Tema: Megalopolis (Francis Ford Coppola, 2024)

Vamos que nos vamos. Estreno en Francia -en cines, por supuesto-, en Septiembre.

‘Megalopolis' Finds French Distribution, Sets September Release


While U.S. distributors continue to complain about its low commercial prospects, Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” has been picked up by Le Pacte in France. French newspaper Le Point confirms the film has also set a late September release in France.

Le Pacte is the same distributor as last year’s “Anatomy of a Fall.” No word yet on how much they paid to nab the rights to “Megalopolis,” but I can’t imagine it being that high given that Le Pacte isn’t necesarilly a studio known to dish out an inordinate amount of money for a film.



A Contracorriente, deja de mirarme así y haz algo, coño.

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Nears French Distribution Deal With Indie Banner Le Pacte


In the run-up to its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Francis Ford Coppola‘s 135-minute epic “Megalopolis” is on track to sell to a French distributor, Le Pacte.

The indie company, presided over by veteran French distributor Jean Labadie, is currently negotiating a deal. It seems like an odd match for such a pricey movie considering Le Pacte’s fairly modest size. Although the company has had recent hits, including Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” and Maiwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry,” it may not be able to splurge on P&A. Coppola’s lawyer Barry Hirsch, who also served as a producer, has been courting studios and streamers to secure a splashy deal with a P&A commitment amounting to more than half of the film’s $120 budget, according to industry insiders. The pending deal with Le Pacte suggests that the film, which Coppola self-financed, might not get picked up by a studio for a worldwide pact. Beyond the P&A commitment, another demand that has turned off prospective buyers is the fact that producers, including Coppola, are seeking half of the movie’s revenues, even for France.

En la negrita ha de estar el problema.

Coppola's "Megalopolis" to be distributed in France by Le Pacte

Philippe Guedj

The suspense is over: just as speculation was running wild over the distribution of Megalopolis, the high-risk sci-fi blockbuster presented by director Francis Ford Coppola at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, Le Point Pop learns from sources close to the matter that the independent company Le Pacte will obtain exclusive distribution rights for the film in French cinemas. "It's going to be a real sport," says a film professional, referring to the uncertain commercial potential of the 26th feature from one of Hollywood's greatest living directors. In accordance with the filmmaker's wishes, however, this extraordinary work will indeed be seen on the big screen in France.

Scheduled for release in multiplexes in France at the end of September, Megalopolis is said to have cost between $120 and $130 million. The screenplay, which Coppola has been working on for four decades, focuses on the struggle for influence between two men involved in rebuilding a major American megalopolis (New York?) after a cataclysm in the near future. The two rivals are a visionary architect (played by Adam Driver), with ambitions for a city based on ecologically virtuous growth, and the city's mayor (Giancarlo Esposito), the embodiment of an old world with corrupt methods.

Self-financed by the director of The Godfather, who had to do without the support of a major studio for this kamikaze adventure, Megalopolis will be screened in competition on the Croisette, surrounded by a double aura of excitement and mistrust - the most skeptical fear a pensum of over two hours that risks scaring off the crowds with its excessive rejection of convention. Founder and president of Le Pacte, after having created other renowned companies such as BAC, Mars and Wild Side, Jean Labadie boasts an impressive track record of demanding, often commercially risky, French and international feature films.

Among other titles, Le Pacte has distributed in France such works as Drive, Snowpiercer, Timbuktu, Les Misérables, Roubaix, une lumière, Dark Waters, La Syndicaliste, Jeanne du Barry and, more recently, the phenomenal Anatomy of a Fall and Borgo. We can imagine that Le Pacte's cash flow, recently galvanized by the box office and worldwide sales of Justine Triet's Palme d'Or, has put the company in pole position in negotiations with Coppola. To be continued.

Le Pacte is not your typical "small French indie" distributor though. Jean Labadie is one of the most powerful kingmaker and one of Fremaux's closest friends. So having Variety describing him as "small" is kinda funny and also seemingly downplays Coppola's acomplishment in a way

"Anatomy of a Fall", Kore-eda's "Monster", "Red Rocket", "Dark Waters" and "Les Misérables" were all distributed by Le Pacte

Si no lleva por aquí, habrá que fletar autobuses para ir a Perpiñán a ver la peli

Saludos

Iniciado por Tripley

Si no lleva por aquí, habrá que fletar autobuses para ir a Perpiñán a ver la peli

Pues tendría su gracia. Sería la escapada a Perpignan de nuestra generación... aunque creo que aquí no veremos pezones ni parrús partout, como con la Kristel.

Borrado.

Iniciado por Muthur

Pues tendría su gracia. Sería la escapada a Perpignan de nuestra generación... aunque creo que aquí no veremos pezones ni parrús partout, como con la Kristel.

Spoiler:

Bueno... yo no lo descartaría tan rápido, basándome en el borrador del guión -de finales de los 80, parece ser- que leí (es posible que Coppola haya cortado o cambiado estas secuencias con contenido sexual -una de ellas muy perturbadora- a lo largo de los años, pero teniendo en cuenta ciertos comentarios que circulan por ahí de gente que ya ha visto la película, yo diría que es probable que algo de ello haya quedado en la versión final del guión).

Por decírtelo de manera suave, vello púbico no vas a ver. Pero conejo, ya te digo yo que es muy probable que si. En primerísimo primer plano y con todo lujo de detalles, de hecho, si es que no ha eliminado la escena concreta en la que estoy pensando.

Iniciado por Muthur

Pues tendría su gracia. Sería la escapada a Perpignan de nuestra generación... aunque creo que aquí no veremos pezones ni parrús partout, como con la Kristel.

Saludos

Nos veo a todos como cuando hace cincuenta años cruzaban a Francia para ver El Último Tango en París.

A mí me gustaría verla en un cine grande, en unos multicines vaya, pero si no se hace con ella una distribuidora grande tendremos que ir haciéndonos a la idea de verla en unos Verdi o similares, eso con suerte.

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Nos veo a todos como cuando hace cincuenta años cruzaban a Francia para ver El Último Tango en París.

A mí me gustaría verla en un cine grande, en unos multicines vaya, pero si no se hace con ella una distribuidora grande tendremos que ir haciéndonos a la idea de verla en unos Verdi o similares, eso con suerte.

Si, creo que la gente se confunde por el alto presupuesto, pero esto no deja de ser cine independiente alejado del mainstream. De hecho, una persona que supuestamente ya ha podido verla ha contado que está más cerca en forma y fondo a Youth Without Youth que de ninguna otra cosa hecha por Coppola en su vida. Ambas películas comparten además director de fotografía y compositor, así que no me extrañaría nada si fuese así.