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What Maisie Knew |
From TIFF comes the final announcement for films in the Gala
and Special Presentations programmes, along with 62 titles for Contemporary
World Cinema. I’m especially excited about the addition of What Maisie Knew (Gala), Smashed
(CWC), The Paperboy (SP), On the Road (SP), and the Closing Night
Gala Song for Marion.
The Toronto International Film Festival® announces the
addition of 3 Galas and 18 Special Presentations, including 8 World Premieres,
to its slate. The Festival will close with Paul Andrew Williams’ A Song For
Marion, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp. Festival-goers will be
treated to an exciting programming lineup of diverse titles and genres from
around the globe, including works from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Denmark, France, Germany, Iraqi Kurdistan, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain,
Turkey, the UK, and the USA.
Toronto audiences will be among the first to screen
remarkable pieces of cinema by directors Dan Algrant, Paul Thomas Anderson,
Dante Ariola, Yvan Attal, Susanne Bier, Nick Cassavetes, Daniele Ciprì, Lee
Daniels, Brian De Palma, Bahman Ghobadi, Harmony Korine, Patrice Leconte, Spike
Lee, Scott McGehee, Claude Miller, Henry-Alex Rubin, Walter Salles, Valeria
Sarmiento, Pablo Trapero, Peter Webber, and Paul Andrew Williams.
This announcement brings the final number of Galas to 20,
and the final number of Special Presentations to 70, including 48 world
premieres
GALAS
Song for Marion | Closing
Night Film
Paul Andrew Williams, UK, World Premiere
A feel-good, heart-warming story about how music can inspire
you. Song for Marion stars Terence
Stamp as Arthur, a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion
(Vanessa Redgrave) would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her
unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton) sees
something special in the reluctant Arthur and refuses to give up on him. As she
coaxes him out of his shell, Arthur realizes that it is never too late to
change.
Emperor
Peter Webber, Japan/USA, World Premiere
In the aftermath of Japan's defeat in World War II and the
American occupation of the country, a Japanese expert (Matthew Fox) on the
staff of Gen. Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) is faced with a decision of
historic importance, in this epically scaled drama from director Peter Webber (Girl With a Pearl Earring).
What Maisie Knew
Scott McGehee, David Siegel, USA, World Premiere
Based on the Henry James novella, the story frames on
7-year-old Maisie, caught in a custody battle between her mother – a rock and
roll icon – and her father. What Maisie
Knew is an evocative portrayal of the chaos of adult life seen entirely
from a child’s point of view. Starring Joanna Vanderham, Onata Aprile,
Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore, and Steve Coogan.
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