The New York Film Festival opened on September 27 with the premiere of 'Nickel Boys,' which wowed and divided audiences in equal measure.

Standout selections include “Nickel Boys,” the Mumbai-set “All We Imagine as Light” and the documentary “Dahomey,” about African repatriation.

Stars attend the premiere of ‘Maria’ at the 62nd New York Film Festival on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City.

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The movie year tends to come into focus at the New York Film Festival, which prizes itself on being a curated gathering of the best cinema from around the world.

Like many of the fall film festivals, New York Film Festival had to mount its 2023 edition during the actors strike and without major stars like Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore (“May December”) or Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal (“All of Us Strangers”) in attendance to promote their movies.

Actress Angelina Jolie turned heads at the New York Film Festival premiere of Maria on Sunday. The 49-year-old star was accompanied by her three eldest children, Pax, Zahara, and Maddox, who joined her on the red carpet at Lincoln Centre’s Alice Tully Hall.