Roman Polanski's VENUS IN FUR Among Selections for 2013 Cannes Film Festival

This morning the Cannes Film Festival announced the 66th Official Selection titles. The films were selected from among 1,858 submissions this year. Among the selections premiering at the festival will be Roman Polanski's upcoming big screen adaptation of VENUS IN FUR, starring Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric.

The film will be a French-language adaptation of David Ives' dark Broadway and off-Broadway comedy. Polanski penned the script along with Ives. Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde will produce the fillm from Lionsgate/Summit International.

VENUS IN FUR ran on Broadway in 2012. The acclaimed play by David Ives was directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and starred Tony Award winner Nina Arianda and Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy.

Amalric is best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in the Bond film Quantum of Solace and for his role in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, for which he drew critical acclaim. He also has won the Étoile d'or and the Lumière Award. The actor won a Best Director Palme d'Or for his 2010 film On Tour.

For a complete list of this year's Official Selections, click here!

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