03/05/2005

The international sales arm of the French company Pyramide International, directed by Eric Lagesse is bringing a fancy selection of films to the upcoming Film Market which will take place during the Cannes Film Festival (11th-22d May). Indeed, no less than seven of the films selected in the different sections of the festival are on Pyramide’s line-up, such as Peindre ou faire l'amour [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu
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film profile] by Jean-Marie et Arnaud Larrieu, selected in competition, to start with. In the Un Certain Regard section, Pyramide presents Le Filmeur [+see also:
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film profile] by Alain Cavalier and the French/Spanish coproduction Habana blues [+see also:
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film profile] by Benito Zambrano. In the Directors’ Fortnight section, Pyramide has three features running : La forêt oubliée by the Japanese Kohei Oguri (who was so disappointed by not being selected in competition that he chose the Director’s Fortnight instead of Un Certain Regard), the French/Argentinian film Geminis by Albertina Carri, and Travaux, on sait quand ça commence... [+see also:
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film profile] by Brigitte Roüan. Finally, La petite Jérusalem by Karin Albou, will represent Pyramide in competition in the Critics’ Week section.

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Besides these much awaited movies, the sales company also presents several market premieres : L'annulaire by Diane Bertrand, adapted from Yoko Ogawa’s best seller, and Les mauvais joueurs [+see also:
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film profile] by the French director Frédéric Balekdjian. Buyers should also be very interested in Toi et moi by Julie Lopes-Curval (Golden Camera in Cannes for Bord de mer), starring Marion Cotillard and Julie Depardieu and currently shooting, as well as Transylvania, Tony Gatlif’s new project, and Une vieille maîtresse by Catherine Breillat (currently in pre-production), starring Asia Argento, Louis Garrel, and Jeanne Moreau.

(Translated from French)