Even on the very first day of the Marché du Film at the 72^nd Cannes Film Festival, the French international sales agents have whipped out several announcements.

Playtime has added An Officer and a Spy [+leggi anche:
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Mk2 Films (see the line-up news) is getting started with pre-sales for the upcoming film by Norway’s Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Joachim Trier
scheda film]. With this movie, the filmmaker will conclude his trilogy about Oslo, which began with Reprise [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Joachim Trier
intervista: Karin Julsrud
scheda film] before continuing with Oslo, August 31st [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Joachim Trier
scheda film]. As a reminder, Trier also helmed Louder Than Bombs [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Joachim Trier
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intervista: Eili Harboe
intervista: Joachim Trier
scheda film].

Likewise, Indie Sales (see the line-up news) is beginning pre-sales for On a Half Clear Morning [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Bruno Dumont
scheda film] by Bruno Dumont, starring Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin and Benoît Magimel. Principal photography for this 3B production, co-produced by Arte France Cinéma, Germany’s Red Balloon and Belgium’s Scope Pictures, will start in September.

Charades (see the line-up news) will be pinning its hopes on Pierre Pinaud’s social comedy The Rose Maker [+leggi anche:
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Pre-sales are also getting under way in the Pathé International camp (see the line-up news) for Eiffel [+leggi anche:
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SND is officially kicking off pre-sales for the comedy A Friendly Tale [+leggi anche:
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As a reminder, prior to the market, Les Films du Losange announced the arrival of The Beast in the Jungle by Patric Chiha on its line-up; the movie will be toplined by Luxembourg’s Vicky Krieps and France’s Gaspard Ulliel.