The first day of the Marché du Film of the 74th Cannes Film Festival (from 6 to 17 July) was marked by several announcements from French international sales companies.

Studiocanal announced the arrival in its lineup of Suddenly [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jacques Audiard
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intervista: Jacques Audiard
intervista: Jacques Audiard
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intervista: Jacques Audiard
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Q&A: Jacques Audiard
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making of
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scheda film] (Directors’ Fortnight 2015), which the French group will produce with Trésor Films and Nine Stories. Interpreted by Jake Gyllenhaal and Vanessa Kirby, this adaptation of the novel Soudain, seuls by Isabelle Autissier will be shot in Ireland. The story centres on a couple travelling around the world and finding themselves stranded on a desert island, their boat missing, in dreamlike but savage nature that turns nightmarish. How can they fight hunger and exhaustion? And if they survive, how can they return to mankind?

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Pathé International has launched presales for a project involving two films on Charles de Gaulle which will be written and directed (shooting to take place in 2023) by Antonin Baudry (The Wolf’s Call [+leggi anche:
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Les Films du Losange have started presales for One Fine Morning by Mia Hansel-Løve (in competition this year in Cannes with Bergman Island [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mia Hansen-Løve
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The international sales division of mk2 Films has added to its copious Cannes lineup (read the news) two attractive French titles in post-production: The Passengers of the Night [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mikhaël Hers
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intervista: Mikhaël Hers
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intervista: Mikhaël Hers
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intervista: Léonor Serraille
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Elle Driver is launching presales for Le Bal des Folles [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Arnaud des Pallières
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Finally, Charades (read the lineup news) is working on presales for the Spanish rural thriller Piggy [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Carlota Pereda
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