Cc Gay, Marta Esteban, Filmax Re-Team for 'Sentimental' - Variety

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• CC GAY, MARTA ESTEBAN, FILMAX RE-TEAM FOR ‘SENTIMENTAL’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• ITALY’S ‘VICI DI CASA,’ THE FIRST BIG REMAKE OF CC GAY H ‘THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS,’ WRAPS ROME (EXCLUSIVE)
• 'SENTIMENTAL', BY CC GAY, THE ONLY SPANISH OPTN AT THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
• CC GAY, MARTA ESTEBAN, FILMAX RE-TEAM FOR ‘SENTIMENTAL’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• CC GAY, MARTA ESTEBAN, FILMAX RE-TEAM FOR ‘SENTIMENTAL’ (EXCLUSIVE)

CC GAY, MARTA ESTEBAN, FILMAX RE-TEAM FOR ‘SENTIMENTAL’ (EXCLUSIVE)

SAN SEBASTIAN — Havg sred a reer high wh “Tman” and Canneri-selected “Felix, ” director Cc Gay, one of Spa’s most popular cross-over trs, is re-teamg wh long-time producer Marta Esteban, as well as distributor Filmax for “Sentimental, ” Gay’s first stud stage film. Gay’s producer of near 20 years standg, Esteban will produce her eighth tle will Gay out of her Barcelona-based Imposible Films.

Inspired by Gay’s stage play “Los vecos arriba, ”which played to large succs both Spa and Argenta, “Sentimental” will star Javier Cámara; Belén Cuta, praised for her starrg role 2019 San Sebastian h “The Endls Trench”; Alberto San Juan, a -star of Gay’s 2013 edy “A Gun Each Hand”; and popular Argente actrs Griselda Siciliani (“The Last Elvis, ” “Edundo a Na”). The play and now feature film returns Gay to his favore trampg ground, ntemporary upl’ relatnships, as the uple om upstairs e down and explo social niceti vg their downstairs unterparts to group sex.

“Felix” was Gay’s first premium TV seri;”Los vecos arriba” marks his first stage play. Though the foc is faiar, for Gay “Sentimental” will also many ways break new ground.

ITALY’S ‘VICI DI CASA,’ THE FIRST BIG REMAKE OF CC GAY H ‘THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS,’ WRAPS ROME (EXCLUSIVE)

Schled to go to productn January, and for release om September, “Sentimental” will be shot almost totally on a stud stage — a first for Gay.

Usually Gay’s amg and movement pots up character sentiment or is ed for dramatic emphasis. To mata the edy, Gay, for whom a major pleasure of cema and now theater has been directg actors, has chosen four players known for their edic registers. Italy’s Lot Productn, producer of 2016 megah “Perfetti Snosciuti” (“Perfect Strangers”), has fished s Rome shoot of “Vici di sa, ” the Italian adaptatn of Cc Gay’s Spanish h edy “Sentimental” (“The People Upstairs”).

Filmax, Msa and Bair have already enjoyed a succsful llaboratn wh the remake of “Tman, ” Cc Gay’s prev film. When we saw ‘Sentimental, ’ a edy skillfully directed by Cc Gay, we immediately fell love wh a story and characters rryg so many elements of our succsful ‘Perfetti Snosciuti. Cc Gay is currently post-producg his next film, edy “Stori Not to Be Told, ” produced by Marta Esteban at Barcelona’s Impossible Films.

'SENTIMENTAL', BY CC GAY, THE ONLY SPANISH OPTN AT THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

It was logil if one also tak to acunt that if the 2021 that is endg has stood out for somethg, is bee of the qualy of the premier throughout, only 'Sentimental', by Cc Gay, opts for bt edy agast the Norwegian 'Njababy', by Ynvild Sve Flikke, and'Belle fille', the French h signed by Méliane Marggi. Film adaptatn of 'The Upstairs Neighbors', Cc Gay's but play.

