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Cannes: Arnaud Desplechin’s ‘A Christmas Tale’ is first competition sale to US
In the first US sale of a Competition title at Cannes, Wild Bunch has sold Arnaud Desplechin‘s A Christmas Tale to IFC.
The family drama, which screens here on Friday, stars an ensemble cast including Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Chiara Mastroianni, Emmanuelle Devos, Anne Consigny and Melvil Poupaud.
Produced by Why Not, it will be released by Bac in France.
Furthermore, Wild Bunch has closed a Japan sale on Steven Soderbergh’s Che Guevara films to Nikkatsu – the double-feature is also running in Competition.
Ken Loach to Make Eric Cantona Biopic
An intriguing team, led by Ken Loach, is working on a project that was originated by football legend Eric Cantona.The project, with the working title Looking For Eric is part of the Wild Bunch Cannes slate.
The French company is closely guarding the details but Screen sources suggest that French star came up with the idea from which Paul Laverty has written the screenplay.
Sources also suggest it has been set up as a co-production with Cannes favourites Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes‘ Les Films Du Flueve in Belgium.
Loach’s regular producer Rebecca O’Brien is also on board.
