1997 Toronto International Film Festival

1997 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmThe Sweet Hereafter[1]
Closing filmSeven Years in Tibet
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films279 films
Festival dateSeptember 4, 1997 (1997-09-04)–September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

The 22nd Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. This festival was notable for the introduction of the Masters programme to TIFF.[2][3][4]

Awards

Award[5] Film Director
People's Choice Award The Hanging Garden Thom Fitzgerald
Metro Media Award Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro Media Award L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson
Best Canadian Feature Film The Hanging Garden Thom Fitzgerald
Best Canadian Feature Film The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan
Best Canadian First Feature Film Cube Vincenzo Natali
Best Canadian Short Film Cotton Candy Roshell Bissett
Best Canadian Short Film - Special Mention bp: pushing the boundaries Brian Nash
FIPRESCI International Critics' Award Under the Skin Carine Adler

Programme

Gala Opening Night

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan Canada

Gala Closing Night

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Seven Years in Tibet Jean-Jacques Annaud United States

Gala Presentations

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Apostle Robert Duvall United States
Artemisia Agnès Merlet France, Italy, Germany
The Assignment Christian Duguay Canada
Chinese Box Wayne Wang France, Japan, United States
The Edge Lee Tamahori United States
Eve's Bayou Kasi Lemmons United States
FairyTale: A True Story Charles Sturridge United Kingdom, United States
Gattaca Andrew Niccol United States
In & Out Frank Oz United States
L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson United States
Marquise Véra Belmont France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland
Men with Guns John Sayles United States, Mexico
Mrs Dalloway Marleen Gorris Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Regeneration Gillies MacKinnon United Kingdom, Canada
Swept from the Sea Beeban Kidron United Kingdom, United States
Washington Square Agnieszka Holland United States
The Wings of the Dove Iain Softley United States, United Kingdom

Special Presentations

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Afterglow Alan Rudolph United States
The Hips of J.W. Le Bassin de J.W. João César Monteiro Portugal, France
The Big One Michael Moore United States, United Kingdom
The Blackout Abel Ferrara United States, France
The Blood Oranges Philip Haas United States
Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson United States
Face Antonia Bird United Kingdom
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Errol Morris United States
Hana-bi Takeshi Kitano Japan
4 Little Girls Spike Lee United States
Henry Fool Hal Hartley United States
The House of Yes Mark Waters United States
The Informant Jim McBride Ireland, United States
Inspirations Michael Apted Israel, United States
The Alarmist Evan Dunsky United States
Loved Erin Dignam United States
Mr. Jealousy Noah Baumbach United States
My Best Girl Sam Taylor United States
Nil by Mouth Gary Oldman United Kingdom, France
One Night Stand Mike Figgis United States
Pronto Jim McBride United States
The Spanish Prisoner David Mamet United States
Suicide Kings Peter O'Fallon United States
The Tango Lesson Sally Potter United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina
Two Girls and a Guy James Toback United States
Welcome to Sarajevo Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom, United States
Year of the Horse Jim Jarmusch United States

Masters

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Castle Das Schloß Michael Haneke Austria, Germany, France
The Eel うなぎ Shōhei Imamura Japan
Esmeralda Comes by Night De noche vienes, Esmeralda Jaime Humberto Hermosillo Mexico
Funny Games Michael Haneke Austria
Iruvar Mani Ratnam India
Keep Cool 有话好好说 Zhang Yimou Hong Kong, China
Mon oncle Antoine Claude Jutra Canada
Moon Over Broadway Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker United States
Mother and Son Мать и сын Alexander Sokurov Russia, Germany
The Scar Blizna Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland
Voyage to the Beginning of the World Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo Manoel de Oliveira Portugal, France

Perspective Canada

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Absent One L'Absent Céline Baril Canada
Across Cara Morton Canada
Anna à la lettre C Hugo Brochu Canada
The Big Pickle Gary Yates Canada
bp: pushing the boundaries Brian Nash Canada
Breakfast with Gus Siobhan Devine Canada
Bury Me Happy Brian McPhail Canada
City of Dark Bruno Lazaro Canada
The Countess of Baton Rouge La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge André Forcier Canada
Cosmos Manon Briand, André Turpin, Marie-Julie Dallaire, Denis Villeneuve, Jennifer Alleyn, Arto Paragamian Canada
Cotton Candy Roshell Bissett Canada, Japan
Cube Vincenzo Natali Canada
Dance with Me Cassandra Nicolaou Canada
Drive, She Said Mina Shum Canada
Drowning in Dreams Tim Southam Canada
Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality Maya Gallus Canada
Fresh Off the Boat Peter Demas Canada
Gerrie & Louise Sturla Gunnarsson Canada
Grace Eternal Neil Burns Canada
Guise Wrik Mead Canada
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight Noam Gonick Canada
The Hanging Garden Thom Fitzgerald Canada, United Kingdom
Hayseed Josh Levy, Andrew Hayes Canada
The Hazards of Falling Glass John Martins-Manteiga Canada
Incantation Cara Morton Canada
Kid Nerd Shereen Jerrett Canada
Kitchen Party Gary Burns Canada
Linear Dreams Richard Reeves Canada
The Mao Lounge Chad Derrick Canada
Men with Guns Kari Skogland Canada
Museum Chris Walsh Canada
1919 Noam Gonick Canada
Permission Daniel MacIvor Canada
Pitch Spencer Rice, Kenny Hotz Canada
The Planet of Junior Brown Clement Virgo Canada
Question of Reality Barry Gibson Canada
The Seat of the Soul Le Siège de l'âme Olivier Asselin Canada
Shift Shaun Cathcart Canada
Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jeffrey Thomas Ali Kazimi Canada
Shopping for Fangs Quentin Lee, Justin Lin Canada, United States
The Skating Party Marcia Connolly, Janet Hawkwood Canada
The Swimming Lesson La lección de natación Sheri Elwood Canada, Mexico
Tu as crié LET ME GO Anne Claire Poirier Canada
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs Guy Maddin Canada
Two Feet, One Angel Ramiro Puerta Canada
Uncut John Greyson Canada
La Vie arrêtée Martine Allard Canada
We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties. Regular Programming Will Resume Momentarily John Kneller Canada
What Goes Around Lloyd Surdi Canada
White Cloud, Blue Mountain Keith Behrman Canada
Zie 37 Stagen Sylvain Guy Canada

