Garrone and Bellocchio’s journey across North America begins in Toronto

by Camillo De Marco

17/09/2012 - Reality will be distributed in Canada by Mongrel and in the United States by Oscilloscope. Discussions are under way for Bella Addormentata and great interest is being expressed for L'Intervallo, a Venice revelation.

The Luce Cinecittà institute sent out a report focused on Italy at the Toronto International Film Festival, the most important market for films in the Americas, which ended yesterday.

Reality [+see also:
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film profile]. Reality, which has already been sold in fifteen countries, will be distributed in Canada by Mongrel and by Oscilloscope in the United States. Its promotion campaign started in Toronto.

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Bella Addormentata [+see also:
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As for E' stato il figlio [+see also:
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