Spielmann, Di Gregorio and Rosales in line-up
There is an impressive contingent of European films among the 13 new releases hitting French screens this Wednesday.
MK2 is launching a ten-print run of Austrian director Götz Spielmann’s subtle existentialist thriller Revanche [+see also:
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Meanwhile, Bodega Films (who have just bought the rights to Spanish director Robert Caston’s Ander [+see also:
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After last week’s release of Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo’s Delta [+see also:
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interview: Orsi Tóth
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A specialist in French distribution of Italian films, Jean Labadie – who has released works by Nanni Moretti and Matteo Garrone – is hoping for success with this comedy unveiled in the latest Venice Critics’ Week (see review).
The line-up also includes German director Tom Tykwer’s German/UK/US co-production The International [+see also:
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Welcome [+see also:
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Produced by Ice 3 in co-production with Studio 37 and Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, this debut feature explores the relationship of fascination and domination that forms between two young women (Little Stone Distribution).
Finally, Henri-François Imbert’s documentary Le temps des amoureuses (“The Time of the Lovers”) is being launched by Shellac.
(Translated from French)
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