Mon, Nov 29 2010 | Published in *NEWS, MOVIES

Kristin Scott Thomas drama opening Santa Barbara fest

By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The 26th Santa Barbara International Film Festival has selected Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s “Sarah’s Key” as its opening night film. The French-language drama stars Kristin Scott Thomas as a U.S. journalist living in Paris. The festival runs Jan. 27-Feb. 6.

“Key” is a modern mystery that finds a reporter researching a Holocaust story that she believes has a connection to her personal past. The film played the Toronto International Film Festival in the fall, and received favorable reviews from the trades.

The Weinstein Co. plans to release “Sarah’s Key” in the spring. In the meantime, both Scott Thomas and Paquet-Brenner are expected to be at the festival next month for the opening-night festivities.

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Sean O'Connell is a nationally recognized film critic. His reviews have been published in print ('The Washington Post,' 'USA Today') and online (AMC FilmCritic.com, MSN's Citysearch) since 1996. He's a weekly contributor to several national radio programs. He is a longstanding member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS), and the Southeastern Film Critics View all articles by Sean O'Connell Association (SEFCA).

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