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, Canada between September 6 and September 15, 1984. The festival introduced ''Perspective Canada'' programme, devoted to Canadian films. The festival screened 225 feature films and more than half of them were Canadian films. In 1984

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Awards

Programme

Gala Presentation

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Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docum ...

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Places in the Heart ''Places in the Heart'' is a 1984 American film written and directed by Robert Benton. It stars Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Ray Baker, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, Jerry Haynes and Terry O'Quinn. The film's narrative ...

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Robert Benton Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the writer and director of the film ''Kramer vs. Kramer'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Adapted S ...

*'' Stranger Than Paradise'' by Jim Jarmusch *''

Blood Simple ''Blood Simple'' is a 1984 American independent neo-noir crime film written, edited, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh. Its plot follows a Texas bartender w ...

'' by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen *''

Where the Green Ants Dream ''Where the Green Ants Dream'' (german: Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen, links=no) is a 1984 German film directed by Werner Herzog, made in Australia. Based on a true story about Indigenous land rights in Australia but slated as a mixture of fac ...

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Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with un ...

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Leos Carax Alex Christophe Dupont (born 22 November 1960), best known as Leos Carax (), is a French film director, critic and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was ''Boy Meets Girl (1984 f ...

*'' Another Country'' by

Marek Kanievska Marek Kanievska (born 30 November 1952) is a British film director. His films have won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Florence Film Festival. His 2004 film ''A Different Loyalty'' was entered into the 26th Moscow International Film ...

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Funny Dirty Little War ''Funny Dirty Little War'' ( es, No habrá más penas ni olvido; original title translatable as "There will be no more sorrow or forgetfulness", a line from '' Mi Buenos Aires Querido'' tango lyrics) is a 1983 Argentine comedy-drama film directed ...

'' by Héctor Olivera *''

Diary for My Children ''Diary for My Children'' ( hu, Napló gyermekeimnek) is a 1984 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury. In July 2021, the film was show ...

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Márta Mészáros Márta Mészáros (born 19 September 1931) is a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. The daughter of László Mészáros, a sculptor, Mészáros began her career working in documentary film, having made 25 documentary shorts over the spa ...

*'' The Gold Diggers'' by

Sally Potter Charlotte Sally Potter (born 19 September 1949) is an English film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing ''Orlando'' (1992), which won the audience prize for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. Early life Potter was born an ...

*''Wildrose'' by

John Hanson John Hanson ( – November 15, 1783) was an American Founding Father, merchant, and politician from Maryland during the Revolutionary Era. In 1779, Hanson was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress after serving in a variety of ...

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Choose Me ''Choose Me'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Geneviève Bujold, Keith Carradine, and Lesley Ann Warren. The film is a look at sex and love in 1980s Los Angeles centered around a dive ...

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Alan Rudolph Alan Steven Rudolph (born December 18, 1943) is an American film director and screenwriter. Early life Rudolph was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Oscar Rudolph (1911–1991), a television director and actor, and his wife. He be ...

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The Company of Wolves ''The Company of Wolves'' is a 1984 British gothic fantasy horror film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Micha Bergese and Sarah Patterson in her film debut. The screenplay was written by Jordan and Angela Car ...

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Neil Jordan Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, '' Night in Tunisia'', won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. He won an Academy ...

Canadian Perspective

*'' Abortion: Stories From North and South'', Gail Singer *'' Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair'', Paul Cowan *'' Le jour S...'',

Jean Pierre Lefebvre Jean Pierre Lefebvre (; born 17 August 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers. Biography Jean Pierre Lefebvre studied literature a ...

*'' Low Visibility'',

Patricia Gruben Patricia Gruben is an American born filmmaker who taught film studies at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada until 2018.Ed. Kuhn, Annette; Radstone, Susannah. (1990). "Patricia Gruben." In ''The'' Women's Companion to Internationa ...

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Jean Beaudin Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film '' J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the ...

