Filmmakers	477 Melwood Ave	Pittsburgh	PA	15213
9/24- 9/30	Keystone Art Cinema	8702 Keystone Crossing, Suite 201A	Indianapolis	IN	46204
9/24- 9/30	The Varsity Des Moines	1207 25th St	Des Moines	IA	50311
9/24- 9/30	New Art	237 Commercial Street	Provencetown	MA	02657
9/24- 9/30	Apeture Cinemas	311 West Fourth Street	Winston-Salem	NC	27101
10/01- 10/06	Roxy Theater	222 College St.	Burlington	VT	05401
10/01- 10/06	Sundance Cinemas	430 N Midvale Blvd	Madison	WI	53705
10/01- 10/06	Red River Theatre	11 S. Main Street	Concord	NH	03301
10/01- 10/06	Plimoth Plantation	137 Warren Avenue	Plimouth	MA	02360
10/01- 10/06	Tower Theater	1508 S.W. 8th Street	Miami	FL	33135
10/01- 10/06	Cinemapolis	120 E. Green St.	Ithaca	NY	14850
10/8- 10/13	Triplex Cinema	70 Railroad St.	Great Barrington	MA	01230
10/8- 10/13	Harkin's Camelview 5	7001 E. Highland Ave.	Scottsdale	AZ	85251
10/17	Nevada Theater	401 Broad Street	Nevada City	NV	95959
10/22- 9/28	Real Artways	56 Arbor St	Hartford	CT	06106
11/19- 11/24	Parmer Cinema, Messiah College	One College Avenue	Grantham	PA	17027

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Cast & Crew

Director: Christian Carion

Producers: Christophe Rossignon, Bertrand Faivre, PHILIP BOEFFARD

Cast: WILLEM DAFOE, Guillaume Canet, EMIR KUSTURICA, ALEXANDRA MARIA LARA,

Written by: Eric Raynaud

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Reviews and Quotes

Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman review 3 ½ out of 4 stars)

St. Louis Dispatch (Joe Williams review 3 out of 4 stars)

Denver Post (Roger Ebert review – 3 ½ stars)

Philadelphia Inquirer (3 ½ out of 4 stars)

By Steven Rea - Inquirer Movie Columnist and Critic

The Austin Chronicle (3 out of 4 stars)

Marjorie Baumgarten [2010-08-20]

"If there is an award for the best looking spy film ever made, Christian Carion's Farewell is a front runner"

Farewell: How the French Won the Cold War And A Russian Saved A Frenchman
D Magazine
By Peter Simek August 19th, 2010 2:57pm

NY Times Article 07/11/2010 - In the July Heat, a Cold-War Comeback - By JOHN ANDERSON

BackStage - The Actors Resource - FAREWELL

Reviewed by Pete Hammond - Read

Christian Carion live interview 07/06/2010 on WNYC Radio (NYC NPR). CLICK to Listen

QUOTES

Los Angeles
“An extraordinary but little-known episode in international espionage.” -Todd McCarthy, Variety

“Astonishing…like any good thriller, this is the story of deceptions within deceptions. It’s juicy, fascinating stuff.” -Todd McCarthy, Variety

"A harrowing, richly human and well-acted espionage tale." -Todd McCarthy, Variety

"It's juicy, fascinating stuff, well orchestrated, and finely thesped. Carion keeps things simmering on medium-high heat throughout.” -Todd McCarthy, Variety

New York

"****! TERRIFIC! EXCELLENT THRILLER!" –Keith Uhlich, TIME OUT NEW YORK

“A fantastic true story.”

-Stephen Holden, The New York Times

“A compelling rendition of Cold War iconography.”
-Robert Levin, AM NY

“Filled with the twists, turns and grand scale of epics like “Reds”…” (optional: “…the sort Hollywood rarely makes anymore”) -Robert Levin, AM NY

Washigton DC

“Now that's a spy movie.”
-Jeff Stein, The Washington Post

“Harrowing! A richly human and well-acted espionage tale.” -Lisa Nesselson, Screen Daily

“A complex performance from Emir Kusturica…Willem Dafoe is sharp as the head of the CIA.”
-Lisa Nesselson, Screen Daily

“The tense script is riddled with little paranoid touches which ratchet up the suspense.”
-Lisa Nesselson, Screen Daily

“A Gallic John Le Carré”

-John Lichfield, The Independent

“A story of anguished heroism” -John Lichfield, The Independent

Online
"Deftly replicates not only the political and social climate of the cold war era, but also the filmmaking sensibilities of past espionage thrillers.”
-Robert Bell, The Trades (www.the-trades.com)

“Fans of old school thrillers should look no further.”
-Robert Bell, The Trades (www.the-trades.com)

“One of the best political thrillers in years.”
-Greg Klymkiv, Daily Film Dose (www.dailyfilmdose.com)

“Utterly compelling…Thrills with both subject matter and impeccable craft.” -Greg Klymkiv, Daily Film Dose (www.dailyfilmdose.com

“Emir Kusturica is a revelation… Ward is perfect.”
-Greg Klymkiv, Daily Film Dose (www.dailyfilmdose.com)

“Emir Kusturica proves to be a formidable and charismatic presence.” -Noel Megahey, The Digital Fix (www.cinema.thedigitalfix.co.uk)

“Like every epic undertaking worth its salt, it balances the political with the personal.” -Anne Billson, The Arts Desk (www.theartsdesk.com)

“Farewell is destined to be this year's The Lives of Others.” -Anne Billson, The Arts Desk (www.theartsdesk.com)

“Carion keeps us riveted right to the very end.”
-James McNally, Toronto Screen Shots (www.torontoscreenshots.com)

“This smart and well-acted film deserves a wide audience.” -James McNally, Toronto Screen Shots (www.torontoscreenshots.com)

“A fascinating piece of true-life Cold War espionage…” -Andrew O’Hehir,(www.Salon.com)

INTERVIEWS

Reuters – story/interview with Christian Carion

France Amerique – Interview with Christian Carion

ReelRave.com – Stephen Schaefer interview with Christian Carion

Elle Magazine – Karen Durbin - Read

New York Times – Stephen Holden - Read

New York Daily News – Joe Neumaier - Read

New York Post – Vincent Musetto - Read

Epoch Times - Joe Bendel - Read

Time Out New York - Keith Uhlich - Read

New York Magazine – Miranda Siegel - Read

Wall Street Journal – John Anderson - Read

The New Yorker – David Denby - Read

Village Voice – Nick Pinkerton - Read

The Huffington Post – Marshall Fine - Read

NYC Movie Guru – Avi Offer - Read

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