Taking place Friday, October 1 – Sunday, October 17, 2004 at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, the 42nd New York Film Festival has announced its program of films:
Opening Night ^ LOOK AT ME, agnès Jaoui, France, 110m. 2004.
Centerpiece ^ BAD EDUCATION, Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 110m. 2004.
Closing Night ^ SIDEWAYS, Alexander Payne, USA, 124m. 2004.
THE 10TH DISTRICT COURT: JUDICIAL HEARINGS, Raymond Depardon, France, 105m. 2004.
THE BIG RED ONE, Samuel Fuller, USA, 158m. 1980 (restored 2004). Warner Brothers.
CAFE LUMIERE, Hou Hsou-hsien, Japan/Taiwan, 104m. 2004.
THE GATE OF THE SUN, Yousry Nasrallah, France/Egypt, 278m. 2004.
THE HOLY GIRL, Lucrecia Martel, Argentina, 106m. 2004. HBO Films.
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, Zhang Yimou, China, 119m. 2004. Sony Pictures Classics.
IN THE BATTLEFIELDS, Danielle Arbid, Lebanon/France, 88m. 2004.
KEANE, Lodge Kerrigan, USA, 90m. 2004.
KINGS AND QUEEN, Arnaud Desplechin, France, 150m. 2004.
MOOLAADE, Ousmane Sembene, Senegal, 124m. 2004. New Yorker Films.
NOTRE MUSIQUE, Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland/France, 80m. 2004. Wellspring.
OR (MY TREASURE), Keren Yedaya, Israel, 100m. 2004.
PALINDROMES, Todd Solondz, USA, 100m. 2004.
ROLLING FAMILY, Pablo Trapero, Argentina, 103m. 2004.
SARABAND, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 107m. 2004. Sony Pictures Classics.
TARNATION, Jonathan Caouette, USA, 88m. 2004. Wellspring.
TRIPLE AGENT, Eric Rohmer, France, 115m. 2004.
TROPICAL MALADY, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand, 118m. 2004. Strand Releasing.
UNDERTOW, David Gordon Green, USA, 107m. 2004. United Artists.
VERA DRAKE, Mike Leigh, UK, 125m. 2004. Fine Line Features.
WOMAN IS THE FUTURE OF MAN, Hong Sang-soo, South Korea/France, 88m. 2004.
THE WORLD, Jia Zhangke, China, 133m. 2004.
Special Screenings ^ INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY, Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, Hong Kong. 2002-03. Running times: 1: 98m; 2: 119m; 3: 117m. Walter Reade Theater.
MACUNAIMA, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Brazil, 110m.1969 (restored 2004). Walter Reade Theater.
MILES ELECTRIC: A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE, murray Lerner, USA, 87m. 2004. Walter Reade Theater.
SELLING DEMOCRACY: FILMS OF THE MARSHALL PLAN, 1947-55, Walter Reade Theater and Alice Tully Hall.
ELEGANCE, PASSION, AND COLD HARD STEEL: A TRIBUTE TO SHAW BROTHERS STUDIOS, Walter Reade Theater. (Details in separate release.)
UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON, Ken Burns, USA, 210m. 2004. Walter Reade Theater.
VIEWS FROM THE AVANT-GARDE. Experimental works by various filmmakers. Walter Reade Theater. (Details in separate release.)
Special Tribute ^ VIVA PEDRO! A screening of career highlights and one-on-one conversation with Pedro Almodóvar, with appearances by special guests. Alice Tully Hall.
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