France’s UFO Distribution has acquired French rights to Venice Horizons entry “An Endless Sunday” by first-time Italian director Alain Parroni from Fandango Sales.
The movie will segue from Venice to Toronto the place it screens within the fest’s Discovery part.
Set on the outskirts of latest Rome, this coming-of-age drama – which relies on the director’s personal private experiences – includes a trio of younger characters named Alex, Brenda and Kevin. “An Endless Sunday” has been described by Venice creative director Alberto Barbera as “a narrative of nihilism and revolt” that “might develop into the manifesto of a misplaced era.”
“For my era, narrating our adolescence and coming-of-age is a matter of language,” mentioned Parroni in his director’s assertion.
His movie questions “the languages and media that new generations are utilizing, in addition to their values in relation to the world round them. For me Alex, Brenda and Kevin are the incarnation of a dream of an anxious teenager that falls asleep with smartphone in hand, in entrance of a blaring TV,” the director goes on to notice.
Developed at TorinoFilmLab’s ScriptLab workshop, “An Endless Sunday” is lead-produced by Italy’s Domenico Procacci (Fandango) in tandem with Italian style home scion Giorgio Gucci (Alcor) and German auteur Wim Wenders (Road Movies).
“I believe a part of our job as producers is discovering new modern voices and I strongly consider Alain Parroni is considered one of them,” mentioned Procacci in an announcement.
Noted Wenders: “It’s fascinating how Alain captures the essence of a young person’s thoughts right this moment – a patchwork of preferences with out hierarchy.”
“We are pleased with bringing to the French viewers this very promising director,” mentioned UFO Distribution’s Stéphane Auclair. “With this primary work, Parroni shows all his expertise, providing a dramatic tackle the up to date world, making our bodies and locations elegant,” he added.
Fandango will launch “An Endless Sunday” in Italy on Sept. 7.
