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Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018

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The Polka King The Polka King
The Polka King and In The Fade
In The Fade (Aus dem Nichts) (Country: Germany; Year: 2017; Director: Fatih Akin; Writer: Fatih Akin; Stars: Diane Kruger, Numan Acar, Ulrich Tukur, Siir Eloglu, Jessica McIntyre, Ulrich Brandhoff)
Revenge thriller set in the aftermath of a bombing.
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Nostalgia (Nostalgie) (Country: Venezuela; Year: 2012; Director: Gustavo Rondón Córdova; Writer: Gustavo Rondón Córdova; Stars: Rafael Gil, Jesus Jimenez, Gonzalo Cubero, Iris Guedez)
A man struggles to come to terms with the death of his wife.
Nostalgia (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Mark Pellington; Writer: Mark Pellington, Alex Ross Perry, Alex Ross Perry; Stars: Jon Hamm, Catherine Keener, Nick Offerman, Patton Oswalt, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Amber Tamblyn, James Le Gros, Annalise Basso, Joanna Going, John Ortiz, Lindsey Kraft, Mikey Madison, Arye Gross, Dendrie Taylor)
A group of people are connected through a loss.
Phantom Thread (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Paul Thomas Anderson; Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson; Stars: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Joan Brown)
In Fifties London, the fastidious life of a renowned dressmaker is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman who becomes his muse and lover.
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The Polka King (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky; Writer: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky; Stars: Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver, JB Smoove, Robert Capron)
A Polish migrant tries to make it big in Pennsylvania.
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