08/03/2006

Three French films make their appearance on Belgian and Luxembourg screens this week, with only the Turks there to defend another cinematic perspective through My Father and My Son (Babam ve Oglum), a family comedy by Çagan Irmak, which is being distributed on 4 screens. The remaining six releases come from the US.

The distributors have drawn up their battle plan for the three French comedies. Victory Films has brought out Célibataires [+see also:
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MeliMedias brings screenwriter Danièle Thompson’s third film as director to the theatres (after La Bûche and Jet Lag). Although Orchestra Seats [+see also:
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Lastly, Belga Film have not skimped in their support of the country’s other incontestable star, Benoît Poelvoorde, whose immense talent has become increasingly more dazzling. Philippe Le Guay’s new comedy, One Fine Day [+see also:
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(Translated from French)