Dublin International Film Festival Report: Ed Harris And Jessica Lange Receive The Event’s Top Honors
deadline.comThe Dublin International Film Festival came to an end at the weekend after one of its most varied programs yet. Guests visiting the event included deep-dive documentary-maker Alexandre O.
Philippe, attending with his Texas Chain Saw Massacre meditation Chain Reactions; director Jason Buxton, there with his acclaimed Ben Foster-starring thriller Sharp Corner, soon to be released by Vertical; Albert Serra, supporting his surprise San Sebastian winner Afternoons of Solitude; Palestinian director Elia Suleiman, honored by a curated retrospective; and British ’60s pop-culture icon Twiggy, subject of Sadie Frost’s film of the same name.
From closer to home, director Lorcan Finnegan and writer Thomas Martin brought their cult Cannes hit The Surfer, and the UK’s Polly Steele came with Four Letters of Love starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan.
Under the always assured stewardship of artistic Gráinne Humphreys, DIFF took a big swing by opening with The Return, Uberto Pasolini’s retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey, in the presence of star Ralph Fiennes, then still in the high heat of awards season for the Oscar-nominated Conclave.
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