New works by Noah Baumbach, Brian De Palma, Michael Haneke, Sally Potter and Alan Berliner are among the 32 features that will be presented in the main slate of the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center said on Thursday. Mr. Haneke's film “Amour,†which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, will make its New York debut; the festival will also present the world premiere of Mr. Berliner's documentary “First Cousin Once Removed,†about the poet Edwin Honig's slowly succumbing to Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Baumbach will be represented at the festival by “Frances Ha,†a comedy written with Greta Gerwig and starring that actress as a young woman trying to start a dance career in New York.
The main slate also includes Mr. De Palma's thriller “Passion,†starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace; “Ginger and Rosa,†the feature-directing debut of Ms. Potter, the screenwriter of “Orlando â€; “Beyond the Hills,†by the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu (“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Daysâ€); and Roger Michell‘s “Hyde Park on Hudson,†starring Bill Murray as President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The New York Film Festival will run from Sept. 28 through Oct. 14, opening with “Life of Pi,†directed by Ang Lee. Its centerpiece selection, making its premiere on Oct. 6, is “Not Fade Away,†directed by the “Sopranos†creator David Chase; and its closing night film is “Flight,†directed by Robert Zemeckis.
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