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| Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan in Roger Michell's Le Weekend, which will compete for the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Film Festival |
The film stars Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan and Jeff Goldblum and recounts the tale of two English teachers trying to regain their marriage spark by returning to Paris, where they went on honeymoon.
French veteran Bertrand Tavernier will bring his political satire Quai d’Orsay to the 61st edition, based on the comic of the same name by Lanzac & Blain.
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| Colin Firth as Eric Lomax in The Railway Man, which will screen in competition at San Sebastian Film Festival |
Mexico’s Fernando Eimbcke premieres his third film, Club Sándwich, about a mother who is forced to confront the fact her teenage son is growing up after he starts to fall in love.
Former Golden Shell winner French director François Dupeyron (What's Life? [C’est quoi la vie?]), returns with My Soul Healed by You (Mon âme par toi guérie), which tells the story of a man who can heal with his hands, forced to reassess his life after an accident.
Rouding out the announcement was Bad Hair (Pelo Malo), by Venezuela's Mariana Rondón, which tells the story of a youngster whose "bad hair" is just the beginning of his problems with his mother.
The festival runs from September 20-28, with more titles being announced in the coming weeks. Read the line-up so far, here.
