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Retrospectives, Programmes & Festivals
Nov 20 - 29
 
Alucine @ Mediatheque
Presenting the work of Latino film and video makers, mostly docs and shorts, alongside other samples of independent world cinema.
 
Nov 21
- Dec 9
A Fortnight At Cannes: Forty Years Of The Quinzaine @ Cinematheque
The Director's Fortnight of Cannes, born in the turmoil of May 1968, is given a celebratory birthday party, with a special emphasis on homegrown talent. This week:
Entre La Mer Et L'Eau Douce (1967, Canada, D: Michel Brault) -- Nov 21, 7:00pm
Lived Once A Song-Thrush (1970, USSR, D: Otar Iosseliani) -- Nov 21, 8:45pm
Goin' Down The Road (1970, Canada, D: Donald Shebib) -- Nov 22, 7:00pm
Mean Streets (1973, USA, D: Martin Scorsese) -- Nov 22, 8:45pm
A Married Couple (1969, Canada, D: Allan King) -- Nov 24, 7:00pm
Fox And His Friends (1975, West Germany, D: Rainer Werner Fassbinder) -- Nov 24, 9:15pm
Reason Over Passion (1969, Canada, D: Joyce Wieland) -- Nov 26, 7:00pm Free!
L'Enfance Nue (1968, France, D: Maurice Pialat) -- Nov 26, 8:45pm
The Ernie Game (1967, Canada, D: Don Owen) -- Nov 30, 6:00pm
 
Nov 26 - 29
 
Japanese Movie Week @ The Bloor
The Consulate General Of Japan's annual movie week in Toronto screens four recent award-winning films in honour of the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan. Free! This week:
The Book Of The Dead (2005, Japan, D: Kihachiro Kawamoto) -- Nov 26, 7:00pm
Shangri-La (2002, Japan, D: Takashi Miike) -- Nov 28, 7:00pm
Breathe In, Breathe Out (2004, Japan, D: Tetsuo Shinohara) -- Nov 29, 4:30pm
Half A Confession (2004, Japan, D: Kiyoshi Sasabe) -- Nov 29, 7:00pm
 
Until
Nov 30
Eh! U - Meet The Europeans
The member countries of the European Union showcase continental culture for the benefit of us in the colonies. Featuring the Toronto debuts of Laurent Cantet's Palme D'Or winning feature The Class (Nov 16, 4:00pm) and Andrez Wajda's latest Katyn (Nov 22, 8:30pm) plus return appearances for Cinemascope favourite Pedro Costa's Colossal Youth (Nov 25, 8:30pm) and Steve McQueen's Camera D'Or winning debut feature Hunger (Nov 28, 8:30pm). All screenings are free, although a donation of $5 is suggested. The full schedule can be found here.
 
Until
Dec 6
Encounter David Lean @ Cinematheque
Lean's small-scale yet stirring early work sets the stage for his late epics in this comprehensive retrospective. This week:
Ryan's Daughter (1970, UK, D: David Lean) -- Nov 22, 2:00pm
A Passage To India (1984, UK, D: David Lean) -- Nov 23, 5:00pm
Summertime (1955, UK, D: David Lean) -- Nov 25, 8:45pm
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962, UK, D: David Lean) -- Nov 29, 2:00pm
 
Until
Dec 9
In The Realm Of Oshima @ Cinematheque
The probing films of Japanese master Nagisa Oshima delight with "wit, beauty and furious invention". This week:
Violence At Noon (1966, Japan, D: Nagisa Oshima) -- Nov 23, 2:30pm
Dear Summer Sister (1972, Japan, D: Nagisa Oshima) -- Nov 25, 7:00pm
Pleasures Of The Flesh (1965, Japan, D: Nagisa Oshima) -- Nov 28, 8:45pm
Diary Of A Shinkuku Thief (1968, Japan, D: Nagisa Oshima) -- Nov 29, 7:00pm
Empire Of Passion (1978, Japan, D: Nagisa Oshima) -- Nov 30, 3:00pm
 
One-Offs And Short Runs
Nov 20
Nov 21
Nov 23
 
Shoot The Piano Player (1960, France, D: Francois Truffaut)
 
@ The Bloor
 
 
7:00pm
4:30pm
2:30pm
Nov 20 The Burrowers (2008, USA, D: JT Petty)   Cinemacabre
Fresh from its success at this year's TIFF Midnight Madness programme, Petty's horror western evokes dread from wide open spaces. Petty will be in attendance.
 
