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Walker Dialogue: Luca Guadagnino with Scott Foundas

Luca Guadagnino. Photo: courtesy Independent Photo Agency Srl / Alamy Stock Photo.

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Internationally renowned director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your NameSuspiria) is known for his films that dive deeply into characters’ psyches and the dark waters of desire, love, and horror, portraying intimate relationships with vivid, natural ease. With a wide range of influences and inspirations as director and as a frequent international film festival juror, Guadagnino will illuminate his career and complex psychoanalytical narratives, reaching far into the past, present, and future of cinema.

Join Luca Guadagnino and Scott Foundas for a conversation about his international film career, inspirations, and collaborations. Foundas, previously a programmer at the New York Film Festival and a chief film critic for Variety, is now a film acquisitions and development executive at Amazon Studios.

This Dialogue and Retrospective program is made possible by generous support from Anita Kunin and the Kunin Family.

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