20 Films to See in August
In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting films debuting in North American theaters this month, listed in alphabetical order.
Additional content by Jason Dietz
Drama | Directed by Ira Sachs
Opens in theaters August 4
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Perhaps the recent ratings controversy (the MPA gave Passages an NC-17 but distributor MUBI will release the film unrated and uncut) will provide a boost to the latest feature from director Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On, Love is Strange, Litlte Men). After a rare misstep with 2019’s Frankie, Sachs is back in fine form with this story, co-written with Mauricio Zacharias and Arlene Langmann, about a German filmmaker (Franz Rogowski) who is married to a man (Ben Whishaw) but begins a passionate affair with a woman (Adèle Exarchopoulos). Count this film as a challenger to the “sex scenes are unnecessary in film” lobby.
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