Pietro Marcello’s ‘Scarlet’ to Open Cannes’ Directors Fortnight

Pietro Marcello’s French-language interval drama “Scarlet” is ready to open the 54th version of Cannes’ Administrators Fortnight on Could 18.

Weaving musical and fantasy components, the movie is ready in Northern Normandy, between the 2 world wars, a time of nice innovations, and follows the journey of a younger girl who was raised by her father, a widowed battle veteran, and strives to search out her personal path in life.

Marcello, a critically acclaimed Italian filmmaker whose credit embrace the Venice prize-winning “Martin Eden,” penned the script together with his common screenwriting companion Maurizio Braucci (“Gomorra”), in addition to Maud Ameline (“Amanda”), with the participation of the novelist Geneviève Brisac.

“Scarlet” is produced by Charles Gillibert at CG Cinema (“Mustang,” “Annette”) with Avventurosa and Rai Cinema in Italy, in collaboration with Ilya Stewart (Hype Movie) and Antonio Miyakawa (Sensible Footage). Orange Studio is dealing with worldwide gross sales whereas Le Pacte will distribute it in France.

The film is headlined by Juliette Jouan, Raphaël Thierry (“Staying Vertical”), Louis Garrel (“DNA”), Noémie Lvovsky (“Camille Rewinds”), amongst others.

The total lineup of Administrators Fortnight might be unveiled on April 19. This yr will mark Paolo Moretti’s third and final version as creative director of this system. Final yr’s prime prize was awarded to Jonas Carpignano who picked up the Europa Cinemas Cannes Label award for his movie “A Chiara.” Vincent Maël Cardona, in the meantime, received the SACD prize for “Magnetic Beats.” The 23-title lineup additionally included 10 characteristic debuts, together with “Murina” by Croatian-American filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic who took dwelling the Golden Digital camera Award.