The New York Film Festival, a highly regarded and exciting celebration of cinema, has returned to Lincoln Center for its 61st edition tonight, as well as to screens across New York City. The festival showcases films starring popular actors such as Emma Stone, Nathalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Adam Driver, Saoirse Ronan, and Michael Fassbender. Despite today’s heavy rain that disrupted transportation in New York City, the festival continues unaffected. With over 100 films from 45 different countries, this year’s festival features new works from renowned directors including David Fincher, Michael Mann, Todd Haynes, Agnieszka Holland, Sofia Coppola, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodóvar, Richard Linklater, Alice Rohrwacher, Jonathan Glazer, and Aki Kaurismäki. The lineup includes films that have received top awards at prestigious festivals such as Venice and Cannes. Netflix, Searchlight Pictures, Studio Ghibli, Agata Kubis, and Neon are some of the production companies featured in this year’s festival. Bradley Cooper, known for his successful remake of “A Star Is Born,” returns with his latest film as both director and actor, “Maestro,” a biopic about famed conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein. Other notable films include “Foe” starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, “The Beast” starring Léa Seydoux, “The Sweet East” starring Talia Ryder, and “The Taste of Things” starring Juliette Binoche. In addition, Emma Stone collaborates with Yorgos Lanthimos once again for “Bleat,” a silent black-and-white drama accompanied by live music. Stone’s darkly comic TV series, “The Curse,” will also be shown. The gala screenings include “May December” starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, “Priscilla” directed by Sofia Coppola, and “Ferrari” directed by Michael Mann. The festival also offers an impressive lineup of documentaries including “The Pigeon Tunnel” by Errol Morris, “Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus,” Frederick Wiseman’s “Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros,” Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City,” Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “Pictures of Ghosts,” and “The Night Visitors” featuring extreme close-up images of moths. The festival also presents revivals and restorations of classic films such as Nancy Savoca’s “Household Saints,” Manoel de Olivera’s “Abraham’s Valley,” Bahram Beyzaie’s “The Stranger and the Fog,” and Abel Gance’s “La Roue.” Several free talks and discussions with directors and actors, including Todd Haynes, Paul B. Preciado, Sandra Huller, Catherine Breillat, Joanna Arnow, Nancy Savoca, Annie Baker, and Raven Jackson, will be held during the festival. The New York Film Festival runs until October 15 at Lincoln Center, with additional screenings at various venues across New York City. Some early highlights of the festival include “May December,” a thought-provoking film directed by Todd Haynes, which explores the psychology of an actress preparing for a role based on a real-life figure. The film features outstanding performances from Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton. “May December” will be released in theaters in November and available for streaming in December.
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