Book a week off work, buy those cashmere sweats youve been eyeing and
settle in for another stellar season of cinema at the Vancouver
International Film Festival. Herewith, the feature flicks well be
queuing for based on our celluloid soft-spots:
Up-and-coming Canuck: Heartbeats
A
twist on the classic love triangle, the sophomore effort from Montreals
Xavier Dolan received a standing ovation and the Prix de la Jeunesse at
Cannes this year.
Arty doc: Jean-Michel
Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Director Tamra Davis unearths
her personal footage and interviews of Basquiat kept under lock and key
until now to trace the young artists swift rise and sudden death. We
previewed the film earlier this year and walked away moved and inspired.
British romp: Tamara
Drewe
This modern comedy of errors had us at loosely based
on Thomas Hardys Far From The Madding Crowd. Add in a
leather-clad Dominic Cooper and being charmed is a sure thing.
French flirtation: Certified
Copy
Take a ten dollar trip to Italy with this film starring
Juliette Binoche as an antique shop owner in Tuscany who strikes up
relations with an English author. Also a Cannes winner, Binoche took
home the Best Actress prize.
Period piece: Anton
Chekhovs The Duel
With glowing reviews from the likes of the New
York Times and the New Yorker, this film adaptation of the
1891 novella is apt to be anything but bland and boring with critics
attributing adjectives like rich, deft and evocative to it.
The film festival runs September 30 to October 15, 2010. Purchase
tickets and view schedules at www.viff.org
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