*'' The Masculine Mystique'',

Giles Walker Giles Walker (January 17, 1946 - March 23, 2020) was a Scottish-born Canadian film director. Biography Giles Walker, born in 1946 in Dundee, Scotland, received a B.A. from the University of New Brunswick and an M.A. from Stanford University ...

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John N. Smith John N. Smith OC (born July 31, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Career Smith graduated with a B.A. in political science from McGill University in 1964. He joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1 ...

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Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh ''Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh'' is a Canadian comedy-drama cult film, released in 1984."A new dynamic duo of experimental film". ''The Globe and Mail'', August 20, 1984. The directorial debut of underground filmmaker Demetrios Estdelacropolis, ...

'', Demitrios Estdelacropolis *''

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Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; hy, Աթոմ Եղոյեան, translit=Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan m ...

*''The Obsession of Billy Botski, The International Style'' and ''Springtime in Greenland'',

John Paizs John Paizs (born in 1957) is a Canadians, Canadian director, writer and actor. In 1985 his independent comedy ''Crime Wave (1985 movie), Crime Wave'' was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote an ...

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'', Jean-Marc Larivière *'' Sonatine'',

Micheline Lanctôt Micheline Lanctôt (born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian actress, film director, screenwriter, and musician. Biography Lanctôt was born in Frelighsburg, Quebec. Her post-secondary education was in music, fine arts, and theatre at École de musique ...

*'' Unfinished Business'', Don Owen *''

Walls Walls may refer to: *The plural of wall, a structure * Walls (surname), a list of notable people with the surname Places * Walls, Louisiana, United States *Walls, Mississippi, United States * Walls, Ontario, neighborhood in Perry, Ontario, C ...

'', Tom Shandel *''

A Woman in Transit ''A Woman in Transit'' (french: La Femme de l'hôtel) is a 1984 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Léa Pool.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 243. Plot Andrea Richler ( Paule Baillargeon) is a ...

(La Femme de l'hôtel)'',

Léa Pool Léa Pool C.M. (born 8 September 1950) is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker who taught film at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the ...

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The Years of Dreams and Revolt ''The Years of Dreams and Revolt'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1984. A sequel to his 1975 film '' The Vultures (Les Vautours)'', the film revisits the story of Louis Pelletier (Gilbert Sicotte) in ...

(Les Années de rêves)'',

Jean-Claude Labrecque Jean-Claude Labrecque, (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada. Career Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, and trained as ...

Front & Centre

Front & Centre was a special one-off program, which screened culturally and artistically important films from throughout the entire history of Canadian cinema.

Jay Scott Jeffrey Scott Beaven (October 4, 1949 – July 30, 1993), known professionally by his pen name Jay Scott, was a Canadian film critic."Critic Jay Scott, 43 among world's best". ''Toronto Star'', July 31, 1993. Early life Scott was born in Lincol ...

, "Mon Oncle Antoine No. 1 with critics". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', August 2, 1984. *'' Back to God's Country'',

David Hartford David Hartford (1873–1932) was an American actor and film director best known for directing the movie '' Back to God's Country'' (1919). Selected filmography *''The Dead End'' (1914) *'' Tess of the Storm Country'' (1914) * ''The Bride of Hate ...

(1919) *''

Lucky Corrigan ''Lucky Corrigan'' or ''Fury and the Woman'' is a 1936 American-Canadian drama film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring William Gargan, Molly Lamont and James McGrath. It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Fro ...

'', Lewis D. Collins (1936) *''

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Leon Barsha Leon Barsha (December 26, 1905 November 13, 1964) was an American film producer, editor and director. As a producer and director he was best known for making films in the Western genre. In his later years he concentrated especially on editing. ...

(1937) *''

Whispering City ''Whispering City'' (also known as ''Crime City'') is a 1947 black-and-white film noir directed by Fedor Ozep and starring Paul Lukas, Mary Anderson, and Helmut Dantine.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 23 ...

