Standing out among the new titles freshly added to the slates of the international sales agents at the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris (organised by UniFrance from 17-21 January) is An Easy Girl [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rebecca Zlotowski
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Shot last summer, shrouded in the utmost secrecy, the film boasts a cast including young actress Mina Farid, the highly newsworthy Zahia Dehar (a former escort who was embroiled in a 2010 scandal involving a number of famous professional footballers, and who subsequently reinvented herself as a fashion designer), Benoît Magimel (Best Actor Award at Cannes in 2001 for The Piano Teacher [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Emmanuelle Bercot
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intervista: Bettina Oberli
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The story, written by Rebecca Zlotowski and Teddy Lussi-Modeste (the duo previously teamed up on writing duties for The Price of Success [+leggi anche:
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Produced by Frédéric Jouve (see the interview) for Les Films Velvet, An Easy Girl was co-produced by France 3 Cinéma. Having been pre-purchased by Canal+, the feature has also secured backing from the Cinécap, Indéfilms and Cinémage Soficas. The French distribution will be handled by Ad Vitam, and the international sales are being managed by Wild Bunch. It’s worth noting that, given the fact that the director is already getting stuck into the shoot for the series Les Sauvages [+leggi anche:
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As a reminder, Les Films Velvet has Scents and Senses [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Grégory Magne
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