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1999 Toronto International Film Festival
The 24th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 to September 18, 1999. The festival opened with Atom Egoyan's ''Felicia's Journey'' and closed with '' Onegin'' by Martha Fiennes. A total of 318 films were screened in the 13 programmes. Awards Programmes Gala Opening Night * ''Felicia's Journey'' by Atom Egoyan Gala Closing Night * '' Onegin'' by Martha Fiennes Gala Presentations * '' American Beauty'' by Sam Mendes * '' Anywhere But Here'' by Wayne Wang * ''The Cider House Rules'' by Lasse Hallstrom * '' Est-ouest'' by Regis Wargnier * ''Jakob the Liar'' by Peter Kassovitz * '' Love in the Mirror (Amor nello specchio)'' by Salvatore Maira * ''Me Myself I'' by Pip Karmel * '' Mumford'' by Lawrence Kasdan * ''Music of the Heart'' by Wes Craven * ''La niña de tus ojos'' by Fernando Trueba * ''Orfeu'' by Carlos Diegues * '' Ride with the Devil'' by Ang Lee * '' Simpatico'' by Matthew Warchus * ''Snow Falling on Cedars'' by Scott Hicks * ''Sunshine'' by István ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia's Journey (film)
''Felicia's Journey'' is a 1999 British-Canadian psychological thriller, psychological thriller film written and directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Elaine Cassidy and Bob Hoskins. It is based on the prize-winning 1994 Felicia's Journey, novel of the same name by William Trevor. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and won four 20th Genie Awards, Genie Awards, including Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay. Plot Felicia is a Northern Irish teenager whose boyfriend, Johnny, has left to join the British Army after impregnating her. Taking a ferry to England, she begins a hopeless search for the lawnmower factory in Birmingham where she believes Johnny now works. Instead, she encounters Joseph Hilditch, a catering manager at a factory who is also the son of an eccentric TV chef of decades past. Hilditch regularly watches the old programmes of his presumably-deceased mother while he cooks her recipes and collects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |