The 55th New York Film Festival took place from September 28 to October 15, 2017, in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.Joe McGovern, "New York Film Festival 2017 lineup includes Call Me By Your Name, The Square, and Adam Sandler". Entertainment Weekly, August 8, 2017.
The festival's opening film was Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying. Todd Haynes' Wonderstruck was the festival's centerpiece. Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel was the closing film.
Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time were: Robin Campillo, Luca Guadagnino, JR, Alain Gomis, Sean Baker, Greta Gerwig, Serge Bozon, Dee Rees, Chloé Zhao, and Valeska Grisebach.
World premieres included: Claude Lanzmann's Shoah: Four Sisters, Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying, Rory Kennedy's Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America, Susan Lacy's Spielberg, and Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel
Official Selections
Main slate The following film were selected for the Main Slate section: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryBefore We Vanish散歩する侵略者Kiyoshi KurosawaJapanBPM (Beats per Minute)120 battements par minuteRobin CampilloFranceCall Me by Your NameLuca GuadagninoItaly, United States, France, BrazilThe Day After그 후Hong Sang-sooSouth KoreaFaces PlacesVisages VillagesAgnès Varda and JRFranceFélicitéAlain GomisSenegal, FranceThe Florida ProjectSean BakerUnited StatesIsmael's GhostsLes Fantômes d'IsmaëlArnaud DesplechinFranceLady BirdGreta GerwigUnited StatesLast Flag Flying (opening film)Richard LinklaterLet the Sunshine InUn beau soleil intérieurClaire DenisFranceLover for a DayL'Amant d'un jourPhilippe GarrelThe Meyerowitz StoriesNoah BaumbachUnited StatesMrs. HydeMadame HydeSerge BozonFranceMudboundDee ReesUnited StatesOn the Beach at Night Alone밤의 해변에서 혼자Hong Sang-sooSouth KoreaThe Other Side of HopeToivon tuolla puolenAki KaurismäkiFinland, GermanyThe RiderChloé ZhaoUnited StatesSpoorPokotAgnieszka HollandPoland, Czech Republic, GermanyThe SquareRuben ÖstlundSweden, France, Germany, DenmarkThelmaJoachim TrierNorway, Sweden, Denmark, FranceWesternValeska GrisebachGermany, Austria, BulgariaWonderstruck (centerpiece)Todd HaynesUnited StatesWonder Wheel (closing film)Woody AllenZamaLucrecia MartelArgentina, Spain
Special Events The following film were selected to be screened: English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production CountryA Gentle CreatureКро́ткаяSergei LoznitsaFrance, Ukraine, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, RussiaFirst ReformedPaul SchraderUnited StatesMindhunter (episodes 1 and 2)David FincherThe Opera HouseSusan FroemkePandora's Box (1929)Die Büchse der PandoraG. W. PabstGermanyShoah: Four SistersLes quatre soeursClaude LanzmannFranceSpielbergSusan LacyUnited StatesTrouble No MoreJennifer LebeauWithout a Net: The Digital Divide in AmericaRory Kennedy
Spotlight on Documentaries The following film were selected to the Spotlight on Documentary section: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryArthur Miller: WriterRebecca MillerUnited StatesBoom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel BasquiatSara DriverCieloAlison McAlpineChile, CanadaDid You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?Travis WilkersonUnited StatesEl mar la marJoshua Bonnetta and J. P. SniadeckiFilmworkerTony ZierraHall of MirrorsEna Talakic and Ines TalakicJaneBrett MorgenJoan Didion: The Center Will Not HoldGriffin DunneNo Stone UnturnedAlex GibneyUnited KingdomPiazza VittorioAbel FerraraItaly, United StatesThe Rape of Recy TaylorNancy BuirskiUnited StatesSea SorrowVanessa RedgraveUnited KingdomA Skin So SoftTa peau si lisseDenis CôtéCanada, France, SwitzerlandSpeak UpÀ voix hauteStéphane de FreitasFranceThe Venerable W.Le vénérable W.Barbet SchroederFrance, SwitzerlandVoyeurMyles Kane and Josh KouryUnited StatesThree Music Films by Mathieu Amalric: C’est presque au bout du monde, Zorn, Music Is MusicMathieu AmalricFrance
Projections In addition to the following feature films, the Projections lineup also included several programs of short films, including programs devoted to the work of Barbara Hammer and Mike Henderson.
