Sony Pictures Classics has secured North American and Latin American rights for Rebecca Zlotowski’s French-language murder mystery film “Vie Privée,” featuring Jodie Foster as a well-known psychiatrist who investigates the suspicious death of one of her patients.
Foster, who is fluent in French, is joined by a cast that includes Auteuil (from “Farewell, Mr Haffman”) and Efira (from “Other People’s Children”), as well as Mathieu Amalric (“Serpent’s Path”), Vincent Lacoste (“Lost Illusions”), and Luana Bajrami (“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”).
This acquisition comes amid a series of deals for the film, which is being sold internationally by Goodfellas.
As reported by Deadline over the weekend, the film has been sold out in Europe, with distributors in the UK (Altitude), Spain (Caramel Films), Germany (Plaion Pictures), Italy (Europictures), Benelux (September Film), Switzerland (Frenetic Films), Portugal (Pris Audiovisuais), Bulgaria (Cinelibri), ex-Yugoslavia (MCF), Hungary (Cinetel Ltf), Romania (Independenta Film), Poland (Best Film), as well as in the Baltics and CIS (Pro:vzglyad).
Danish distributor Another World Entertainment has acquired rights for Scandinavia, encompassing Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Additionally, rights have been secured for Israel (Lev Cinemas), Turkey (Yeni Bir Films), and Australia and New Zealand (Transmission).
Several deals in Asia are currently in advanced negotiations.
Ad Vitam has pre-acquired the French rights for the film, which is produced by Frédéric Jouve at Les Films Velvet in co-production with France 3 Cinéma.
Zlotowski’s earlier works include the 2023 Venice Golden Lion contender “Other People’s Children,” along with “An Easy Girl,” “Planetarium,” “Grand Central,” and “Dear Prudence.”
Foster, who has strong connections to France, has participated in several French productions throughout her career, but “Vie Privée” marks her first French-language role in twenty years, following Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s wartime romance “A Very Long Engagement” in 2005.
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