Says the director of the Bregenz Opera Festival:
An extended sequence in the film [Quantum of Solace, ed.] takes place during a performance of Philip Himmelmann’s 2007 production of Tosca, on Bregenz’s spectacular floating stage on Lake Constance – with lots of exciting spying and chasing to the sound of the famous Te Deum. And the really brilliant part? Unlike commercial product placements, Bregenz got paid. “We charged what it cost and a little bit more,” said Pountney. “This is fantastic publicity, immeasurable. What comes from this is recognition on an unbelievable scale. Some of the nicest sequences in the film are the chase through our building. Of course, it’s not a very good film otherwise.”
*rofl*
You gotta admit the cheek of this guy… wholly unimpressed that he’s probably the first person to be paid for making somebody else advertise his product, he goes on and slights the film. Now that’s a business practice to make a lot of friends, I’m sure.
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In defense of Foot-In-Mouth-Guy, he *is* the director of the Bregenz Opera Festival.
His idea of a good movie includes (and is probably limited to) Zeffirelli’s movie adaptations of the one and only art form.
Having said that, “La Traviata” is pretty nice.
You’re right. He probably has to say things like this at least once a week or else he’d lose his job…