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Fedor Ozep Fedor Ozep or Fyodor Otsep (russian: Фёдор Алекса́ндрович О́цеп, ''Fyodor Aleksandrovich Otsep''; February 9, 1895 – June 20, 1949) was a Russian-American film director and screenwriter, born in Moscow. An important earl ...

(1947) *''

The Bitter Ash ''The Bitter Ash'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1963. One of the first narrative feature films ever shot in Vancouver, the film stars Alan Scarfe as Des, an unhappy blue collar man who is drawn into the city's ...

'', Larry Kent (1963) *''

The Cat in the Bag ''The Cat in the Bag'' (french: Le chat dans le sac) is a 1964 drama film by Gilles Groulx, which played a seminal role in the development of Quebec cinema. The film's themes, improvisational style, hand-held camera work and evocative music sign ...

(Le Chat dans le sac)'',

Gilles Groulx Gilles Groulx (August 30, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec – August 22, 1994) was a Canadian film director. He grew up in a working-class family with 14 children. After studying business in school, he went to work in an office but found the white-co ...

(1964) *''

When Tomorrow Dies ''When Tomorrow Dies'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1965.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 238. The film stars Patricia Gage as Gwen James, a housewife trapped in an unfu ...

'', Larry Kent (1965) *''

Winter Kept Us Warm ''Winter Kept Us Warm'' is a Canadian romantic drama film, released in 1965. The title comes from the fifth line of T.S. Eliot's ''The Waste Land''. An independent film written, directed, and funded by David Secter, it occupies a unique place in ...

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David Secter David Secter is a Canadian film director. He is best known for the 1965 film '' Winter Kept Us Warm'', the first English Canadian film ever screened at the Cannes Film Festival.Geoff Pevere"David Secter, the Varsity visionary: How a low-budget st ...

(1965) *''

The Times That Are ''The Times That Are'' (french: Le règne du jour) is a Canadian documentary film, which was directed by Pierre Perrault and released in 1967. A sequel to his 1963 film ''Pour la suite du monde'', the film follows Alexis Tremblay and his family on ...

(Le Règne du jour)'',

Pierre Perrault Pierre Perrault (29 June 1927 – 24 June 1999) was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada, although largely unknown outside of Québec. In ...

(1966) *'' Don't Let It Kill You (Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça)'',

(1967) *''

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'', Larry Kent (1967) *''

The River Schooners ''The River Schooners'' (french: Les Voitures d'eau) is a 1968 Canadian documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Pierre Perrault.David Clandfield, ''Pierre Perrault and the Poetic Documentary''. Indiana University ...

(Les Voitures d'eau)'',

(1968) *'' A Married Couple'', Allan King (1969) *''

The Only Thing You Know ''The Only Thing You Know'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Clarke Mackey and released in 1971.Clarke Mackey Clarke Mackey (born September 30, 1950) is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and educator. He is known for his first feature film, ''The Only Thing You Know'' (1972), and for the focus in his filmmaking and writing on vernacular culture. His book on t ...

(1971) *''

Proxyhawks ''Proxyhawks'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jack Darcus and released in 1971.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 175. It starred Darcus and Susan Spencer as a married couple living on a ranch in Britis ...

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Jack Darcus Jack Winston Darcus (born February 22, 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and painter. Since graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1963, Jack Darcus ha ...

(1971) *''

The Rowdyman ''The Rowdyman'' is a 1972 comedy film with moralistic overtones, set in Newfoundland.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 185. It was written by and starred native Newfoundlander Gordon Pinsent. The film is ...

'', Peter Carter (1971) *''

The Time of the Hunt ''The Time of the Hunt'' (french: Le Temps d'une chasse) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Mankiewicz and released in 1972. An examination of masculinity, the film centres on Willy (Guy L'Écuyer), Richard (Marcel Sabourin) and Lionel ...

