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2023 New York Film Festival
The 61st New York Film Festival took place between September 29 to October 15, 2023, presented by Film at Lincoln Center. Todd Haynes' romantic drama ''May December'' was the "Opening Night Film" of this year edition, while Sofia Coppola's biographical drama ''Priscilla'' was chosen to be NYFF's "Centerpiece". Michael Mann's sports drama ''Ferrari'' was selected as the Festival's "Closing Night Film". The official "Main Slate" selection was announced in August 8, 2023. Followed by the "Spotlight Gala" section announcements in August 17, 2023. The line-up of the "Revivals" section was announced in August 22, 2023. The Currents slate was announced in August 23, 2023. Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time are Annie Baker, Bas Devos, Felipe Gálvez, Jonathan Glazer, Andrew Haigh, Raven Jackson, Michael Mann, Rodrigo Moreno, Paul B. Preciado, Wang Bing, and Zhang Lü. Official selections Main Slate The following films were selected to the "Main Slate" section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May December
''May December'' is a 2023 American dark comedy film directed by Todd Haynes from a screenplay by Samy Burch, based on a story by Burch and Alex Mechanik. Loosely inspired by Mary Kay Letourneau, it stars Natalie Portman as an actress who travels to Savannah, Georgia, to meet and study the life of the controversial woman (Julianne Moore) she is set to play in a film—the woman being infamous for her 23-year-long relationship with her husband (Charles Melton), which began when he was 13 years old. The film was announced in June 2021, with Portman and Moore joining the cast. Filming took place in mid-2022 in Savannah. It premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023, where Netflix acquired the North American distribution rights. ''May December'' was released in Limited theatrical release, select theaters in the United States on November 17, 2023, before streaming on Netflix on December 1. It received critical acclaim and various accolades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Luyi
Zhang Luyi (born 7 June 1980), also known as Edward Zhang, is a Chinese actor and director. Background and career Zhang first studied film direction at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, before entering Peking University where he obtained a master's degree. He had a few minor roles in film and television before gaining attention for his role in a TV production ''The Red'' in 2014. He has since played major parts in a number of films and television series, including ''The Devotion of Suspect X is a 2005 novel by Keigo Higashino, the third in his Detective Galileo series and is his most acclaimed work thus far. The novel won him numerous awards, including the 134th Naoki Prize, which is a highly regarded award in Japan. The novel also ...'' , '' Love Me if You Dare'', and '' Sparrow''. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * 1980 births Male actors from Beijing Central Academy of Drama alumni 21st-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Delinquents (2023 Film)
''The Delinquents'' () is a 2023 heist comedy-drama film written and directed by Rodrigo Moreno. Starring Daniel Elías and Esteban Bigliardi, it is a co-production between Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Luxembourg. It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2023. It was chosen as the Argentine entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Synopsis Morán works as a clerk in a bank in Buenos Aires. He is as good as invisible to his colleagues. Over dinner with his colleague Román, Morán tells him that he stole exactly $650,000, which is exactly double what he would have made until his retirement. He plans to turn himself in, but not before offering Román to split the money if he agrees to hide it for the duration of his incarceration. Cast * Daniel Elías as Morán * Esteban Bigliardi as Román * Margarita Molfino as Norma * Germán de Silva as Del Toro and Garrincha * Laura Paredes as Laura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Erice
Víctor Erice Aras (; born 30 June 1940) is a Spanish film director. He is best known for his two feature fiction films, ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), which many regard as one of the greatest Spanish films ever made, and '' El Sur'' (1983). Early life Erice was born in Karrantza, Biscay. He studied law, political science, and economics at the University of Madrid. He also attended the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia in 1963 to study film direction. Career He wrote film criticism and reviews for the Spanish film journal ''Nuestro Cine'', and made a series of short films before making his first feature film, ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), a critical portrait of 1940s rural Spain. Erice was among other filmmakers, such as Luis Buñuel, who lived in “such restricted societies as Franco’s Spain,” to take aim at the authoritarian rule in power. At the time his first film was released in 1973, Francisco Franco was still in power. One of the things ''The Spirit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close Your Eyes (2023 Film)
''Close Your Eyes'' ( es, Cerrar los ojos, links=no) is a 2023 Spanish-Argentine drama film directed by Víctor Erice from a screenplay by Erice and Michel Gaztambide which stars Manolo Solo, José Coronado, and Ana Torrent. It had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2023. Plot In 2012, about twenty years after the mysterious disappearance near the sea of actor Julio Arenas while shooting a film titled ''The Farewell Gaze'' in the 1990s, a sensationalist television show revives the case, coming to involve film director and Arenas' close friend Miguel Garay, who talks to Julio's daughter Ana, movie's editor and archivist Max, and mutual friend and lover Lola. Cast Production The project (marking Erice's first full-length picture since the 1992 docudrama '' The Quince Tree Sun'') was revealed upon the disclosure of the allocation of public funding to film productions by Andalusian regional broadcaster Canal Sur in mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Rohrwacher
