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RELEASES France

European films in the height of summer

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- Films by Joann Sfar, Radu Jude, Andrea Sedlackova, Philippe Le Guay, Raphaël Jacoulot Damien Odoul, Terry Jones and Carlos Vermutat at the box office

European films in the height of summer
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun by Joann Sfar

In contrast to the drought being experienced by theatres in a number of European countries going into August, France is shaping up to be a bit of an oasis for cinephiles. Indeed, although French distributors have cut back on the number of films being released, 15 new films are scheduled for release tomorrow and next week. 

The six new films coming to theatres on Wednesday 5 August notably include The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun [+see also:
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by Joann Sfar (see article), which is being distributed by Wild Bunch Distribution. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sébastien Japrisot (with screenplay by Gilles Marchand and Patrick Godeau), the third feature film of the famous cartoonist, following on from Je t’aime, moi non plus [+see also:
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which received eight nominations at the César awards in 2011 (including for Best Debut Film) and The Rabbi’s Cat [+see also:
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(which was awarded the César for Best Animated Film in 2012) stars Scottish actress Freya Mavor, French actor Benjamin Biolay, Italian actor Elio Germano and Franco-British actress Stacy Martin.

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Eurozoom, for its part, is releasing the outstanding Aferim! [+see also:
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by Romanian director Radu Jude, which won the Golden Bear for Best Director at Berlin (see interview).

Zylo, on the other hand, brings us the enthralling Fair Play [+see also:
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by Andrea Sedlackova (a feature film which explores the subject of state doping in athletics during the era of the Eastern Bloc and was this year’s Czech candidate for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film). Finally, Happiness Distribution is releasing Oriana Fallaci by Italian director Marco Turco, a biopic on the famous journalist of the same name. 

On 12 August, nine new films will be hitting theatres. Among them, Gaumont has high hopes for Florida [+see also:
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by Philippe Le Guay (see article), which will be screened in Piazza Grande at the Locarno Film Festival). The director, who has had a series of successes with The Women on the 6th Floor [+see also:
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and Bicycling with Moliere [+see also:
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, has brought together a cast that includes Jean Rochefort, Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lucas and Anamaria Marinca for his new opus. 

Diaphana Distribution, meanwhile, will be releasing Heatwave [+see also:
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by Raphaël Jacoulot (see article), the filmmaker’s 3rd feature film afterBarrage (Berlinale Forum 2005) and The Night Clerk [+see also:
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(2011), a film starring Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Grégory Gadebois and Karim Leklou

Le Pacte will be releasing The Fear [+see also:
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by Damien Odoul (see article), which plunges viewers into the reality of the trenches during the First World War and is an adaptation of the novel by Gabriel Chevallier

Version Originale and Condor, on the other hand, have joined forces to release the victor of the 2014 San Sebastian Film Festival (which won the prize for Best Film and Best Director): Magical Girl [+see also:
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byCarlos Vermut (see interview).

Océan Films is set to release British comedy Absolute Anything [+see also:
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by Terry Jones, a new episode in the series of cult Monty Python films (see article).

Finally, Epicentre Films will be releasing Tsili [+see also:
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by Amos Gitai, a co-production between Israel, Russia, France and Italy which was unveiled at Venice last year.

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(Translated from French)

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