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The Toronto International Film Festival has announced the
first wave of titles for #TIFF14 and it’s a very promising list! Among the
Galas making their World Premieres at Roy Thompson Hall are Shawn Levy’s This is Where I Leave You, Lone Scherfig’s
The Riot Club, and Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos, which will be the
festival’s Closing Night Film. (Curiously, the Festival didn`t name an Opening
Night Film.) David Cronenberg’s Maps to
the Stars is among the North American premiere Gala selections, although more Canadian films will be announced on August 6. Maps is
one of several films in the line-up directed by Canadian filmmakers. The others
are The Good Lie and Wild from Philippe Falardeau and
Jean-Marc Vallée--American titles, but they're among the festival's bigger gets.
The first list of TIFF titles is as follows:
GALAS
Black and White
Mike Binder, USA World Premiere
Black and White is the story of a widowed grandfather who is
left to raise his bi-racial granddaughter. When the little girl’s paternal grandmother seeks custody, a bitter legal
battle ensues that forces the uneasy family members to have an honest
conversation about life, death, anger
and America’s racial divide. Starring Academy Award-winners Kevin Costner and
Octavia Spencer, as well as Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Ehle, Gillian Jacobs, Bill
Burr, Andre Holland and Jillian Estell.
The Equalizer
Antoine Fuqua, USA World Premiere
In this big-screen adaptation of the cult ‘80s TV show,
McCall believes he has put his past behind him and has dedicated himself
to beginning a new, quiet life. But when
he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian
gangsters, he can’t stand idly by –— he has to help her. Armed with hidden
skills that allow him to extract vengeance upon anyone who would brutalize the helpless,
McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for
justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against
them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.
Starring Denzel Washington, Marton
Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo.
Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller, USA Canadian Premiere
Based on true events, this film tells the dark and
fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an
eccentric multi-millionaire and two
champion wrestlers. Starring Anthony Michael Hall, Steve Carell, Channing
Tatum, Vanessa Redgrave, Mark Ruffalo
and Sienna Miller.
Haemoo
Shim Sung-bo, South Korea International Premiere
The ragtag crew of a fishing boat takes on a dangerous
commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea, in
this tense high-seas adventure co-scripted by South Korean genre-movie guru
Bong Joon-ho. Starring Kim Yoon-seok and Park Yoo-chun.
The Judge
David Dobkin, USA World Premiere
Big city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home
where his estranged father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets
out to discover the truth, and along the way reconnects with the family he
walked away from years before. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera
Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard and Billy Bob Thornton.
Closing Night Film.
A Little Chaos
Alan Rickman, United Kingdom World Premiere
A landscape gardener with a taste for the unconventional is
invited to design one of the fountains at the Palace of Versailles. As she
battles with the weather, the perilous rivalries at the court of Louis XIV and
her own private demons, she finds herself drawn closer to the formality and
enigma of the architect who hired her. Starring Kate Winslet, Stanley Tucci,
Alan Rickman and Matthias Schoenaerts.
Maps to the Stars
David Cronenberg, Canada/Germany North American Premiere
David Cronenberg forges both a wicked social satire and a
very human ghost story from today’s celebrity-obsessed culture. Starring
Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, John Cusack and
Robert Pattinson.
The New Girlfriend (Une
nouvelle amie)
François Ozon, France
World Premiere
When her best friend Lea dies, Claire falls into a deep
depression. However, after making a surprising discovery about her late
friend's husband, she’s given a new lease on life. Starring Romain Duris, Anaïs
Demoustier and Raphaël Personnaz.
Pawn Sacrifice
Ed Zwick, USA World Premiere
In this remarkable true story set in the height of the Cold
War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with
the Soviets as he struggles against his own psychological demons while the
whole world anxiously awaits the outcome. Starring Tobey Maguire, Peter
Sarsgaard and Liev Schreiber.
The Riot Club
Lone Scherfig, United
Kingdom World Premiere
A privileged young man is inducted into the exclusive,
debaucherous company of Oxford’s elite "Riot Club," in this scathing
dissection of the British class system. Based on the hit play Posh, the film
stars Natalie Dormer, Max Irons, Sam Clafin, Jessica Brown Findlay and Douglas
Booth.
Samba
Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, France World Premiere
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has
since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who
has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end
lives — Samba’s willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while
Alice tries to get her life back on track — until fate draws them together.
Balancing light-hearted moments with heavier emotion, Samba is a story about
two strangers on a new path to happiness. Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Omar
Sy and Tamar Rahim.
