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Toronto International Film Festival

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Celine Sciamma

Alex Heeney / September 30, 2019

Portrait of a Lady on Fire was the gold standard at TIFF19

Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a beautiful period romance that upends cinematic stereotypes of the artistic muse.

Alex Heeney / September 29, 2019

Rupert Goold on Judy and directing for film vs. theatre

The Almeida Theatre’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold discusses his new film Judy, and the differences between directing for film and theatre.

Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach

Orla Smith / September 28, 2019

TIFF19 review: Marriage Story is like Blue Valentine with levity

Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, a deftly written divorce drama, was one of the best films at TIFF19.

Haifaa Al-Mansour, The Perfect Candidate

Orla Smith / September 27, 2019

TIFF interview: Haifaa Al-Mansour on her political crowdpleaser, The Perfect Candidate

Director Haifaa Al-Mansour discusses returning to Saudi Arabia for her fourth feature, The Perfect Candidate, a crowdpleaser about women in politics.

Alex Heeney / September 20, 2019

‘Everyone is orbiting around her’: Pablo Larraín and Mariana di Girolamo on Ema

Director Pablo Larraín and lead actress Mariana di Girolamo discuss their pulsing, colourful, bonkers, and utterly invigorating film, Ema, revealing character through dance, and creating a hypnotic central character.

Elena Lazic / September 20, 2019

TIFF19: Writer-director Rose Glass on Saint Maud

Writer-director Rose Glass discusses her first feature, Saint Maud, making a thrilling and funny horror film, and getting comfortable working with actors.

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