The 52nd New York Film Festival, presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center, includes 30 films representing a cross-section of international films; the Main Slate has five North American and 14 U.S. Premieres with a number of films that have received prominent awards at festivals around the world. There will be new work from such acclaimed directors as David Fincher, Paul Thomas Andeer, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Olivier Assayas, David Cronenberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Mike Leigh, Alice Rohrwacher, Asia Argento, Hong Sang-soo, and others.

New York Film Festival Director and Selection Committee Chair, Kent Jones said, "Sometimes the sheer breadth of cinema amazes me. In this year’s lineup, we have great big films alongside films made on the most intimate scale, personal epics and intricately constructed chamber pieces, films of great serenity and films that leave you dazed, first films and last films, all equally vivid, alive, and essential. Taken altogether, this year's Main Slate reminds me, all over again, why I love the cinema so much, and it will do the same for you."

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Key to venues
• Alice Tully Hall (ATH) Broadway at 65th Street Reserved seating

• Walter Reade Theater (WRT) 165 W 65th Street, north side between Broadway & Amsterdam, upper level Open Seating

• Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center 144 W 65th Street, south side between Broadway & Amsterdam Open Seating

  • Amphitheater (AMP)
  • Francesca Beale Theater (FBT)
  • Howard Gilman Theater (HGT)

Gone Girl — A brilliantly directed and well-acted psychological thriller.
Screenings: Festival Premiere.

Seymour: An Introduction — A cogent and exquisite documentary about Seymour Bernstein, a classical pianist who has spent the last 30 years of his life passing on his wisdom and counsel to his students.
Screenings: Sept. 27, 12:00 pm ET (WRT); Sept. 29, 9:00 pm ET (FBT).

'71 — A riveting film about a British solder adrift in 1971 Belfast, a dangerous war zone filled with zealous partisans of all types.
Screenings: Sept. 27, 6:00 pm ET (ATH); Sept. 28, 6:00 pm ET (WRT).

Goodbye to Language — The elder filmmaker's take on our world of separations and alienation.
Screenings: Sept. 27, 9:00 pm ET (WRT); Oct. 1, 6:00 pm ET (WRT).

Whiplash — A mesmerizing drama about the toxic fallout from perfectionism and unbridled ambition.
Screenings: Sept. 28, 9:00 pm ET (ATH); Sept. 29, 6:00 pm ET (ATH).

The Blue Room — A chilling and creatively structure French murder mystery tale.
Screenings: Sept. 29, 9:00 pm ET (ATH); Sept. 30, 9:00 pm ET (FBT).

Hill of Freedom — A light—hearted and slightly humorous story of a young man experiencing a vexing and bewildering transition in his life.
Screenings: Sept. 30, 6:00 pm ET (WRT); Oct. 8, 9:00 pm ET (HGT).

The Look of Silence — A young Indonesian optician's quest to learn who killed his older brother and why during a purge of some one-million Communists in the country.
Screenings: Sept. 30, 6:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 1, 9:00 pm ET (FBT).

Beloved Sisters — An alluring performance by Hanna Herzsprung as a passionate, creative, and accomplished woman who is used to getting what she wants.
Screenings: Sept. 30, 8:00 pm ET (WRT); Oct. 1, 6:00 pm ET (HGT).

Timbuktu — A spiritually powerful critique of Islamic fundamentalism and the havoc it causes in Timbuktu in 2012.
Screenings: Oct. 1, 6:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 2, 4:00 pm ET (HGT).

Heaven Knows What — The downward ride of two self-destructive heroin addicts living on the mean streets of New York City.
Screenings: Oct. 2, 9:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 5, 8:00 pm ET (WRT).

The Wonders — The coming-of-age of a young girl in Italy as a hard worker and a resilient person.
Screenings: Oct. 3, 6:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 4, 3:15 pm ET (HGT).

Mr. Turner — An extraordinary portrait of the last stages in the life and career of Joseph Mallord William Turner, the painter of light.
Screenings: Oct. 3, 9:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 4, 2:00 pm ET (ATH).

Red Army — A crowd—pleasing documentary about the adventures of the Soviet national ice—hockey team.
Screenings: Oct. 4, 3:15 pm ET (WRT); Oct. 5, 9:00 pm ET (HGT).

Inherent Vice — A jaunty screen adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's comic 2009 novel about the demise of the hippie era of free love and pot-happy endings.
Screenings: Oct. 4, 5:30 pm & 9:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 4, 9:15 pm ET (WRT).

Princess of France — A playful look at romantic dalliances by an inventive Argentinian writer and director.
Screenings: Oct. 5, 12:00 pm ET (WRT); Oct. 6, 6:00 pm ET (FBT).

Two Days, One Night — A triumphant drama by the Dardenne brothers about a heroine who demonstrates grace under pressure.
Screenings: Oct. 5, 3:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 6, 9:00 pm ET (ATH).

Clouds of Sils Maria — An alluring film about the mysteries of human nature as conveyed in the interactions of three women.
Screenings: Oct. 8, 6:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 9, 9:00 pm ET (ATH).

Merchants of Doubt — A hard-hitting documentary exposing the crusades of a small band of right—wing zealots in spreading disinformation on climate change.
Screenings: Oct. 8, 7:45 pm ET (WRT); Oct. 9, 3:30 pm ET (FBT).

Life of Riley — A French comedy of manners in which various couples try to cope with middle-age disappointments and mediocre marriages.
Screenings: Oct. 10, 9:00 pm ET (WRT); Oct. 11, 2:00 pm ET (FBT).

Foxcatcher — A richly developed psychological drama about the fire of ambition in the lives of a gold-medal winning wrestler and a multimillionaire wrestling enthusiast.
Screenings: Oct. 10, 9:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 11, 2:00 pm ET (ATH).

Birdman — Some fresh takes on midlife crises, celebrities in America, and the wild popularity of the social media.
Screenings: Oct. 11, 6:00 & 9:00 pm ET (ATH); Oct. 11, 9:15 pm ET (WRT).