Coronavirus: the release of the Pinocchio and La Daronne films postponed

The French distributor Le Pacte has decided to postpone the release of the films Pinocchio by Matteo Garonne and La Daronne by Jean-Paul Salomé. Originally scheduled for March 18 and 25, these films no longer have a release date. The distributor justifies this decision by " the management of France to move towards stage 3 of the pandemic, according to the authorities ".

Official press release: The Pact postpones the release of the films PINOCCHIO and LA DARONNE. # COVID19 pic.twitter.com/44boaUzaI8

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The two films are not the only ones to have been postponed. The last James Bond, Dying can wait , is also among the victims since the feature film, initially expected on April 8 in France, should now be on the screens in November. Her world premiere tour is simply canceled.

If Hollywood films are cautious at the idea of ​​losing the Asian public, this is not the case of French films which fear them, the closure of cinemas in France. The French subsidiary of Warner Bros did not hesitate to postpone its film Miss until September 23, when the feature had already been seen by the press. Add to that that of Rocks by the British Sarah Gavron, expected now for June 17.

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One of the reasons for these postponements is the closure of cinemas in the departments of Morbihan and Oise, main foci of the coronavirus epidemic in France, as a preventive measure. This closing trend makes studios fear a measure that could become national. But at the end of the day, only 34 cinemas were shut down this week and the situation even seems to be working out. Indeed, some cinemas in Vannes, Lorient and even Pontivy were able to reopen their doors this Friday afternoon.

Is French cinema prey to paranoia? In any case, this is what Memento Films fears. While the production company will release the film The Good Wife with Juliette Binoche on March 11, her boss Alexandre Mallet-Guy explained in a press release the importance of " distributors, producers, operators and public authorities to stand together for dismiss a dangerous downward spiral in attendance, by closing rooms and postponing outings ”.

The owner of @mementofilms, @alexmemento, calls on "distributors, producers, exhibitors and public authorities to stand together to avert a dangerous downward spiral in attendance, with the closure of cinemas and postponement of outings". Pic. twitter.com/QFvLsavVCv