Adam Driver for Alfama and Joachim Trier for Memento
- CANNES 2016: The US actor will star in The Man who Killed Don Quixote by Terry Gilliam, while the Norwegian filmmaker is preparing Thelma
France’s international sales agents have made two exciting announcements to kick off the second day of the Film Market at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, which got under way yesterday.
US actor Adam Driver (Best Actor Award at Venice for Hungry Hearts [+see also:
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interview: Terry Gilliam
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Memento Films International is launching pre-sales for and will co-produce Thelma [+see also:
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interview: Joachim Trier
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interview: Joachim Trier
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interview: Joachim Trier
film profile]), a film revolving around a young woman unaware of the fact that she has been blessed with terrifying powers. The shoot will get going next autumn, with Motlys as executive producer and Sweden’s B-Reel serving as co-producer.
(Translated from French)
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