Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMusic Box Films has picked U.S. rights to “Please Baby Please,” a stylish queer thriller directed by Amanda Kramer (“Ladyworld,” “Give Me Pity!”) which premiered on opening night at Rotterdam film festival.
The movie stars Andrea Riseborough (“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”, Harry Melling (“The Queen’s Gambit), Karl Glusman (“Lux Æterna”), Cole Escola and Demi Moore.“Please Baby Please” just made its U.S.
debut at Frameline in San Francisco and will go on to play at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival in July. Music Box Films plans a theatrical release for the fall, with a home entertainment release to follow.The movie centers on a newlywed couple in the 1950’s who are living an outwardly traditional lifestyle at the bohemian forefront of the Lower East Side.
Suze (Riseborough) and Arthur (Melling) find their world turned upside down after witnessing a murder committed by a gang of greasers in leather jackets on the sidewalk in front of their house.
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