The Here After from first-time helmer Magnus Von Horn tells the story of an ostracized teenage boy trying to reintegrate into his family and community after a …
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88:88 is a formal and ideological marvel **** 1/2
One of the best films to premiere at TIFF15, 88:88 is an emphatic statement on poverty and debuts an exciting, radical new voice in cinema: Winnipeg-based Isiah …
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Gillian Armstrong talks Women He’s Undressed
Director Gillian Armstrong discusses Australian costume designer Orry-Kelly and her gorgeous documentary about his life and craft — with a side of Cary Grant …
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TIFF15: Unearthing the dead past in Demon
There’s a troubling absence in Marcin Wrona’s Demon: there are very few Jews in this adaptation of a Jewish story. Protagonist Piotr (Itay Tiran) is a gentile, …
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TIFF15: Young love and dying tradition in Song of Songs
Eva Neymann imbues ordinary moments and domestic tasks with a magical quality. Yet this sense of wonder is as fragile as shtetl life itself. Read our coverage …
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TIFF15: Masterful 3D is vital to the domestic drama in Every Thing Will Be Fine
Whether it’s making you feel like you’re gazing at the Chauvet caves in Southern France in Cave of Forgotten Dreams or making you aware of how small a boy is in …
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