Martin Scorsese Executive Produces Celina Murga’s ‘The Freshly Cut Grass’ Starring Marina de Tavira (EXCLUSIVE)

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Martin Scorsese is executive producing Argentine filmmaker Celina Murga’s latest drama, “The Freshly Cut Grass,” which has begun production.

Produced by “Argentina, 1985” producers Infinity Hill, the film stars Oscar nominee Marina de Tavira (“Roma”) who plays opposite Argentina’s Joaquin Furriel (“The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime”) in what is described as “an exploration of love, desire, relationships and how society applies double standards for men and women.” “I came to know Celina [Murga] through Rolex’s arts mentorship program, in which I’d agreed to participate for the 2008-2009 year,” said Scorsese. “I chose Celina among the candidates that were sent my way because I was greatly impressed by her two features ‘Ana and the Others’ and ‘A Week Alone,’” he added. “I try to see as many pictures from around the world as I can, and I found both films unusual in subject matter, extremely subtle on a dramatic level, closely tied to the documentary reality of the worlds of their characters, and very carefully made,” he noted, adding: “Both films stay rooted in everyday life, but both have a wonderfully refined sense of drama.

In ‘A Week Alone,’ she does extraordinary work with a cast of adolescents and children, which is rare in movies.” “I’m excited for Celina, Marina, and Joaquin to bring their singular talents together to tell this story,” said Scorsese.

This is not the first time Scorsese has boarded a Murga film. He also executive produced her drama “The Third Side of the River” (2014), distributed by The Match Factory and selected for competition at Berlinale.