cannibal's daughter changes name in the u.s....
The Mexican film Cannibal's Daughter will premiere comercially in the U.S in July with a new title.
For its exhibition in the neighboring country, the amereican distributor Fox decided to change the title to "Lucia, Lucia", the name of the lead character which is portrayed by the argentine actress Cecilia Roth.
Eduardo Escheverria, vice president of Fox Latin America, commented that during these next weeks the number of copies that will be exhibited in cinemas of the U.S, will be defined.
"From here in Mexico, we showed it to the office in the U.S. and they really liked the film, they changed the title of the film for one that they thought was better and had more of an impact. Right now plans are already being made for the premiere of the film and I am sure that the exhibition of movie will be really important", said the director.
'Its very probable that Antonio (Serrano, the director) and Kuno(Becker) will be going to promote the film, but that is not in our hands, although it is very sure that everything will be done to get the audience interested in the film", he commented.
During its exhibition in Mexico, at the beginning of the year, Lucia, Lucia attracted more then one million spectators, and grossed over 383,853.60 dollars, according to sums that where provided by Imcine, coproductor of the film.
Based on the book by the spanish author Rosa Montero, the film is about the adventure of Lucia alongside a student (Kuno Becker) and an anarchist (Carlos Alvarez-Novoa) to try to find and rescue her husband from an apparent kidnapping, with out knowing that she will be confronted by a terrible secret.
