Pulsar Content material has nabbed worldwide gross sales on “Two Ladies,” a Canadian attractive comedy which is slated to world premiere at Sundance.
Directed by Chloé Robichaud, “Two Ladies” is co-written by critically acclaimed playwright Catherine Léger alongside Marie-José Raymond, based mostly on Léger’s play, “Dwelling Deliveries,” which is itself a contemporary adaptation of Claude Fournier’s 1970 comedy “Two Ladies In Gold.”
“Two Ladies” follows neighbors Violette and Florence who’re haunted by a way of failure regardless of having profitable careers and households. “What if happiness lies in rebelling in opposition to a inflexible performance-driven society by typically selecting short-term satisfaction over success, freedom over being good? In a world the place having enjoyable is nowhere close to the highest of the precedence checklist, having an journey with the supply man can grow to be revolutionary. For Violette and Florence that is the breath of recent air they’ve been eager for,” reads the synopsis.
The solid is lead by Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, whose credit embody the collection “Fortunately Married,” and Laurence Leboeuf who stars within the NBC present “Transplant” and the Sundance film “Turbo Child.” French actor Felix Moati (“Sink or Swim”) and Mani Souleymanlou (“Common Language”) spherical up the solid.
Robichaud made her characteristic debut with “Sarah Prefers To Run,” a portrait of a younger athlete, which performed at Cannes’ Un Sure Regard. Her subsequent two different options, “Boundaries” and “Days Of Happiness,” premiered at Toronto. She additionally directed shorts corresponding to “Delphine” which received a prize at Toronto and performed at Venice.
“Two Ladies” is produced by Montreal-based manufacturing firm Amerique Movie. Maison 4:3 will launch the movie in Canada in 2025.
On prime of co-writing the film, Léger additionally co-produced “Two Ladies.” Her current credit as co-writer and co-producer embody Monia Chokri‘s hit movie “Babysitter” which premiered at Sundance. Léger additionally wrote the bigscreen adaptation of “Goddess Of The Fireflies” which performed on the Berlin Movie Competition in 2020.
Amerique Movie’s 2025 pipeline features a British adaptation of “SGW” to be directed by Theresa Varga, co-produced with Dan Movies, and “It’s Worst at Christmas,” an adaptation of “I misplaced my husband” that Sandrine Brodeur Desrosiers is hooked up to direct. Brodeur Desrosiers received the Crystal Bear on the Berlin Movie Competition with “Simply Me and You.”
“We’re thrilled to signify ‘Two Ladies’ directed by Chloé Robichaud and written by Catherine Léger,” mentioned Pulsar Content material, a Paris-based gross sales firm based by Gilles Sousa and Marie Garrett. “This collaboration between these robust director and author makes it a contemporary, clever and scrumptious comedy quickly to show right into a competition and market darling,” the corporate acknowledged.
Amerique Movie mentioned, “For all that make this movie, thanks for the work, the craftsmanship and the expertise that made it potential.” The corporate described “Two Ladies” as a “in style comedy with an edge.”
Pulsar Content material’s slate embody Céline Sallette’s Cannes’ Un Sure Regard title “NIKI,” about Niki de Saint-Phalle; the Cannes’ Critics week title “Block Cross;” in addition to “The Opera!,” an formidable musical starring Vincent Cassel, Fanny Ardant and Rossy De Palma. Different new titles on Pulsar’s roster embody Michele Placido new characteristic “Everlasting Visionary” about Luigi Pirandello ; Baya Kasmi’s “Mikado;” and Morgan Simon’s “Someplace in Love” starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
