– The sales agent is banking on Lisandro Alonso and Bruno Dumont in the Directors’ Fortnight, Katharina Rivilis and Diego Luna in the Official Selection, and Bruno Santamaría Razo in Critics’ Week
Double Freedom by Lisandro Alonso
French international sales agent Luxbox (directed by Fiorella Moretti) will be heading to the Marché du Film (12-20 May) – hosted by the 79th Cannes Film Festival – with a very promising line-up, buoyed by an impressive five feature films which are set to world premiere across the different selections.
Shining bright in the Directors’ Fortnight are two titles put forth by established and highly acclaimed filmmakers: Red Rocks by French helmer Bruno Dumont (read our article) and Double Freedom by Argentine’s Lisandro Alonso. The latter also penned the screenplay for his movie, which sees him reuniting with Misael Saavedra in a remake, of sorts, of La Libertad. Misael works alone, axe in hand, felling trees in the woods, but an unbidden responsibility suddenly upends his life. The rhythm of his days subsequently fades away in the natural surrounds where human reason no longer holds any meaning… The film was produced by Planta (Chile), Deptford Film (United Kingdom) and 4L (Argentina), in co-production with Les films Fauves (Luxembourg), The Match Factory (Germany), Cimarrón (Uruguay), Pulpa Film (USA) and Carte Blanche (USA).
The Luxbox team led by Jennyfer Gautier will also be pinning its hopes on two feature film debuts: the first, German-Swiss-American production I’ll Be Gone in June by Germany’s Katharina Rivilis (article), will be presented in the Official Selection’s Un Certain Regard section, while Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building by Mexican filmmaker Bruno Santamaría Razo (read our interview) will screen in competition in Critics’ Week. Written by the director himself, the screenplay takes us to Mexico City in the early 1990s. On the day Bruno turns 11, his growing feelings for his best friend Vladimir clash with the sudden announcement that his father has HIV. As in salsa songs, his family tries to sing and dance to ward off their pain. Thirty years on, Bruno reinvents and films the memories he couldn’t quite grasp as a child… The film involves Mexico (Ojo de vaca), Brazil (Desvia Produções) and Denmark (Snowglobe).
Last but not least, the Luxbox line-up boasts another Mexican filmmaker who’ll be attending a Special Screening in the Official Selection: Diego Luna with Ashes (article).
(Translated from French)
