SCREENINGS Reviews edited by Jamie McLeish
jamiescreen@gmail.com
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
10:00
THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY (UK) 900mins. Dir: Mark Cousins. Key cast: Wim Wenders, Stanley Donen, Robert Towne Film-maker and historian Mark Cousins adapts his book of the same title into a 15-hour exploration of cinema’s artistry with a global perspective, from the silent era to the digital age. Real to Reel Jackman Hall – AGO
11:00
RAMPART (US) 105mins. Dir: Oren Moverman. Key cast: Woody Harrelson, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright A cop becomes embroiled in a Los Angeles corruption scandal. Special Presentation Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
12:00
PEARL JAM TWENTY (US) 120mins. Dir: Cameron Crowe. Cameron Crowe traces the 20-year history of Pearl Jam, packed with rare footage and new interviews. Special Presentation Ryerson
12:30
ALBERT NOBBS (Ireland) 114mins. Dir: Rodrigo Garcia. Key cast: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Janet Mcteer A 19th-century woman from Ireland disguises herself as a man in order to work as a butler. Gala Winter Garden Theatre
13:30
THE SILVER CLIFF (Brazil) 83mins. Dir: Karim Ainouz. Key cast: Alessandra Negrini, Thiago Martins, Gabi Pereira A woman abandoned by her husband seeks solace
15:00
EDWIN BOYD (Canada) 105mins. Dir: Nathan Morlando. Key cast: Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly, Kevin Durand Story of the notorious Canadian bank robber from the 1940s and 50s. Special Presentation Ryerson
LOW LIFE (France) 129mins. Dirs: Nicolas Klotz, Elisabeth Perceval. Key cast: Arash Naimian, Camille Rutherford, Michail Evans The adventures of a young woman torn between two poets — one French, the other an Afghan illegal immigrant. Special Presentation AMC 9
FESTIVAL 14:00
WHORES’ GLORY (Austria/Germany) 119mins. Dir: Michael Glawogger A documentary that
in a journey through Rio at night-time. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 3
14:00
BEHOLD THE LAMB (UK) 83mins. Dir: John McIlduff. Key cast: Aoife Duffin, Nigel O’Neill A pregnant junkie and middle-aged loser make a journey through the Irish countryside en route to the weirdest score of their lives. Discovery Jackman Hall — AGO
EXTRATERRESTRIAL (Spain) 90mins. Dir: Nacho Vigalondo. Key cast: Julian Villagran, Michelle Jenner, Raul Cimas When strangers Julio and Julia wake up together, groggy and hungover, the last thing they are expecting to discover is that an alien invasion has
travels to Thailand, Bangladesh and Mexico in search of the plain truth of prostitution. Real to Reel TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
taken place overnight. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 7
THE RIVER USED TO BE A MAN
(Germany) 80mins. Dir: Jan Zabeil. Key cast: Alexander Fehling A German actor visiting a rural waterway is filled with existential anxiety when he attempts to find meaning in ancient traditions. Visions AMC 1
TWIXT (US) 90mins. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola. Key cast: Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin Tells the tale of a burnt- out mystery writer who gets mixed up in murder and evil in a California town. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 13
WHORES’ GLORY See box, left.
14:15
AZHAGARSAMY’S HORSE (India) 99mins. Dir: Suseendran. Key cast: Appukutty, Sharnya Mohan A satire on the vanities and hypocrisies of south Indian village life. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 4
14:30
388 ARLETTA AVENUE (Canada) 86mins. Dir: Randall Cole. Key cast: Nick Stahl, Mia Kirshner, Devon Sawa Thriller about a couple living in an upscale Toronto neighbourhood who are unaware they are being watched 24 hours a day. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 2
INTRUDERS (Spain) 100mins. Dir: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Key cast: Clive Owen, Carice Van Houten, Daniel Bruhl A father finds he is helpless to protect his young daughter from
a group of faceless intruders. Special Presentation Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
SARAH PALIN —YOU BETCHA! (UK) 90mins. Dirs: Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill Nick Broomfield’s quest to find the truth behind the real Sarah Palin. Real to Reel AMC 6
14:45
COLOR OF THE OCEAN (Germany) 95mins. Dir: Maggie Peren. Key cast: Alex Gonzalez, Sabine Timoteo, Hubert Koundé A pair of refugees cross paths with a tourist and a cop, changing the course of all their lives. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 4
MISS BALA (Mexico) 108mins. Dir: Gerardo Naranjo. Key cast: Stephanie Sigman, James Russo A Mexican beauty queen gets involved with a group of drug traffickers. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 3
THE SWORD IDENTITY (China) 108mins. Dir: Haofeng Xu. Key cast: Yu Chenghui, Song Yang, Zhao Yuanyuan In ancient China four families are the faithful keepers of martial arts and anyone who wants to establish a new sect or a new form of kung fu must fight them to succeed. Discovery AMC 5
15:30
IN DARKNESS (Canada/Germany/ Poland) 144mins. Dir: Agnieszka Holland. Key cast: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska Focuses on a little-known phenomenon in Poland in the Second World War: Jews hiding in the sewer systems of the major cities to escape deportation. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 3
16:00
IWISH (Japan) 128mins. Dir: Hirokazu Kore-Eda. Key cast: Koki Maeda, Ohshiro Maeda, Joe Odagiri A lighthearted tale of childhood desires and imaginative adventures. Masters Scotiabank Theatre 1
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