Marrakech Unveils 76 Films as Eisenberg's The Debut Opens the Festival
Summary
Fourteen films will compete for the Etoile d'Or, with Marion Cotillard presiding over the jury from Nov. 20 to 28.
"The 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival will open with Jesse Eisenberg's musical comedy The Debut and screen 76 films from 39 countries from Nov. 20 to 28, UPI and Screen International reported Monday. The Debut, Eisenberg's second feature as director, stars Julianne Moore as a shy housewife who takes a small role in a community theater musical, with Paul Giamatti, Halle Berry and Bernadette Peters.
Fourteen films will compete for the Etoile d'Or, including Yoon Dan-bi's The World Before, Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo's Ben'Imana, Abdallah Al-Khatib's Chronicles From the Siege, Rafiki Fariala's Congo Boy, Jacqueline Lentzou's A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra and Gessica Geneus' Marie Madeleine, according to IONCINEMA. Marion Cotillard presides over the competition jury, which awards first and second features, Le360 reported in October.
A separate Moroccan Panorama features six local films, including Tala Hadid's Bardi and Mohamed Mouftakir's Hoods. Galas include Luca Guadagnino's Artificial and James Gray's Paper Tiger, according to a One Mann's Movies roundup."
