World of Reel‘s Jordan Ruimy has calculated…okay, authoritatively speculated that the following films will have their world premieres at Telluride ’23: The Holdovers (d: Alexander Payne), Wildcat (d: Ethan Hawke), Saltburn (d: Emerald Fennell), The Pigeon Tunnel (d: Errol Morris), The Royal Hotel (d: Kitty Green), Fingernails (d: Christos Nikou), Rustin (d: George C. Wolfe), Janet Planet (d: Annie Baker), All of Us Strangers (d: Andrew Haigh), The Bikeriders (d: Jeff Nichols).
The previously announced NYAD (d: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin) is also on the lineup, but why is it capitalized? It’s the last name of swimmer and author Diana Nyad, but the caps make it look like an acronym for the New York Aquatic Division.
Yorgos Lanthimos‘ Poor Things will debut in Venice but have its North American premiere in Telluride.
Telluride’s Cannes/Berlin titles will apparently include The Zone of Interest (d: Jonathan Glazer), Anatomy of A Fall (d: Justine Triet), The Settlers (d: Felipe Gálvez), Perfect Days (d: Wim Wenders), Orlando, My Political Biography (d: Paul Presciado), Fallen Leaves (d: Aki Kaurismaki), La Chimera (d: Alice Rohrwacher), About Dry Grasses (d: Nuri Bilge Ceylan).
And of course, no mention at all of HE’s beloved The Pot au Feu — directed by Tran Anh Hung, a French foodie masterpiece, destined to be a huge hit with slightly older audiences.
Longtime fans of Van Morrison may wonder if Baker’s Janet Planet, a narrative feature set in Western Massachusetts, has something to do with Morrison’s former wife, Janet Planet (aka Rigbee), who appeared on some of Morrison’s album jackets and was the inspiration behind such Morrisomn tunes as “Crazy Love,” “Ballerina,” “Beside You,” “You’re My Woman” and “The Way Young Lovers Do.”
The apparent answer is “no — Baker’s film has nothing whatsoever to do with Morrison’s ex.” It’s just an apparent coincidence. And yet a curious one, considering that the real-life Janet Planet is far better known than Baker or her film’s costars, Julianne Nicholson and Sophie Okonedo.
