Mubi has acquired all UK and Ireland rights for Leos Carax’s Annette which is due to open the Cannes Film Festival in competition on July 6, a day ahead of its French release.
The distributor and streamer has set a theatrical UK and Ireland release on September 3. This is the second recent UK deal for Mubi on a Cannes title, following its pick-up of Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta last month.The long-in-the-works musical drama stars Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, along with Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory, Florence Foster Jenkins) and Belgian singer-songwriter Angèle in her acting debut.Set in contemporary Los Angeles, Annette tells the story of Henry (Driver), a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor who falls in love with Ann
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