The 74th Berlin International Film Festival rolled out the red carpet yesterday for the opening film and the world premiere of Small Things Like These, directed by Tim Mielants starring Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley and Emily Watson.
The film is based on the book by the award-winning Irish writer Claire Keegan. It takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own.
Today, The stars of Cuckoo, including Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick and Director Tilman Singers attended the premiere. The film follows Gretchen (Hunter Schafer), who travels to the German Alps with her parents and comes across dark secrets. She experiences visions of a woman chasing her, leading her into a conspiracy that involves experiments by the resort’s owner, echoing back through generations
Rooney Mara walked the carpet at the premiere of La Cocina directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios starring Raúl Briones Carmona, Anna Diaz, Motell Foster and Oded Fehr. La Cocina is described as a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who prepare our food.
Today’s red carpet screenings featured A Different Man, starring Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson, and Sebastian Stan, as well as Keyke Mahboobe Man (My Favourite Cake).
Highlights of the 2024 lineup include La Cocina, directed by Alonso Ruiz Palacios and starring Rooney Mara; A Traveler’s Needs, starring Isabelle Huppert; Seven Veils, starring Amanda Seyfried; and director Alice Glass’s Love Lies Bleeding, written by Weronika Tofilska and stars Kristen Stewart.
Lupita Nyong’o heads the International Jury alongside Ann Hui, Christian Petzold, Albert Serra, Jasmine Trinca and Oksana Zabuzhko. The Encounters Jury, Lisandro Alonso, Denis Côté and Tizza Covi will select the winners for Best Film, Best Director and the Special Jury Award.
20 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition and winners will be announced at the Berlinale Palast on February 24.
Check back for Deadlines daily coverage of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival that runs February 15 – 25.
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“La Cocina” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Rooney Mara attends the “La Cocina” premiere during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 16
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“La Cocina” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Rooney Mara
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“La Cocina” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Rooney Mara
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“La Cocina” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Anna Diaz
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“La Cocina” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Raúl Briones Carmona
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“A Different Man” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Sebastian Stan attends the “A Different Man” premiere
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“A Different Man” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Renate Reinsve attends the “A Different Man” premiere
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“A Different Man” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Adam Pearson attends the “A Different Man” premiere
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“A Different Man” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Sebastian Stan attends the “A Different Man” premiere
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“A Different Man” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Hunter Schafer of the movie “Cuckoo” attends the “A Different Man” premiere during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 16
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“A Different Man” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Hunter Schafer of the movie “Cuckoo”
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“A Different Man” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Jessica Henwick
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“A Different Man” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Marton Csokas, Hunter Schafer, Jessica Henwick and Greta Fernández of the movie “Cuckoo” attend the “A Different Man” premiere
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“Keyke mahboobe man” (My favourite Cake) Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Lily Farhadpour and Esmaeel Mehrabi attend the “Keyke mahboobe man” (My favourite Cake) premiere during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 16
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“Keyke mahboobe man” (My favourite Cake) Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
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“Cuckoo” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Hunter Schafer poses at the “Cuckoo” photocall during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin
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“Cuckoo” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas, Greta Fernández, Jessica Henwick, Hunter Schafer and Tilman Singer pose at the “Cuckoo” photocall
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“La Cocina” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Ramiro Ruiz, Anna Diaz, Raúl Briones Carmona, Rooney Mara and Alonso Ruizpalacios pose at the “La Cocina” photocall during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 16
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“La Cocina” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Rooney Mara is seen at the “La Cocina” press conference during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 16
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“La Cocina” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Anna Diaz
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“La Cocina” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Alonso Ruizpalacios
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“Keyke mahboobe man” (My favourite Cake) Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Christopher Zitterbart (3rd L) Esmaeel Mehrabi (6th L), Etienne de Ricaud (5th R), Lily Farhadpour (4th R) and film team hold a photo of Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha at the “Keyke mahboobe man” (My favourite Cake) photocall during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 16
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“Keyke mahboobe man” (My favourite Cake) Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Esmaeel Mehrabi and Lily Farhadpour speak at the “Keyke mahboobe man” (My favourite Cake) press conference during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 16
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“A Different Man” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Aaron Schimberg, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson and Sebastian Stan pose at the “A Different Man” photocall during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 16
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“A Different Man” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Sebastian Stan
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“A Different Man” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Renate Reinsve
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“A Different Man” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan
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“A Different Man” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Adam Pearson
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“A Different Man” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Adam Pearson and Renate Reinsve are seen at the “A Different Man” press conference during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 16
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Berlinale 2024 – Opening
Image Credit: Getty Images General view as President of the International Jury 2024 Lupita Nyong’o appears on giant screens and sits with the other jury members and the hosts on stage during the opening ceremony of the 74th Berlinale
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Berlinale 2024 – Opening
