BERLINALE 2008 Market / France
Zonca, Klapisch and Jaoui in Studio Canal line-up
Final preparations are underway for the 58th Berlinale (February 7-17).
French international sales company Studio Canal will present as part of their line-up one of the contenders for the Golden Bear award: Erick Zonca’s Julia [+see also:
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The team headed by Harold Van Lier also hope to attract attention at the market with a feature in post-production, which is among the Cannes favourites: Let It Rain, directed by and starring Agnès Jaoui, with a cast that includes Jean-Pierre Bacri and Jamel Debbouze (see news).
Other noteworthy titles in post-production are Laetitia Colombani’s Mes stars et moi (“My Stars and I”), starring Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart and Kad Merad (see news); and Mathieu Kassovitz’s Babylon A.D. (see news), which may be unveiled out of competition at Cannes.
Studio Canal are also planning several market screenings, including Cédric Klapisch’s Paris [+see also:
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The slate also features the comedies La Personne aux deux personnes (“The Two-Sided Person”) by Bruno and Nicolas, starring Alain Chabat, Daniel Auteuil and Marina Foïs; and Fabien Oteniente’s Disco starring Gérard Depardieu, Emmanuelle Béart and the popular actor Franck Dubosc (see news).
Distributors will also have the chance to discover Jacques Maillot’s thriller Rivals [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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