Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried in Atom Egoyan's Chloe Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried in Atom Egoyan's Chloe

The 57th San Sebastian Film Festival runs from September 18 to 26.

Among the films screening is Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, which will be given the Fipresci Best Film Of The Year of the award at the festival's opening gala. The festival will open with Atom Egoyan's Chloe - starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried - and close with Rodrigo García's Mother And Child.

Retrospectives include a showcase of the work of Richard Brooks, plus Backwash: The Cutting Edge Of French Cinema - a look back at the past decade in French film.

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Mother And Child
Mother And Child
Tale of three women and maternal love.
When You're Strange
When You're Strange
Documentary tracking the rise of The Doors, featuring rare footage of the band and Jim Morrison.
Le Refuge
Le Refuge
A pregnant woman whose boyfriend dies of an overdose forms an unexpected bond with his brother.
The Secret In Their Eyes
The Secret In Their Eyes
A man looks back at a crime that happened a quarter of a century previously.
Undertow
Undertow
A closeted gay fisherman finds himself trapped in an unusual love triangle.
Whatever Works
Whatever Works
An misanthropic New Yorker develops a relationship with a young woman from Mississippi.
Leo's Room
Leo's Room
A chance encounter between two school friends has unexpected implications for their lives.
Vengeance
Vengeance
A chef - and former killer - returns to Hong Kong to avenge the deaths of his daughter's family.
The White Ribbon
The White Ribbon
Tensions in a German town on the eve of the First World War.
City Of Life And Death
City Of Life And Death
Dramatisation of the Rape of Nanjing, seen from a dual perspective.
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San Sebastian Film Festival Features

The Secret of success
Director Juan José Campanella talks about his Oscar-winner The Secret In Their Eyes
San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Seven
Ana Kokkinos and Mirando Otto on Blessed, Brenda Blethyn on London River and Yuki & Nina.
San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Six
Blessed, Together and Sir Ian McKellen picks up Donostia.
San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Five
Hadewijch, Jim Jarmusch and The Limits Of Control
San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Four
A chat with Juan Jose Campanella and Mathias Glasner, Get Low, Mother and The Scouting Book For Boys
San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Three
The White Ribbon, This Is Love, The Dancer And The Thief and the hazards of working in multiple languages.
San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Two
Atom Egoyan on Chloe, Francois Ozon on Le Refuge, The Secret Of Their Eyes and Northless
San Sebastian Film Festival: Day One
Chloe, Inglourious Basterds, Whatever Works and a wall of prawns.

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