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Both of these directors come with some baggage. Did you have any hesitation about picking up a Woody Allen or Luc Beeson film?It’s always interesting to observe the different responses to certain directors in different countries. There were directors playing in Venice who wouldn’t be programmed in the U.S., for example…: I think the question needs to be switched around, because the censorship is somewhere else. That’s the unfair part of all this.
In terms of what characterizes our lineup, I’d say it’s still big, renowned, auteur filmmakers. Filmmakers such as Besson, Allen, Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurismaki, and many others.is another one on our upcoming slate which is due to open early next year and it’s another one we hope will have crossover potential.We’re doing a rerun of Ghibli movies and we recently re-releasedwith Deva Cassel, which was at Locarno and is based on the Cesare Pavese novel.
2004. We have all of their library in the territory and, as noted, we re-release older movies from time to time. Netflix has SVOD rights and we do theatrical and home video and other rights. We’ve also had a deal with Sky for many years. They’ve been a partner in almost all our theatrical releases. We’ve also released some movies for Focus and Universal. For example, we released