Jim Jarmusch fans already knew that his latest, the triptych narrative “Father Mother Sister Brother,” would make its world premiere in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival. But now it’s clear where the film will have its North American premiere, and it’s as NYFF‘s Centerpiece selection for the fest’s 63rd edition at Film At Lincoln Center.
The NA premiere will happen on October 3, with Jarmusch and cast members in attendance. The event continues Jarmusch’s longstanding relationship with NYFF that includes seven of his films playing at the festival over the years, including “Down By Law” as an Opening Night film at NYFF24, among others. “I am so very proud of the long history of my work being presented at the NYFF, and am now super honored that my newest film “Father Mother Sister Brother” has been selected for this year’s Centerpiece,” Jarmusch said in a press statement. “The NYFF, the chosen church of my religion, has provided many of my greatest inspirations and revelations in its continuing celebration of the deep and diverse beauty of cinema.”
Here’s a brief rundown of what moviegoers should expect from “Father Mother Sister Brother,” courtesy of NYFF:
Father Mother Sister Brother is a perceptive study in familial dynamics, a feature film carefully constructed in the form of a triptych. The three chapters all concern the relationships between adult children reconnecting or coming to terms with aging or lost parents, which take place in the present, and each in a different country. Siblings Jeff and Emily (Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik) check up on their hermetic father (Tom Waits) in rural New Jersey; sisters Lilith and Timothea (Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett) reunite with their guarded novelist mother (Charlotte Rampling) in Dublin; and twins Skye and Billy (Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat) return to their Paris apartment to address a family tragedy. Father Mother Sister Brother is a kind of anti-action film, its subtle and quiet style carefully constructed to allow small details to accumulate—almost like flowers being carefully placed in three delicate arrangements.
Jarmusch works with two cinematographers on “Father Mother Sister Brother,” Frederick Elmes and Yorick Le Saux, as well as editor Affonso Gonçalves. Producers on the film include Charles Gillibert, Joshua Astrachan, Carter Logan, and Atilla Salih Yücer. Jarmusch’s latest is a MUBI release.
Here’s what NYFF artistic director Dennis Lim had to say about “Father Mother Sister Brother” in an additional press statement: “Jim Jarmusch’s new movie is not just one of his very best, it distills everything we have come to love and value about this singular filmmaker’s work into one glorious triptych. “Father Mother Sister Brother” is wise, generous, slyly funny, and enormously moving, and we are honored to present it as our Centerpiece selection this year.”
The 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF63) runs from September 26 to October 13 this year. Single ticket sales for screenings, including “Father Mother Sister Brother,” go on sale for the general public on September 18 at 12p EST, with FLC Members and Pass holders granted pre-sale access even earlier. Stay tuned for more details about this year’s festival lineup soon.
