Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Céline Sciamma

Brittany, France, 1760.
Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young lady who has just left the convent.
Héloïse is a reluctant bride to be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing. She observes her by day and secretly
paints her at night. Intimacy and attraction grow between the two women as they share Héloïse’s first and last moments
of freedom, all whilst Marianne paints the portrait that will end it all.

"The ability to reconcile sensuousness with gender politics has always been a strength of Sciamma's work."
The Hollywood Reporter

Cast: Adèle Haenel, Noémie Merlant, Valeria Golino
2019 | France | Drama | French

Available worldwide except: France, Sweden

The Passenger

Corneliu Porumboiu

From Bucharest to the Canary Islands: treason, comic twists and a femme fatale abound in this film noir crime story from
Romanian new wave master Corneliu Porumboiu.

"Known for his dead-pan humour [...] Porumboiu is certainly one of the most original filmmakers in the recent past."
Screen

Cast: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon
2019 | Romania, France | Drama, Thriller | Romanian, English, Spanish

Available worldwide except: France, Romania, China

Amanda

Mikhaël Hers

“AMANDA seems positively solar-powered. A nourishingly classical tear-jerker as well as a glowing valentine to
Paris’s endurance in the age of modern terrorism. Vincent Lacoste is irresistible in Mikhaël Hers's tender,
airy study of a young Parisian learning to care for his orphaned niece.”
Variety

"AMANDA is immensely touching in the way it bridges minor-key sketchiness and full-on contemplation of the human condition.
An involving and typically graceful piece with a terrifically likeable central performance by Vincent Lacoste.
Mikhaël Hers is one of the better-kept secrets in current French cinema.”
Screen

Cast: Vincent Lacoste, Isaure Multrier, Stacy Martin
2018 | France | Drama | French | 106'

Available worldwide except: France, Benelux, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Brazil,
Latin America PAY TV

Pearl

Elsa Amiel

The story of a female body builder.

"Deeply affecting. The film challenges and interrogates traditional notions of femininity and beauty.
PEARL subverts the male gaze in striking fashion. Elsa Amiel makes a striking first impression with her feature debut.
Lean, muscular filmmaking that manages to be sensual and gruff in the span of a single scene.”
Indiewire

“A fresh eye on genre conventions [...] Julia Föry cuts a formidable figure as Lea Pearl and Peter Mullan’s performance
is typically uncompromising.”
Screen

Cast: Julia Föry, Peter Mullan
2018 | France | Drama | English, French | 80'

Available worldwide except: France, Benelux, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, Sweden, China

Jessica Forever

Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel

“Dystopian drama from France stands out from the crowd. A high-concept panache. With the charismatic Jessica offering
a ray of hope for the wayward souls in her care, the film presents a feminist subversion of typical savior narratives.
JESSICA FOREVER possesses an otherworldly look and feel […] that helps it stand out in the heavily populated dystopian realm.
There’s poise and flair in the film’s overall stripped-back nature, echoed in its aesthetic touches as well.”
Screen

“Beautifully shot. A wild genre-bender with visual magic.”
The Hollywood Reporter

Cast: Aomi Muyock, Lukas Ionesco, Paul Hamy
2018 | France | Drama, Fantasy | French | 97'

Available worldwide except: USA, Canada, ANZ, France, China, Japan

Varda by Agnès

Agnès Varda

The feminist icon returns with a new documentary
following her Oscar nominated ‘FACES PLACES’.

Delivery 2019 | France | Documentary | French, English

Available worldwide except: France, Scandinavia, Portugal,
Former Yugoslavia, China, HK, Israel

Port Authority

Danielle Lessovitz

A tumultuous love story set in New York’s underground
voguing culture.

Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, McCaul Lombardi
Delivery 2019 | USA | Drama | English

Available worldwide except: USA

DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT AWARD

The Trouble with You

Pierre Salvadori

"Exhilarating... As crazed and lawless as the action gets [...]
it's the underlying sweetness that makes it so pleasurable."
The Hollywood Reporter

Cast: Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï, Audrey Tautou
2018 | France | Comedy | French | 108'

Available territories: USA, UK, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain, Bulgaria, Czech & Slovak Republics, Israel, South-East Asia, South Korea, India, Africa (excl. North Africa PAY TV)

NEW DIRECTOR'S CUT

Ash is Purest White

Jia Zhang-Ke

"A thoughtful, measured piece that is rich in atmosphere,
and a fantastic showcase for the skills of Zhao Tao."
Screen

Cast: Zhao Tao, Liao Fan
2018 | China, France | Drama | Mandarin | 136'

Available territories: ANZ, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe (excl. Former Yugoslavia, Poland), CIS, Baltics, Latin America (excl. Brazil, Argentina and Latin America PAY TV), Middle East, Israel, Africa

CRITICS' WEEK AWARD

Sir

Rohena Gera

“A thoughtful and heartfelt drama, delicately observed.
There is real depth and poignancy.”
The Guardian

Cast: Tillotama Shome, Vivek Gomber
2018 | India, France | Drama | Hindi, English | 99’

Available territories: USA, ANZ, UK, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excl. Hungary & EE Pay TV), CIS, Baltics, Turkey, South Korea, South-East Asia, Latin America (excl. Colombia, Brazil and Latin America PAY TV), Middle East, Africa

Asako I & II

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

"A meditation on the definition of true love. Refreshing."
Indiewire

Cast: Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata
2018 | Japan, France | Drama | Japanese | 120'

Available territories: ANZ, UK, Italy, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, Spain, Greece, Eastern Europe (excl. Poland,
Former Yugoslavia), CIS, Baltics, India, Latin America
(excl. Brazil), Middle East, Israel, Turkey, Africa

At War

Stéphane Brizé

“A wrenchingly intimate look at hundreds of French factory workers fighting to keep their jobs. Ripped from the headlines, keenly researched and carefully crafted, this fictional tale has near-universal resonance.”
The Hollywood Reporter

Cast: Vincent Lindon
2018 | France | Drama | French |113'

Available territories: ANZ, UK (excl. Ireland), Scandinavia (excl. Denmark, Norway), Spain, CIS, Baltics, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Latin America (excl. Argentina, Brazil, Mexico), Middle East, Africa, Airlines

Sorry Angel

Christophe Honoré

"A radiant new film. Vibrant and moving [...] Both leads
give luminous, deeply nuanced performances."
The Hollywood Reporter

Cast: Pierre Deladonchamps, Vincent Lacoste, Denis Podalydès
2018 | France | Drama | French | 132’

Available territories: Scandinavia (excl. Norway), Portugal, CIS, Bulgaria, Czech & Slovak Republics, Romania, South-East Asia, India, China, Latin America (excl. Brazil, Mexico and Latin America PAY TV), Middle East, Israel, Africa, Airlines

Sophia Antipolis

Virgil Vernier

"Virgil Vernier exhibits a rare knack for evoking the ennui of modern life and the ghosts that haunt the margins of even the most unassuming environments. Shot on beautifully textured 16mm, SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS imaginatively depicts an ostensibly alien landscape with just enough real world detail to genuinely unsettle.”
Film Comment

2018 | France | Drama | French | 96'

Available worldwide except: France, Switzerland, China

Maria by Callas

Tom Volf

“The diva of all divas gets a giant close-up. Captivating.”
The Hollywood Reporter

Cast: Maria Callas, Aristotle Onassis, Pier Paolo Pasolini
2017 | France | Documentary | English, French | 113'

Available territories: South-East Asia, India, Latin America (excl. Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and Latin America PAY TV),
Middle East, North Africa

Cold War

Paweł Pawlikowski

“Bittersweet and unbearably lovely.”
The Hollywood Reporter

Cast: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Jeanne Balibar
2018 | Poland, UK, France | Drama | Polish, French | 90’

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