Quentin Dupieux’s ‘Daaaaaalí!’ Bought by Music Box for U.S. Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
Music Box Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Daaaaaalí!,” the latest film by Quentin Dupieux whose upcoming movie “The Second Act” will world premiere on opening night at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
A comedic and unpredictable tribute to Salvador Dalí, “Daaaaaalí!” premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, followed by screenings at the BFI London Film Festival and Rotterdam.
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In “Daaaaaalí!,” a French journalist repeatedly meets Dalí to begin an interview for a documentary film project that never starts shooting. Anaïs Demoustier stars as a journalist attempting to pin down the eccentric and elusive Salvador Dalí, who is played by five different actors, Edouard Baer, Jonathan Cohen, Gilles Lellouche, Pio Marmaï, and Didier Flamand.
Music Box Films will release “Daaaaaalí!” theatrically later this year with a home entertainment release to follow.
“We were thoroughly charmed by the playful, antic spirit of Quentin Dupieux’s film,” said Music Box Films’ head of acquisitions, Brian Andriotti. “He has crafted a lovely homage, not only to Salvador Dali, but to his erstwhile collaborator Luis Buñuel, delivering a film that’s constantly re-inventing itself, pulling the rug out from under the audience and re-setting the table with each new sequence,” Andriotti continued.
Kinology’s Grégoire Melin, who handles international sales on the film, pointed out to Music Box Films’ track record with French hits, such as “Tell No One,” “Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One,” and “Augustine,” among others.
“Music Box Films is one of the last quality distributors for French films in the US, and I couldn’t dream of a better fit for Quentin Dupieux’s most eccentric film and biggest success,” Melin added. The deal was negotiated by Andreotti and Melin.
Kinology is also repping Dupieux’s “The Second Act,” starring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphael Quenard.
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