MK2 Films\u00a0has acquired worldwide sales rights to \u201cDon Juan,\u201d Serge Bozon\u2019s musical romantic comedy with\u00a0Tahar Rahim\u00a0(\u201cThe Mauritanian\u201d) and\u00a0Virginie Efira\u00a0(\u201cBenedetta\u201d).<\/p>\n
Rahim stars as Laurent, a stage actor who gets jilted on his wedding day and embarks on a quest to seduce every woman he meets in order to mend his broken heart and ego. But none of them are lured by his elaborate charming performances, including musical ones. Meanwhile, over at the theater, Laurent plays the part of Don Juan, and is forced to star opposite his ex-fianc\u00e9e (Efira) after she\u2019s hired by the production to replace the departing leading actress.<\/p>\n
Bozon is a well-established filmmaker who is best known for his sophisticated comedies, including \u201cMrs Hyde\u201d which won best actress at Locarno for Isabelle Huppert in 2017, and \u201cTip Top,\u201d which world premiered at Cannes\u2019 Directors\u2019 Fortnight and won the SACD Prize.<\/p>\n
\u201cBozon returns with a contemporary take on \u2018Don Juan\u2019 in a playful musical where Tahar Rahim and Virginie Efira shine as the singing and dancing, love-me-hate-me couple,\u201d said MK2 Films. The company will be launching sales on \u201cDon Juan\u201d at the Pre-Cannes Screenings.<\/p>\n
The movie brings together two of France\u2019s biggest stars. Rahim is rolling off Netflix and BBC\u2019s \u201cThe Serpent\u201d and Kevin Macdonald\u2019s \u201cThe Mauritanian\u201d for which he earned a flurry of international laurels; and Efira is the star of Paul Verhoeven\u2019s Cannes-bound \u201cBenedetta.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon Juan\u201d is being produced by Les Films Pelleas and will be delivered in 2022.<\/p>\n