‘Loving’ to Open Festival

The Hamptons International Film Festival announced some of its key films for this year’s event last week. On Oct. 6, it will open the festival in East Hampton with “Loving,” the story of the couple whose Supreme Court case did away with laws against interracial marriage in 1967. Directed and written by Jeff Nichols, it stars Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, and Michael Shannon. 

“Strange Weather” will be Southampton’s opening night attraction on Oct. 7. Katherine Dieckmann wrote and directed the film, which stars Holly Hunter as a mother who processes her grief over losing her son by settling a score. Ms. Hunter will be in attendance.

This year’s centerpiece films, to be shown at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, are “Manchester by the Sea” and “20th Century Women.” Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” is the story of a janitor who returns home to his fishing village upon the death of his brother to become the sole guardian of his nephew. Casey Affleck stars, along with Kyle Chandler and Michelle Williams. 

Written and directed by Mike Mills,  “20th Century Women” is about three women living in Southern California in the late 1970s, with Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, and Billy Crudup in the starring roles. Mr. Mills will attend the festival.

The closing-night film is “American Pastoral.” Based on Philip Roth’s 1997 novel, it stars Ewan McGregor, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Connelly, David Strathairn, Rupert Evans, and Valorie Curry. Mr. McGregor also directed. It will be shown on Oct. 10 in East Hampton.

Passes and ticket packages are for sale now on the festival’s website. Individual tickets will go on sale Monday.