Il Toronto International Film Festival ha annunciato la selezione completa dei programmi di Gala e Special Presentations della 47esima edizione, che si terrà dall’8 al 18 settembre.
Tra i titoli più importanti annunciati figurano “Women Talking” di Sarah Polley e “Empire of Light” di Sam Mendes. Tutti questi film saranno proiettati nella sezione delle presentazioni speciali di alto profilo, che comprende anche le anteprime mondiali già annunciate di “The Fabelmans” di Steven Spielberg, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” di Rian Johnson e “Bros” di Nicholas Stoller, oltre a diversi film annunciati nel calendario del festival. Anche l’Italia fa capolino nella sezione Gala, con “Il Colibrì” diretto da Francesca Archibugi e tratto dall’omonimo libro di Sandro Veronesi vincitore del Premio Strega.
Quello di Toronto è uno dei più importanti festival autunnali e, assieme alla Mostra di Venezia, rappresenta un trampolino di lancio importante per premi prestigiosi. Infatti, molto spesso il film vincitore del premio del pubblico si ritrova tra i nominati dell’Academy.
Proprio dopo l’anteprima mondiale a Venezia, transiterà dal festival canadese anche l’ultimo film di Darren Aronofsky The Whale, girato durante la pandemia e interpretato dalla star degli anni ’90 Brendan Fraser. Stesso percorso per The Son di Florian Zeller, The Banshees of Inisherin di Martin McDonagh e The Eternal Daughter di Joanna Hogg.
Direttamente dall’ultimo festival di Cannes, tra gli altri, compare nel cartellone la Palma d’oro Triangle of Sadness del regista svedese Ruben Östlund.
GALA PRESENTATIONS 2022
“Alice, Darling,” Mary Nighy | Canada, USA, World Premiere
“Black Ice,” Hubert Davis | Canada, World Premiere
“Butcher’s Crossing,” Gabe Polsky | USA, World Premiere
“The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” Peter Farrelly | USA, World Premiere
“The Hummingbird,” Francesca Archibugi | Italy, France, World Premiere
“Hunt,” Lee Jung-jae | South Korea, North American Premiere
“A Jazzman’s Blues,” Tyler Perry | USA, World Premiere
“Kacchey Limbu,” Shubham Yogi | India, World Premiere
“Moving On,” Paul Weitz | USA, World Premiere
“Paris Memories,” Alice Winocour | France, North American Premiere
“Prisoner’s Daughter,” Catherine Hardwicke | USA, World Premiere
“Raymond & Ray,” Rodrigo García | USA, World Premiere
“Roost,” Amy Redford | USA, World Premiere
“Sidney,” Reginald Hudlin | USA, World Premiere
“The Son,” Florian Zeller | United Kingdom, North American Premiere
”The Swimmers,” Sally El Hosaini | United Kingdom, World Premiere Opening Night Film
“What’s Love Got To Do With It?,” Shekhar Kapur | United Kingdom, World Premiere
”The Woman King,” Gina Prince-Bythewood | USA, World Premiere
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2022
“Allelujah,” Sir Richard Eyre | United Kingdom, World Premiere
“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Edward Berger | USA, Germany, World Premiere
“The Banshees Of Inisherin,” Martin McDonagh | United Kingdom, Ireland, USA, North American Premiere
“Blueback,” Robert Connolly | Australia, World Premiere
“The Blue Caftan,” Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark, North American Premiere
“Broker,” Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea, Canadian Premiere
”Brother,” Clement Virgo | Canada, World Premiere
”Bros,” Nicholas Stoller | USA, World Premiere
”Catherine Called Birdy,” Lena Dunham | United Kingdom, World Premiere
“Causeway,” Lila Neugebauer | USA, World Premiere
“Chevalier,” Stephen Williams | USA, World Premiere
“Corsage,” Marie Kreutzer | Austria, France, Germany, North American Premiere
“Decision to Leave,” Park Chan-wook | South Korea, North American Premiere
“Devotion,” JD Dillard | USA, World Premiere
“Driving Madeleine,” Christian Carion | France, International Premiere
“El Suplente,” Diego Lerman | Argentina, Italy, Mexico, Spain, France, World Premiere
“Empire of Light,” Sam Mendes | United Kingdom, USA, Canadian Premiere
“The Eternal Daughter,” Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom, North American Premiere
”The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg | USA, World Premiere
”Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Rian Johnson | USA, World Premiere
“Good Night Oppy,” Ryan White | USA, International Premiere
“The Good Nurse,” Tobias Lindholm | USA, World Premiere
“Holy Spider,” Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France, Canadian Premiere
“Joyland,” Saim Sadiq | Pakistan, North American Premiere
“The King’s Horseman,” Biyi Bandele | Nigeria, World Premiere
“The Lost King,” Stephen Frears | United Kingdom, World Premiere
“A Man of Reason,” Jung Woo-sung | South Korea, World Premiere
“The Menu,” Mark Mylod | USA, World Premiere
”On the Come Up,” Sanaa Lathan | USA, World Premiere
“One Fine Morning,” Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Canadian Premiere
“Other People’s Children,” Rebecca Zlotowski | France, North American Premiere
“Moonage Daydream,” Brett Morgen | USA, North American Premiere
”My Policeman,” Michael Grandage | United Kingdom, World Premiere
“Nanny,” Nikyatu Jusu | USA, International Premiere
“No Bears,” Jafar Panahi | Iran, North American Premiere
“The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile,” Kathlyn Horan | USA, International Premiere
“Saint Omer,” Alice Diop | France, North American Premiere
“Sanctuary,” Zachary Wigon | USA, World Premiere
“Stories Not to be Told,” Cesc Gay | Spain, World Premiere
“Triangle of Sadness,” Ruben Östlund | Sweden, United Kingdom, USA, France, Greece, North American Premiere
“Walk Up,” Hong Sangsoo | South Korea, World Premiere
“Wendell & Wild,” Henry Selick | USA, World Premiere
“The Whale,” Darren Aronofsky | USA, North American Premiere
“Women Talking,” Sarah Polley | USA, International Premiere
“The Wonder,” Sebastián Lelio | United Kingdom, Ireland, Canadian Premiere
(Credits Images: A24)
