SCREENINGS
SCREENINGS P&I 08:30
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (US) 140mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA), William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) (US). Sierra/Affinity (Int). Dir: Derek Cianfrance. Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Ryan Gosling. A crime drama about a motorcycle stunt rider whose moonlighting as a bank robber brings him into conflict with an ambitious young cop. Special Presentation Scotiabank 2
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ROMAN POLANSKI: ODD MAN OUT (US) 88mins. Films Distribution (US). Films Distribution (Int). Dir: Marina Zenovich. Marina Zenovich dives into the details of Roman Polanski’s arrest in 2009, raising fresh questions about media distortion and power politics. TIFF Docs TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
WHATMAISIE KNEW (US) 93mins. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) (US). Fortissimo Films (Int). Dir: David Siegel, Scott McGehee. Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham, Julianne Moore, Onata Aprile, Steve Coogan. A modern version of the Henry James novel about a dysfunctional family. Gala Presentation Scotiabank 1
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IN THE NAME OF LOVE (Vietnam) 115mins. Vietnam Media Corp (Int). Dir: Luu Huynh. Cast: Huy Khanh , Nhung Dinh Y, Thai Hoa . A dedicated wife in a small Vietnamese fishing village secretly turns to another man when her husband is unable to give her the child they both crave — but the surrogate
father’s jealousy will have fateful consequences. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 8
MYAWKWARD SEXUAL ADVENTURE (Canada) 98mins. Archstone Distribution (US/int). Dir: Sean Garrity. Cast: Emily Hampshire, Jonas Chernick, Sarah Manninen, Vik Sahay. To win back his unsatisfied ex-girlfriend, an accountant enlists the help of an exotic dancer to guide him on a quest for sexual experience. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
PERRET IN FRANCE AND ALGERIA (Germany) 110mins. Filmgalerie 451 (Int). Dir: Heinz Emigholz. Heinz Emigholz explores the work of French architect Auguste Perret. Wavelengths Scotiabank 6
THE MASTER (US) 138mins. The Weinstein Company (Int). Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson. Cast: Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Laura Dern, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Paul Thomas Anderson’s tale of an aimless second world war veteran who befriends the charismatic founder of a new religion. Special Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
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GINGER AND ROSA (UK-Denmark) 89mins. Cinetic Media (US). The Match Factory (Int). Dir: Sally Potter. Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Alice Englert, Annette Bening, Christina Hendricks. As the Cold War meets the sexual revolution in 1960s London, the friendship of two teenage girls is shattered by ideological differences and personal betrayals. Special Presentation Scotiabank 3
LOVE IS ALLYOU NEED (Denmark) 110mins. TrustNordisk (Int). Dir: Susanne Bier. Cast: Paprika Steen, Pierce Brosnan.
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A rom-com about two very different families brought together for a wedding. Special Presentation Scotiabank 13
QUARTET (UK) 95mins. HanWay Films (US/int). Dir: Dustin Hoffman. Cast: Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Pauline Collins, Tom Courtenay. Dustin Hoffman makes his directorial debut with this tale of four ageing opera singers. Special Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
THE DEEP (Iceland-Norway) 95mins. Bac Films (Int). Dir: Baltasar Kormakur. Cast: Olafur Darri Olafsson. The Deep tells the story of the sole survivor of a shipwreck, whose superhuman will to survive made him both an inexplicable scientific phenomenon and a genuine national hero. Special Presentation Scotiabank 10
ZABANA! (Algeria) 107mins. Wide (Int). Dir: Said
Ould-Khelifa. Cast: Abdelkader Djeriou, Imad Benchenni, Khaled Benaissa, Laurent Gernigon, Nicolas Pignon. A meticulously researched account of the short life of Algerian freedom fighter Ahmed Zabana. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
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JANEANE FROM DES MOINES (US) 78mins. Submarine Entertainment (US). Dir: Grace Lee. Cast: Jane Edith Wilson, Michael Oosterom, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich. A conservative housewife’s convictions are tested as she seeks answers from the Republican presidential candidates. Discovery Scotiabank 4
MEAMAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD (US) 106mins. Content Media Corporation (Int). Dir: Alex Gibney. Cast: Alex Gibney, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, Jamey Sheridan. Alex Gibney explores the
issue of paedophilia in the Catholic Church. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 9
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GONE FISHING (Argentina) 78mins. Celluloid Dreams (Int). Dir: Carlos Sorin. Cast: Alejandro Awada, Victoria Almeida. A recovering alcoholic travels to the coast of Patagonia to reconnect with his daughter. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 7
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MUSEUM HOURS (Austria-US) 106mins. MPM Film (Int). Dir: Jem Cohen. Cast: Bobby Sommer, Ela Piplits, Mary Margaret O’Hara. A museum guard and a visiting out-of-towner
PRESS AND INDUSTRY 11:00
FRANCES HA (US) 86mins. United Talent Agency (US/int). Dir: Noah Baumbach. Cast: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner. Frances, an apprentice in a dance company, wants so much more
find refuge in life, art and each other, in Jem Cohen’s rumination on how art influences society. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 5
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INESCAPABLE (Canada-South Africa) 90mins. Myriad Pictures (US/int). Dir: Ruba Nadda. Cast: Alexander Siddig, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Oded Fehr. A thriller about a man whose daughter disappears in Damascus, forcing him to return to the country he left more than three decades ago. Gala Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
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FRANCES HA See box, below.
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than she has, but still manages to live her life with unaccountable joy. Frances Ha is a modern fable, which explores friendship, class, ambition, failure and redemption. Special Presentation Scotiabank 1
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