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returns to Venice with 含羞草研究社淨ueer,含羞草研究社� an adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novel, starring in a performance that Barbera has called 含羞草研究社渃areer defining.含羞草研究社� It follows an American expat to Mexico City on a quest for a drug. There, he encounters all sorts of characters and develops an obsession with a young man. The novel was written in the early 1950s, a sort of companion piece to 含羞草研究社淛unkie,含羞草研究社� but not published until 1985. Others have attempted to adapt it before, including Steve Buscemi and Oren Moverman. 含羞草研究社淨ueer含羞草研究社� is also seeking distribution.

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Dutch filmmaker Halina Reijn made the so we含羞草研究社檙e especially curious what 含羞草研究社淏abygirl含羞草研究社� holds. The erotic thriller stars (who 25 years ago came to Venice with 含羞草研究社淓yes Wide Shut含羞草研究社�) as a powerful CEO who begins an affair with a younger intern played by (含羞草研究社淭riangle of Sadness,含羞草研究社� 含羞草研究社淭he Iron Claw含羞草研究社�). also co-stars. A24 plans a December theatrical release.

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This 3 1/2-hour drama from filmmaker follows architect L谩szl贸 Toth and his wife Erzs茅bet on a decades-long journey as they flee Europe following World War II and attempt to set up a life in America. There, Toth meets industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren who commissions him to design a modernist monument, changing their lives for better and worse. Corbet (含羞草研究社淰ox Lux含羞草研究社�) is not always going to be a filmmaker for everyone, but he含羞草研究社檚 never not interesting. Focus Features, CAA and Universal are distributing, but the movie does not yet have a release date.

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There are quite a few innovative offerings in the nonfiction space: 含羞草研究社淪eparated,含羞草研究社� about the Trump administration含羞草研究社檚 border policy; future-looking 含羞草研究社�2073含羞草研究社�; 含羞草研究社淧avements,含羞草研究社� Alex Ross Perry含羞草研究社檚 hybrid doc about the and Andres Veiel含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淩iefenstahl.含羞草研究社� But only one made it to the main competition: Wang Bing含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淵outh (Homecoming),含羞草研究社� the conclusion to his in which he followed migrant workers in Zhili, China含羞草研究社檚 textile factories across five years. It含羞草研究社檚 seeking distribution.

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sophomore film is about Nina, an OB-GYN working in rural Georgia who also performs abortions, despite the laws of the country. When a newborn dies in her care, an investigation fuels rumors about her morality and professionalism. Three years after snagged the top prize at Venice, the buzz is that this will be one of the breakouts. Kulumbegashvili含羞草研究社檚 debut, 含羞草研究社淏eginning,含羞草研究社� about the bombing of a Jehovah含羞草研究社檚 Witnesses church, made waves on the festival circuit in 2020. 含羞草研究社淎pril,含羞草研究社� which is seeking a U.S. distributor, is also set to play at TIFF and the New York Film Festival.

含羞草研究社淭he Order含羞草研究社� (Aug. 31)

produced and stars in this 1980s-set crime thriller about a white supremacist group who his FBI agent character suspects is tied to a series of crimes in the Pacific Northwest. plays the group含羞草研究社檚 charismatic leader in the film, to be released in theaters in December.

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This is not a film, but this series coming to AppleTV+ on Oct. 11 is from who wrote and directed the seven-episode psychological thriller starring and Blanchett plays a journalist who discovers she含羞草研究社檚 a character in a novel that reveals her dark secret.