Interviews Film festivals Zurich Film Festival

Bones and All: On the green carpet with director Luca Guadagnino at Zurich Film Festival

Bones and All: On the green carpet with director Luca Guadagnino at Zurich Film Festival

One of the most hotly anticipated films this autumn is undoubtedly Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All. Before its cinematic release in the US at the end of November, the MGM-produced road movie is touring one prestigious film festival after the other: Venice, Telluride, New York, London and Busan, just to name a few.

Based on Camille DeAngelis’s novel, the feature tells the story of Maren Yearly (Taylor Russell), who, abandoned by her father, sets out to look for her mother. The search for identity and freedom unequivocally tied to the genre may sound generic, until one factors in the fact that Maren isn’t an ordinary 18-year-old: she is a cannibal. 

On the heels of the Paris fashion week (where he supported his lead actress as she took to the runway), Guadagnino stopped by the Zurich Film Festival, where Bones and All not only celebrated its Swiss premiere but the director was honoured with the festival’s “A Tribute to…” award.

The Upcoming was pleased to speak to the Italian maestro on the green carpet – eliciting the answer to one of the Internet’s most asked questions: who was responsible for choosing Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker as the music for the trailer?

Selina Sondermann

Bones and All is in UK cinemas on 23rd November 2022.

Read our review of Bones and All here.

Watch the trailer for Bones and All here:

More in Film festivals

Red Sea International Film Festival 2025: Giant

Laura Della Corte

“It’s really complicated. It’s really hard if you put yourself in his shoes”: Nawaf Al Dhufairi, Raghad Bokhari and Lana Komsany on Hijra at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025

Laura Della Corte

“Why didn’t I raise my voice for the Rohingya people?”: Akio Fujimoto on Lost Land at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025

Laura Della Corte

“When you live with someone with a harsh mental illness, you can really sink with them”: Zain Duraie and Alaa Alasad on Sink at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025

Laura Della Corte

“It felt quite absurd to be part of that social jungle”: Sara Balghonaim on Irtizaz at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025

Laura Della Corte

Red Sea International Film Festival 2025: Highlights and interviews with Juliette Binoche, Shigeru Umebayashi, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, and More

Laura Della Corte

“All that matters, I think, is the partnership”: Amira Diab on Wedding Rehearsal at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025

Laura Della Corte

“When you try to forget the trauma without fixing it, it will never leave”: Yanis Koussim on Roqia at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025

Laura Della Corte

“Is he dreaming? Is it real?”: Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpour on Black Rabbit, White Rabbit at Red Sea Interntional Film Festival 2025

Laura Della Corte