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THE PRETTY ONE Available on DVD & Digital 2014-06-11

Solna, Stockholm 2014-06-02 –Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks), Jake Johnson
(TV’s “New Girl”), Ron Livingston (Office Space) and John Carroll Lynch (Crazy, Stupid, Love)
star in the sweet and witty indie comedy THE PRETTY ONE, available on DVD and Digital
June 11 from Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Official Selection at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival and Winner of Best Feature and Best Director at the 2013 Savannah Film and Video Festival,
THE PRETTY ONE is a tale of self-discovery and empowerment.  When an eccentric and insecure young woman (Kazan) is mistaken for her identical twin, after a traumatic car accident, she seizes the opportunity to leave behind her pathetic existence and assume her sister’s life.
Through her masquerade as “the pretty one,” she finally learns to value her own identity.  
Now, with the DVD, fans can  take a closer look at the visual effects used to create the characters and sets in the film with “The Pretty One: Visual Effects” featurette.

Synopsis:

Laurel (Kazan) has always been the odd wallflower, choosing to live at home with her father,
while her glamorous identical twin, Audrey (Kazan), possesses the confidence and appeal to succeed in the big city.  When tragedy strikes and Laurel is mistaken for her twin sister, she makes the impulsive decision to assume her sister’s identity and become The Pretty One. As she eases
into her new, independent existence, Laurel discovers that she’s capable of accomplishments
she had never before had dreamed of: excelling in a career, maintaining friendships and
even finding love.  Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”) and Ron Livingston
(Drinking Buddies) star in this quirky, comedic drama about family ties and second chances. 

THE PRETTY ONE is written and directed by Jenée LaMarque.  The film was produced by
Steven J. Berger and Robin Schorr, with Hector LaMarque, Jann LaMarque and Chris Ferguson serving as executive producers.

Bonus Feature:

The Pretty One: Visual Effects” featurette

The film has a run time of approximately 91 minutes.

Artwork are available for download at www.universalsonypictures.se

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Topics

  • Cinema, Film, Photo

About Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (‘US’) was established in April, 2013 and launched commercially August 1st, 2013. The company is an equally shared joint venture between major film studios Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures, which encompass their respective Home Entertainment and Digital business. ‘US’ is one of the leading companies that distribute rights and productions in the entertainment industry for domestic use on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital in the rental- and buying market. Among the over 7 000 movie titles in the business catalogue you can find franchises as “DUMMA MIG”, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, SMURFARNA, FAST & FURIOUS, and reputable TV-series as DOWNTON-ABBEY and BREAKING BAD.


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