Kino Lorber acquires Cannes winner “The Measure of a Man”May 27, 2015 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kino Lorber has acquired all U.S. and Canadian rights to Stephane Brizé’s “The Measure of a Man”, starring Vincent Lindon, winner of the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, Variety reports. Brizé directed from a script he co-wrote with Olivier Gorce about a working-class man struggling with unemployment and later facing a difficult moral choice as a security guard in a supermarket. Lindon also starred in Brizé’s “Mademoiselle Chambon” and “A Few Hours of Spring.” Variety‘s Scott Foundas gave “The Measure of a Man” a strong review, calling it “a veritable master class in understated humanism.” Kino Lorber, which released “Mademoiselle Chambon” in the U.S., plans to release “The Measure of a Man” in theaters in the fall. Home media and digital releases will follow in 2016. The deal was negotiated between Kino Lorber’s Richard Lorber and MK2 International’s Victoire Thevenin. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |