The Telluride Film Festival, taking place over the upcoming Labor Day weekend, has unveiled their lineup and those lucky enough to make it out to the tiny ski resort town are in for a treat.
As previously hinted, Peter Weir’s highly anticipated “The Way Back” will be making its world premiere at the festival. Starring Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Mark Strong and Saoirse Ronan, the film centers on a group of seven prisoners who escape a Siberian labor camp in 1940 and attempt to trek thousands of miles across hostile terrain to India and their freedom.
Other notable titles making their North American debut following premieres at Cannes include Mike Leigh’s “Another Year,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Biutiful,” Olivier Assayas’ “Carlos,” Charles Ferguson’s “Inside Job,” Lee Chang-dong’s “Poetry,” Bertrand Tavernier’s “The Princess of Montpensier,” and Stephen Frears’ “Tamara Drewe.” All of these titles will also be appearing at the Toronto International Film Festival with the exception of Tavernier’s film.
Other titles of note include Tom Hooper’s hotly tipped Oscar contender “The King’s Speech,” and two documentaries, Errol Morris’ “Tabloid” and Ken Burns’ “The Tenth Inning.” Also appearing will be Mark Romanek’s “Never Let Me Go,” which is expected to be joined by Fox Searchlight’s other two high profile fall films, Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” which generated huge buzz following its recent premiere at Venice, and Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours.”
The Telluride Film Festival runs from September 3-6.