Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – “After the Hunt” by Luca Guadagnino will open on 27th Edition of the Rio International Film Fest, the largest Latin American festival. The film, with Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield, will be screened on October 2 during the festival opening ceremony in downtown Rio Cinelândia (Cinemiand) Square Landmark Theatre Odeon.
Rio Film Fest Unpools during the period from October 2 to 12 and will showcase around 260 films, 124 from Brazil and the rest of dozens of countries around the world. This is the chance that Rio residents are called upon to attend the first Brazilians strong points in global production this year in 25 clock screens, plus four outdoor sites, distributed among the 6.7 million uninhabitants in Rio.
“After the Hunt” had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival and also opened the New York Film Festival. The psychological thriller is focused on a university professor (Julia Roberts) who has to face a case of sexual harassment, a common problem in the Brazil education system.
“Luca Guadagnino is one of the most complete contemporary directors today, with a vision that includes the world beyond the superficial. This is what cinema is: go beyond. I am extremely happy and honored that the Rio Film Festival, once again, welcomes its talent and its vision of the world, “said Ilda Santiago, executive director of Rio, Programming & Int’l Projects.
Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” will close the vast program of the festival on October 11. The screening will be in the Odeon theater, also the house of the prize ceremony of the festival the next day. “Hamnet” recently won the prize for the choice of very coveted people in Toronto, strengthening his chances of the Oscars.
The French star Juliette Binoche will attend the Rio Film Festival to present “In-I in Motion”, his first film as a director. The film brings together the creative process behind a performance co-created by Binoche and the British choreographer acclaimed Akram Khan in 2007.
Another highlight of the festival is “La Grazia” by Helmer Italian Paolo Sorrentino, which opened this year’s Venice Film Festival. In the plot, a fictitious president of Italy faces moral and ethical dilemmas.
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Recognized “Danish-Norwegian Helmer Joachim Trier” Sentimental Value “, another highlight of the program, is a strong competitor for the Oscars. The drama is the candidate of Norway for the category of international feature films and is quoted as a competitor for the best film, the best actress (Renate Reinsve) and the best actor (Stellan Skarsgård).
The beginnings of director of Kristen Stewart, “The Chronology of Water”, are still another star. On the basis of the successful memories of 2011 of Lidia Yuknavitch, the film sees Imogen Poots portray the author in her trip as an Olympic grass swimmer who escapes an abusive house, confronts dependence, the loss of a child and sexual abuse, ultimately of his voice by writing and art and to become a renowned teacher and author.
The other strong moments of the Rio Film Festival include “The Stranger” of the hem and foreigner “by Lordicois François Ozon, based on the classic novel by Albert Camus in 1942; “The Voice of Hind Rajab” by Kaouther Ben Hania, a docudrame film which follows the murder of the Palestinian daughter of five years who lived in the Gaza Strip; “Whatever nature tells you” of Hong Sang-Soo Sang-Soo, a Korean drama with a minimalist story that explores the themes of love, art and family.
“Franz” by Agniezka Holland is a biographical drama with Idan Weiss as submission of Franz Kafka and Poland for the best international Oscar feature film. Renomian Werner Herzog’s latest director, “Ghost Elephants”, is a doc who follows Steve Boyes, a South African naturalist, in his search for what he believes to be a non-discovery species of African elephant on the plateau of the Highlands of Angola.
Claire Denis ‘closing is a French adaptation in English from Bernard-Marie Koltès’ play “Black Battles with Dogs”, which explores the grip of colonialism on a West African community.
As a joint to the program, other major titles such as “The Ballad of A Small-player” by Edward Berger, “Die, My Love” by Lynne Ramsey, “Private life” by Sergei Loznitsa, “Yes” by Rebecca Zlotowski, “Justa” by Nadav Lapid, “Justaa”, “Justaa” by Nadav Lapid, “Justaa” “Justaa” by Teresa, “Justaa”, “Justa,” by Teresa “,” Justa “,” “Alpha” by Ducornau, “The Mastermind” by Kelly Reichardt, “Orphan” by Lázló Nemes “,” Dreams “by Michel Franco, and” The illusion of Yakushima “.
