Sorties-Cinema - Samuel Goldwyn Films acquires Nathan Silver’s psychosexual drama Thirst street

Par Novias, 22 mai 2017

Inspired by '70s European Cinema, Tale of Romantic Obsession features a Tour-de-Force Performance by Lindsay Burdge and Narration by Anjelica Huston; Film set for a late 2017 release

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Nathan Silver's Thirst street, starring Lindsay Burdge ("A Teacher"), Damien Bonnard ("Staying Vertical") and narrated by Academy Award-winner Anjelica Huston. Directed by Silver ("Stinking Heaven," "Uncertain Terms") and written by Silver and C. Mason Wells, the darkly comic Paris-set tale of romantic obsession had its World Premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and is set for release later this year.

Thirst street follows grief-stricken American flight attendant Gina (Burdge) on a layover in Paris, where she hooks up with nightclub bartender Jerome (Bonnard). As Gina falls deeper into lust and opts to stay in France, Jerome's ex (Esther Garrel) reenters the picture, sending Gina on a downward spiral of miscommunication, masochism and madness.

The Playlist called Thirst street "A wry and disturbed look at lust and longing" and "Delightfully twisted." Indiewire praised the film as "Enthralling," adding that it "will make diehard cinephiles salivate." Slant Magazine said "Burdge and Bonnard oscillate between affection, need, and panic with a liquid ferocity that's fascinating and moving."

Thirst street was produced by Louise Bellicaud and Claire Charles-Gervais (In Vivo Films), Josh Mandel (Industry Standard Films), C. Mason Wells (Maudit), Ruben Amar (Papermoon Films), Katie Stern and Joshua Blum (Washington Square Films), Matthew Ellison (Yellow Bear Films), David Solal and Elsa Leeb (TTM Films), and Jordan Goldnadel (The Third Generation).

“Nathan Silver’s film is a unique tale and we are thrilled to be bringing it to audiences,” says Samuel Goldwyn Films’ President Peter Goldwyn.

"We are immensely excited to work with Samuel Goldwyn on the release of Thirst street. We feel like it's the ideal home for this French/American labor of love," says director Nathan Silver.

Samuel Goldwyn's Peter Goldwyn and Cinetic's Jason Ishikawa negotiated the deal.

(Source : press release 22th May 2017)