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The San Sebastian Film Festival will run from September 17 to 25. It will open with Carlos Saura's Rosa Rosae: A Spanish Civil War Elegy and close with Las Leyes De La Frontera, directed by Daniel Monzón.

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Earwig
Earwig
Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia’s wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave...
Vortex
Vortex
Drama focused on a handful of dark days in the lives of an elderly couple in Paris.
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds
Marianne Winckler, a well-known author, goes to live in northern France to research for her new book on the subject of job insecurity. Without revealing her true identity, she gets hired as a cleaner, working with a group of other women.
The Good Boss
The Good Boss
Trouble brews at a factory after a boss finds himself in line for an award for excellence.
Blue Moon
Blue Moon
A young woman struggles to access higher education and escape the violence of her dysfunctional family.
Carajita
Carajita
Sara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that seems to transcend their class condition but an accident will test their loyalty.
Red Rocket
Red Rocket
A washed-up ex-porn star tries to get his life back together in his hometown, sparking trouble for those in his orbit.
Benediction
Benediction
Siegfried Sassoon biopic.
The Souvenir: Part II
The Souvenir: Part II
In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
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San Sebastian Film Festival Features

Noé’s close encounter with mortality
Change of pace for renegade director in tandem with Argento
The possibility of games
Andreas Fontana on Howard Hawks, Jorge Luis Borges and Azor
Jude Uncovered!
An almost complete A to Z to Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn
Ideas create the aesthetic
Ed Lachman on Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, and shooting interviews for The Velvet Underground
Making some Noise
Philippe Gregoire on taking risks with his debut film
A participant observer
Ed Lachman on Songs For Drella, Lou Reed, John Cale, and The Velvet Underground
'I’m always amazed people are shocked by sex in movies'
Benedetta director Paul Verhoeven on religion, nudity, and sexuality
Team Tilda make a splash
Mother and daughter reunion for a Cannes ovation

San Sebastian Film Festival News

Blue Moon wins Golden Shell
San Sebastian announces winners
Marion Cotillard to receive Donostia Award
Career achievement gong for French star
Hogg, Noé and Jude to compete in San Sebastian side-bar
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera titles announced
San Sebastian issues Depp statement
Festival defends Donostia Award after backlash
Johnny Depp to receive Donostia
Controversial star will be honoured at San Sebastian
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