Programme for February’s Berlinale includes Adams in ‘enthralling’ film At the Sea, the directing debut for the Adolescence actor and the pop star’s tour mockumentary
New movies starring Amy Adams, Channing Tatum, Pamela Anderson, Callum Turner and Charli xcx and the directorial debut of British rapper-actor Ashley Walters will headline next month’s Berlin film festival, the first major European cinema showcase of the year.
The Berlinale, as the event is known, will spotlight new work on screen from 80 countries in its 76th edition, bringing A-list stars and fresh faces to the German capital during its 12-22 February run.
Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle, a US-born former head of the London film festival, unveiled a genre-spanning lineup of 22 pictures vying for the Golden and Silver Bear top prizes, to be awarded by a jury chaired by veteran German film-maker Wim Wenders.
Contenders include At the Sea by acclaimed Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó, featuring six-time Oscar nominee Adams in what Tuttle said was an “absolutely enthralling” performance as a dancer who struggles with sobriety at her family’s home on Cape Cod after a stint in rehab.
