Overview

• The film world-premiered in Venice’s Orizzonti section to a rapturous response from a 1,400-strong audience, followed by a Q&A with Kent Jones, Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee.
• Jones directs from Burch’s screenplay updating Arthur Schnitzler’s 1895 novella to present-day Manhattan, with Dafoe as retired poet Ed Saxberger and Lee as Gloria.
• The story examines a late-in-life rediscovery by a circle of younger admirers and reflects on the vanished downtown art scene and gentrified SoHo.
• Sandra Hüller was initially attached as Gloria but exited due to scheduling, with Greta Lee ultimately taking the role.
• Killer Films leads production with mk2 handling international sales, Martin Scorsese is credited as an executive producer, and NYFF screenings with Q&As are set for September 28–29.