George Clooney will be working double time this fall. The actor, writer and director will appear in two highly anticipated dramas, The Ides of March and The Descendants. The latter has just been selected as the Closing Night Film at the 49th Annual New York Film Festival. It’s a hefty honor for the project and everyone involved.
This year’s New York Film Festival features some heavy-hitters including works from Steve McQueen, David Cronenberg, Pedro Almodóvar and Roman Polanski. The Descendants was directed by Alexander Payne, which means the film’s in good company.
Via The Hollywood Reporter:
The 49th New York Film Festival main slate:
Opening Night Gala Selection
CARNAGE
Director: Roman Polanski
Country: France/Germany/Poland
Centerpiece Gala Selection
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Director: Simon Curtis
Country: UK
Special Gala Presentations
A DANGEROUS METHOD
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: UK/Canada/Germany
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Country: Spain
Closing Night Gala Selection
THE DESCENDANTS
Director: Alexander Payne
Country: USA
4:44: LAST DAY ON EARTH
Director: Abel Ferrara
Country: USA
THE ARTIST
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Country: France
CORPO CELESTE
Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Country: Italy/Switzerland/France
FOOTNOTE
Director: Joseph Cedar
Country: Israel
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
Director: Martin Scorsese
Country: USA
GOODBYE FIRST LOVE
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Country: France/Germany
THE KID WITH A BIKE
Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Country: Belgium/France
LE HAVRE
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Country: Finland/France/Germany
THE LONELIEST PLANET
Director: Julia Loktev
Country: USA/Germany
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Director: Sean Durkin
Country: USA
MELANCHOLIA
Director: Lars von Trier
Country: Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany/Italy
MISS BALA
Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Country: Mexico
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Country: Turkey
PINA
Director: Wim Wenders
Country: Germany/France/UK
PLAY
Director: Ruben Östlund
Country: Sweden/France/Denmark
POLICEMAN
Director: Nadav Lapid
Country: Israel/France
A SEPARATION
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Country: Iran
SHAME
Director: Steve McQueen
Country: UK
SLEEPING SICKNESS
Director: Ulrich Köhler
Country: Germany/France/Netherlands
THE STUDENT
Director: Santiago Mitre
Country: Argentina
THIS IS NOT A FILM
Director: Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Country: Iran
THE TURIN HORSE
Director: Béla Tarr and Agnes Hranitzky
Country: Hungary/France/Germany/Switzerland/USA
The New York Film Festival runs from Sept. 30 – Oct. 16.
