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Louis C.K. has directed a new film calledI Love You , Daddy , which will make its debut next month at the Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) . The film was shot in black and bloodless and on 35 millimeter film , and – much likeHorace and Pete –was raise completely in secret .
The actor and stand - up has emerged in the last 10 or so as one of the most authoritative and vital interpreter in comedy . This has come mostly as a result of a series of well - receive stand - up comedy specials – on HBO , through his own website , and most recently on Netflix – as well as his live viewpoint - up tours . C.K. has also been lauded for his much - acclaimed multi - season , uniquely structure FX seriesLouie , and his later , ego - distributed , unmarried - seasonHorace and Pete .
C.K. is less known for his movie work , but he did direct the 2001 cult comedy hitPootie Tang , and for a while was appearing oft as a supporting role player in such films asBlue Jasmine , American Hustle , andTrumbo , as well as his lead spokesperson function in last year ’s animated hitThe Secret Life of Pets . Now there ’s Good Book that we ’re about to get another C.K.-directed film .
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harmonize to a report inIndiewire , I Love You , Daddystars C.K. as a TV producer and writer named Glen Topher , and centers on his relationship with his daughter ( act as by Chloe Grace Moretz ) . The film also star John Malkovich , Rose Byrne , Helen Hunt , and Pamela Aldon .
While C.K. has not directed a characteristic movie since 2001 , he has overseen the filmmaking on five season ofLouie , and often shown what looks like a corking interestingness in a especially arty brand of film grammar , especially frequent homages to hisBlue Jasminedirector , Woody Allen;Louiealso on a regular basis features segment that resemble short moving picture . C.K. also directed a 1998 lineament celluloid calledTomorrow Nightthat was never released until the comedian put it out on his website a few days ago .
The question remains whether a 35 mm , ego - produced , black and white film be an easy sell to fans of Louis C.K. ’s support up comedy specials . But this so far unannounced film just became one of the more intriguing project of this fall . AndLouieremainson indefinite , possibly permanent hiatus .
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I be intimate You , Daddy , will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September . It does not yet have a distribution deal or a discharge date .
Source : TIFF , Indiewire