This is Where I Leave
You
Shawn Levy, USA World Premiere
Shawn Levy’s dramatic comedy follows four adult siblings who
return home after their father’s death to spend a week with their over-sharing
mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting
their history and frayed relationships among those who know and love them best,
they reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways. Starring Jason
Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll and Kathryn
Hahn.
Wild
Jean-Marc
Vallée, USA International Premiere
After years of reckless behaviour, a heroin addiction and
the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted
by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out
to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own. Wild
powerfully reveals Cheryl’s terrors and pleasures as she forges ahead on a
journey that maddens, strengthens and ultimately heals her. Starring Reese
Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Michiel Huisman, Gaby Hoffmann and
Kevin Rankin.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
99 Homes
Ramin
Bahrani, USA Canadian Premiere
After his family is evicted from their home, proud and
desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by
striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real
estate broker who evicted him. Starring Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern and Michael
Shannon.
American Heist
Sarik Andreasyan, USA World Premiere
Two brothers with troubled pasts become embroiled in a
high-stakes bank robbery, in this indie action thriller. Starring Adrien Brody,
Hayden Christensen, Jordana Brewster and Akon.
Before We Go
Chris Evans, USA World Premiere
Set in Manhattan, the story follows two strangers after
their serendipitous meeting in Grand Central. Over the course of one night,
they form an unlikely bond and the conflicts in their own lives become the
basis for exploration into each other and themselves. Starring Chris Evans and
Alice Eve.
Breakup Buddies
Ning Hao, China World Premiere
Recently cuckolded and reeling from a messy divorce, a
hapless former singer hits the road — and the bar — with his all-too-helpful
best bud, in this hilarious romantic comedy.
Cake
Daniel Barnz, USA World Premiere
Cake tells the story of the acerbic Claire Bennett who has
managed to alienate everyone from her life, with the exception of her loyal
housekeeper. When Claire becomes fascinated with the suicide of a woman in her
chronic pain support group, she develops a poignant relationship with the
woman's grieving husband and comes to terms with her own personal tragedy,
catapulting her forward into life. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Anna Kendrick,
William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman and Sam Worthington.
Coming Home
Zhang Yimou, China North American Premiere
Lu Yanshi and Feng Wanyu are a devoted couple forced to
separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labour camp as a political prisoner,
just as his wife is injured in an accident. Released during the last days of
the Cultural Revolution, he finally returns home only to find that his beloved
wife has amnesia and remembers little of her past. Unable to recognize Lu, she
patiently waits for her husband's return — until Lu determines to resurrect
their past together and reawaken his wife's memory. Starring Chen Daoming and
Gong Li.
The Dead
Toa Fraser, New Zealand/United Kingdom World Premiere
Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his
father's murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved
ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly
outnumbered by a band of villains led by Wirepa, Hongi’s only hope is to pass
through the feared and forbidden “Dead Lands” and forge an uneasy alliance with
a mysterious warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
Starring Xavier Horan, Raukura Turei, Rena Owen, James Rolleston, Lawrence
Makoare and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
Dearest
Peter Ho-Sun Chan, China/Hong Kong North American Premiere
Drawing on remarkable true stories, Peter Chan delivers a
moving drama about child abduction in China. Huang Bo stars as a father whose
young son disappears in the streets of a big city. He sets out on a search
across China, stopping at nothing to find him. In this star-studded cast, Zhao
Wei plays the role of a mother from a poor rural area.
The Drop
Michael R. Roskam,
USA World Premiere
The Drop follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a
covert scheme of funnelling cash to local gangsters in the underworld of
Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv, Bob finds
himself at the centre of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation
that digs deep into the neighbourhood’s past where friends, families, and foes
all work together to make a living — no matter the cost. Starring Tom Hardy,
Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts and John Ortiz.
Eden
Mia Hansen-Løve, France World Premiere
In the ‘90s, French electronic music is developing at a fast
pace. Entering this exciting Parisian nightlife, Paul and his best friend form
a DJ duo called Cheers. But just as they rapidly find their audience, they are
caught up in a euphoric and short-lived rise to fame. Eden retraces the steps
of the “French touch” generation from 1992 to today — a generation that still
enjoys outstanding international success thanks to DJs like Daft Punk, Dimitri
from Paris and Cassius. Starring Félix de Givry, Pauline Etienne, Vincent
Macaigne, Greta Gerwig, Golshifteh Farahani, Laura Smet and Vincent Lacoste.
Far From Men (Loin
des Hommes)
David Oelhoffen, France North American Premiere
Algeria, 1954. While the rebellion rumbles in the valley, two
very different men thrown together by a world in turmoil are forced to flee
across the Atlas mountains. In the midst of an icy winter, Daru, a reclusive
teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accused of murder. Pursued by
horsemen seeking summary justice and vengeful settlers, the two men decide to
confront the unknown. Together, they fight to gain their freedom. Starring
Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb.
