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While the attention of Europe is firmly focused on the Venice Film Festival, the French film industry is looking to the 27th edition of the Montreal (27 Aug-7 Sept), one of the traditional gateways to the North American market. Fifteen French films are scheduled to screen at the Canadian event.
Since they share a language, the Quebec-based festival is of particular importance as a launchpad for French films in that part of the world. This year’s Cinémas d’Europe programme includes Il est plus facile pour un chameau... [+see also:
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by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Mystery of the yellow room by Bruno Podalydes, Le coût de la vie de Philippe Le Guay, Moi, Cesar, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39 by Richard Berry, Les marins perdus by Claire Devers, Ni pour, ni contre, bien au contraire by Cédric Klapisch, C’est le bouquet by Jeanne Labrune, Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres [+see also:
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by Denis Dercourt and Une place parmi les vivants by Raoul Ruiz.
The line up also features a number of Franco-Belgian and Franco-Swiss co-productions like Au Sud des nuages by Jean-François Amiguet as well as the Franco-Turkish feature entitled French Men by Marc Esposito (seen by 15million French filmgoers). These titles are in competition for the Golden Zenith while Sylvain Chomet’s Les triplettes de Belleville will screen out of competition (as well as Thierry Binisti’s The Overeater [+see also:
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- scheduled to close Quebec). The festival will also pay tribute to two French actors, Philippe Noiret and Lambert Wilson.

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(Translated from French)

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