Lorelei (film)

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Lorelei
Lorelei poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed bySabrina Doyle
Written bySabrina Doyle
Produced by
  • Francesca Silvestri
  • Kevin Chinoy
  • Jennifer Radzikowski
Starring
CinematographyStephen Paar
Edited byDaniel Myers
Music by Jeff Russo
Production
companies
  • Freestyle Picture Company
  • Visit Films
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09)(Deauville)
  • July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)(United States)
Running time
110 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$12,642 [2] [3]

Lorelei is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Sabrina Doyle in her feature debut. It stars Pablo Schreiber, Jena Malone, Amelia Borgerding, Parker Pascoe-Sheppard, Chancellor Perry and Martin Hernandez.

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It had its world premiere at the Deauville American Film Festival on September 9, 2020. It was released on July 30, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.

Cast

Production

In February 2019, it was announced Pablo Schreiber and Jena Malone had joined the cast of the film, with Sabrina Doyle directing from a screenplay she wrote. Filming took place in and around Portland, Oregon. [4]

Release

The film had its world premiere on September 9, 2020 at the Deauville American Film Festival, [5] [6] where a jury presided over by Vanessa Paradis awarded it the Jury Prize. [7] It was previously set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] The film subsequently got invited back to the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, screening outdoors in Manhattan as part of the 20th anniversary edition of the festival. [10] During its festival run, Lorelei also picked up Audience and Jury Awards at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg [11] and the Jordan Ressler First Feature Award at the Miami International Film Festival. [12] In March 2021, Vertical Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. [13] It was released on July 30, 2021. [14]

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