Force Majeure
Ruben Östlund, Sweden/Norway/Denmark/France North American
Premiere
A Swedish family’s ski trip in the French Alps is cut short
by news of an oncoming avalanche, during which an impulsive decision by the
father Tomas drives a wedge between him and his wife, Ebba — he has run for his
life, while she has stayed to protect her children. When the anticipated
disaster fails to occur, reality and embarrassed relief returns to the
mountainside resort, but the family's world has been shaken to its core. Force
Majeure is an observational comedy about the role of the male in modern family
life. Starring Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren,
Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju and Fanni Metelius.
The Gate
Régis Wargnier, France World Premiere
Two decades after forging an unlikely alliance in Pol Pot’s
Cambodia, a French ethnologist and a former Khmer Rouge official meet again
after the latter is arrested for crimes against humanity, in this drama from
top French director Régis Wargnier.
Good Kill
Andrew Niccol, USA North American Premiere
A Las Vegas-based fighter pilot turned drone pilot fights
the Taliban by remote control for 12 hours a day, then goes home to the suburbs
and feuds with his wife and kids for the other 12. But the pilot is starting to
question the mission. Is he creating more terrorists than he’s killing? Is he
fighting a war without end? This story follows one soldier’s tale with epic
implications. Starring Ethan Hawke and January Jones.
The Good Lie
Philippe Falardeau, USA World Premiere
Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon and an ensemble of
young Sudanese actors — all of whom have direct personal ties to the war in
their country — bring the inspiring and uplifting story of The Lost Boys of the
Sudan to the screen in a film about heartbreak and hope, survival and triumph.
Also starring Corey Stoll, Arnold Oceng, Kuoth Wiel, Ger Duany, Emmauel Jal and
Femi Oguns.
Hector and the Search
for Happiness
Peter Chelsom, Germany/Canada North American Premiere
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly
tired of his humdrum life. Deciding to break out of his deluded routine, he
embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive formula for true
happiness… and so begins his larger-than-life adventure with riotously funny
results. Starring Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Simon
Pegg, Stellan Skarsgård and Jean Reno.
The Humbling
Barry Levinson, USA North American Premiere
The Humbling tells the story of a legendary stage actor who
has an affair with a lesbian woman half his age at a secluded country house in
Connecticut. Based on Philip Roth’s final novel, it is a tragic comedy about a
man who has lived inside his own imagination for too long. Starring Al Pacino,
Mandy Patinkin, Dianne Wiest and Greta Gerwig.
Hungry Hearts
Saverio Costanzo, Italy International Premiere
Mina and Jude meet while stuck together in the restroom of a
restaurant, marking the beginning of a true love story. They move in together.
They get married. And anticipate the arrival of their baby — until a spiritual
guide tells Mina she is bearing an “indigo” child. Starring Adam Driver, Alba
Rohrwacher and Roberta Maxwell.
The Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum, United
Kingdom/USA Canadian Premiere
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius
British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led
the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII.
Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of
Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for
homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal.
Kahlil Gibran's The
Prophet
Canada/France/Lebanon/Qatar/USA World Premiere
Roger Allers, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Joan C.
Gratz,Mohammed Saeed Harib, Tomm Moore, Nina Paley, Bill Plympton, Joann Sfar
and Michal Socha
Inspired by the beloved classic, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
is a richly-animated story and celebration of Gibran's book, created by
artists, animators and musicians from around the world. Starring Liam Neeson,
Salma Hayek-Pinault, John Krasinski, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina, John
Rhys-Davies and Quvenzhané Wallis.
The Keeping Room
Daniel Barber, USA World Premiere
Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil
War, three Southern women — two sisters and one African-American slave — must
fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have
broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army. Starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Sam
Worthington, Muna Otaru and Kyle Soller.
The Last Five Years
Richard LaGravenese,
USA World Premiere
In this adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, The Last
Five Years is a musical deconstruction of a love affair and a marriage taking
place over a five year period. Jamie, a young, talented up-and-coming Jewish
novelist falls in love with Cathy, a Shiksa Goddess and struggling actress. The
film, told almost entirely through song and a beautiful pop music score,
portrays an honest, heartbreaking, often funny, exploration of love and its
consequences on individual identity. Starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.
Learning to Drive
Isabel Coixet, USA World Premiere
As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving
lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each
other's company, they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength
to take the wheel. Starring Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley.
