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1995 Toronto International Film Festival
The 20th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 7 and September 16, 1995. ''The Confessional'' by Robert Lepage was selected as the opening film and ''Devil In A Blue Dress'' by Carl Franklin was selected as the closing film. Awards Programme Gala Presentation *''Devil In A Blue Dress'' by Carl Franklin *''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' by Todd Solondz *''Antonia's Line'' by Marleen Gorris *''La Cérémonie'' by Claude Chabrol *''Desolation Angels'' by Tim McCann *''Eggs'' by Bent Hamer *''Fallen Angels'' by Wong Kar-wai *''Blue in the Face'' by Paul Auster, Wayne Wang & Harvey Wang *''Leaving Las Vegas'' by Mike Figgis *''To Die For'' by Gus Van Sant *'' Madagascar Skin'' by Chris Newby *''Four Rooms'' by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Alexandre Rockwell & Allison Anders *''Mighty Aphrodite'' by Woody Allen *''Persuasion'' by Roger Michell *'' Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead'' by Gary Fleder *''The Crossin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Confessional
''The Confessional'' (french: Le Confessionnal) is a 1995 mystery-drama film directed by Robert Lepage. The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) searches for his estranged brother Marc ( Patrick Goyette) to help unravel a family mystery. The mystery itself unfolds in flashbacks set against the backdrop of Alfred Hitchcock's 1952 filming of '' I Confess'' in the city. The cast also includes Ron Burrage as Hitchcock, Kristin Scott Thomas as his assistant, and Jean-Louis Millette as Raymond Massicotte, Marc's lover who also holds the key to unlocking the Lamontagne family's secrets. ''The Confessional'' won the Genie Award for Best Picture and the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time director at the 16th Genie Awards. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Librar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clement Virgo
Clement Virgo (born June 1, 1966) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director who runs the production company, Conquering Lion Pictures, with producer Damon D'Oliveira. Virgo is best known for co-writing and directing an adaptation of the novel by Canadian writer Lawrence Hill, '' The Book of Negroes'' (2015), a six-part miniseries that aired on CBC Television in Canada and BET in the United States. Early life Virgo was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He immigrated to Canada at the age of 11 and grew up in Toronto. In the summer of 1991, he attended the Canadian Film Centre's inaugural Summer Lab initiative as a screenwriter, where he developed the screenplay for what would later become his feature film debut, ''Rude'' (1995)."Great Toronto movies that are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue In The Face
''Blue in the Face'' is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster. It stars Harvey Keitel leading an ensemble cast, including Giancarlo Esposito, Roseanne Barr, Michael J. Fox, Lily Tomlin, Victor Argo, Mira Sorvino, Lou Reed, Keith David, Jim Jarmusch, Jared Harris, RuPaul, and Madonna. ''Blue in the Face'' was filmed over a five-day period as a follow-up to Wang's 1995 film ''Smoke''. During production of ''Smoke'', Keitel and the others ad-libbed scenes in-character between takes and a sequel was made using this improvised material. Lily Tomlin was nominated for an American Comedy Award as "Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" for her performance in this picture. ''Blue in the Face'' features songs by singer Selena. Her bilingual duet with David Byrne, "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)", appears on the film's soundtrack. Plot The film once again centers on the Brooklyn Cigar Store and manager Auggie (Harvey Keitel), although most of the other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong is considered a contemporary auteur, and ranks third on ''Sight & Sound''s 2002 poll of the greatest filmmakers of the previous 25 years. His films frequently appear on best-of lists domestically and internationally. Born in Shanghai, Wong emigrated to British Hong Kong as a child with his family. He began a career as a screenwriter for soap operas before transitioning to directing with his debut, the crime drama '' As Tears Go By'' (1988). While ''As Tears Go By'' was fairly successful in Hong Kong, Wong moved away from the contemporary trend of crime and action movies to embark on more personal filmmaking styles. ''Days of Being Wild'' (1990), his first venture in such a direction, did not perform well at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallen Angels (1995 Film)
''Fallen Angels'' is a 1995 Hong Kong neo-noir crime thriller drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It features two intertwined storylines—one tells the story of a hitman wishing to leave the criminal underworld (Leon Lai), the prostitute he starts a relationship with (Karen Mok), and his agent, who is infatuated with him (Michelle Reis). The other story is of a mute ex-convict on the run from the police (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and a mentally unstable woman dumped by her boyfriend (Charlie Yeung). Set in 1995 pre-Handover Hong Kong, ''Fallen Angels'' explores the characters' loneliness, their alienation from the situations around them, and yearning for connections in a hectic city. Wong initially wrote ''Fallen Angels'' as the third story of its predecessor, ''Chungking Express'' (1994), but split them into two separate movies due to their cumulative length. Similar to ''Chungking Express'', ''Fallen Angels'' features a fragmented narrative that emphasises mood and atmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz (; born October 15, 1959) is an American filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially conscious satire. Solondz's work has received critical acclaim for its commentary on the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia," a reflection of his own background in New Jersey. His work includes ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' (1995), ''Happiness (1998 film), Happiness'' (1998), ''Storytelling (film), Storytelling'' (2001), ''Palindromes (film), Palindromes'' (2004), ''Life During Wartime (film), Life During Wartime'' (2009), ''Dark Horse (2011 film), Dark Horse'' (2011), and ''Wiener-Dog (film), Wiener-Dog'' (2016). Biography Solondz was born in Newark, New Jersey. He wrote several screenplays while working as a delivery boy for the Writers Guild of America. Solondz earned his undergraduate degree in English from Yale and attended New York University's Master of Fine Arts program in film and television, but did not complete a degree. During the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To The Dollhouse
