Zurich Flexes Muscles With Premieres, Stars
variety.comEd Meza @edmezavar The 18th Zurich Film Festival kicks off Sept. 22 with a muscular lineup that includes some of the year’s most anticipated international pics while also putting the spotlight on Swiss and German-language cinema.
In addition to a strong selection of U.S. films, including Oscar-winning writer-director Florian Zeller’s “The Son” and Neil Jordan’s “Marlowe,” Zurich is also honoring Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard for their contribution to cinema. “We are very proud that this year about one-fourth of our program are world or European premieres, which – especially when it comes to American films – are quite hard to get because there’s a lot of competition,” says ZFF artistic director Christian Jungen.
Other big titles unspooling in Zurich include Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King,” with Viola Davis; Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan; and Tobias Lindholm’s “The Good Nurse,” starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain.
Redmayne will also be on hand to receive the fest’s Golden Eye award, marking a return to Zurich for the actor. Jungen recalls Redmayne’s first visit to the 3rd ZFF in 2007: “At that time he was a completely unknown newcomer; he was starring alongside Julianne Moore in the opening film, ‘Savage Grace,’ and now 15 years later he’s an Academy Award winner coming back and accepting the Golden Eye.
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