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Greenwich Entertainment has picked up U.S. rights to\u00a0Emmanuel Courcol\u2019s \u201cThe Marching Band\u201d (\u201cEn Fanfare\u201d), one of France\u2019s biggest local hits of 2024.<\/p>\n
The heartfelt movie, which earned seven nominations at the Cesar Awards and has been sold by Playtime across 30 territories, tells the story of two brothers who were separated in infancy and unexpectedly bond over their shared love of music.<\/p>\n
After world premiere at Cannes, \u201cThe Marching Band\u201d went on to critical and popular acclaim in France where it earned seven C\u00e9sar nominations. It debuted in the U.S. at The American French Film Festival in L.A., winning the Audience Award and played at the Film Society of Lincoln Center\u2019s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York where it also won the Audience Award. Greenwich will release the film theatrically in spring of 2026, followed by digital 60 days later.<\/p>\n
Benjamin Lavernhe stars in \u201cThe Marching Band\u201d as a successful Paris-based conductor, Thibaut, who collapses in a rehearsal and is diagnosed with leukemia. In desperate need of a bone marrow donor, he learns he was adopted and finds his younger brother Jimmy (Pierre Lottin), a musician and factory worker living in the provinces. Their reunion proves lifesaving and sparks a fraternal, musical journey amidst the town\u2019s factory closure, the backdrop of the Yellow Vest protests and France\u2019s social divides.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Marching Band\u201d was produced by Marc Bordure and Robert Gu\u00e9diguian with Playtime handling sales. The movie has so far grossed nearly $30 million at the international box office.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re proud to bring \u2018The Marching Band\u2019 to U.S. audiences,\u201d said Greenwich\u2019s co-president Edward Arentz who negotiated the deal with Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, a partner at Playtime (a Vuelta company).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe film offers a perfect blend of French wit and emotional depth, carried by brilliant performances and an uplifting story that will resonate here as it has with audiences around the world,\u201d Arentz continued.<\/p>\n
Brigaud-Robert, meanwhile, said \u201c\u2018The Marching Band\u2019 has been a crowd pleaser around the world and a great success in the countries where it opened. We are excited that Greenwich is now bringing the film to the US audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Greenwich Entertainment\u2019s upcoming releases include Michel Franco\u2019s \u201cDreams\u201d starring Jessica Chastain, and \u201cFantasy Life\u201d starring Amanda Peet, among others.<\/p>\n
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