In this busy fall period, the international press is reporting on French films and audiovisual works at major international festivals, as well as in theaters and on channels and platforms the world over.
On the festival front
"An alienating and seductive work in competition at the Lido," Cinematografo stated about Bertrand Bonello's The Beast, presented at the Venice Film Festival.
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Also on the subject of Venice Film Festival selections, Deadline noted Xavier Giannoli's return to directing with Of Money and Blood, a series that received its world premiere on the Lido.
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At the Toronto International Film Festival, Les Indésirables, Ladj Ly's latest film, appealed to journalists: "A spiritual sequel to Les Misérables," we can read in Film Stage.
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Colombia celebrated the return of the Festival de Cine Francés, and its homage to Jean-Luc Godard, in 16 cities around the country.
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French animation nabbed two Cartoon Tributes at the recent Cartoon Forum, as reported by Variety.
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And at San Sebastián, El País noted that two films by Joachim Lafosse and Xavier Legrand, respectively A Silence and The Successor, shared a common theme: "subjects marked by sexual abuse."
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The international press testified to the robust state of the French audiovisual sector at foreign markets and festivals.
Starting with the record sales of French audiovisual works in 2022, announced during the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Biarritz, and reported by SeñalNews.
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Variety also remarked on the success of the French audiovisual industry, thanks in particular to the American remakes of HIP and Le Bureau des Légendes.
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SeñalNews also announced new international sales for Jade Armor, mainly in Canada, Belgium, and Denmark.
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WorldScreen reported on the current projects of production company Superprod, during an interview with Jérémie Fajner and Clément Calvet.
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The Best of Us mini-series arrived in Spain, as mentioned in Neeo.es.
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And The Reunion arrived in Latin America, reported this time in News Line Report.
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In Brazil, Ouniverso da TV announced the broadcast of the documentary series Connexions on Film&Art.
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And Prensario Internacional highlighted the triumph of The Fragile Colossus
at the Seoul International Drama Awards, where it won two major awards.
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And another festival award, for the Oussekine mini-series at the Venice TV Awards.
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And in theaters…
The New York Times commented on the release in the USA of the film The Mountain, at the beginning of September.
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While still in the United States, Horror Fuel profiled Bowling Saturne, director Patricia Mazuy's first foray into genre filmmaking.
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In Mexico, Primera Página focused on The Crime Is Mine: "A look at the past in order to understand the present."
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In Norway, Cine.no interviewed Davy Chou about his film Return to Seoul: "Not your typical 'back to your roots' story."
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And in Spain, La Razón said of Charlotte Le Bon's Falcon Lake, "a sensitive and tender film that is never suffocating nor morbid."
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In The Netherlands, Cinemagazine published a glowing article about Jeanne du Barry. Maïwenn's film has already clocked up more than 21,000 admissions.
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We'll finish in Japan, with an interview with Cédric Klapisch published on Nordot.com after the release of his latest film Rise.
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