Magnolia nabs Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marion Cotillard's “Ismael’s Ghosts”May 27, 2016 - 12:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Magnolia has acquired all U.S. rights to Arnaud Desplechin’s “Ismael’s Ghosts” with Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathieu Amalric and Louis Garrel, Variety has learned. Sold by Wild Bunch and produced by Paris-based Why Not Productions, “Ismael’s Ghosts” marks Desplechin’s follow-up to “My Golden Days,” which was also picked up by Magnolia. “My Golden Days” world-premiered last year at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and won the SACD prize along with a flurry of other prizes, including six Cesars, France’s equivalent to the Oscars. Currently in pre-production, “Ismael’s Ghosts” tells the tale of a widowed film director who is in the middle of making a film about an atypical diplomat inspired by his brother. While he has started a new life with Sylvia, he still mourns the death of a former lover, Carlotta, who passed away 20 years earlier; then Carlotta returns from the dead, causing Sylvia to run away. Desplechin penned the script with Julie Peyr, who co-wrote Desplechin’s last two films — “My Golden Days” and “Jimmy P.” — and Lea Mysius, whose short “L’ile Jaune” won the Grand Jury prize at Angers fest. Desplechin served on George Miller’s jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. One of France’s most popular auteurs, Desplechin has directed five films that have had their world premieres in competition at Cannes: “Jimmy P.,” “A Christmas Tale,” “Esther Kahn,” “My Sex Life… or How I Got Into an Argument” and “The Sentinel.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |