Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon’s “Arbitrage” to open San Sebastian Film FestJuly 26, 2012 - 17:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nicholas Jarecki’s Arbitrage, starring Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, will open the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival’s official section in competition when Spain’s A-list festival opens Sept. 21, The Hollywood Reporter said. Both actors, who have each previously won the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival, will be on hand for the European premiere of Jarecki’s fictional feature debut. Arbitrage, handled internationally by Parlay Films and distributed in Spain by TriPictures, addresses the duplicity of an American businessman on the eve of his 60th birthday, who seems to be the portrait of success, including the business fraud and an extra-marital affair with a French art-dealer, played by Laetitia Casta. Jarecki shot to fame thanks to his book Breaking In: How 20 Film Directors Got Their Start, which was published in 2002. San Sebastian International Film Fest runs Sept. 21-29. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |