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“Naruda,” the World War II noir drama by Pablo Larraín, screened on the third week of the New York Film Festival.

NYFF Week 3: Comedies Within Dramas

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor October 12, 2016
WSN's wrap-up of the third week of the New York Film Festival covers figures from Iggy Pop to the iconic Chilean poet Pablo Neruda whose narratives are told with comedic artistry within their own dramatic tales.

“Manchester by the Sea,” starring Casey Affleck, is one of many tragic films featured in the 54th New York Film Festival.

NYFF Week 2: The Contrasting Reasons for Sadness in Daily Life

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor October 5, 2016
Between Ava DuVernay's "13th" and Kenneth Lonergan's "Manchester By the Sea," this week's films at New York Film Festival exhibited the varying flavors of sorrow.
A still from the film “I, David Blake” - one of the works to be screened at 54th New York FIlm Festival.

New York Film Festival: Week One

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor September 26, 2016
WSN gives a brief preview of the first week of the New York Film Festival, including reviews of "Moonlight," "The Son of Joseph" and "I, Daniel Blake."
Son of Saul is a 2015 Hungarian drama film, where a Hungarian-Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz works as a Sonderkommando member, burning the dead, during the Holocaust.

‘Son of Saul’ captures hell on screen

Ethan Sapienza, Staff Writer October 15, 2015
Experience the horror of the Holocaust as never before in the brutally dark "Son of Saul," following Saul's attempts to find a rabbi in Auschwitz for his dead son.
The 53rd New York Film Festival runs September 25 - October 11 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Seven movies to look forward to at this year’s NYFF

Zach Martin, Film Editor September 24, 2015
The New York Film Festival showcases some of the most promising Oscar-winning movies. Here's what to look forward to in this year's festival:
Jason Schwartzman plays the titular in “Listen Up Philip.”

Director, star actor discuss NYC film

James Muntisov, Contributing Writer October 16, 2014
Jason Schwartzman and writer-director Alex Ross Perry discuss "Listen Up Philip"
This Weekend: Oct. 3 to 5

This Weekend: Oct. 3 to 5

Hannah Treasure, Features Editor October 2, 2014
Here are our top picks for events around NYC this weekend.

Staff Recommendations: Sept. 24

WSN Staff September 24, 2014
In honor of the New York Film Festival, WSN staff recommends past films by NYFF directors
via imdb.com

New York Film Festival returns to Lincoln Center

September 25, 2013
The New York Film Festival is returning to Lincoln Center for its 2013 screenings.