Telluride Film Festival Set With World Premieres Of Sam Mendes’ ‘Empire Of Light’, Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking’, Cate Blanchett Tribute And More

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The 49th Telluride Film Festival opens Friday in a much awaited edition that is set to feature World Premieres of Searchlight’s Oscar hopeful, Empire Of Light from director Sam Mendes starrin…

which chronicles a war veteran’s efforts in the Peruvian jungles to prepare orphaned Ocelots to live on their own. Among other docus will be Matthew Heineman’s account of the last days of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan,the first-ever docu portrait of former German leader Angela Merkel appropriately called The Return Of Tanya Tucker featuring Brandi Carlisle;

and on another musical note there is Paul McCartney’s daughter Mary McCartney’s account of the famous Abbey Road studio, Silver Medallion honoree Cousins who just debuted his docu narrated by a Hitchcock soundalike that will be on display at Telluride. Telluride regular Werner Herzog is back with a new docu, the story of Downey Jr’s dad. Bryan Fogel will be on hand with his sequel to his Oscar winningwill be there as well.

Telluride fest goers can, as usual, even expect a couple of “sneaks” not listed in their release, but using the opportunity to pop in as a surprise. Along with my colleague Todd McCarthy, a four decade veteran of the fest, and our latest Deadline addition columnist Baz Bamigboye, we will be covering it all weekend as the nascent 2022 Oscar race kicks off and Telluride has its impact.

 

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Cool that Deakins is the cinematographer on Empire of Light - should look amazing! Loved his work on Blade Runner 2049!

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