Toronto: the balance for Wild Bunch

22/09/2005

After a fine trip to Venice, a very active Toronto and a detour via San Sebastian, Vincent Maraval summed up for Cineuropa the principal sales by the French company Wild Bunch.
On the European front, the Venice shop-window was particularly profited for the Italian production Mary [+see also:
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Also screened at la Mostra, Backstage [+see also:
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