“Marlowe”
The film arrives as a standout selection in the spring edition of the festival. Oscar winner Neil Jordan reimagines a classic gumshoe narrative, casting Liam Neeson as a grizzled detective in his seventies. Set in Los Angeles during the late 1930s, the story follows Marlowe, a private eye hired to locate his former flame, a glamorous heiress portrayed by Diane Kruger, who is the daughter of a famed movie star played by Jessica Lange. Amid a web of deception, the detective pieces together clues that illuminate a morally murky underworld and a string of hidden agendas.
‘Love Again’
Jim Strouse directs and stars in this rom com about a curious twist of fate. A mistakenly received text message becomes the catalyst for two strangers, potentially destined to be soulmates, to meet. The film also features Celine Dion in a memorable cameo that frames the story with warmth and charm.
“Book Club – Italy Now”
Veteran cast members Andy García, Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Don Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, and Candice Bergen return to anchor this lively comedy sequel. The four friends who first bonded over a provocative read embark on a journey to Italy, chasing new adventures as their lives open up in surprising ways after their encounter with modern romance and old unopened doors.
‘Head Hunter’
With a stellar ensemble that includes Walter Hill, Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, and Rachel Brosnahan, this Western returns to the big screen. The story unfolds in 1892 as a Texas deserter kidnaps a woman in Mexico, prompting a determined bounty hunter to step in and bring her home to safety and justice for a family that refuses to surrender to fear.
‘Dialogue with Life’
French director Christophe Honoré offers a heartfelt coming of age tale about a 17 year old navigating a world shaded by loss. He is guided by an emancipated elder brother, a mother, and a circle of friends in Paris as he learns what it means to grow up while facing the weight of a significant death and the mystery of what lies ahead.
“Eternal Girl”
Joanna Hogg returns with a hallmarked British ghost story that blends memory and family tension. Tilda Swinton delivers a chameleon performance as a woman and her mother confront long hidden secrets upon returning to a near-deserted family home, a mansion that feels like a hotel stacked with echoes.
‘Silence in the Storm’
Basque cinema makes a bold debut with this feature from Alberto Gastesi. The film traces a layered human drama through music and poetry as two couples cross paths while touring a San Sebastián apartment for sale, inviting viewers to consider choices, loyalties, and the quiet storms inside every family.
‘Match of the Century’
Drawing on true events, this drama chronicles the first postwar international football championship. Dynamo Moscow undertakes a historic tour of Great Britain, arriving in a London that is curious and wary in equal measure as Russians confront a host of logistical and cultural challenges in the wake of war.
“Blanquita”
Following acclaimed works in Chile, Fernando Guzzoni presents Blanquita in Spain, a harrowing portrait of an 18-year-old living in foster care who becomes a central witness to a scandal entwining politicians, wealth, and sexual abuse. The film probes how power shapes truth and justice in a tense social backdrop.
“De Humani Corporis Fabrica”
Five centuries after Vesalius revolutionized anatomy, the cinema returns to the body. French documentarians Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel illuminate the human form with a vivid, intimate perspective, translating medical history into tactile cinema.
‘Final Fight’
Tomás Ocaña directs La última lidia, a film that dissects the bullfighting arena as a public stage for debate. The narrative weaves voices from both sides of the debate into a polyhedral tapestry that invites audiences to form their own judgments about tradition, spectacle, and ethics.
“Patti and Poseidon’s Fury” and “Little Alan’s Alien Incident”
French collaborators David Alaux, Eric Tosti and Jean-François Tosti reinvent a mythic sea saga with Patti and the Fury of Poseidon, a playful nod to ancient adventures while sparking new wonder. Danish filmmaker Amalie Næsby Fick offers Little Alan’s Alien Incident, a science fiction tale that follows a curious grandfather, a missing alien, and a home filled with wonder.
“Jeepers Creepers: Rebirth” and “Slasher”
The fourth chapter of the Jeepers Creepers saga introduces a legacy of premonitions as the legend of The Creeper resurfaces. In parallel, Alberto Armas Díaz’s genre-bending Slasher has a young investigator named Julio inheriting a family mask that once belonged to his father, raising questions about inherited violence and the choice to continue a family tradition.
‘Venus’
Victor Conde makes his feature debut adapting his own stage play Venus, a loving homage to the spirit and temporal rhythms of the French Nouvelle Vague. The film weaves memory, artistry, and a distinct cinematic cadence to honor a pivotal era in cinema history.