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French film festival to show Paul Newman’s last work

Monday, 06 October 2008

French film festival to show Paul Newman’s last work

Hollywood legend Paul Newman, who has recently lost his battle with cancer, was the narrator for The Meerkats, which is getting its premiere at the Dinard Film Festival in France.

Newman, who was 83 when he died last Friday, recorded the voiceover for the wildlife documentary at a studio near his home in Connecticut last year and it is believed to be the actor’s last film credit.

The Meerkats is to go on release in British cinemas next year but it opens in France at the Dinard Film Festival with a French language version, in which actor Guillaume Canet is explaining what is going on.

The film follows the lives of a family of meerkats and their struggle for survival.

The Dinard Festival of British Film is now in its 19th year and the British version of The Meerkats was a co-production made with the BBC.

Paul Newman had announced his retirement from acting in May of last year after a career spanning more than five decades in which he starred in films like Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.

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Name: Sonja Sagell / Meerkat Rescue Namibia	Comment: It is wonderful to see more awareness raised for Meerkats but Meerkats have an even bigger struggle in life as they are often found so cute everyone wants one as a pet. The life of a Meerkat as a pet is an even bigger struggle then in the Wild. So please never keep Meerkats as "pets"!! Regards from Meerkat Rescue Namibia
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