(Le Temps d'une chasse)'',

Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis spent all his childhood. Hi ...

(1972) *''

Wedding in White ''Wedding in White'' is a 1972 Canadian drama film written and directed by William Fruet, based on his earlier play. The film stars Carol Kane, Donald Pleasence, Doris Petrie, Doug McGrath, and Paul Bradley. Synopsis Set during World War I ...

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William Fruet William Fruet (born January 1, 1933) is a Canadian film and television director, playwright and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the drama ''Wedding in White'' (1972), based on a play he had also written. The film won Best Picture ...

(1972) *'' Dream Life (La Vie rêvée)'',

Mireille Dansereau Mireille Dansereau (born December 19, 1943) is a Canadian director and screenwriter who is known for "emulating the style and approach of her aesthetic role model, John Cassavetes". Biography Mireille Dansereau was a dancer for 15 years before ...

(1972) *''

Dirty Money Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdicti ...

(La Maudite galette)'',

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

(1972) *''

Réjeanne Padovani ''Réjeanne Padovani'' is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, written and directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1973. It was his second narrative feature film as a director, but the first for which he was also the screenwriter. An examination of ...

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(1973) *''

The Last Betrothal ''The Last Betrothal'' (french: Les dernières fiançailles) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1973. Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 122. The film stars J. Léo G ...

(Les Dernières fiançailles)'',

(1973) *'' Paperback Hero'', Peter Pearson (1973) *''

Skip Tracer ''Skip Tracer'', also known as ''Deadly Business'', is a Canadian drama film, directed by Zale Dalen and released in 1977.Jay Scott, "Skip Tracer: Dalen connects with the man who collects". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 25, 1978. Plot The fi ...

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Zale Dalen Zale Dalen is a Canadian film and television director. He is known for the 1980 film ''The Hounds of Notre Dame'', for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981, the cult films '' Skip Tracer'' (1 ...

(1977) *''

The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died ''The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died'' (french: Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort) is a 1977 French-Canadian feature from Jean Pierre Lefebvre. The second film in his Abel Gagné trilogy, preceded by '' Don't Let It Kill You (Il ne faut pas mour ...

(Le Vieux pays ou Rimbaud est mort)'',

(1977) *'' Why Shoot the Teacher?'',

Silvio Narizzano Silvio Narizzano (8 February 192726 July 2011) was a Canadian film and television director who worked primarily in the United Kingdom. His directorial credits included the critically acclaimed films '' Georgy Girl'' (1966) and ''Loot'' (1970), w ...

(1977) *'' Blue Winter (L'Hiver bleu)'', André Blanchard (1979) *'' A Scream from Silence (Mourir a tue-tête)'',

Anne Claire Poirier Anne Claire Poirier O.C. (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. Biography Poirier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. She was the only female filmmaker on the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s and ...

(1979) *'' Stations'', William D. MacGillivray (1983)

Documentaries

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In Heaven There Is No Beer? ''In Heaven There Is No Beer?'' is a 1984 American documentary film by Les Blank about the life, culture and food surrounding devotees of polkas. Accolades It won a special jury award at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prix ...

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Les Blank Les Blank (November 27, 1935 – April 7, 2013) was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians. Life and career Leslie Harrod Blank Jr. was born November 27, 1935 in Tampa, Florida. He atten ...

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Before Stonewall ''Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community '' is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown, directed by Greta Schiller, co-directed by ...

'' by Robert Rosenberg,

Greta Schiller Greta Schiller is an American film director and producer, best known for the 1984 documentary '' Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community''. Personal life Schiller received the US/UK Fulbright Arts Fellowship in Film and grants ...

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John Scagliotti John Scagliotti is an American film director and producer, and radio broadcaster. He has received honors for his work on documentaries about LGBT issues including ''Before Stonewall'' and ''After Stonewall''. Biography During the 1970s, Scagliott ...

Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time

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