Phaedra Cinema was a United States distributor of independent and international films. The company was created by filmmaker

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in 1996 and its first release was the comedy ''Sudden Manhattan'', directed by and starring Adrienne Shelley. Phaedra Cinema's most notable releases included ''

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'' starring Colin Firth, '' La Separation'' starring

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, a restored edition of

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'', and two

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's '' Wife to be Sacrificed'' ( 1974) and

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's '' A Woman Called Sada Abe'' (

), on a theatrical double-bill. The company went out of business in 2001.“DAILY NEWS: IFC Deal; Goodbye Phaedra; Cowboy Grows; and Gordon Parks' Finalists,” IndieWire, August 28, 2001
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References

External links

Phaedra Cinema in the Internet Movie Database
Film distributors of the United States Mass media companies established in 1996 Mass media companies disestablished in 2001 {{US-film-company-stub