NYFF 59: Main Slate Titles Unveiled

by KM, Movie Lightbox

The films selected for the Main Slate of the 59th New York Film Festival have been announced today, featuring new titles from renowned auteurs, directors making their NYFF debuts and celebrated films from international festivals.

Notable films include Cannes’ top prize winner Titane by Julia Ducournau, Berlinale’s Golden Bear winner Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn by Radu Jude, Sundance sensation and Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary, Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria starring Tilda Swinton.

“Taken together, the movies in this year’s Main Slate are a reminder of cinema’s world-making possibilities. They open up new ways of seeing and feeling and thinking, and whether or not they refer to our uncertain present, they help us make sense of our moment.”, said said Dennis Lim, NYFF Director of Programming and chair of the Main Slate selection committee.

Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, the New York Film Festival highlights the best in world cinema. This year’s edition will feature in-person screenings, as well as select outdoor and virtual events. Here’s the list of 32 films selected for the Main Slate:

Opening Night
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Dir. Joel Coen

Centerpiece
The Power of the Dog
Dir. Jane Campion

Closing Night
Parallel Mothers
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar

A Chiara
Dir. Jonas Carpignano

Ahed’s Knee
Dir. Nadav Lapid

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Dir. Radu Jude

Benedetta
Dir. Paul Verhoeven      

Bergman Island
Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve

Il Buco
Dir. Michelangelo Frammartino

Drive My Car
Dir. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

The First 54 Years
Dir. Avi Mograbi

Flee
Dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen

France
Dir. Bruno Dumont

Futura
Dir. Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, Alice Rohrwacher

The Girl and the Spider
Dir. Ramon and Silvan Zürcher

Hit the Road (Jadde Khaki)
Dir. Panah Panahi

In Front of Your Face
Dir. Hong Sangsoo

Întregalde
Dir. Radu Muntean

Introduction
Dir. Hong Sangsoo

Memoria
Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Neptune Frost
Dir. Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman

Passing
Dir. Rebecca Hall

Petite Maman
Dir. Céline Sciamma

Prayers for the Stolen
Dir. Tatiana Huezo

The Souvenir Part II
Dir. Joanna Hogg

Titane
Dir. Julia Ducournau

Unclenching the Fists
Dir. Kira Kovalenko

The Velvet Underground
Dir. Todd Haynes

Vortex
Dir. Gaspar Noé

What Do We See When We Look at the Sky
Dir. Alexandre Koberidze

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Dir. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

The Worst Person in the World
Dir. Joachim Trier

The 59th edition of New York Film Festival runs September 24 – October 10.

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