Festival Predictions

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Gotz Spielmann’s Oktober, November

Published on April 3, 2013

#77. Gotz Spielmann’s Oktober, November

Gist: An estranged family comes together in a guest house in the Alps after a father’s ailing health necessitates a reunion. Two very different sisters, one a successful actress living in Berlin, the other who has never left her small town, agree to come together to deal with what appears to be a painful family history.

Prediction: Considering the critical praise heaped on Spielmann’s last film, 2008’s Revanche (which premiered in Berlin), it’s no surprise that his long gestating next feature has been on many highly anticipated lists since then. While we think there’s a good chance this could be held for a premiere in Venice later in the year, if it gets selected at Cannes we’re thinking a slot in the Main Competition.

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Nicholas Bell

Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2021: France (Bruno Dumont), Passing (Rebecca Hall) and Nightmare Alley (Guillermo Del Toro). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.