27/08/2014 - The winner of the Cannes Caméra d'Or hits screens today, while Jour2Fête and Chrysalis are releasing Danish western The Salvation, which was also unveiled on the Croisette

Party Girl by Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis

The young French directors’ feature films that were popular at the Cannes Festival in May this year are currently burning bright on the release schedule in France. After Thomas Cailley’s Love at First Fight [+see also:
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film profile], by directing trio Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis, in cinemas. Having garnered wide critical acclaim, the winner of the Caméra d'Or on the Croisette (where the film also appeared on the awards list of Un Certain Regard, taking home the Ensemble Acting Prize) is being released by Pyramide Distribution in 151 theatres. In addition, the movie was also crowned with the Audience Award at the Paris Cinéma Festival.

Another Cannes title joins Party Girl on the schedules this Wednesday: The Salvation [+see also:
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Also of note among the European productions is Version Originale/Condor’s release of Enemy [+see also:
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As for the box office, French blockbuster Lucy [+see also:
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