New York Film Festival Opens 64th Edition with Paper Tiger Premiere
The 64th New York Film Festival (NYFF) kicked off on September 25 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall with the North American debut of James Gray's Paper Tiger. This film, which stars Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller, and Adam Driver, was filmed on 35mm in Queens and received favorable reviews at Cannes. Running until October 12, Rolex inaugurated its NYFF Filmmaker Lounge at Lincoln Ristorante, celebrating filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese and Ava DuVernay. Additionally, Rolex is set to showcase a 4K restoration of the 1950 classic Gone to Earth by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Attendees included Gray, Johansson, Teller, Driver, and others, with a post-screening Q&A featuring Gray, Johansson, Teller, and Driver, followed by Gray's discussion with Jim Jarmusch the next day.
Key facts
- The 64th New York Film Festival opened on Sept. 25 with the North American premiere of Paper Tiger.
- Paper Tiger is directed by James Gray and stars Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller, and Adam Driver.
- The film is set in Queens and follows two brothers involved with the Russian mafia; it was shot on 35mm.
- The premiere took place at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
- Rolex hosted the NYFF Filmmaker Lounge at Lincoln Ristorante's East Room, open through Oct. 12.
- Rolex will present NYFF screenings of Gone to Earth (1950), restored in 4K by Disney and the Film Foundation under Martin Scorsese's supervision.
- A post-screening Q&A moderated by Dennis Lim featured Johansson, Teller, Driver, and Gray.
- The next day, Gray discussed the film with Jim Jarmusch after a reprisal screening.
Entities
Artists
- Adam Driver
- Scarlett Johansson
- Miles Teller
- James Gray
- Martin Scorsese
- Jia Zhangke
- Ava DuVernay
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
- Thelma Schoonmaker
- Ari Aster
- Mike Leigh
- Andre Gregory
- Julia Loktev
- Paul Schrader
- Daniel Battsek
- Dennis Lim
- Eugene Hernandez
- Ben Roberts
- Marion Bailey
- Colin Jost
- Jim Jarmusch
- Sean DiSerio
- Mettie Ostrowski
- Richard Jopson
- Brian Berkowitz
Institutions
- New York Film Festival
- Lincoln Center
- Alice Tully Hall
- Rolex
- Lincoln Ristorante
- Film at Lincoln Center
- Sundance Film Festival
- British Film Institute
- Disney
- Film Foundation
- Cannes Film Festival
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Locations
- New York
- United States
- Queens
- Cannes
- France