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Film Fests 2024: Shah Rukh Khan Excites Locarno, ‘Anora’ Seduces Cannes, Erotic Fare Turns on Venice

The Hollywood Reporter
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Story by Georg Szalai
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From Bollywood's SRK wowing Locarno to Venice's sizzling erotic fare, the 2024 global film fest circuit offered a diverse range of cinematic delights and controversies.
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  • Cannes was dominated by female-powered films like the Palme d'Or-winning 'Anora', the trans crime musical 'Emilia Pérez' (acquired by Netflix), and the body horror 'The Substance' starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.
  • Karlovy Vary's offbeat lineup, from a movie about pig slaughter to a documentary on rocks, was complemented by vibrant music and party vibes, plus major stars like Viggo Mortensen and Benicio del Toro.
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Shah Rukh Khan, Mikey Madison, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Coralie Fargeat, Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Payal Kapadia, Walter Salles, Yorgos Lanthimos, Gints Zilbalodis, Magnus von Horn, Guy Maddin, Mohammad Rasoulof, Tilda Swinton, Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Brühl, Clive Owen, Benicio del Toro, Saulė Bliuvaitė, Laurynas Bareiša, Kurdwin Ayub, Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Craig, Luca Guadagnino, Alfonso Cuarón, Pedro Almodóvar, Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Brady Corbet, Adrian Brody, Felicity Jones, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Steve McQueen, Coralie Fargeat, Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Emily Blunt, Vin Diesel, Spike Lee, Michael Douglas, Eva Longoria, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Will Smith, Benedict Cumberbatch, Viola Davis, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas, Jeremy Renner, Netflix, Camerimage, Locarno Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Red Sea International Film Festival, Anora, Emilia Pérez, The Substance, All We Imagine as Light, I'm Still Here, Kinds of Kindness, Flow, The Girl With the Needle, Rumours, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, Toxic, Drowning Dry, Mond (Moon), Babygirl, Queer, Disclaimer, The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, Rust
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