''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' is a 1995 American Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age black comedy film written and directed by Todd Solondz. An independent film, it won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival and launched the careers of Solondz and Heather Matarazzo. The story follows the unpopular middle schooler Dawn as she goes to extreme lengths trying to earn the respect of her vicious fellow students and her disinterested family. Dawn reappears in two of Solondz's other films, ''Palindromes (film), Palindromes'' and ''Wiener-Dog (film), Wiener-Dog''. Plot Eleven-year-old Dawn Wiener is a shy and unpopular seventh-grader living in a middle-class suburban community in New Jersey. Her older brother Mark is a nerdy high school student who plays clarinet in a garage band and shuns girls in order to prepare for college. Her younger sister Missy is spoiled and manipulative; she pesters Dawn and dances around the house in a tutu. Her mother Marj is a shrewish woman wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bent Hamer
Bent Hamer (born 18 December 1956) is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956. Biography Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his feature films, he has written and directed a number of short films and documentaries. His first film, ''Eggs'', premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it was shown in the Directors' Fortnight section. That same year, it was shown in competition at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the award for Best First Film; it also received the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. His 2003 film ''Kitchen Stories'' screened at many international festivals and was the Norwegian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In April 2004, Bent Hamer started shooting ''Factotum'' based on the novel of the same name by US poet and writer Charles Bukowski. The screenplay was writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eggs (film)
''Eggs'' is a 1995 Norwegian comedy film by Bent Hamer. It was awarded the 1995 Amanda for Best Norwegian film. It was also entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot Two old brothers, Moe and Pa, have lived together for their whole life and are content with their daily and weekly routine. This is disturbed later by the arrival of Pa's grown-up and disabled son Konrad, whose existence (due to a two-day trip of Pa to Småland, the only time Pa and Moe were separated) was unknown to Moe. The weirdness of Konrad and the jealousy of Moe and Konrad then disturb the routine, and Moe leaves home in the end. Cast * Sverre Hansen as Moe * Kjell Stormoen as Pa * Leif Andrée as Konrad * Juni Dahr as Cylindia Volund * Ulf Wengård as Vernon * Trond Høvik as Blomdal * Alf Conrad Olsen as Jim * Leif Malmberg Leif is a male given name of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Leifr'' (nominative case), meaning "heir", "descendant". Use in the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim McCann (director)
Tim McCann (born June 21, 1965) Note: Source says, "Mr. McCann won the top prize, the Merchant/Ivory Award, in October after his movie had its premiere before packed audiences in Telluride." The 1995 Telluride Film Festivawas held in September 1995and has no "Merchant/Ivory Award". is an American film director and a professor of film at his alma mater, the State University of New York at Purchase. Biography McCann was born in Spring Valley, New York, and grew up in Nyack, New York. His parents divorced when he was 3. At 15, McCann wanted to make films, and in 1987 graduated from the film school at the State University of New York at Purchase. He then spent four years in Brooklyn, New York City, working odd jobs and directing low-budget commercials. By early 1996, he was an audio-visual specialist at the Chappaqua Library, in Chappaqua, New York. He directed his first feature, ''Desolation Angels (1995 film), Desolation Angels'', in 1995, made on a budget of $42,000. The film, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desolation Angels (1995 Film)
''Desolation Angels'' is a 1995 independent film written and directed by Tim McCann (director), Tim McCann. Note: Source says, "Mr. McCann won the top prize, the Merchant/Ivory Award, in October after his movie had its premiere before packed audiences in Telluride." The 1995 Telluride Film Festivawas held in September 1995and has no "Merchant/Ivory Award". The film premiered at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival. It then won the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) at the Toronto International Film Festival and was accepted to the Rotterdam Film Festival. Reception In his review of ''Desolation Angels'' for ''Rolling Stone'', Peter Travers declared that "male ego is the demon in this blazingly provocative debut film from the gifted Tim McCann," and concluded that viewers "won’t stop talking about this one." Michael Wilmington of the ''Chicago Tribune'' praised the film as "an ultra-low budget drama of considerable accomplishment and sometimes extraordinary power" and wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIPRESCI
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in Brussels, Belgium. At present it has members in more than 50 countries worldwide. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIPRESCI announced that it will not participate in festivals and other events organized by the Russian government and its offices, and canceled a colloquium in St. Petersburg, that was to make it familiar with new Russian films. FIPRESCI Award The FIPRESCI often gives out awards during film festivals (such as at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, Vienna International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
