Tag: torontointernationalfilmfestival2025
Toronto 2025 Review: FOLLIES Portrays Polyamory's Awkward Learning Curve
Canadian filmmaker Eric K. Boulianne examines the shifting dynamics of long-term intimacy through the lens of non-monogamy, framing a comedy of sexual curiosity that doubles as a study of identity, desire, and generational change.
Toronto 2025 Review: LOVELY DAY Turns a Wedding Movie Into a Neurotic Comedy of Errors
Philippe Falardeau adapts Alain Farah's autobiographical novel into a formally restless portrait of anxiety and memory, using the wedding-movie framework less to stage a union than to examine the unstable ground beneath it.
Toronto 2025 Review: FRANZ Uses a Fragmented, Hybrid Form to Portray Kafka Beyond the Conventional Biopic
Selected as Poland's submission for the Academy Awards, Agnieszka Holland's film approaches the challenge of depicting Franz Kafka through a fragmented docu-fiction form that reflects the author's elusive legacy.
Toronto 2025 Interview: LOVELY DAY, Philippe Falardeau Talks Adapting Alain Farah's Novel, Visualizing Anxiety, Deconstructing the Wedding Film
Philippe Falardeau discusses the making of his bold and unconventional adaptation of Alain Farah's autobiographical novel, which reframes the wedding film as a playful yet unsettling exploration of memory, anxiety, and cultural identity.
Toronto 2025 Interview: TO THE VICTORY!, Valentyn Vasyanovych Talks Dystopian Comedy, Wartime Filmmaking, His Lead Role
Valentyn Vasyanovych discusses the making of his latest film, from stepping in front of the camera to navigating wartime production realities.
