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indieWIRE - 349 films from 55 countries are set for the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, organizers are revealing this morning in Canada. “There is a lot of soul-searching and a lot of extremely gifted, overwhelmingly passionate cinema in the festival this year, TIFF co-director Noah Cowan told indieWIRE in a conversation yesterday. “These are filmmakers who are out to transform the way we see the world, they are out to make a difference.” As previously announced, the event will kick-off with Canadian Jeremy Podeswa’s “Fugitive Pieces” on September 6th and close with Paolo Barzman’s “Emotional Arithmetic” on September 15th. The massive Toronto fest boasts some 340,000 annual admissions and Cowan is preparing attendees for a challenging, serious roster of some provocative and even quite political films. “The tenor of the work coming particularly from the U.S. is fiercely political, aesthetically challenging, and will probably go down as a real beginning of a real golden age for American cinema in a time of war and strife,” Cowan envisioned. “There are so many examples, its a little overwhelming,” he added, specifically noting films such as Alan Ball’s “Nothing is Private,” Stuart Townsend’s “Battle in Seattle,” and even Tom McCarthy’s more subtle, “The Visitor.” The entire 349 film lineup for the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, is available in a complete 17 page PDF document. Joining the Toronto lineup today are new films from Sidney Lumet, Jason Reitman, and even new, unseen documentaries from Michael Moore, Jonathan Demme and Julian Schnabel. Added to the fests Gala Presentations section are Renny Harlin’s “Cleaner,” Richard Attenborough’s “Closing The Ring,” Alain Corneau’s “Le Deuxieme Souffle,” Robin Swicord’s “The Jane Austen Book Club,” Kenneth Branagh’s “Sleuth,” and Paul Schrader’s “The Walker.” While in the Masters section, the event has added Wayne Wang’s “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers” and “The Princess of Nebraska.”… [Full Story] |
