{"id":190053,"date":"2025-08-28T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/shakespeare-and-springsteen-lead-the-2025-telluride-film-festival-lineup\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:00:00","slug":"shakespeare-and-springsteen-lead-the-2025-telluride-film-festival-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/shakespeare-and-springsteen-lead-the-2025-telluride-film-festival-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare and Springsteen Lead the 2025 Telluride Film Festival Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">The Telluride Film Festival always brings A-list actors and filmmakers to the picturesque Colorado mountain town. This year, the festival\u2019s also welcoming two larger-than-life icons: William Shakespeare and <strong>Bruce Springsteen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 52nd Telluride Film Festival\u2014which, per tradition, doesn\u2019t announce its titles until the day before it begins\u2014will feature world premieres of not only a new take on Shakespeare\u2019s <em>Hamlet<\/em> (starring <strong>Riz Ahmed<\/strong><em>),<\/em> but also <em>Hamnet<\/em>\u2014<strong>Chlo\u00e9 Zhao<\/strong>\u2019s adaptation of <strong>Maggie O\u2019Farrell<\/strong>\u2019s bestseller inspired by Shakespeare\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/hamnet-chloe-zhao-jessie-buckley-paul-mescal-exclusive?srsltid=AfmBOoqGPRpfg2lRLYPKtVjyU8R0t8V0OAf6xt6emXo9wVKbczwqqsSh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Hamnet<\/em><\/a> stars <strong>Jessie Buckley<\/strong> and <strong>Paul Mescal<\/strong> as Agnes and William, following the couple as they suffer the loss of their son, Hamnet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Springsteen\u2019s story will come to life in <em>Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,<\/em> which follows the Boss as he writes and records his 1982 album <em>Nebraska<\/em> while battling memories from his past. Directed by <strong>Scott Cooper,<\/strong> the film stars <strong>Jeremy Allen White<\/strong> as Springsteen and <strong>Jeremy Strong<\/strong> as his longtime manager. \u201cIt is such a good movie,\u201d says Telluride Festival director <strong>Julie Huntsinger.<\/strong> \u201cHe really is firing on all cylinders. I\u2019ve always admired him, but I feel like this is his most successful film, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Other world premieres at the festival, which runs over Labor Day weekend, include <em>Ballad of a Small Player,<\/em> which stars <strong>Colin Farrell<\/strong> as a gambler hiding out in Macau; <em>Tuner,<\/em> starring <strong>Leo Woodall<\/strong> and <strong>Dustin Hoffman;<\/strong> and <em>H is for Hawk,<\/em> starring <strong>Claire Foy.<\/strong> Films that debut at Telluride often go on to have healthy awards campaigns that lead to Oscar nominations and wins, such as last year\u2019s <em>Conclave<\/em> and <em>Nickel Boys<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The festival always showcases some of the most groundbreaking and fascinating documentaries, and this year will be no exception, with debut docs helmed by <strong>Morgan Neville, Ken Burns,<\/strong> and <strong>Ethan Hawke.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Hawke, who also stars in <strong>Richard Linklater<\/strong>\u2019s <em>Blue Moon<\/em> at the festival, will be one of Telluride\u2019s Silver Medallion honorees, individuals who are celebrated with special tributes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/jay-kelly-george-clooney-adam-sandler-exclusive-awards-insider?srsltid=AfmBOoqhEpKYDoW3-Ls_SRBTn_q3RBFtxz2H0u4VQFDAfEJLcqcZX0E3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Jay Kelly<\/em><\/a> writer-director <strong>Noah Baumbach,<\/strong> and Iranian filmmaker <strong>Jafar Panahi<\/strong> (whose latest film, <em>It was Just an Accident,<\/em> will screen at the fest) will be honored as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Several films from Cannes and Venice will also screen at Telluride as they make their way toward awards season runs. But as always, Huntsinger recommends looking beyond the high-profile premieres to find some hidden diamonds in the lineup. \u201cGet your movie-watching eyes ready. We\u2019re going to have so much fun,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Here\u2019s the full Telluride Film Festival lineup:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u2022 <em>A Private Life<\/em> (directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, France, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Ask E. Jean<\/em> (directed by Ivy Meeropol, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Ballad of a Small Player<\/em> (directed by Edward Berger, Hong Kong\/Macau, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Blue Moon<\/em> (directed by Richard Linklater, US\/Ireland, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Bugonia<\/em> (directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, UK, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Cover-Up<\/em> (directed by Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Everywhere Man: The Lives and Times of Peter Asher<\/em> (directed by Dayna Goldfine, Dan Geller, US\/UK, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Ghost Elephants<\/em> (directed by Werner Herzog, Angola\/Namibia\/US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>H is for Hawk<\/em> (directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, UK\/US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Hamlet<\/em> (directed by Aneil Karia, UK, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Hamnet<\/em> (directed by Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, UK, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Highway 99 a Double Album<\/em> (directed by Ethan Hawke, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/em> (directed by Mary Bronstein, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em> (directed by Jafar Panahi, Iran\/France\/Luxembourg, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Jay Kelly<\/em> (directed by Noah Baumbach, Italy\/UK\/US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Karl<\/em> (directed by Nick Hooker, UK, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>La Grazia<\/em> (directed by Paolo Sorrentino, Italy, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Lost in the Jungle<\/em> (directed by Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Juan Camilo Cruz, US\/Colombia, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Lumi\u00e8re, le Cin\u00e9ma<\/em> (directed by Thierry Fr\u00e9maux, France, 2024)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Man on the Run<\/em> (directed by Morgan Neville, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Nouvelle Vague<\/em> (directed by Richard Linklater, France, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Pillion<\/em> (directed by Harry Lighton, UK, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Sentimental Value<\/em> (directed by Joachim Trier, Norway\/France\/Denmark\/Germany, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Shifty<\/em> (directed by Adam Curtis, UK, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/em> (directed by Scott Cooper, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Summer Tour<\/em> (directed by Mischa Richter, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>The American Revolution<\/em> (directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, David Schmidt, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>The Bend in the River<\/em> (directed by Robb Moss, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>The Cycle of Love<\/em> (directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, U.K.\/India\/Sweden, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>The History of Sound<\/em> (directed by Oliver Hermanus, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>The Mastermind<\/em> (directed by Kelly Reichardt, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>The New Yorker at 100<\/em> (directed by Marshall Curry, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>The Reserve<\/em> (directed by Pablo P\u00e9rez Lombardini, Mexico\/Qatar, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>The Secret Agent<\/em> (directed by Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho, Brazil\/France\/Netherlands\/Germany, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>This Is Not a Drill<\/em> (directed by Oren Jacoby, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Tuner<\/em> (directed by Daniel Roher, US\/Canada, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Urchin<\/em> (directed by Harris Dickinson, UK, 2025)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The following short films will screen in the main program:<br \/>\u2022 <em>Last Days on Lake Trinity<\/em> (directed by Charlotte Cooley, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Sallie\u2019s Ashes<\/em> (directed by Brennan Robideaux, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>Song of My City<\/em> (directed by David C. Roberts, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>All the Empty Rooms<\/em> (directed by Joshua Seftel, US, 2025)<br \/>\u2022 <em>All the Walls Came Down<\/em> (directed by Ondi Timoner, US, 2025)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/telluride-lineup-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Telluride Film Festival always brings A-list actors and filmmakers to the picturesque Colorado mountain town. This year, the festival\u2019s also welcoming two larger-than-life icons: William Shakespeare and Bruce Springsteen. The 52nd Telluride Film Festival\u2014which, per tradition, doesn\u2019t announce its titles until the day before it begins\u2014will feature world premieres of not only a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":190054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[27,75,3561],"class_list":{"0":"post-190053","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-awards","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-telluride-film-festival"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}