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Atalante Bolsters Heritage Cinema in Spain With Czechoslovak Classic ‘Daisies,’ Calypso Doc ‘One Hand Don’t Clap’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Spain's Atalante is releasing Vera Chytilová’s 1966 Czechoslovakian comedy 'Daisies' and Kavery Kaul’s 1988 calypso music doc 'One Hand Don’t Clap.'

Madrid-based distributor Atalante is ramping up its heritage cinema titles in Spain, where it’s set to release Vera Chytilová’s 1966 Czechoslovakian dark comedy “Daisies” and Kavery Kaul’s 1988 calypso music documentary “One Hand Don’t Clap.” The distributor enjoyed similar success with the works of Portuguese filmmaker Paulo Rocha, starting with his first film, 1963’s “The Green Years.” The company also collected several other works for its Paulo Rocha Esencial retrospective showcase for the non-theatrical circuit that also includes “Change of Life” (1966), “Island of Loves” (1982), the 1984 documentary “A Ilha de Moraes” and “River of Gold” from 1998. The company’s other upcoming releases include Payal Kapadia’s Indian drama and Cannes Competition winner “All We Imagine as Light”; Margarita Ledo-Andión’s Spanish title “Prefiro condenarme”; and Hong Sang-soo’s “A Traveler’s Needs,” which won Berlin’s Silver Bear Grand Jury Award this year, as well as the South Korean director’s Locarno award winner “By the Stream.”

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