Visit Films has acquired worldwide sales rights excluding Canada for Days Of Happiness, Chloe Robichaud’s upcoming world premiere in TIFF Special Presentations.
Days Of Happiness will premiere on September 9 and stars Sophie Desmarais as Emma, a conductor and rising star on the Montreal stage who has a complicated relationship with her father and agent Patrick.
Emma must confront her emotions if she is to succeed in navigating her career and her romantic relationship with Naelle, a newly separated cellist and mother of a young boy.
Sylvain Marcel and Nour Belkhiria round out the key cast and Pierre Even of Item 7 produced.
The film marks Robichaud’s third feature after Sarah Prefers To Run 2013 and Boundaries, which played TIFF in 2016 and won Seattle International Film Festival’s New Directors Prize.
Robichaud said, “Days Of Happiness is a dense and intuitive film, for which I wanted to take a vivid look at questions of legacy and parentage, how we carry it within us. Having a conductor at the centre of this story gave me a fascinating and cinematographic opportunity to do so in an engaging manner.
“Classical music is like a character that transports us through Emma’s emotional journey. I had the pleasure of working closely with MET music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin whose collaborative efforts brought great realism into the film. Days of happiness is a modern and authentic presentation of classical music. Even, who has credits for
Brooklyn C.R.A.Z.Y. and The Hummingbird project, said, “I couldn’t have been prouder of Ryan Kampe and Visit Films’ team as partners for the International Sales.” “Their passion, dedication, and experience will be of great benefits, I have no doubts.”Visit president Ryan Kampe said, “The complexities of modern life – love, family and career are so intrinsic to who we each are as individuals. Robichaud has crafted a story that is sympathetic to all three human pillars, while staying true to the raw edges of reality. We love working on films that are so intelligent and universal.”
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