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Key Players in the 2011 Cannes Market: Sierra/Affinity
The U.S based Sales Agent and Production Co. company comes to Cannes with items for sale and surprisingly enough, they've got a Main Comp entry in Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive. We've got big eyes for a title Sierra/Affinity is repping in Oren Moverman's Rampart which I predict great things for, and Matt Piedmont directorial debut film which might confirm the genius I found in his Sundance winning short films.
Key Players in the 2011 Cannes Market: Rezo
The French Sales Agent, Theatrical Distribution and Production company based out of Paris comes to the fest with a pair of items (Cristian Jimenez's Bonsai and Liza Johnson's Return) but Rezo also got a pair of must sees in Julie Delpy's 2 Days in New York (which we could technically find at TIFF and will once again back a Stéphane Brize project -- his A Few Hours of Spring is currently in pre-production.
Key Players in the 2011 Cannes Market: Pyramide
Pyramide, the French sales agent and theatrical distribution had a great Cannes last year repping films that collected prizes in: A Screaming Man and Ano Bisiesto. This year they've got another Bruno Dumont film (see pic above), the closing film in the UCR section with Andrey Zvyagintsev's Elena and Ismael Ferroukhi receives an invite as well for Free Men in a Cannes' section that we figure isn't really part of the festival since there are no official press screenings made available.
Review: Tuesday, After Christmas
"Because Muntean refrains from taking a moral stance and is more curious about what a cerebral, adulterous behaviour looks and feels like, it is in the poignant announcement sequence that is the cherry of the film -- we are treated to a long take that culminates in years of one's life lost in one snap statement."
