Sideshow & Janus Films Take North American Rights To Catherine Breillat’s Cannes Title ‘Last Summer’
deadline.comSideshow and Janus Films have acquired all North American rights for Catherine Breillat’s drama Last Summer (L’été dernier) following its well-received premiere in competition in the final days of the Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27).
Breillat’s first feature in a decade, the drama continues the director’s career-long penchant for breaking taboos. Lea Drucker stars as a successful family lawyer specializing in child protection, living a seemingly perfect life with her husband and their two young daughters in a well-heeled Paris suburb.
She jeopardizes everything when she embarks on a forbidden affair with her dissolute 17-year-old stepson, played by (Samuel Kircher) in a move that will have explosive consequences for all involved.
Saïd Ben Saïd (Passages, Benedetta, Synonyms) lead produced the film under the banner of his Paris-based company SBS Production.
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