September 14, 2007 5:30 pm
By: tiffreviews
CTV.ca | The Canadian Press, TORONTO - Veteran Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has arrived at the Toronto International Film Festival at the ideal time.
His two movies, “Closing the Ring” and “Emotional Arithmetic,” were slotted with galas at the tail end of the 10-day event when most of the industry types are gone, allowing the actor to skirt much of the festival fanfare that he despises.
“This is not good for publicity (but) I’m going to say it anyway – the crowd that surrounds a film festival are kind of the piranha fish that follow the shark and you never see them for the rest of the year, thank God,” Plummer, 77, said Friday in an interview.
“They’re the entourage, the hangers-on, the people that suddenly a festival attracts, and they’re a whole other group. I’m not talking about the deal makers (or fans), I’m talking about the crowd that surrounds them, and that’s depressing because it can ruin places like the South of France (where the Cannes Festival is held).”… [Full Story] Related Articles
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