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MK2 launches film version of Carlos

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Having been the subject of keen debate about its "hybridity" when it was selected for Cannes and after an out-of-competition screening on the Croisette of its three TV version episodes (5hr 19min in total – see review), Olivier Assayas’s Carlos [+see also:
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is being released today in theatres in its 2hr 45min film version. Backed by enthusiastic critics, the French/German co-production based on the life of the famous terrorist is being launched by MK2 on 58 screens.

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There has also been a positive critical reception for another French title unveiled at Cannes: Marc Fitoussi’s Copacabana [+see also:
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. Presented at a special screening in Critics’ Week (see review), the feature starring an outstanding Isabelle Huppert alongside her daughter Lolita Chammah is being released by Mars Distribution on 97 screens.

Another French production in this Wednesday’s line-up is Philippe Locquet’s Je Vous Aime Très Beaucoup [+see also:
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(“I Love You Very Much”), which centres on three half-brothers who meet each other for the first time and spend the holidays at their grandmother’s house (Mazel Productions – released by Jour2Fête on 93 screens).

Also hitting theatres are Italian director Francesca Archibugi’s Matter of Heart [+see also:
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(see news – distributed by Bellissima Films); and two UK features: Neil Marshall’s Centurion (Pathé Distribution) and Jonathan Lynn’s Wild Target [+see also:
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(a remake of Pierre Salvadori’s Wild Target), which is being released by Studio 37 – Rezo Films.

At the box office dominated by US animated blockbuster Shrek Forever After (1.4m viewers in five days on 842 screens), Mathieu Amalric’s On Tour [+see also:
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interview: Mathieu Amalric
interview: Mathieu Amalric
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has got off to an excellent start over the same period of time with 136,000 admissions on a 159-print run (distribution: Le Pacte). Meanwhile, Jean Becker’s My Afternoons With Marguerite [+see also:
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has passed the 1m admissions mark after almost five weeks on release.

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(Translated from French)

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