Cuban star Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, actor Jesse Eisenberg’s first film and Olivia Wilde’s long-awaited new feature film: the Deauville American Film Festival announced Thursday the line-up for its 48th editing.
In total, 13 films are in competition for this edition which will be held from September 2 to 11 and gives pride of place to first-time directors, with eight first films.
For the opening night, the organizers bet on Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver to star in “Call Jane” by director Phyllis Nagy (screenwriter of the film “Carol” – 2015).
Among the other films in competition, it will be necessary to count on “War pony” by Gina Gammell and Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley.
Presented out of competition but in the Official Selection of the last Cannes Film Festival, the film, which tells the intertwined destinies of two boys living on an Amerindian reserve, won the Camera d’or (best first film).
Also note the presence of “The Silent Twins” by the Polish Agnieszka Smoczynska. It had also been presented in a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival. Inspired by real events, it tells the story of twins who refused to communicate with the outside world.
Among the highlights of the festival, the screening of the long-awaited “Blonde”, a Netflix production carried by director Andrew Dominik (“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”, 2007), on the tragic fate of Marilyn Monroe with Ana de Armas in the title role.
The Cuban actress will receive the New Hollywood Prize on this occasion, which salutes “the passion and commitment of actors”.
Another highlight: the debut film of “The Social Network” actor (2010) Jesse Eisenberg, “When You Finish Saving The World”, but also the feature film of American actress Olivia Wilde, “Don’t Worry Darling” (closing) with Florence Pugh and pop superstar Harry Styles.
We will also have to count on James Gray and his “Armageddon Time” which had divided the critics at Cannes.
Finally, on the documentary side, note the presence of “Hallelujah: the words of Leonard Cohen”, on the life of the Canadian composer of “Suzanne”.
The festival will also welcome actress Thandiwe Newton to present her with a Deauville Talent Award, while Lucy Boynton, discovered in Deauville with “Sing Street”, will receive the New Hollywood Prize.
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