10 films that will be shown at the upcoming Zurich Film Festival.
Soon the annual Zurich Film Festival will start, and while it's a bit different in this unusual year, there is still plenty to look forward to. The big names are not able to attend because of restrictions, but there are plenty of great films on the program. Here's a list of 10 films I'm looking forward to seeing based on crew, cast and first reviews by journalists.
PS The amount of information known about the films at this point varies. Some films already have posters and trailers released, other only some very basic summaries and a single picture. All info is based on released info, I haven't seen any of the films yet myself, but will seen them within the next few weeks.
Nomadland
Director: Chloe Zhao
Starring: Frances MacDormand
A woman loses everything during the Great Recession, and lives as a nomad thereafter. Winner of the main prize at the film festival in Venice.
One Night in Miami
Director: Regina King
Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree
A fictional account of a meeting between some important Civil Rights figures, such as Malcolm X and Cassius Clay.
Kajillionaire
Director: Miranda July
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Richard Jenkins, Debra Winger
An unusual set of parents is raising their daughter to help them in their con-art of survival. When they're planning a big heist, things start to change.
Lacci / The Ties
Director: Daniele Lucchetti
Starring: Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio
An Italian film about a couple in Naples is struggling with heir marriage. A film about a family, spanning several decades. The opening film of this years Venice Film Festival.
Misbehaviour
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Starring: Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keeley Hawes
During the Miss World pageant in 1970, a group of women are getting upset with the treatment and representation of women, and plan to disrupt the event.
The Courier / Ironbark
Director: Dominic Cooke
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley
A spy thriller set in the 1960s in Britain. A normal businessman is approached by MI6 for a secret mission, for which they need someone without a shadow of suspicion.
Shirley
Director: Josephine Decker
Starring: Elizabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman
A successful horror author, married to a professor, is influenced in her work when a young couple moves in with them.
Nowhere Special
Director: Uberto Pasolini
Starring: James Norton, Eileen O'Higgins
A single father is dedicated to raising his son, but learns that he is terminally ill. Therefore he takes it upon himself to find a family for his son's future.
Un triomphe / The Big Hit
Director: Emmanuel Courcol
Starring: Kad Merad, David Ayala
A French film about an actor who teaches drama to prisoners. From the official selection in Cannes 2020.
Supernova
Director: Harry Macqueen
Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci
An elderly gay couple is trying to make the most of the time they have left after one of them is diagnosed with dementia.
(Images: ZFF/IMDB)