The 62nd annual New York Film Festival is set to open at Lincoln Center, featuring film selections that showcase a newly enlivened cinematic environment. This year, the festival will showcase works by queer filmmakers, including Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” and Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” which are programmed in prominent slots. These selections set the tone for the festival and aim to highlight cinema as a relevant and vital art form. Both directors have a long relationship with the festival, with Almodóvar showcasing his first film in 1988 and Guadagnino becoming a regular fixture at Lincoln Center.
The festival lineup also includes works from other acclaimed filmmakers like Jacques Audiard and Alain Guiraudie. Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is a genre-defying musical about a lawyer helping a cartel boss fake her own death for gender-affirming surgery, while Guiraudie’s “Misericordia” explores the story of an out-of-work baker inserting himself into his mentor’s family.
Additionally, the festival will feature films from a diverse group of filmmakers, including R.J. Cutler, David Furnish, and first-time feature director Yashaddai Owens. The festival’s lineup reflects a variety of approaches to queerness in filmmaking, from on-screen representation to a more subtle, nuanced exploration of LGBTQ themes. The festival continues to evolve its programming to highlight different perspectives and cinematic styles that reflect the complexities of the world we live in today.
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