The Girl by the Lake makes splash at box office
Andrea Molaioli’s debut feature The Girl by the Lake [+see also:
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Even after the sell-out screenings at the Venice fest the Indigo Film production (distributed September 14 by Medusa) continues to fill theatres. Its number six box office slot is further helped by a per screen average of €2,862 that has trounced the competition and is second only to The Simpsons Movie, pleasing all those exhibitors farsighted enough to believe in this atmospheric noir featuring an all-star cast (including Toni Servillo, Valeria Golino and Fabrizio Gifuni).
Along with the strong debut of Giancarlo Scarchilli’s Scrivilo sui muri [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)
