SCREENINGS Reviews edited by Jamie McLeish jamiescreen@gmail.com


FESTIVAL SCREENINGS 09:00


THE LONELIEST PLANET (US/Germany) 113mins. Dir: Julia Loktev. Key cast: Gael Garcia Bernal A guide takes a couple on a backpacking trip across the Georgian wilderness. Visions TIFF Bell Lightbox 1


09:15


ALMAYER’S FOLLY (Belgium/France) 127mins. Dir: Chantal Akerman. Key cast: Stanislas Merhar, Marc Barbé, Aurora Marion The story of a trader in 1950s Malaysia. Masters TIFF Bell Lightbox 4


10:00


FAUST (Russia) 134mins. Dir: Alexander Sokurov. Key cast: Johannes Zeiler, Anton Adasinskiy A scholar makes a pact with the devil. Masters TIFF Bell Lightbox 2


THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY (UK) 900mins. Dir: Mark Cousins A 15-hour exploration of the history of cinema. Real to Reel Jackman Hall — AGO


11:00


THE LADY See box, above.


12:00


THE ORANGES (US) 92mins. Dir: Julian Farino. Key cast: Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester A man falls for the daughter of a good friend. Special Presentation Ryerson


12:15


YOUR SISTER’S SISTER (US) 90mins. Dir: Lynn Shelton. Key cast: Emily Blunt A bereft man finds love in an unexpected place. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 1


Cristian Carvajal, Paola Giannini, Alexis Moreno A neuropsychologist becomes trapped in the memories of his past. Discovery AMC 5


16:00


INTRUDERS (Spain) 100mins. Dir: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Key cast: Clive Owen, Carice Van Houten A father cannot protect his young daughter from faceless intruders. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 1


FESTIVAL 11:00


THE LADY (France/UK) 145mins. Dir: Luc Besson. Key cast: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis The true story of Burmese pro-democracy


12:30


I AM A GOOD PERSON I AM A BAD PERSON (Canada) 82mins. Dir: Ingrid Veninger. Key cast: Hallie Switzer, Ingrid Veninger A mother and daughter take a road trip. Vanguard TIFF Bell Lightbox 4


TEN YEAR (US) 100mins. Dir: Jamie Linden. Key cast: Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson A group of friends meet at their high school reunion. Special Presentation Winter Garden Theatre


13:15


SAMSARA (US) 99mins. Dir: Ron Fricke. A journey around the world, exploring themes of birth, death and rebirth. Real to Reel TIFF Bell Lightbox 2


14:00


50/50 (US) 99mins. Dir: Jonathan Levine. Key cast: Joseph Gordon- Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick


n 10 Screen International at the Toronto Film Festival September 13, 2011


activist Aung San Suu Kyi and the bond she maintained with her British husband while under house arrest. Gala Visa Screening Room (Elgin)


A 27-year old nice guy is diagnosed with cancer. Special Presentation AMC 7


HOUSE OF TOLERANCE (France) 125mins. Dir: Bertrand Bonello. Key cast: Adele Haenel, Alice Barnole, Celine Sallette The final days of a fin-de- siecle brothel in Paris. Visions Jackman Hall — AGO


PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY (US) 106mins. Dirs: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky An investigation into a flawed murder trial. Real to Reel AMC 10


14:15


BACK TO STAY (Argentina/Switzerland/ The Netherlands) 99mins. Dir: Milagros Mumenthaler. Key cast: Maria Canale Three sisters, bound by the loss of their grandmother, are forced to redefine their relationships. Discovery AMC 4


CUCHERA (The Philippines) 90mins. Dir: Joseph Israel Laban. Key cast: Maria Isabel Lopez, Simon Ibarra, Sue Prado Deals with the grim fate of low-rent drug mules. Discovery AMC 1


14:30


11 FLOWERS (China/France) 110mins. Dir: Wang Xiaoshuai. Key cast: Liu Wenqing, Wang Jinchun, Yen Ni A young child encounters an outlaw. Special Presentation AMC 3


THE EYE OF THE STORM (Australia) 114mins. Dir: Fred Schepisi. Key cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling, Judy Davis A woman’s approaching death causes family strife. Special Presentation AMC 6


W.E. (UK) 114mins. Dir: Madonna. Key cast: Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough The love affair of Edward and Mrs Simpson. Gala Visa Screening Room (Elgin)


14:45


ARIRANG (South Korea) 100mins. Dir: Kim Ki-duk. A self-portrait by the great Korean director. Real to Reel AMC 2


15:00


KILLER JOE (US) 103mins. Dir: William Friedkin. Key cast: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch A desperate Texas debtor plots to kill his mother. Special Presentation Ryerson


MAN ON GROUND (South Africa) 90mins. Dir: Akin Omotoso. Key cast: Hakeem Kae- Kazim, Fana Mokoena A portrayal of xenophobia in South Africa. Contemporary World Cinema AMC 9


SURVIVING PROGRESS (Canada) 86mins. Dirs: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks Explores the idea of ‘progress traps’, ideas which get in the way of human advancement. Real to Reel TIFF Bell Lightbox 4


15:15


SHAME (UK) 99mins. Dir: Steve McQueen. Key cast: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan A man tries to confront his sex addiction. Special Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 1


15:30


ROMAN’S CIRCUIT (Chile/Argentina) 85mins. Dir: Sebastian Brahm. Key cast:


MYWORST NIGHTMARE (France/Belgium) Dir: Anne Fontaine. Key cast: Isabelle Huppert Agathe’s life is turned upside when she takes in the best friend of her son. Special Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 2


16:30


THE KID WITH A BIKE (Belgium/France/Italy) 87mins. Dirs: Jean- Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. Key cast: Cecile De France A young boy runs away from a children’s home. Masters Winter Garden Theatre


16:45


THE DEEP BLUE SEA (UK) 98mins. Dir: Terence Davies. Key cast: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston A woman’s love alienates the men around her. Special Presentation Isabel Bader Theatre


17:00


CUT (Japan) 132mins. Dir: Amir Naderi. Key cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Takako Tokiwa A man takes desperate steps to work off debts. Visions AMC 1


IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS (Iraq/Netherlands/UK) 85mins. Dirs: Atia Al Daradji, Mohamed Al Daradji Life in a small orphanage in Baghdad. Real to Reel AMC 10


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