Rialto Distribution announce that they have acquired the Australasian distribution rights for LOVE IS STRANGE, which debuted recently at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
LOVE IS STRANGE, starring Academy Award© Nominee, John Lithgow and Alfred Molina, are a gay couple who get legally married, after being together for 39 years, but are forced to live apart when the wedding becomes public and the main breadwinner in their relationship is fired from his job. Written and directed by Ira Sachs, who co-wrote and directed 2007’s acclaimed MARRIED LIFE, LOVE IS STRANGE has been heralded as a five-star-rated “total triumph”, by Time Out, New York. More information about the film can be found here www.loveisstrangemovie.com.
The film also stars Academy Award© winning actress, Marissa Tomei (THE WRESTLER) and Cheyenne Jackson (BEHIND THE CANDELABRA) in strong supporting roles.
“We are thrilled to have acquired such a subtle, engaging and heartfelt film – it really is a crowd pleaser and both John Lithgow and Alfred Molina give the best performances I have seen in recent times,” Kelly Rogers, CEO of Rialto Distribution, said. “After the critical acclaim it received at Sundance, ahead of our theatrical release here in Australia and New Zealand, we are thrilled to be bringing local audiences another high-quality film”.
Other films acquired, are: IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY?, Michel Gondry’s visually stunning documentary featuring a series of interviews with linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky, and VENUS AND FUR, which sees Mathieu Amalric and Emmanuelle Seigner (stars of THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) reunited on screen with director Roman Polanski (THE PIANIST) at the helm.
All three films will be released in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand in 2014.