The Telluride Festival is a serious place for movies. “Sundance has swag, Cannes has yachts, Toronto stars. Telluride has class. Because it’s a holiday weekend, and because it’s virtually impossible to get to — it’s easier to get to Cannes than it is to Telluride — the people who go to Telluride are truly die-hard movie fans. Everyone is there to see movies. There is no other agenda, there are no deals. It’s a place to discover movies.”