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Luca Guadagnino Says He’s ‘Half-Moroccan’ at Opening of Marrakech Festival Where He Presides Over the Jury With Jacob Elordi, Andrew Garfield


Luca Guadagnino, who serves as Marrakech Film Festival jury president, spoke about his North African heritage during the opening gala ceremony.

Luca Guadagnino, who serves as jury president of the Marrakech Film Festival, spoke in fluent French about his North African heritage during the opening gala ceremony on Friday (Nov. 29). The daring helmer’s latest movie “ Queer ” world premiered to warm reviews at the Venice Film Festival and could potentially land Daniel Craig an Oscar nomination for his part as a gay American expat in 1950s Mexico City. In terms of talent roster, it’s the biggest edition so far for the Marrakech Film Festival which is led by the tireless French powerhouse Melita Toscan du Plantier whom Guadagnino referred to as “the queen of filmmakers” on stage.

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