The 43rd Jerusalem International Film Festival, set for July 9 to 19, has announced the international films that will screen at this year’s edition. The full artistic program now joins the Israeli lineup revealed last week, as well as the opening film, “Independence,” directed by Moshe Rosenthal, known for “Karaoke.”
At the top of the foreign slate is “Fjord,” winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, directed by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu and starring Oscar nominees Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve. Other Cannes titles heading to Jerusalem include Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland,” Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s “The Black Ball,” which shared the directing prize, Valeska Grisebach’s “Dream Adventure,” winner of the jury prize, Emmanuel Mouret’s “A Man of the Hour,” which won best screenplay, and James Gray’s “Paper Tiger,” starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson.
The festival will also screen “Yellow Letters,” winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin, by German-Turkish director Ilker Çatak, who made “The Teachers’ Lounge.” Additional selections include “Barrio Triste,” the debut feature from Stills, Bad Bunny’s music-video director, arriving from Venice, and the thriller “And Her Body Was Never Found,” which counts Israeli creator Mor Cohen among its writers and producers.
Among the non-fiction titles is “Robert Richardson: The White Devil,” a documentary about the cinematographer known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese. The program also includes “Rose” by Austrian director Marcus Schleinzer, which earned Sandra Hüller the Berlin best actress prize, Steven Soderbergh’s “The Christophers” starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel, and “Noga,” a documentary about Israeli musician Noga Erez that premiered at Tribeca and will later air on yes.
