The following four 2008 FSLC RENDEZ-VOUS FILMS HAVE SCHEDULED U.S. RELEASES NOW:
1. NICOLAS KLOTZ'S "HEARTBEAT DETECTOR"/ "LA QUESTIONS HUMAINE" (MARCH 14)
2. CHRISTOPHHE HONORE'S "LOVE SONGS"/"LES CHANSONS D'AMOUR" (MARCH 21)
3. CLAUDE LELOUCHE'S "CROSSED TRACKS"/ROMAN DE GARE" (APRIL 25) 4. SANDRINE BONNAIRE'S "HER NAME IS SABINE"/"ELLE S'APPELLE SABINE" (DATE UNKNOWN)
THE FOLLOWING HAVE U.S. THEATRICAL POTENTIAL:
5. CEDRIC KLAPISCH'S "PARIS"
6. EMMANUEL MOURET'S "SHALL WE KISS?"/"UN BAISER S'IL VOUS PLAIT"
AND, OF COURSE, AS WE'VE MENTIONED, A VERY LIKELY CHOICE IS:
7. CLAUDE MILLER'S "A SECRET"/"UN SECRET"
Perhaps some further pickups will happen during the Rendez-Vous public screenings; filmmakers and artists will be on hand to promote their work. The event will be attended by almost all the directors featured, including Cédric Klapisch for Paris; Sandrine Bonnaire with Her Name Is Sabine; Claude Miller, accompanying Un secret; and Claude Lelouch, who will open the occasion with Crossed Tracks.
The young generation of French filmmakers will be represented by Christophe Honoré (Love Songs), Emmanuel Mouret (Shall We Kiss?), Jean-Marc Moutout (The Feelings Factory), Mia Hansen-Love (All Is Forgiven), Audrey Estrougo (Ain’t Scared) and Éric Guirado (The Grocer’s Son).
The artistic delegation on hand includes actors Louis Garrel and Elsa Zylberstein.
Most of the others seem to me worthy of US DVD release, especially Mia Hansen-Love's ALL IS FORGIVEN, Audrey Estrougo's AIN'T SCARED and Éric Guirado's THE GROCER'S SON and (even though I personally didn't like it much) the animation compendium FEAR(S) OF THE DARK.
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