‘Visually delightful, often very funny and really deep: this is a movie that screams for the big screen.’ The Anglo-Saxon press is wildly enthusiastic about Soul by Pixar, the Disney animation studio behind ‘Up’, ‘Toy story’ and ‘Inside out’. Only: seeing the film on the big screen is only given to a few.
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The Belgian has one chance: the sold-out premiere at the 47th Film Fest Gent is also the dernière. The festival decided to keep the closing film, even though Disney no longer brings the film to the cinema. The film won’t be released on Disney +, the online platform until Christmas.
The European cinemas react ‘shocked and outraged’ through their association Unic. “Decisions to postpone titles and bypass cinemas are extremely disappointing and troubling and only postpone the day when the entire industry is leaving this crisis behind.”
Since Tenet not a single major Hollywood film was released. James Bond even moved dates twice. This also exposes the great dependence of European cinemas on stuff from Hollywood. In France, which does have a strong production of its own, the cinemas keep their heads above water with support from the government and with local hits.
“By the time some studios decide the time is right to release their films, it may well be too late for many European cinemas.”
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