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The first group of titles selected for the Berlin Film Festival competition have been unveiled with new offerings from Gus Van Sant and Benoît Jacquot among them. Two Berlinale Special Galas have also joined the lineup. Wes Anderson’s Isle Of Dogs was previously announced as the opening night film, which will also play in competition.
New films added to the roster include Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill and Rooney Mara. A biopic of quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan, it will be playing Sundance before heading to the German capital. Also in the lineup is Jacquot’s Eva starring Isabelle Huppert in its world premiere.
So far two films have been invited to participate in the Berlinale Special. They are: Isabel Coixet’s The Bookshop and Lars Kraume’s Das Schweigende Klassenzimmer. Berlin kicks off on February 15.
Here’s the full list of titles revealed today:
COMPETITION
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot
U.S.
By Gus Van Sant
International premiere
Dovlatov
Russian Federation/ Poland/Serbia
By Alexey German Jr
World premiere
Eva
France
By Benoit Jacquot
World premiere
Figlia Mia
Italy/Germany/Switzerland
By Laura Bispuri
World premiere
In Den Gängen
Germany
By Thomas Stuber
World premiere
Mein Bruder Heißt Robert Und Ist Ein Idiot
Germany
By Philip Gröning
World premiere
Twarz
Poland
By Małgorzata Szumowska
World premiere
BERLINALE SPECIAL GALAS
The Bookshop
Spain/United Kingdom/Germany
By Isabel Coixet
German premiere
Das Schweigende Klassenzimmer
Germany
By Lars Kraume
World premiere
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