Thirst Street’s International Premiere at Venice
Jul 25, 2017
Nathan Silver’s THIRST STREET, a film produced by Washington Square Films, will be screened internationally at the Venice Days, an independently run section of the Venice Film Festival that celebrates “high quality cinema.” THIRST STREET is one of six films presented under Special Events. The story follows American flight attendant, Gina, who is alone and depressed after the suicide of her lover. She travels to Paris, and during her layover, gets together with a nightclub bartender named Jerome. Gina falls for Jerome and hopes to stay in France, however this harmless rendezvous quickly turns into unrequited amour fou. When Jerome’s ex Clémence reenters the picture, Gina is sent on.
The festival will be held August 30th and will end September 3rd.
See the announcements below:
http://www.venice-days.com/film.asp?id=12&id_dettaglio=882&lang=eng
http://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/venice-days-chloe-sevigny-kim-nguyen-pengfei-1202505558/
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