The cast features Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Frances Conroy, and Keith Carradine. Here’s the synopsis shared by the festival: “Public screenings we long took for granted feel exceptional now, so it is going to be a very emotional and joyous experience for me and my team to be there and present the film to such a film-celebrating audience,” Jane Campion said in a statement.
NYFF director of programming Dennis Lim said, “Everything about ‘The Power of the Dog’ is alive with surprise: its narrative turns, its rich characterizations, its complex ideas about masculinity and repression. It will introduce many to the work of the under-appreciated novelist Thomas Savage, but it also reminds us of what cinema can do as a medium for accessing and expressing inner life.” Four of Campion’s previous films, including “Sweetie,” “An Angel at My Table” Oscar winner “The Piano,” and “Holy Smoke,” have been official selections of NYFF. In 2017, Film at Lincoln Center presented a retrospective of her work. Running September 24 through October 10, NYFF will feature a combination of in-person, outdoor, and virtual screenings, with a comprehensive series of health and safety policies in coordination with state and city medical experts. As previously announced, this year’s NYFF will open with Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
