Films Distribution’s glittering line-up
Successful deals are expected to be struck by French international sale company Films Distribution at the Cannes Film Market, where they will present an impressive line-up that includes a title screening in official competition: Philippe Garrel’s La frontière de l’aube [+see also:
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A loyal supporter of European auteur productions, Films Distribution will also showcase three titles in the Directors’ Fortnight: On War [+see also:
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The company will also present Raymond Depardon’s documentary La vie moderne (“Modern Life”) in the Un Certain Regard section.
As for market screenings, Nicolas Brigaud-Robert’s company will be hoping for success with the international premiere of Vincent Garenq’s Baby Love, a comedy about a gay couple who adopt a child. The film stars Pilar López de Ayala, Pascal Elbé and Lambert Wilson.
A market screening is also planned for Claus Drexel’s Family Values, in which André Dussollier, Hande Kodja, Eric Caravaca and Miou-Miou get over-excited when they discover a bag filled with money.
Films Distribution will continue sales for several titles in post-production. These include Rithy Panh’s The Sea Wall, starring Isabelle Huppert and Gaspard Ulliel (see news); Eric Forestier’s La Troisième partie du monde (“The Third Part of the World”); Hany Tamba’s Melodrama Habibi and Jean-Claude Brisseau’s A l’aventure.
Further titles include Anne Fontaine’s unmissable Coco Before Chanel, starring Audrey Tautou (see news) which is set to start shooting in the autumn; new features by Philippe Lioret (Welcome - see news) and Cédric Kahn (Les regrets - see news); as well as three fantasy film projects: Humans by Jacques-Olivier Molon and Pierre-Olivier Thévenin, The Horde by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher, and Fouad Benhammou’s Ruiflec: The Village of Darkness (starring Sara Forestier).
(Translated from French)
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