Entertainment
Film Movement acquires U.S. rights to Radu Jude's 'The Diary of a Chambermaid'
The distributor plans a theatrical and home release for the Romanian director's first French-language feature following fall festival screenings.
The short version
- Film Movement has purchased the U.S. distribution rights for Radu Jude's film 'The Diary of a Chambermaid.'
- The movie marks the Romanian director's first French-language project and stars Ana Dumitrașcu, Vincent Macaigne, and Mélanie Thierry.
- Following its Cannes debut, the film will screen at the Toronto and New York film festivals ahead of a planned U.S. theatrical and digital rollout.
Key facts
- Film Movement acquired the U.S. distribution rights to 'The Diary of a Chambermaid' from Paris-based SBS International.[Variety]
- The film represents director Radu Jude's first French-language feature and was produced by Saïd Ben Saïd of SBS Productions.[Variety]
- The project adapts Octave Mirbeau's novel, centering on a Romanian migrant housekeeper working for a wealthy couple in France.[Variety]
- After premiering at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, the film is scheduled to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival before its general U.S. theatrical and digital release.[Variety]
What remains uncertain
- Specific dates for the film's U.S. theatrical debut and subsequent digital and home entertainment releases have not been announced.[Variety]