04/03/2016 - Paolo Genovese’s new comedy, a real box-office champ, has been selected in the International Narrative section of the New York-based festival (13-24 April)

Perfetti sconosciuti by Paolo Genovese

Perfetti sconosciuti [+see also:
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In the meantime, Perfetti sconosciuti’s great run at the Italian box office continues unabated: having come out in theatres on 11 February, the film distributed by Medusa has now smashed through the €12 million mark in terms of takings, and even yesterday (Thursday, the day when new films are released) was occupying the number-one spot in the chart, after three weeks on release. This bittersweet comedy, which is very much in demand overseas – also for possible remakes – is currently in third place at the 2016 box office, hot on the heels of undisputed champion Quo vado? [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)