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryCanibaVéréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-TaylorFrance, United StatesDragonfly EyesQing ting zhi yanXu BingChinaElectro-Pythagoras and Vivian’s GardenLuke FowlerUnited KingdomLe Fort des fousNarimane MariFrance, Algeria, Greece, Germany, QatarGood LuckBen RussellFrance, GermanyOccidentalNeïl BeloufaFranceTonsler ParkKevin Jerome EversonUnited StatesThe Worldly CaveZhou TaoChina
Revivals The following film were selected to be screened: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryL'Atalante (1934)Jean VigoFranceBob the Gambler (1956)Bob le flambeurJean-Pierre MelvilleThe Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)Le Crime de Monsieur LangeJean RenoirThe Crucified Lovers (1954)近松物語Kenji MizoguchiJapanDown to Earth (1995)Casa de LavaPedro CostaPortugalDaughter of the Nile (1987)尼羅河女兒Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwanL'Enfant Secret (1979)Philippe GarrelFranceGrandeur and Decadence (a/k/a The Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company) (1986)Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinémaJean-Luc GodardHallelujah the Hills (1963)Adolfas MekasUnited StatesLucía (1968)Humberto SolásCubaThe Old Dark House (1932)James WhaleUnited StatesOne Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)L'une chante, l'autre pasAgnès VardaFranceLe Révélateur (1968)Philippe GarrelSansho the Bailiff (1954)山椒大夫Kenji MizoguchiJapan
Robert Mitchum Retrospective The following film were selected to be screened:Kate Erbland, "Massive Robert Mitchum Centenary Tribute Set As NYFF 2017 Retrospective — Exclusive". IndieWire, July 24, 2017. TitleDirector(s)Production CountryAngel Face (1953)Otto PremingerUnited StatesBlood on the Moon (1948)Robert WiseCape Fear (1962)J. Lee ThompsonCape Fear (1991)Martin ScorseseCrossfire (1947)Edward DmytrykDead Man (1995)Jim JarmuschUnited States, Germany, JapanEl Dorado (1966)Howard HawksUnited StatesFarewell, My Lovely (1975)Dick RichardsUnited Kingdom, United StatesThe Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)Peter YatesUnited StatesHis Kind of Woman (1951)John FarrowHome from the Hill (1960)Vincente MinnelliThe Lusty Men (1952)Nicholas RayMacao (1952)Josef von Sternberg, Nicholas RayNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2017)Bruce WeberThe Night of the Hunter (1955)Charles LaughtonOut of the Past (1947)Jacques TourneurPursued (1947)Raoul WalshRiver of No Return (1954)Otto PremingerThe Story of G.I. Joe (1945)William WellmanTill the End of Time (1946)Edward DmytrykThunder Road (1958)Arthur RipleyTrack of the Cat (1954)William WellmanUndercurrent (1946)Vincente MinnelliThe Wonderful Country (1959)Robert ParrishThe Yakuza (1975)Sydney PollackUnited States, Japan
Shorts The following short films were selected to be screened: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryAll Over the PlaceMariana SanguinettiArgentinaBirthdayAlberto ViavatteneItalyBonbonéRakan MayasiPalestine, LebanonThe Brick HouseEliane Esther BotsNetherlandsCheer Up BabyAdinah DancygerUnited StatesCreswickNatalie Erika JamesAustraliaCucliXavier MarradesSpainThe DisinheritedLos DesheredadosLaura FerrésSpainDouggyMatvey FiksUnited States, RussiaDrip DropJonna NilssonSwedenA Gentle NightQiu YangChinaHedgehog's HomeEva CvijanovićCanada, CroatiaHitchhikerDamien PowerAustraliaHombreJuan Pablo Arias MuñozChileThe Last LightAngelita MendozaUnited States, MexicoThe LayoverAshley Connor, Joe StankusUnited StatesMr. Yellow SweatshirtPacho Velez, Yoni BrookMy Nephew EmmettKevin Wilson, Jr.ProgramGabriel de UriosteThe Road to MagnasantiJohn WilsonScaffoldKazik RadwanskiCanadaThe True TalesUne histoire vraieLucien MonotSwitzerlandTwoDueRiccardo GiacconiItaly, FranceUnpresidentedJason GiampietroUnited States
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