42nd Haifa International Film Festival to begin on September 25 — Jerusalem Post
The 42nd Haifa International Film Festival will begin in Haifa, Israel, on September 25 and run until October 3. Screenings were initially planned to begin on September 26, but organizers added an extra day due to demand. The program will combine new Israeli films, movies from major international festivals, documentary and genre cinema, as well as film classics, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Opening and international program
The festival will open with the Israeli premiere of Avi Nesher's "Our Loves," whose world premiere took place at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month. At the opening ceremony, the director will receive an award for lifetime achievement in cinema and contribution to Israeli culture. Lior Ashkenazi will host the evening.
The international program will feature Danny Boyle's "Ink," starring Guy Pearce — a film set in 1969 that tells the story of the transformation of the British newspaper The Sun under Rupert Murdoch. The selection also includes Olivier Assayas' "The Wizard of the Kremlin," in which Paul Dano plays political strategist Vadim Baranov and Jude Law portrays Vladimir Putin. Based on the novel by Giuliano da Empoli, the film is dedicated to the formation of political mythology surrounding the Russian leader.
Other announced films include Pierre Salvadori's romantic comedy "Electric Kiss," Mark Waters' biographical drama "Hershey" about chocolate company founder Milton Hershey, and Marc Fitoussi's comedy "All About Corinne," starring Isabelle Huppert. The Panorama section will also present Tudor Giurgiu's Romanian film "Three Days in September" and Noah Segan's crime drama "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York," starring John Turturro.
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Competition, Israeli cinema and documentaries
The international Carmel competition will screen Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Minotaur," a film about a Russian businessman whose life falls apart in 2022 under pressure from professional, personal and political circumstances. The film won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. The competition also includes François Ozon's new adaptation of Albert Camus' novel "The Stranger," with Benjamin Voisin as Meursault.
The Israeli section will present Marco Carmel's "Double Panther," based on the story of Yaakov Elbaz, whom police recruited to infiltrate the Israeli Black Panthers movement. The program also includes Imri Matalon's "Many Waters" and Nitzan Gilady's latest film, "You Must Love."
The documentary program will include Tomer Heymann's "I Want to Tell My Story," about Shimon Rothschild, who, on the eve of his 100th birthday, recreates episodes from his own life on a film set, including those connected with Auschwitz and the postwar period. Viewers will also see Uri Levy's "Peace 2030" about Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah, Boaz Dvir's "To Kill a Nazi," and the documentary "Broken English" about singer Marianne Faithfull.
Japanese retrospective and Barbra Streisand films
A separate program, "From Mishima to Oshima," will bring together Japanese cinema, including Paul Schrader's "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" and Kon Ichikawa's "Fire." The Haifa Classics section will hold a Barbra Streisand retrospective, featuring "Funny Girl," "Hello, Dolly!," the 1976 version of "A Star Is Born," and "Yentl."
