15/05/2024 - The Italian international sales company’s catalogue includes the film by Riccardo Milani, which has grossed €7 million during its five-week run in national cinemas

Vision Distribution – which lost a prominent member of its team when head of international sales Catia Rossi left the company last April – is heading to the Cannes Marché du Film (14-22 May) clutching a catalogue rich in Italian titles. Standing out among them is Un mondo a parte [+see also:
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Having been to Cannes four times, with Elio Germano scooping the Award for Best Actor for Our Life [+see also:
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Also on the line-up is Caracas [+see also:
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Among the other titles being touted by Vision is the comedy Romeo è Giulietta by seasoned helmer Giovanni Veronesi, starring Sergio Castellitto and Pilar Fogliati; Dieci minuti [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)