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NYFF55 First Weekend Recap: Last Flag Flying, The Meyerowitz Stories & More!

By Jordan Raup on October 2, 2017 in NYFF

Director Noah Baumbach at a press screening for his latest film The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). Photo by GODLIS.
Laurence Fishburne and Bryan Cranston were all laughs at the press conference for Last Flag Flying. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.
Richard Linklater poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of his film, Last Flag Flying. Photo by GODLIS.
Zama director Lucrecia Martel. Photo by GODLIS.
The Square director Ruben Östlund at a press conference. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.

The 55th New York Film Festival kicked off this weekend with the world premiere of Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying, and featured the North American premieres of Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) and Serge Bozon’s Mrs. Hyde with Isabelle Huppert, and much more! Get an inside look at the festival with our first recap video featuring appearances by Linklater, Huppert, Lucrecia Martel, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, and Dustin Hoffman (showing off his photography prowess), plus shots from the Opening Night party, and more. Scroll through to see more videos from the first weekend! Check out photo highlights here.

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