AUDREY DIWAN'S ‘EMMANUELLE' TO OPEN SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Audrey Diwan’s Emmanuelle has been announced as the opening film of the 72nd San Sebastian Festival in competition.
The feature film will be screened as a world premiere on 20 September and will be attended by its director and leading cast.
Diwan, winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival with Happening / L’événement in 2021, co-wrote the screenplay with fellow filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski. The film follows the steps of a woman in search of a lost pleasure, whose business trip to Hong Kong will initiate numerous encounters including her meeting with Kei, a man who constantly eludes her.
Emmanuelle is produced by Chantelouve, Rectangle Productions and Goodfellas. Beta Fiction Spain will distribute the film in Spain. The film will be released in France by Pathé on 25 September.