IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to “Official Competition,” Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s colorful film with Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Represented in international markets by Protagonist, the film world premiered at Venice in competition and earned unanimous praise.
Written by Cohn and Duprat, the movie stars José Luis Gómez as an octogenarian millionaire pharmaceutical tycoon who decides to finance a great work of cinema after surveying his legacy and finding it lacking in prestige.
He purchases the rights to a Nobel Prize–winning novel about sibling rivalry and entrusts the property to enigmatic auteur Lola Cuevas (Cruz). A visionary conceptualist with a penchant for offscreen theatrics and micromanagement, Lola casts as her embattled co-leads a pair of veteran thespians who couldn’t be less alike: Iván Torres (Oscar Martínez) is a revered educator and legend of the stage much concerned with ethics and artistry, while Félix Rivero...
Written by Cohn and Duprat, the movie stars José Luis Gómez as an octogenarian millionaire pharmaceutical tycoon who decides to finance a great work of cinema after surveying his legacy and finding it lacking in prestige.
He purchases the rights to a Nobel Prize–winning novel about sibling rivalry and entrusts the property to enigmatic auteur Lola Cuevas (Cruz). A visionary conceptualist with a penchant for offscreen theatrics and micromanagement, Lola casts as her embattled co-leads a pair of veteran thespians who couldn’t be less alike: Iván Torres (Oscar Martínez) is a revered educator and legend of the stage much concerned with ethics and artistry, while Félix Rivero...
- 10/21/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy and K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Similar News
Cannes Film Festival: Kevin Costner Will Guest on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast Live From the Palais
- 5/3/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A Penélope Cruz Top Ten
- 5/2/2024
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
Ferrari | DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Uhd release set for June
- 5/1/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
5 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix Right Now (Before They Leave in May)
- 5/4/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Rachel Bailey)
- STartefacts.com
The Five Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2023 Have Been Revealed, and It’s Not Looking Good for Disney
- 5/4/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Carla Gugino’s Real Age in Spy Kids Makes Precisely Zero Sense If You Think About It
- 5/3/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
11 movies to check out on Hulu this May
- 5/2/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2024: Five movies you shouldn't miss
- 5/1/2024
- by Jacob Oller
- avclub.com
Halfway to Halloween: The 13 best horror films of the year (so far)
- 4/30/2024
- by Matthew Jackson
- avclub.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.