02/06/2017 - CANNES 2017: Spanish film buffs will be able to enjoy outstanding cinematic experiences from the recent French festival, thanks to distributors like Golem, La Aventura and Avalon

When a movie buff reads news about a film festival, his or her desire to see the films dominating the headlines increases exponentially. Thanks to various Spanish distributors and their purchases at the recent Cannes Film Festival, the cinephiles’ wishes will soon come true. For instance, Golem will oversee the Spanish release of Loveless [+see also:
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interview: Andrey Zvyagintsev
film profile], directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, which received the Jury Prize, as well as In the Fade [+see also:
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interview: Fatih Akin
film profile] by Fatih Akin (the Turkish-German filmmaker’s previous movies also all went on general release courtesy of Golem), whose devoted lead actress, Diane Kruger, pocketed the Best Actress Award at the gathering.

Golem will release The Workshop [+see also:
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interview: Laurent Cantet
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Q&A: Michael Haneke
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Avalon, meanwhile, will bring three of the most highly acclaimed titles at the French event to Spanish screens: Bright Sunshine In [+see also:
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film profile] by Claire Denis, a romantic comedy starring Juliette Binoche, which took part in the Directors’ Fortnight, scooping the SACD Prize; the winner of the Grand Prix in the official section, the FIPRESCI Prize and the Queer Palm, BPM (Beats Per Minute) [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud Valois
interview: Robin Campillo
film profile] by Robin Campillo, a film about the fight against AIDS, which deeply moved jury chair Pedro Almodóvar; and the Palme d’Or winner, The Square [+see also:
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interview: Ruben Östlund
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At Cannes, Betta Pictures acquired Closeness, the winner of the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section, which is the feature debut by Kantemir Balagov. It will also release the latest movie by Naomi Kawase, Radiance [+see also:
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film profile]. Diamond Films will distribute Wonderstruck by Todd Haynes and The Killing of a Sacred Deer [+see also:
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interview: Yorgos Lanthimos
film profile] by Greece’s Yorgos Lanthimos, which won a trophy for its daring screenplay.

Vértigo Films will bring Redoubtable [+see also:
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Q&A: Michel Hazanavicius
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interview: Santiago Mitre
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Rodin [+see also:
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film profile] and The Day After, as well as Bruno Dumont’s Jeannette, The Childhood of Joan of Arc [+see also:
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interview: Bruno Dumont
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interview: Jonas Dornbach
interview: Valeska Grisebach
interview: Valeska Grisebach
film profile], the Portuguese title The Nothing Factory [+see also:
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interview: Pedro Pinho
film profile] by Pedro Pinho and Lover for a Day [+see also:
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(Translated from Spanish)