A24 has premiered the trailer for “High Life,” “Beau Travail” and “White Material” helmer Claire Denis’ new film “Stars at Noon”.
Denis, Andrew Litvack and Lea Mysius adapt the script from the 1986 novel of the same name by Denis Johnson.
The story follows a young American journalist (Margaret Qualley) stranded in present-day Nicaragua who falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, though, that he may be in even greater danger than she is.
The film updates the story’s time period, setting the action in the pandemic-era present day. Danny Ramirez, Benny Safdie, and John C. Reilly co-star.
“Stars at Noon,” which premiered at Cannes, releaes in the U.S. on October 14th both in cinemas and on demand.