Love & Mercy
Bill Pohlad, USA World Premiere
Focusing on Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter
and leader of The Beach Boys, Love & Mercy paints an unconventional
portrait of the artist by interweaving seminal moments in his life, from his
artistic genius to his profound struggles, and the love that keeps him alive.
Starring Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, John Cusack and Paul Giamatti.
Manglehorn
David Gordon Green, USA North American Premiere
Angelo Manglehorn is a small town locksmith who never got
over the love of his life. Clara was a beautiful, idealized woman who left him
heartbroken 40 years ago. He still writes her letters obsessively as he tries
to find her and get back the woman of his dreams. Manglehorn is the journey of
this magical man, his son, his cat and a beautiful new woman trying to help him
put the pieces of his heart back together. Starring Al Pacino, Holly Hunter and
Chris Messina.
Mary Kom
Omung Kumar, India World Premiere
Glamorous Indian star Priyanka Chopra completely transforms
herself to play Mary Kom, world champion in women's boxing. From traditional
village life in remote Manipur state to high-stakes bouts in India and around
the world, this is a remarkable story of triumph.
Men, Women and
Children
Jason Reitman, USA World Premiere
Men, Women and Children follows the story of a group of high
school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways
the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their
self-image, and their love lives. Starring Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler and
Judy Greer.
Miss Julie
Liv Ullmann, Norway/United Kingdom/Ireland World Premiere
A country estate in Ireland in the 1880s. Over the course of
one midsummer night, Miss Julie explores the brutal, charged power struggle
between a young aristocratic woman and her father’s valet. Starring Jessica
Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton.
Mr. Turner
Mike Leigh, United Kingdom Canadian Premiere
This biopic explores the last quarter century of the great
if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851). Profoundly affected by
the death of his father, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady
with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, until his death. Throughout
his life, the popular — if anarchic — member of the Royal Academy of Arts
travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, has
himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is
both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty. Starring Timothy
Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville, Martin
Savage, Joshua McGuire, Ruth Sheen, David Horovitch and Karl Johnson.
My Old Lady
Israel Horovitz, USA World Premiere
A down-and-out New Yorker inherits an apartment in Paris
from his estranged father and is stunned to find a refined old lady living
there with her protective daughter. Starring Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline and
Kristin Scott Thomas.
Ned Rifle
Hal Hartley, USA World Premiere
Ned Rifle is the third and final chapter of Hal Hartley's
tragicomic epic begun with Henry Fool (1997) and continued with Fay Grim (2007).
At once a saga concerning the Grim family of Queens and how their lives are
turned upside down by the arrival of the self-proclaimed genius Henry Fool, the
trilogy is also an illustration of America's grappling with ideas, art,
politics, and religion over the course of 20 years. In this swiftly paced and
expansive conclusion, Henry and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his
father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the
troublesome, sexy and hilarious Susan, whose connection to Henry predates even
his arrival in the lives of the Grim family.
Nightcrawler
Dan Gilroy, USA World Premiere
Lou Bloom, a driven young man, discovers the nocturnal world
of L.A. crime journalism. Joining a group of freelance camera crews who film
marketable mayhem, Lou makes his own place at the table, aided by Nina, a veteran
of the blood-sport that is local TV news. Blurring the line between observer
and perpetrator, Lou finds his calling in a murderous world reduced to
transactions. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed and Bill Paxton.
Pasolini
Abel Ferrara, France/Italy/Belgium North American Premiere
Rome: on the night of November 2, 1975, the great Italian
poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini is murdered. Pasolini is the symbol of
an art that's fighting against the power. His writings are scandalous, and his
films are persecuted by the censors; many people love him and many hate him.
The day of his death, Pasolini spends his last hours with his beloved mother
and later with his dearest friends, until he finally goes out into the night in
his Alfa Romeo in search of adventure in the eternal city. At dawn Pasolini is
found dead on a beach in Ostia on the outskirts of the city. In a film
dreamlike and visionary, blending reality and imagination, it reconstructs the
last day in the life of this great poet. Starring Willem Dafoe.
Phoenix
Christian Petzold, Germany World Premiere
Nelly Lenz is a concentration camp survivor who has been
left with a disfigured face. Following facial reconstruction surgery, Nelly
begins the search for her husband Johnny. When she finally does find him, he
does not recognise her. Nevertheless he approaches her with a proposal: since
she resembles his wife, whom he believes to be dead, he asks her to help him
claim his wife’s considerable inheritance. Nelly agrees, and becomes her own
doppelganger — she needs to know if Johnny ever loved her, or if he betrayed
her. Starring Nina Hoss.
