11/08/2006

Several of the 70 French productions planned for release in French theatres from August 23 through December 27, 2006 are predicted to be major hits at the box office.

Films due to arrive on screens in the last quarter of the year include: Hors de prix (lit. "Priceless") by Pierre Salvadori (December 13, TFM Distribution ), starring Audrey Tautou and Gad Emaleh; My Best Friend [+see also:
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Other titles expected to do well are: A Few Days in September by Santiago Amigorena (September 6, Gémini Films), starring Juliette Binoche; The Stone Council [+see also:
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Films from young and experienced directors expected to grab attention include: The Untouchable [+see also:
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film profile] by Guillaume Canet (October 18, EuropaCorp); and Le héros de la famille [+see also:
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Distributors also have great expectations for Michou d’Auber [+see also:
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film profile] by Thomas Gilou (November 1, EuropaCorp); Call Me Elizabeth by Jean-Pierre Améris (November 15, Pyramide); Je pense à vous [+see also:
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film profile] (lit. “I Am Thinking Of You”) by Pascal Bonitzer (November 29, Rezo Films); and Fair Play [+see also:
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film profile] by Lionel Bailliu (September 6, TFM).

Two more titles slated for release by Mars Distribution are Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas [+see also:
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Also lined up are directorial debuts by actors Roschdy Zem and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Zem’s (Bad Faith [+see also:
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French cinema will not forget to pay a visit to foreign shores. First stop is Georgia with L’héritage [+see also:
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film profile] by Otar Iosseliani (September 20, MK2 Distribution).

Then it’s off to Morocco with WWW: What a Wonderful World [+see also:
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film profile] by Faouzi Bensaïdi (December 13, Les Films du Losange) followed by a trip to Afghanistan with The Soldier’s Star [+see also:
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film profile] by the late Christophe de Ponfilly (November 15, Les Films du Losange).

The voyage ends in Algeria with Mon colonel [+see also:
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(Translated from French)