The Clan, the new film directed and performed by Eric Fraticellihas been in theaters since this Wednesday in Corse, a week before the national release scheduled for January 18. At the 2 p.m. session at the Le Régent cinema in Bastia, the first spectators reacted.
“OI wouldn’t have missed it for the world!” At 1:30 p.m. this Wednesday, the door of the Regent is barely open when two women rush in: “Two places for Clan please “These ladies admit that they were unable to make it to the preview on November 2. As a result, they want to be the first in the room this Wednesday. The manager of the movie theaterDaniel Benedittini, was also looking forward to this day, after the success of Building permit who made Eric Fraticelli the king of the island box office: “After a difficult year, we hope it will boost our admissions! The preview tour started here. The very first session of Clan took place at the Regent. A necessarily moving moment for a Bastiais like Eric. His new film is a success. It will appeal to the greatest number of people and reflects the spirit of macagna well.“
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The fact that it comes out barely a year later Building permit is an additional argument: “We loved the first one so much. And all movies with Pido. We know we’re gonna have a good time details the first two clients. We came early to be well placed.“
Behind them, a regular at the Regent came with his companion: “I had hesitated for the preview, I hadn’t had time to organize myself. So, I absolutely wanted to see it this Wednesday at 2 p.m., especially since I heard very positive opinions. We can’t wait to discover it with my wife.“
“I hope to make more entries than with Avatar 2”
A positive opinion confirmed by Philippe, cinema operator. The latter watched the film that morning, “to be able to talk to customers “, he specifies before continuing: “I had a good time and, it’s funny, the end scene made me think of that of The lives of others, the very beautiful German film on the Stasi. But I don’t know if Eric thought about it while writing it? [rires]“
In front of him, two fifteen-year-olds arrive with their reserved places: “I like horror movies, my girlfriend less. So we can go there together. A friend told me about the movie, I didn’t want to miss it. We know the other films with Pido and we follow him on social networks. We love it!”
Behind them, Baptiste, Anto and… Baptiste take their places and lots of popcorn. These three young people of barely 12 years old wanted to come: “Because it’s a Corsican film!“One of the two Baptiste specifies:”We had to, we wanted to see it! We’ve been waiting for it since we saw the trailer.“Anto adds:”My mom saw it first and told me I was going to love it! “
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In the end, they are fifty, room 2, to discover the film. “This is a very good number for a 14 hour session, says Daniel Benedittini. Especially for a movie like clan which tends to attract late afternoon or early evening audiences.”
Like the other operators on the island, after a difficult year and despite the success ofAvatar 2he counts a lot on this release: “We feel a craze even if many spectators think that it comes out on the 18th. We hope for the same result as with Building permit : a long-term success. I’m ready to keep it until it comes out on VOD!” s’amuse Daniel. “I don’t know if we’ll do better than with Building permit where there was still Didier Bourdon and fewer big films opposite but, in any case, I hope to make more admissions than with Avatar 2. It’s the first time that I put so many screenings for a film over a week. I intend to break all the records [rires]“
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While the distributor, Pan Européenne, asks him, by text message, the figures for the first session, Daniel continues: “We had a great preview day in November. I remembered this sentence from Eric and its simplicity when he said to the public: Don’t look for a hidden meaning in the film… There isn’t! “