07 September 2013

A Brief on TIFF

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) began a few days ago, and will continue until next Sunday, September the 15th. Highlights include:

12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen):
Highly anticipated film about a free man forced into slavery from the director of Shame and Hunger, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch





Blue is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche):
A adaptation of a French graphic novel detailing the passionate relationship between two young women (Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos), notable for the provocative and controversial lesbian sex scene which some have condemned as poorly disguised pornography





Labor Day (Jason Reitman):
A woman and her son offer a man a refuge in their home, only to discover that he is an escaped convict
Starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin



Gravity (Alfonso Cuaron):
An astronaut and a medical engineer are trapped together in space after an accident leaves them stranded
Starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock


Other notable films being shown include Horns, Bad Words, The Wind Rises, Life of Crime, The Sea, Under the Skin, The Fifth Estate, August: Osage County, Enough Said, 

Keep up to date on TIFF news and buy tickets for screenings at http://tiff.net/

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