Berlin Film Festival Opening Night Red Carpet Gallery: Kristen Stewart, Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway & More

After two years of virtual pandemic editions, the Berlin Film Festival returns this evening with a fully in-person red carpet. Scroll down for pics.

This year, the opening film is Rebecca Miller’s latest She Came to Me, starring Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Joanna Kulig, Brian d’Arcy James, and Anne Hathaway.

The film is billed as an exploration of “love in all its forms,” and is set in New York City, centering on composer Steven Lauddem (Dinklage), who is creatively blocked and unable to finish the score for his big comeback opera. At the behest of his wife Patricia (Anne Hathaway), formerly his therapist, he sets out in search of inspiration. What he discovers, the synopsis reads is much more than he bargained for or imagined.

The film screens out of competition as a Berlinale Special Gala at the Berlinale Palast.

The 2023 lineup also includes new films from Christian Petzold and Margarethe von Trotta, and Sean Penn debuts his latest doc Superpower, which chronicles his time in Ukraine at the start of Russia’s invasion.

The jury for this year’s festival is headed by actress Kristen Stewart. She is joined by Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, German director Valeska Grisebach, Romanian director Radu Jude, US casting director and producer Francine Maisler, Spanish director Carla Simón, and iconic Hong Kong director and producer Johnnie To.

The festival runs February 16 — 26, so check back for the latest images, red-carpet premieres, and updates.