Potiche, the new movie directed by François Ozon starring Catherine Deneuve (picture on the left), Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Jérémie Rénier and Judith Godrèche, has been selected for the 67th Venice International Film Festival (September 1-11, 2010) and for the 35th Toronto International Film Festival (September 9-19, 2010).
Set in 1977 in a French provincial town, Potiche is a free adaptation of the 1970s eponymous French hit comic play. Deneuve is Suzanne, a submissive, housebound ‘trophy housewife’ (or "potiche") who steps in to manage her wealthy husband's umbrella factory after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. To everyone’s surprise, she proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action. But when her husband returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated. Depardieu plays a union leader and Suzanne's former beau who still holds a flame for her. Acclaimed writer-director Francois Ozon (“8 Women”) twists the original on its head to create his own satirical take on the war between the sexes and classes.
Potiche will be released in France November 10th, 2010 (Mars Films Distribution).
Le Pacte has sold Hideaway (Le Refuge)worldwide. This new movie directed by François Ozon will be distributed in North America (Strand Releasing), UK (Artificial Eye), Germany (Arsenal), Spain (Karma), Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Brazil (Imovision), Italy (Teodora), Switzerland (Frenetic), South Korea (Mediasoft), Benelux (ABC Cinemien), CIS (Russian Report), Argentina (Distribution Company) Austria (Filmladen), Poland (SPI), Czech Republic (DMC), Bulgaria (Vadi Van Kris), Turkey (Bir Film) and Greece (Nutopia).
Hideaway (Le Refuge) has been released on May 27, 2010 in Greece, June 18, 2010 in Spain, July 7, 2010 in Germany.
It will be released on August 13th, 2010 in UK,September 10th, 2010 in New York and September 17th, 2010 in Los Angeles.
The Rendez-Vous with French Cinema will celebrate in London the best in contemporary French film from June 8 to June 11, 2010. Le Refuge will be shown in the presence of François Ozon and Louis-Ronan Choisy. Le Refuge will be also distributed by Artificial Eye in UK on August 13th, 2010.
To be dated: Portugal, Chili, Paraguay and Uruguay (Telexcel), Colombia (VO Cines), Brazil (California Filmes), Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador (Eurofilms Peru), Mexico (Cine Video e Tv).