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TIFF 2007: Preliminaries, Part 6

Naissance des Pieuvres (Water Lilies) (Director: Céline Sciamma): One of those “coming of age” films that the French do so well. This one features three girls who meet at the local swimming pool while part of a synchronized swimming team. … Continue reading

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TIFF 2007: Preliminaries, Part 5

Gone with the Woman (Tatt av kvinnen) (Director: Peter Næss): Combine the director of Elling (review) with the star of The Bothersome Man (review) and you have something that I am very tempted to make room for. Trond Fausa Aurvaag … Continue reading

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TIFF 2007: Preliminaries, Part 4

A Jihad for Love (Director: Parvez Sharma): The first documentary of its kind, it follows several gay and lesbian Muslims from 12 different countries as their faith and their sexuality collide. From the same producer (Sandi Simcha Dubowski) as Trembling … Continue reading

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TIFF 2007: Preliminaries, Part 3

A Gentle Breeze in the Village (Tennen kokekkô) (Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita): From the director of Linda Linda Linda, one of my favourites from TIFF 2005, this is another coming-of-age story set in a sleepy small town where Soyo is one … Continue reading

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TIFF 2007: Preliminaries, Part 2

Son of Rambow (Director: Garth Jennings): This premiered at Sundance this year and I’ve been hoping it would make it to TIFF. Set in the 80s, the film tells the story of a boy raised in a strict religious home … Continue reading

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