1988 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster by Marie-Louise Cusack | |
| Opening film | Dead Ringers |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| No. of films | 279 films |
| Festival date | September 8, 1988–September 17, 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Website | tiff |
The 13th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 8 and September 17, 1988. Midnight Madness programme was introduced at the festival.[1][2] The festival screened 279 films from 38 countries.[3][4][5] Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Pedro Almodóvar won the Classic Film Award at the festival.
Dead Ringers by Toronto born David Cronenberg was selected as the opening film.[6] Madame Sousatzka was the closing night film, with Shirley Maclaine attending.[4]
The Ryerson Theatre was the venue for most of the 10 nightly galas. The only Canadian one was The Revolving Doors.[4]
The festival featured a retrospective of 47 films from the Soviet Union, including the early films of Elem Klimov, and a tribute to Finnish brothers Mika and Aki Kaurismäki, including the 1983 Crime and Punishment and Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987).[4]
Awards
| Award[7][8][3] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| John Labatt Classic Film Award | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Toronto-City (Best Canadian Feature Film) | The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Allan A. Goldstein |
| Four Seasons Hotel Critics' Award | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Terence Davies |
Runners-up for the Classic Film Award were Earth Girls Are Easy, The Thin Blue Line, The Revolving Doors and Hawks. Runners-up for the Critics' Award were Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Commissar and A Short Film About Killing.[3]
Programme
Main Gala Presentations
- (September 8) Dead Ringers by David Cronenberg[4]
- (September 9) Earth Girls Are Easy by Julien Temple[4]
- (September 10) Far North by Sam Shepard[4]
- (September 11) A Few Days With Me by Claude Sautet[4]
- (September 12) Miles from Home by Gary Sinise[4]
- (September 13) The Revolving Doors by Francis Mankiewicz[4]
- (September 14) Memories of Me by Henry Winkler[4]
- (September 15) Criminal Law by Martin Campbell[4]
- (September 16) Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Pedro Almodóvar[4]
- (September 17) Madame Sousatzka by John Schlesinger[4]
Other Gala Presentations
- Distant Voices, Still Lives by Terence Davies[4]
- A Short Film About Killing by Krzysztof Kieślowski[3]
- Chocolat by Claire Denis
- The Last of England by Derek Jarman
- Track 29 by Nicolas Roeg
- The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris[3]
- Red Sorghum by Zhang Yimou
- Wherever You Are... by Krzysztof Zanussi
- Love Is a Fat Woman by Alejandro Agresti
- The Way Things Go by Peter Fischli & David Weiss
- Hard Times by João Botelho
- Rouge by Stanley Kwan
- Story of Women by Claude Chabrol[4]
- The Beast by Kevin Reynolds[4]
- Três Menos Eu by João Canijo
- Tango Bar by Marcos Zurinaga
- Ei by Danniel Danniel
Canadian Perspective
- The Box of Sun (La boîte à soleil) by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
- Calling the Shots by Janis Cole and Holly Dale
- Comic Book Confidential by Ron Mann
- The Forgotten War by Richard Boutet
- Growing Up in America by Morley Markson
- The Heat Line by Hubert-Yves Rose
- I Will Make No More Boring Art by William D. MacGillivray
- Lac La Croix by Judith Doyle
- Milk and Honey by Glen Salzman and Rebecca Yates
- Name Your Poison It's a Scream Channel No. 5 by John Gagne
- The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick by Allan A. Goldstein
- Palais Royale by Martin Lavut
- Pissoir by John Greyson
- Shadow Dancing by Lewis Furey
- Something About Love by Tom Berry
- The Squamish Five by Paul Donovan
- Strangers in a Strange Land by Bob McKeown
- Walking After Midnight by Jonathan Kay
Midnight Madness
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years by Penelope Spheeris
- Big Time by Chris Blum
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Tony Randel[4]
- Heavy Petting by Obie Benz
- Forbidden to Forbid by Lothar Lambert
- Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em by Ray Boseley
- Brand New Day by Amos Gitai
- Brain Damage by Frank Henenlotter
Open Vault
- Blackmail (1929) by Alfred Hitchcock[4]
- Humoresque (1920) by Frank Borzage[4]
- She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949) by John Ford[4]
- Sodom and Gomorrah (1922) by Michael Curtiz[4]
Other Films
- Commissar by Aleksandr Askoldov[3]
- Georgia by Ben Lewin[4]
- Hawks by Robert Ellis Miller[3]
- The Lair of the White Worm by Ken Russell[4]
- Little Dorrit by Christine Edzard[4]
- The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey by Vincent Ward[4]
- Paperhouse by Bernard Rose[4]
- Salaam Bombay! by Mira Nair[4]
- We Think the World of You by Colin Gregg[4]
References
- ^ "TIFF History". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Adilman, Sid (September 21, 1988). "Almodóvar 'Women' Favorite Fest Film; 'Glick,' 'Lives' Cited". Variety. p. 9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Stratton, David (September 21, 1988). "Crowded Slate, Theatres Mark Booming Toronto Film Festival". Variety. p. 9.
- ^ "Lineups for the lineups at Toronto's film festival". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 16, 2013.
- ^ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ "History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved October 18, 2013.