CC GAY, MARTA ESTEBAN, FILMAX RE-TEAM FOR ‘SENTIMENTAL’ (EXCLUSIVE)

By Cc Gay. Ternatnal tle: The People Upstairsorigal tle: Sentimentaluntry: Spasal agent: Filmaxyear: 2020genre: fictndirected by: Cc Gayfilm n: 82'screenplay: Cc Gayst: Belén Cuta, Javier Cámara, Alberto San Juan, Griselda Sicilianicematography by: Andr Rebésfilm edg: Liana Artigalart director: Anna Pujol Tlerproducer: Marta Estebanexecutive producer: Laia Boschproductn: Impossible Films, Movistar Pl+, Televisió Catalunya - TV3backg: Instut Català l Empr Culturals (ICEC) (ES)distributor: Filmax. Voilà 5 ans, le talan Cc Gay signa avec Tman une histoire d’amié bouleversante sur fond mort qui rôda pour l’un s ux protagonist mpés par Rirdo Dar et Javier Cámara.

C't Cc Gay qui adapte sa propre pièce, Los vecos arriba (L Voiss du ss). C’t sue x gémissements excsifs sa voise lors s ébats à n’importe quelle hre du jour et la nu que Cc Gay a l’idée Sentimental. Cc Gay adapte sa propre pièce, Los vecos arriba (L Voiss du ss), qu’il a écre en même temps que son film Tman, sorti en 2016 en France et qui a été un trmphe en Espagne, où il a reçu cq Goya (l’équivalent s César).

SAN SEBASTIAN — Havg sred a reer high wh “Tman” and Canneri-selected “Felix, ” director Cc Gay, one of Spa’s most popular cross-over trs, is re-teamg wh long-time producer Marta Esteban, as well as distributor Filmax for “Sentimental, ” Gay’s first stud stage ’s producer of near 20 years standg, Esteban will produce her eighth tle will Gay out of her Barcelona-based Imposible Films. ”More om Variety67th San Sebastian Ftival: 7 Indtry TakeawaysSan Sebastian Film Review: 'Lynn + Lucy'Netflix's 'Seventeen' Charms at San Sebastian PremiereInspired by Gay’s stage play “Los vecos arriba, ”which played to large succs both Spa and Argenta, “Sentimental” will star Javier Cámara; Belén Cuta, praised for her starrg role 2019 San Sebastian h “The Endls Trench”; Alberto San Juan, a -star of Gay’s 2013 edy “A Gun Each Hand”; and popular Argente actrs Griselda Siciliani (“The Last Elvis, ” “Edundo a Na”) new film is backed by Movistar Pl, which has acquired pay TV/SVOD rights to Spa, public broadster RTVE, which has ee-to-air rights, Catalonia’s TV3, wh rights to Catalonia, and the Catalan Instute of Cultural Indtri (ICEC). It has applied for central ernment agency fundg om Spa’s Instute of Cema and Audvisual Arts (ICAA) play and now feature film returns Gay to his favore trampg ground, ntemporary upl’ relatnships, as the uple om upstairs e down and explo social niceti vg their downstairs unterparts to group the veneers of polens disappear, the four-hanr se partner turn on partner wh sometim extraordary vilence.

CC GAY, MARTA ESTEBAN, FILMAX RE-TEAM FOR ‘SENTIMENTAL’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“Felix” was Gay’s first premium TV seri;”Los vecos arriba” marks his first stage the foc is faiar, for Gay “Sentimental” will also many ways break new ground.

“In this film, visuals will be an add value, ” she mata the edy, Gay, for whom a major pleasure of cema and now theater has been directg actors, has chosen four players known for their edic registers. SAN SEBASTIAN — Havg sred a reer high wh “Tman” and Canneri-selected “Felix, ” director Cc Gay, one of Spa’s most popular cross-over trs, is re-teamg wh long-time p… for “Sentimental, ” Gay’s first stud stage film.