FILMS
5:58 AM PDT 07/27/2020
by
Scott Roxborough
The title of Searchlight is the first confirmed studio film for the 77th Venice International Film Festival.
Nomadic, a road movie drama by director Chloé Zhao starring and produced by Oscar winner Frances McDormand, will premiere simultaneously at the Venice International and Toronto International film festivals on September 11. Both premieres will feature virtual performances by Zhao and McDormand.
As part of the cooperation between the fall festivals, announced earlier this month, Nomadic It will also be screened as the centerpiece of the film at the New York Film Festival. Telluride, who was part of the Fall Festival collaboration but has since canceled her physical event, will hold a special screening of “Telluride from Los Angeles” Nomadic in Southern California on September 11 with in-person appearances by Zhao and McDormand.
The film, which Searchlight will release, is the first studio-backed production confirmed for Venice, which will announce its lineup of the competition on Tuesday.
Zhao’s third characteristic, after Songs that my brothers taught me and The horseman, Nomadic is adapted from Jessica Bruder 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the 21st Century.
McDormand stars as Fern, a woman who, after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, packs her truck and sets off to explore life as a modern nomad. Oscar nominee David Strathairn (Good night and good luck) co-stars.
McDormand and Searchlight have a solid track record in Venice. Reflector Three billboards outside Ebb, Missouri It premiered in competition at the Lido in 2017 en route to a successful award season run and two Oscars, including a second best actress award for McDormand.
NomadicThe premiere of the festival is also a strong signal of support from Searchlight’s father Disney for Venice, which will be the first major film event to occur after the closure of COVID-19.
Venice will announce its competition lineup on Tuesday. The 77th Venice International Film Festival will take place from September 2 to 12.
