A luxury event in the city of the Basque Country, which on its 70th anniversary will be attended by a large group of film figures from different latitudes, especially from Latin America, Europe, Asia and the United States.
The North American actress Glenn Close will be president of the jury of the event that will take place from September 16 to 24.
It will be difficult to keep track of so many luminaries of world cinematography. Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Hillbilly Elegy, The Wife), with three Golden Globes, three Emmys and eight Oscar nominations, is one of the strongest actresses of her generation.
When celluloid classics are mentioned and although she stayed in the nominations for the Oscars and Golden Globes, her performance in Fatal Attraction alongside Michael Douglas is one of the most extraordinary of her career.
She will not lack celebrities around her, with the French Juliette Binoche, who together with Canadian director David Cronenberg, will receive the Donostia Award for excellence in her career.
In addition, Penélope Cruz, Ricardo Darín, Diane Kruger, Liam Neeson, Hannah Schygulla and Olivia Wilde, or the Dardene brothers, Claire Denis, Neil Jordan, Hirokazu Koreeda, Sebastián Lelio and François Ozon, among others, have confirmed in San Sebastián.
The Nobel Prize for Literature Kazuo Ishiguro will present ‘Living’ and the writers Rosa Montero and Selva Almada will act as jurors.
Latin American cinema, with Santiago Mitre, Diego Lerman, Laura Mora, Manuel Abramovich, Santiago Loza, Natalia Beristain and Andrés Di Tella (Diarios) could not be absent from Zinemaldia, as the event in the Basque Country is also known.
In addition, Diego Céspedes, Patricio Guzmán (My imaginary country), Manuela Martelli, Carolina Markowicz, Laura Baumeister, Natalia López Gallardo (Mantle of gems), Juan Pablo González, Valentina Maurel or Ana Cristina Barragán, all with films in competition.
At the closing ceremony of the festival, there will be the world premiere of Marlowe, directed by Irish Neil Jordan, and with the leading roles of Liam Neeson and Diana Kruger.
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