@ The Bloor 9:30pm
Nov 21 La Haine (1995, France, D: Mathieu Kassovitz)   FFF
 
@ Innis Town Hall 7:00pm
Nov 21 Red Bull Shoot To Thrill    Free!
Amateur filmmakers catch skaters doing their thing.
 
@ The Bloor 9:00pm
Nov 21 13 Frightened Girls (1963, USA, D: William Castle)
A diplomat's daughter gets caught up in cold war spy intrigue in this Castle rarity. Preceded by an episode of the 1939 serial The Phantom Creeps (starring Bela Lugosi).
 
@ Trash Palace 9:30pm
Nov 22
Nov 23
 
Labyrinth (1986, USA, D: Jim Henson)
 
@ The Fox
 
2:00pm
2:00pm
Nov 22 Cubers (2008, D: Richard LeBlanc)
Rubik's Cube experts converge to crown a new king.
 
@ The Royal 3:00pm
Nov 22
Nov 25
 
The Godfather Part II (1974, USA, D: Francis Ford Coppola)
 
@ The Bloor
 
3:15pm
9:00pm
Nov 22 The Tenant (2008, Canada, D: Lucky Ejim)
An African refugee tries to stave off deportation by finding the estranged daughter of his immigration officer.
 
@ The Fox 4:00pm
Nov 22 Stiff Luv (2008, Canada, D: Adrian Keats)
A whodunnit sex farce.
 
@ The Bloor 7:00pm
Nov 22 Under The Microscope   Pleasure Dome
A selection of films that "rupture and twist the disembodied and authoritative gaze of science".
 
@ Cinecycle 8:00pm
Nov 23 Ride Lonesome (1959, USA, D: Budd Boetticher)   Classic Sundays
Randolph Scott lays bait for Lee Van Cleef in Boetticher's tyically terse, intense Western.
 
@ Cinematheque 1:00pm
Nov 23 CX 2: The Movie (2008, Canada, D: Cas Theriault)
A pot-smoking superhero wrestler moves to the big smoke to take his game to the next level.
 
@ The Bloor 4:30pm
Nov 25 Harold & Maude (1971, USA, D: Hal Ashby)
 
@ The Fox 7:00pm
Nov 28
Nov 29
 
L'Enfant Sauvage (1969, France, D: Francois Truffaut)
A feral child bonds with his doctor.
 
@ Cinematheque
 
7:00pm
8:45pm
Nov 28 Belle De Jour (1967, France/Italy, D: Luis Bunuel)   FFF
 
@ Innis Town Hall 7:00pm
Nov 28 Tomboy & The Champ (1961, USA, D: Francis D. Lyon)
4-H Club corn! Preceded by an episode of the 1939 serial The Phantom Creeps (starring Bela Lugosi).
 
@ Trash Palace 9:30pm
Nov 28 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, UK, D: Jim Sharman)
 
@ The Bloor 11:30pm
Nov 29
Nov 30
 
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971, USA, D: Mel Stuart)
 
@ The Fox
 
2:00pm
2:00pm
Nov 29 Ponytail (2008, D: Barry Doupe)   Pleasure Dome
Characters unable to fulfill their personal desires populate this computer animated video feature.
 
@ Cinecycle 8:00pm
Nov 30 Violent Saturday (1955, USA, D: Richard Fleischer)   Classic Sundays
A bank heist is the vehicle for small-town American to be skewered in Fleischer's colour Scope "noir".
 
@ Cinematheque 1:00pm
Nov 30 Thank You Tanzania (2008, Canada, D: Sarina Condello)
An arts educator and her children teach Tanzanian orphans Tae Kwando.
 
@ The Bloor 1:30pm

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