’25 years after ‘La Libertad,’ Lisandro Alonso reunites with Misael in a political and powerful gesture,’ says Luxbox CEO Fiorella Moretti
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'Double Freedom' Courtesy of Luxbox “Double Freedom” (“La libertad doble”), Argentine director Lisandro Alonso’s sequel to his milestone debut “La Libertad,” has been acquired for worldwide sales by Paris-based Luxbox. The deal comes in the run-up to May’s Cannes Film Festival where “Double Freedom” will world premiere at Directors’ Fortnight.
Bowing at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2001, “La Libertad” moved waves for what came to be called its minimalism, which can also be seen as an affirmation of cinematographic pleasures other than a propulsive plot. Championed by other cineastes such as Mexico’s Carlos Reygadas, this rebellion against usual cinema came to characterise part of a new Latin American cinema celebrated by its fans for its creative freedoms.
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