The 57th New York Film Festival took place from September 27 to October 13, 2019, in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.
Martin Scorsese's The Irishman was the opening film. Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story was the festival centerpiece. Edward Norton's Motherless Brooklyn was the closing film.
It marked the last edition led by Artistic director Kent Jones.
Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time were: Mati Diop, Juliano Dornelles, Kantemir Balagov, Oliver Laxe, Koji Fukada, Angela Schanelec, Albert Serra, Pietro Marcello, Federico Veiroj, Edward Norton, Nadav Lapid, Corneliu Porumboiu and Diao Yinan.
World premieres included: Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, Roee Messinger's American Trial: The Eric Garner Story, Tania Cypriano's Born to Be, Ivy Meeropol's Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn, Lynn Novick's College Behind Bars, Manfred Kirchheimer's Free Time, Nick Broomfield's My Father and Me, and D.W. Young's The Booksellers.
Official Selection
Main slate The following film were selected for the Main Slate section: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAtlanticsAtlantiqueMati DiopSenegal, France, BelgiumBacurauKleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano DornellesBrazil, FranceBeanpoleДылдаKantemir BalagovRussiaFire Will ComeO que ardeOliver LaxeSpain, France, LuxembourgFirst CowKelly ReichardtUnited StatesA Girl MissingよこがおKoji FukadaJapan, FranceThe Irishman (opening film)Martin ScorseseUnited StatesI Was at Home, ButIch war zuhause, aberAngela SchanelecGermany, SerbiaLibertéAlbert SerraFrance, Germany, Portugal, SpainMarriage Story (centerpiece)Noah BaumbachUnited States, United KingdomMartin EdenPietro MarcelloItaly, FranceThe MoneychangerAsí habló el cambistaFederico VeirojUruguayMotherless Brooklyn (closing film)Edward NortonUnited StatesOh Mercy!Roubaix, une lumièreArnaud DesplechinFrancePain and GloryDolor y gloriaPedro AlmodóvarSpainParasite기생충Bong Joon HoSouth KoreaPortrait of a Lady on FirePortrait de la jeune fille en feuCéline SciammaFranceSaturday Fiction兰心大剧院Lou YeChinaSybilJustine TrietFrance, BelgiumSynonymsSynonymesNadav LapidFrance, Israel, GermanyTo the Ends of the Earth旅のおわり世界のはじまりKiyoshi KurosawaJapan, Uzbekistan, QatarThe TraitorIl traditoreMarco BellocchioItaly, France, Brazil, GermanyVarda by AgnèsVarda par AgnèsAgnès VardaFranceVitalina VarelaPedro CostaPortugalWasp NetworkOlivier AssayasFrance, Brazil, Spain, BelgiumThe WhistlersLa GomeraCorneliu PorumboiuRomania, France, GermanyThe Wild Goose Lake南方車站的聚會Diao YinanChina, FranceYoung AhmedLe Jeune AhmedJean-Pierre and Luc DardenneBelgium, FranceZombi ChildBertrand BonelloFrance
Special Events The following film were selected to be screened: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAmerican Trial: The Eric Garner StoryRoee MessingerUnited StatesThe Cotton Club (directors cut) (1984)Francis Ford CoppolaJokerTodd PhillipsUncut GemsJosh and Benny Safdie
Spotlight on Documentaries The following film were selected to be screened: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country45 Seconds of LaughterTim RobbinsUnited States63 UpMichael AptedUnited KingdomBitter Breadحقّ الخُبزاتAbbas FahdelFrance, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi ArabiaThe BooksellersD.W. YoungUnited StatesBorn to BeTania CyprianoBully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy CohnIvy MeeropolCollege Behind Bars (series)Lynn NovickCunninghamAlla KovganFrance, Germany, United StatesFree TimeManfred KirchheimerUnited StatesMy Father and MeNick BroomfieldUnited KingdomOliver Sacks: His Own LifeRic BurnsUnited StatesSantiago, ItaliaNanni MorettiChile, France, ItalyState FuneralГосударственные похороныSergei LoznitsaNetherlands, LithuaniaSuite No. 1, Prelude (short)Nicholas MaUnited States
Revivals The following film were selected for the Revivals section: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryArabesques on the Pirosmani Theme (short) (1985)არაბესკები ფიროსმანის თემაზეSergei ParajanovSoviet UnionThe Color of Pomegranates (1969)Նռան գույնըSergei ParajanovSoviet UnionDodsworth (1936)William WylerUnited StatesThe Forgotten (1950)Los olvidadosLuis BuñuelMexicoLe Franc (1994)Djibril Diop MambétySenegalThe Golden Age (1930)L'Âge d'OrLuis BuñuelFranceHakob Hovnatanian (short) (1967)Հակոբ ՀովնաթանյանSergei ParajanovSoviet UnionThe House Is Black (1963)خانه سیاه استForugh FarrokhzadIranIncredible Shrinking Man (1957)Jack ArnoldUnited StatesIndian Summer (1972)La prima notte di quieteValerio ZurliniItaly, FranceJazz on a Summer's Day (1959)Aram Avakian and Bert SternUnited StatesKiev Frescoes (short) (1965)Київські фрескиSergei ParajanovSoviet UnionThe Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (1999)La Petite Vendeuse de SoleilDjibril Diop MambétySenegalSátántangó (1994)Béla TarrHungary, Germany, Switzerland10 short films by Vittorio De SetaContadini del MareVittorio De SetaItalyI DimenticatiIsole Di FuocoLu Tempu di li Lisci SpataParabola D’oroPasqua in SiciliaPastori di OrgosoloPescherecciSurfarrara Un Giorno in Barbagia
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