Alice Rohrwacher (, ; born 29 December 1980) is an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter. Her film '' Le pupille'' was nominated for Oscar in 2023 in short film categories. Early life Rohrwacher was born in Fiesole, in Tuscany, to an Italian mother and German father. She spent her youth in the village of Castel Giorgio, where her mother was born and her father Reinhard worked as a beekeeper. She is the sister of the Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher. She studied literature and philosophy at the University of Turin, then specialized in screenwriting at the Holden School in Turin. Career Her first experience in filmmaking was in 2006, when directing a part of the Italian documentary ''Checosamanca''. In 2011, she directed her first feature film, ''Heavenly Body'', which premiered at the Directors' Fortnight during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. Her second feature film, '' The Wonders'', won the Grand Prix at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Also in 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Bonello
Bertrand Bonello (; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and composer. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Montreal. His work has also been associated with the New French Extremity. Career His directorial debut ''The Pornographer'' won the FIPRESCI prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His next effort ''Tiresia'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. His film ''House of Tolerance'', a depiction of daily life in a fin-de-siècle Parisian bordello, premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. His 2014 film ''Saint Laurent (film), Saint Laurent'', a biopic of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent, competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and received ten César Award nominations, including César Award for Best Film, Best Film and César Award for Best Director, Best Director. The film wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast (2023 Film)
''The Beast'' (french: La Bête) is an upcoming French-Canadian science fiction romantic drama film directed by Bertrand Bonello from a screenplay by Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud and Benjamin Charbit, freely inspired by Henry James' 1903 novella '' The Beast in the Jungle''. It stars Léa Seydoux and George MacKay. The film is expected to be released in 2023. Plot In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will plunge her into her past lives and rid her of all strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had always known him. The story unfolds over three distinct periods: 1910, 2014 and 2044. Cast * Léa Seydoux as Gabrielle * George MacKay as Louis Production Development On 20 January 2021, French magazine ''Les Inrockuptibles'' reported that on 14 January 2021, Arte France Cinéma had allocated support for Bertrand Bonello's next film, ''La Bête'', a sci-fi melodra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Triet
Justine Triet (born 17 July 1978) is a French film director, screenwriter and editor. She is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her debut feature, '' Age of Panic'', was presented as part of the ACID programme at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Triet, Justine 1978 births Living people French film directors French women film directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters French film editors French film producers People from Fécamp French women film editors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatomy Of A Fall
''Anatomy of a Fall'' (french: link=no, Anatomie d'une chute) is a 2023 French courtroom drama thriller film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari. It stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death. The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, where it won the and the Palm Dog Award and competed for the Queer Palm. It continued to win awards, including the National Board of Review Award for Best International Film and two Golden Globes Awards, for Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. It was released theatrically in France by Le Pacte on 23 August 2023, receiving critical acclaim, with praise for Triet's direction and screenplay co-written with Harari and Hüller's performance, and sold over one million admissions in France. Plot In an isolated mountain chalet near Grenoble, Samuel Maleski is playing music in his attic so loudly that his wife, bisexual novelist Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of Us Strangers
''All of Us Strangers'' is a 2023 British romantic fantasy film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and loosely based on the 1987 novel ''Strangers'' by Taichi Yamada. The film stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, after the 1988 Japanese film ''The Discarnates'' directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. The film premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2023, and is scheduled to be released by Searchlight Pictures in the United States on 22 December 2023. Premise Adam, a screenwriter living in London, encounters his mysterious neighbour Harry. As their relationship develops, Adam returns to his childhood home to discover his long-dead parents are not only alive and well, but have seemingly not aged since thirty years ago. Cast * Andrew Scott as Adam * Paul Mescal as Harry * Jamie Bell as Adam's father * Claire Foy as Adam's mother Production Filming was in progress in the United Kingdom when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
