After a very beneficial Marché du Film in Cannes, French sales company Pyramide International (directed by Éric Lagesse and led by Agathe Mauruc) will go into action with a lot of optimism at the 81st Venice Film Festival. Indeed, two titles of the lineup will have their world premieres in competition on the Lido.

With Three Friends [+leggi anche:
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The second asset in Pyramide International’s lineup in the race for the 2024 Golden Lion, the documentary Youth (Homecoming) [+leggi anche:
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In Toronto, Pyramide International will also count on the world premier of Shepherds by Canadian filmmaker Sophie Derasme in Special Presentations (starring Solène Rigot in the lead role - a film co-produced by French outfit Avenue B) and on two of its Cannes films: The Story of Souleymane [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Boris Lojkine
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intervista: Agathe Riedinger
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intervista: Louise Courvoisier
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intervista: Arnaud e Jean-Marie Larrieu
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intervista: Yolande Zauberman
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intervista: Thierry de Peretti
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