19/06/2013 - Very good press for Marion Vernoux’s film starring Fanny Ardant. Also on the bill Eat, Sleep, Die by Gabriela Pichler

 Three French comedies are fighting for the public’s attention this Wednesday in very different registers. But it is the funny and creative Bright Days Ahead [+see also:
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As for Mars Distribution, it is releasing Homeland [+see also:
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A comedy also for Joséphine [+see also:
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Non-French European cinema unveils a promising rising star: Swedish director Gabriela Pichler with Eat, Sleep, Die [+see also:
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interview: China Ahlander
interview: Gabriela Pichler
interview: Nermina Lukac
film profile], rewarded in the Critics’ Week at the last Mostra in Venice (ASC Distribution on 20 screens). Also now in theatres, The Look of Love [+see also:
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It is also worth noting Offline [+see also:
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This Wednesday’s list is completed amongst others by the documentary Bambi [+see also:
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In the box-office, which is still being buffeted by American blockbusters, The Past [+see also:
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(Translated from French)