Lila and Séraphine hit screens
There are only five new releases hitting German theatres today: three US titles, including the media-hyped Avatar (distributed by Fox), and two European productions with feminine names.
Lila, Lila [+see also:
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The book soon becomes a best-seller. At that point, its real author, a vagrant (played by the outstanding Henry Hübchen, seen in Whisky With Vodka [+see also:
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The film was adapted by Gsponer’s loyal collaborator Alexander Buresch from Swiss author Martin Suter’s eponymous best-selling novel. Lila, Lila was produced by Berlin-based Film 1 and Falcom Media, the latter of which will handle distribution.
Meanwhile, Arsenal is launching Martin Provost’s French/German/Belgian co-production Séraphine [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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