New US Trailer for Miguel Gomes’ Film ‘Grand Tour’ from Cannes 2024

New US Trailer for Miguel Gomes’ Film ‘Grand Tour’ from Cannes 2024

by Alex Billington
February 20, 2025
Source: YouTube

“I’ll hunt him down, whatever it takes.” This one is for cinephiles only. Mubi has unveiled the official US trailer for a strange film titled Grand Tour, a unique creation from Portuguese director Miguel Gomes, best known for his films Tabu (2012), The Tsugua Diaries (2021), and his Arabian Nights trilogy (2015). The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival last year and it won the Best Director award as part of the competition, with stops at many other festivals after. Described as a “breathtaking odyssey of romance, escape, and pursuit.” In 1917 Burma, a British civil servant abandons his fiancée — only to find her then relentlessly chasing him across Asia. A playful yet melancholic reimagining of the “pursuit film,” blending bright 16mm B&W cinematography with archival footage. This stars Gonçalo Waddington & Crista Alfaiate. It is a tragicomedy though also “melancholic and courageous.” This is definitely not for everyone – an experimental, abstract style of mash-up cinema that only certain people will be into, so tread carefully.

Here’s the official US trailer (+ stunning poster) for Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour, direct from YouTube:

You can watch the festival trailer for Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour film right here, for the first look again.

Intro from The Match Factory: Rangoon, Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs away from his fiancée Molly the day she arrives to get married. During his travels, however, panic gives way to melancholy. Contemplating the emptiness of his existence, the cowardly Edward wonders what has become of Molly… Determined to get married and amused by Edward’s move, Molly follows his trail on this Asian grand tour. Grand Tour is directed by Portuguese writer / editor / filmmaker Miguel Gomes, director of the films Our Beloved Month of August, Tabu, Arabian Nights: Volume 1-3, Savagery, and The Tsugua Diaries previously. The screenplay is written by Telmo Churro, Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo, with Babu Targino. Produced by Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, and Filipa Reis. This initially premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival last year in the Main Competition where it won the Best Director prize. Mubi releases Grand Tour streaming on Mubi worldwide on April 18th, 2025 this spring.

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