Based in London, Embargo was set up by Barnaby Southcombe and Felix Vossen to develop in house material as well as producing and co-producing British and International feature films.
Barnaby is the son of Charlotte Rampling and a very accomplished Television director with Waterloo Road, Bad Girls and Teachers to his credits but he is breaking onto the big screen with his first feature directorial debut "I, Anna" starring his mother Charlotte and Gabriel Byrne in the lead roles.
Bernie, (Gabriel Byrne) a police detective dazed by his own rocky marriage, is distracted from his duties at the scene of a brutal murder by a brief encounter with the striking, enigmatic Anna (Charlotte Rampling). Going through the motions at work, Bernie persists in his romantic pursuit of Anna, but when they finally meet, she has no recollection of the night their paths first crossed. As his professional judgement battles with his desire for intimacy and love, the mystery deep within Anna's mind unravels, revealing a truth too painful to bear.
The film is based on Psychoanalyst Elsa Lewin's debut novel of the same name but moves the action from 1950's New York to present day London. It also turns your typical film-noir upside down by telling the story from the femme fatale's perspective. Shooting began in February 2011 with shooting locations in London's Pimlico and Southbank, Southend and Hamburg.
My spies tell me that this film is looking great, with superb acting all round but from what I hear particular credit goes to some of the supporting cast, including Hayley Atwell (Captain America), Ralph Brown (Withnail & I, Alien 3, Nighty Night) and Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes, Dissapearance of Alice Creed).
I, Anna is currently in post production with no trailer available as yet but TheProductionDiaries will bring you it as soon as it's available.
I am looking forward to all of the projects Embargo are working on. I think they could be a very strong force in the British movie industry. For more information visit their site http://www.embargofilms.com/