Image Credit: Getty Images XXX stands on stage during the opening ceremony of the 74th Berlinale, Europe’s first major film festival of the year, in Berlin on February 15, 2024. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Berlinale 2024 – Opening
Image Credit: Getty Images 15 February 2024, Berlin: Lupita Nyong’o (l), President of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2024, stands on stage on the opening night of the Berlinale next to the Berlinale’s management duo, Mariette Rissenbeek, Managing Director, Carlo Chatrian, Artistic Director
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Cillian Murphy, wearing Atelier Versace, at the “Small Things Like These” premiere and Opening Red Carpet for the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 15
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy
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Image Credit: Getty Images Eileen Walsh and Cillian Murphy
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Drew Vinton, Matt Damon, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, guest, Tim Mielants and Zara Devlin attend the “Small Things Like These” premiere and Opening Red Carpet for the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast
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Berlinale 2024 – Opening
Image Credit: Getty Images The Berlinale jury stands on the red carpet in front of the Berlinale Palast
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Berlinale 2024 – Opening
Image Credit: Getty Images Ann Hui (l-r), member of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2024, Oksana Zabuzhko, member of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2024, Jasmine Trinca, member of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2024, Lupita Nyong’o, President of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2024, Albert Serra, member of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2024, Brady Corbet, member of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2024, and Christian Petzold, member of the International Jury of the Berlinale 2024, will be on the red carpet on the opening night of the Berlinale. The film “Small Things Like These” will be shown. The 74th Berlin International Film Festival
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty President of the International Jury Lupita Nyong’o attends the “Small Things Like These” premiere
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images President of the International Jury 2024 Lupita Nyong’o poses on the red carpet prior to the opening ceremony of the 74th Berlinale, Europe’s first major film festival of the year, in Berlin
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Christian Friedel and Hannah Herzsprung
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Maria Schrader and Vicky Krieps
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Wim Wenders and wife Donata Wenders
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Opening Red Carpet & “Small Things Like These” Premiere – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Heike Makatsch
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Berlinale 2024 – Opening
Image Credit: Getty Images People remember the attack in Hanau on the red carpet on the opening evening of the Berlinale
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Image Credit: Getty Images Berlinale Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek speaks on stage during the opening ceremony of the 74th Berlinale
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Opening Ceremony – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Hosts Hadnet Tesfai and Jo Schück onstage at the Opening Ceremony for the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast
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Opening Ceremony – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Jo Schück, Lupita Nyong’o, Christian Petzold, Oksana Zabuzhko, Albert Serra, Jasmine Trinca, Hadnet Tesfai, Brady Corbet, Ann Hui, Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian onstage at the Opening Ceremony for the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Emily Watson, Zara Devlin, Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh pose during the photo call for the film ‘Small Things Like These’ presented in competition prior to the opening of the 74th Berlinale, Europe’s first major film festival of the year, in Berlin on February 15
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Eileen Walsh and Cillian Murphy
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Cillian Murphy and Tim Mielants
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Cillian Murphy
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Eileen Walsh
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Drew Vinton, Matt Damon, Enda Walsh, Cillian Murphy, Zara Devlin, Tim Mielants, Eileen Walsh, Emily Watson, Catherine Magee and Alan Moloney pose at the “Small Things Like These” photocall during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Matt Damon
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Matt Damon, Tim Mielants and Cillian Murphy
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“Small Things Like These” Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Drew Vinton, Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy, Catherine Magee and Alan Moloney
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“Small Things Like These” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Matt Damon, Enda Walsh, Emily Watson, Tim Mielants and Cillian Murphy are seen at the “Small Things Like These” press conference during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin
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“Small Things Like These” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Producer Matt Damon speaks at the “Small Things Like These” press conference
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“Small Things Like These” Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Cillian Murphy speaks at the “Small Things Like These” press conference
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International Jury Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images International Jury President Lupita Nyong’o
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International Jury Press Conference – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Members of the International Jury Brady Corbet, Jasmine Trinca, Christian Petzold, Lupita Nyong’o, Albert Serra, Ann Hui and Oksana Zabuzhko at the International Jury press conference during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 15
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International Jury Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images President of the International Jury 2024 Lupita Nyong’o poses during a photo call of the International Jury 2024 prior to the opening of the 74th Berlinale, Europe’s first major film festival of the year, in Berlin on February 15
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International Jury Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images International Jury President Lupita Nyong’o
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International Jury Photocall – 74th Berlinale International Film Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Members of the International Jury Brady Corbet, Jasmine Trinca, Christian Petzold, Lupita Nyong’o, Albert Serra, Ann Hui and Oksana Zabuzhko pose at the International Jury photocall during the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 15, 2024 in Berlin, Germany
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Before the Berlinale 2024 – Construction work
Image Credit: Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images The red carpet is rolled out in front of the Berlinale Palast
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Before the Berlinale 2024 — Installation of the Berlinale Bear
Image Credit: Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images The Berlinale Bear will be attached to the Zoo-Palast façade of the Berlinale 2024
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Berlinale 2024
Image Credit: Getty Images The Berlinale logo is seen on a window at the Potsdamer platz ahead of the Berlinale 74th International Film Festival in Berlin