Variance Films will release Scales, the debut feature film by Saudi Arabian writer/director Shahad Ameen that premiered at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, where it won the Verona Film Club Award.
Foreign Language Films
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SCALES Trailer. Saudi Arabian Filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s Visually Stunning Feminist Parable
Scales directed by Shahad Ameen
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Benoît Jacquot’s CASANOVA, LAST LOVE on Famous 18th-century Seducer Opens on July 14 [Trailer]
Casanova, Last Love The french period romance drama Casanova, Last Love, a film by Benoît Jacquot (Farewell, My Queen, Diary of a Chambermaid) based on Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), the memoir and autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, a famous 18th-century Italian adventurer, opens July 14 at the Quad Cinema in New York City.
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Sexy, Nostalgic SUMMER OF 85 Opens in More US Cities – Chicago, DC, Portland, Dallas, Atlanta, More on June 25
Félix Lefebvre (left) and Benjamin Voisin (right) in François Ozon’s Summer of 85. Courtesy of Music Box Films. Following an opening weekend June 18 in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, François Ozon’s Summer of 85 expands to additional cities on Friday, June 25.
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Eliane Costar’s Award-Winning Brazilian Drama HALF BROTHER Arrives in US in June
Half Brother (Meio Irmão) directed by Eliane Costar The Brazilian award-winning drama film Half Brother (Meio Irmão) written and directed by first-time filmmaker Eliane Costar will be released on June 15 by Breaking Glass Pictures.
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French Crime Caper MAMA WEED Starring Isabelle Huppert Sets July Release Date [Trailer]
MAMA WEED starring Isabelle Huppert © Photo Lydie Nesvadba The clever French crime caper Mama Weed, directed by Jean-Paul Salomé and starring Isabelle Huppert will open in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and in many other US cities on July 16th. VOD release will follow on July 23rd.
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New French Shorts 2021 Showcase Opens on May 28 – ‘Genius Loci’ ‘And Then the Bear’ among Lineup
Genius Loci The Oscar-nominated animated short Genius Loci, along with César Award winners And Then the Bear and So What if the Goats Die? are among the lineup for New French Shorts 2021, the annual showcase of the new cinematic gems in short form from France.
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DEAD PIGS, Cathy Yan’s Sundance Winning Social Satire Opens on May 13
Dead Pigs directed by Cathy Yan Cathy Yan’s feature film debut, Dead Pigs, winner of Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting at Sundance Film Festival opens via Metrograph’s virtual cinema on May 13, then nationally on May 28.
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SWEAT Trailer. Polish Drama Takes Shocking Look at Internet Celebridom
Sweat directed by Magnus von Horn MUBI released the trailer for the drama film Sweat, billed as “a shocking glimpse beneath the candy-colored surface of internet celebrity,” set to open in select theaters on June 18. The breakout second feature from writer-director Magnus von Horn, Sweat was an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. Told with the pulse-pounding intensity of a thriller, this riveting drama exposes the real-life repercussions of our digital culture.
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LA DOSIS Trailer. Argentine Chilling Thriller Stars Carlos Portaluppi and Ignacio Rogers
La Dosis starring Carlos Portaluppi, Ignacio Rogers and Lorena Vega Samuel Goldwyn Films debuted the official trailer for the chilling Argentine thriller movie La Dosis (The Dose) starring Carlos Portaluppi, Ignacio Rogers and Lorena Vega. Directed by Martín Kraut, La Dosis world premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2020, and also played BFI Flare, the Fantasia Film Festival, and others; and will be available on-demand and digital on June 11, 2021.
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ENFANT TERRIBLE Trailer. Biopic of Iconic German New Wave Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Enfant Terrible directed by Oskar Roehler The new trailer debuted today for Enfant Terrible the biopic of iconic German New Wave director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, opening in select theaters, starting on May 7th, from Dark Star Pictures. From director Oskar Roehler, and starring Oliver Masucci, Hary Prinz, Katja Riemann, and Felix Hellmann, Enfant Terrible had its world premiere at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.
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THE FEAST, Welsh-language Revenge Horror Eyes Thanksgiving 2021 Release
The Feast directed by Lee Haven Jones IFC Midnight will release the Welsh-language supernatural revenge horror The Feast, directed by BAFTA-winning television director Lee Haven Jones in his feature debut. IFC Midnight will release the film Thanksgiving 2021.
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UNDINE Trailer. German Drama Film Starring Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski Opens in US Theaters in June
Franz Rogowski as “Christoph” and Paula Beer as “Undine” in Christian Petzold’s UNDINE. Courtesy of IFC Films. IFC Films released the trailer for the German drama film Undine written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Christian Petzold (Barbara, Phoenix, Transit), starring Paula Beer (Transit, Frantz) and Franz Rogowski (Transit). Undine which premiered in competition in the 2020 Berlin Film Festival opens in theaters and VOD on June 4, 2021.