The Reach
Jean-Baptiste
Leonetti, USA World Premiere
Ben, a young man who works as a hunting guide, gets a job of
a lifetime when he is hired by Madec, a wealthy businessman from Los Angeles,
to hunt a bighorn sheep. Their excursion in the Southwestern desert quickly
goes from bad to worse when overly-eager Madec gets trigger happy, accidentally
killing an old prospector. He attempts to bribe Ben for his secrecy, but Ben
staunchly refuses. Outraged, Madec turns on Ben, determined to eliminate the
only witness to his crime. Trapped in a sadistic cat-and-mouse game, Ben has to
rely on his basic survival skills to make it out alive. Starring Michael
Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Mangan, Lawrence and Ronny Cox.
Red Amnesia (Chuangru
Zhe)
Wang Xiaoshuai, China North American Premiere
A retired widow has her daily routine derailed when she
starts receiving mysterious, anonymous phone calls, in this scintillating
thriller from Chinese "Sixth Generation" master Wang Xiaoshuai.
Starring Lü Zhong, Shi Liu, Feng Yuanzheng, Qin Hao and Amanda Qin.
Return to Ithaca
Laurent Cantet, France North American Premiere
A terrace overlooking Havana. Five friends gather to
celebrate the return of Amadeo after 16 years of exile. From dusk to dawn, they
reminisce about their youth, the group they used to form, the faith they had in
the future — also their disillusionment.
Rosewater
Jon Stewart, USA Canadian Premiere
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart makes his directorial debut
with the true story of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari (played by
Gael García Bernal), whose appearance on Stewart’s show in 2009 precipitated
his five-month imprisonment by the Iranian government.
A Second Chance (En
chance til)
Susanne Bier, Denmark World Premiere
How far are decent human beings willing to go, when tragedy
blurs the line between just and unjust? Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen
have crafted a startling yet moving drama, about how easily we lose our grasp
on justice when confronted with the unthinkable, and life as we know it hangs
by a thread. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen, Maria Bonnevie, Nikolaj
Lie Kaas and Lykke May Andersen.
Still Alice
Richard Glatzer and
Wash Westmoreland, USA World Premiere
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is
a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives
a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested. Alice's
struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking,
and inspiring. Starring Kristen Stewart, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth and
Julianne Moore.
The Theory of
Everything
James Marsh, United Kingdom/USA World Premiere
The extraordinary true story of one of the world’s greatest
living minds, Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge
student Jane Wilde. Hawking receives an earth-shattering diagnosis at age 21.
Together, Stephen and Jane defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in
medicine and science. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis
and Emily Watson.
Time Out of Mind
Oren Moverman, USA World Premiere
George, a man on the decline, enters the New York City
homeless shelter system when he runs out of options. George struggles to
navigate his way through this new world with the help of Dixon, a shelter
veteran while trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter Maggie. Starring
Richard Gere, Ben Vereen, Jena Malone, Kyra Sedgwick, Jeremy Strong, Yul
Vasquez, Coleman Domingo, Geraldine Hughes, Michael Kenneth Williams and Steve
Buscemi.
Top Five
Chris Rock, USA World Premiere
Written, directed by, and starring Chris Rock, Top Five tells
the story of New York City comedian-turned-film star Andre Allen, whose
unexpected encounter with a journalist forces him to confront both the career
that made him famous and the life he left behind. Starring Chris Rock, Rosario
Dawson, Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Tracy Morgan, Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin
Hart, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Jay
Pharoah, Anders Holm and Michael Che. And featuring music by Questlove.
While We're Young
Noah Baumbach, USA World Premiere
Noah Baumbach’s exploration of aging, ambition and success,
stars Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as a middle-aged couple whose career and
marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives. Also
starring Amanda Seyfried, Adam Driver, Charles Grodin, Maria Dizzia and Adam
Horovitz.
Whiplash
Damien
Chazelle, USA Canadian Premiere
Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer,
single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite East Coast music
conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew
hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an
instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying
methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew
and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young
man’s life. Andrew’s passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into
obsession, as his ruthless teacher continues to push him to the brink of both
his ability — and his sanity. Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa
Benoist, Paul Reiser, Austin Stowell, Nate Lang, Max Kasch and Damon Gupton.
Wild Tales (Relatos
salvajes)
Damian Szifron, Argentina/Spain Canadian Premiere
More than living up to its title, director Damián Szifron’s
compendium of outrageous, hilarious and truly bizarre anecdotes offers a
subversive, blackly comic portrait of contemporary Argentina. Starring Ricardo
Darin, Oscar Martinez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Erica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta
Zylberberg and Dario Grandinetti.
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