Three-time Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes ("Conclave"), Oscar nominee Colin Farrell ("The Banshees of Inisherin") and recent Oscar nominee Wagner Moura ("The Secret Agent") are set to star in the upcoming comedy "Art", an English-language adaptation of the popular play of the same name by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The film is directed by Brazilian Oscar nominee Fernando Meirelles ("City Of God", "The Two Popes", "The Constant Gardener") from a screenplay penned by two-time Oscar winner Christopher Hampton ("The Father", "Dangerous Liaisons")
The story follows three long-time friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan. Serge, indulging his penchant for modern art, buys a large, expensive, completely white painting, with some slightly-less white lines. Marc is horrified that Serge would waste such money on this, and their relationship suffers considerable strain as a result of their differing opinions about what constitutes "art". Their troubled friend, Yvan, finds himself caught in the middle of the conflict. He attempts to please and mollify both of them, but this only serves to make things worse.
The film is produced by Charles Finch ("Priscilla") and Tracy Seaward ("Philomena", "The Queen"). Patrick Wachsberger's 193 is launching sales at the Cannes market. The play opened in Paris in 1994 and has been staged in London's West End, on Broadway and in Sydney, Australia. The most recent is a Broadway version starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris. The feature film adaptation had been in the works for years.
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