The cameras will soon be rolling on Lone Scherfig’s new set. Her latest effort, The Movie Teller [+leggi anche:
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According to Variety, BAFTA-nominated actor Daniel Brühl (the TV series The Alienist, Rush [+leggi anche:
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An adaptation of Hernán Rivera Letelier’s autobiographical novel of the same name, the project’s technical crew includes DoP Daniel Aranyó (Spider-Man: Far from Home, the TV series Into the Badlands), production designer Carlos Conti (The Motorcycle Diaries [+leggi anche:
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The Movie Teller is being produced by Adolfo Blanco for Spain’s A Contracorriente Films, Vincent Juillerat for France’s Selenium Films and Andres Mardones for Chile’s Al Tiro Films. London-based Embankment Films is executive-producing the picture and is in charge of its world sales, co-repping Latin American rights with Latido Films. The official release date is yet to be disclosed.