20th Century Women, the new film from Beginners writer/director Mike Mills, will world premiere as the centerpiece screening of the 54th New York film festival, it was announced Tuesday.
The festival pegs 20th Century Women as a “texturally and behaviorally rich new comedy”.
The festival’s director, Kent Jones, said he was “taken aback by 20th Century Women”, in a statement.
20th Century Women will be released by A24 in December in the US.