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Toronto Star - Toronto’s movie film folk are abuzz with joy because the Cannes Film Festival has selected one of ours – the $25 million dark epic Blindness – for its haute opening night.
But before we start dancing in the streets, take a chilling glimpse through a cinematic glass darkly at the forgotten fiasco Fantastica.
Some may assume this is the first time Canada has had this spotlight. They may be too young to remember Fantastica, or prefer to forget the only other Canadian movie ever to open Cannes.
It happened in 1980. The Quebec-made movie (co-produced with France) had singing and dancing, and it starred Carole Laure and Lewis Furey, then pop stars… [Full Story]
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