“That is My Crime,” the brand new stars-studded movie by revered French director Francois Ozon, has been boarded by a raft of main distributors in key markets.
Represented by Playtime, the crowd-pleasing comedy had its world premiere on the opening night time of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris and drew laugher all through the screening together with a protracted ovation.
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Lushly lensed in an idealized Paris of the 1930’s, “That is My Crime” brings collectively a sprawling solid, led by a pair of up-and-coming actors Nadia Tereszkiewicz (“Perpetually Younger”), Rebecca Marder (“Simone”), alongside Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini, André Dussolier, Dany Boon and Félix Lefebvre.
“That is My Crime” has been acquired for Canada (Sphere Movies), Spain (Caramel), Italy (BIM), Greece (Filmtrade), Germany (Welkino), Austria (Filmladen) Benelux (September Movies), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Bulgaria (Cinelibri), Hungary (Vertigo), Baltics, CIS (A-One), Ukraine (Arthouse Visitors), Romania (Independenta Movie) and Former Yugoslavia (MCF).
Playtime has scored these offers after presenting the script to patrons on the American Movie Market. The corporate is pursuing gross sales on the Unifrance Rendez-Vous. Territories that also open embrace North America and Asia.
“Patrons who attended the premiere in Paris had been enthused by the movie and famous that the movie was within the vein of Francois Ozon’s ‘Potiche’ and ‘8 Ladies,’ two of his greatest important and field workplace hits,” stated Playtime companion Nicolas Brigaud Robert.
A love letter to cinema and theater, “That is My Crime” tells the story of Madeleine, a reasonably, younger and penniless actress who’s accused of murdering a well-known producer. Helped by her greatest pal Pauline, a jobless lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense and turns into a star, in addition to a feminist icon.
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“That is My Crime” reteams Ozon along with his long-time producers, Eric and Nicolas Altmayer at Mandarin Cinema. The stellar key crew consists of costume designer Pascaline Chavanne (“8 Ladies,” “An Officer and a Spy”), Oscar-nominated manufacturing designer Jean Rabasse (“Vatel,” “Jackie”) and Manu Dacosse (“Peter von Kant”). The film marks Ozon’s comply with as much as “Peter von Kant” which opened the Berlinale in 2022. The auteur’s earlier credit embrace “Swimming Pool” which competed at Cannes and earned Charlotte Rampling a greatest actress prize on the European Movie Award, and the BAFTA-nominated “Potiche.”
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