Contemporary World Cinema

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Assistant Daniel Petrie Canada, United Kingdom
Bird Watching バードウォッチング Shinobu Yaguchi Japan
Blinded A ciegas Daniel Calparsoro Spain
Brain Holiday 脳の休日 Hineki Mito Japan
Brother Брат Aleksei Balabanov Russia
Love, Math and Sex C'est la tangente que je préfère Charlotte Silvera Switzerland, France, Belgium
Character Karakter Mike van Diem Netherlands, Belgium
Stowaways Clandestins Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff Switzerland, Canada, France, Belgium
Close To David Ottenhouse United States
Conceiving Ada Lynn Hershman Leeson United States, Germany
Delirium Diliryo Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes Philippines
Devil's Island Djöflaeyjan Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Iceland, Germany, Norway, Denmark
Doing Time for Patsy Cline Chris Kennedy Australia
East Palace, West Palace 東宮西宮 Zhang Yuan China, France
Four Days in September O Que É Isso, Companheiro? Bruno Barreto Brazil, United States
A Friend of the Deceased Приятель небіжчика Viacheslav Kryshtofovych France, Ukraine
A Brother... Un frère... Sylvie Verheyde France
The Girl with Brains in Her Feet Roberto Bangura United Kingdom
Gummo Harmony Korine United States
Hanoi-Winter 1946 Hà Nội mùa đông năm 46 Đặng Nhật Minh Vietnam
Happy Together 春光乍洩 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan
Heaven's Burning Craig Lahiff Australia
Homesick Eyes 望鄉 Hsu Hsiao-ming Taiwan
I Think I Do Brian Sloan United States
Silvester Countdown Oskar Roehler Germany
Inside/Out Rob Tregenza United States
Insomnia Erik Skjoldbjærg Norway
The James Gang Mike Barker United Kingdom
Junk Food ジャンクフード Masashi Yamamoto Japan
Junk Mail Budbringeren Pål Sletaune Norway
Keep the Aspidistra Flying Robert Bierman United Kingdom
Kiss or Kill Bill Bennett Australia
Labyrinth of Dreams ユメノ銀河 Gakuryū Ishii Japan
The Leading Hand 手の話 Masahiro Muramatsu Japan
Long Twilight Hosszú alkony Attila Janisch Hungary
Love and Death on Long Island Richard Kwietniowski United Kingdom, Canada, Italy
Ma vie en rose Alain Berliner Belgium, France, United Kingdom
Majorettes in Space Des majorettes dans l'espace David Fourier France
The Maker Tim Hunter United States
The Man in Selya's Life Ang Lalaki sa Buhay ni Selya Carlos Siguion-Reyna Philippines
Marius and Jeannette Marius et Jeannette Robert Guédiguian France
Metroland Philip Saville Spain, France, United Kingdom
The Mirror آینه Jafar Panahi Iran
Misfortune's End Giải hạn Vũ Xuân Hưng Vietnam
Murmur of Youth 美麗在唱歌 Lin Cheng-sheng Taiwan
The Myth of Fingerprints Bart Freundlich United States
Dry Cleaning Nettoyage à sec Anne Fontaine France, Spain
No Child of Mine Peter Kosminsky United Kingdom
Obsession Peter Sehr France, Germany
Okke-ke Bibirobos おっけっ毛ビビロボス Takuji Suzuki Japan
Onibi: The Fire Within 鬼火 Rokurō Mochizuki Japan
Our Boy David Evans United Kingdom
The Oyster and the Wind A Ostra e o Vento Walter Lima Jr. Brazil
Ashes of Paradise Cenizas del paraíso Marcelo Piñeyro Argentina
Passage Pasáž Juraj Herz Czech Republic, France, Belgium
Port Djema Eric Heumann France, Italy, Greece
After Sex Post coïtum animal triste Brigitte Roüan France
Private Confessions Enskilda samtal Liv Ullmann Sweden
Rizal in Dapitan Rizal sa Dapitan Tikoy Aguiluz Philippines
The Rocking Horse Winner Michael Almereyda United States
The Soong Sisters 宋家皇朝 Mabel Cheung Hong Kong, Japan, China
Stolen Moments Momentos robados Oscar Barney Finn Argentina
Sue Amos Kollek United States
Suzaku 萌の朱雀 Naomi Kawase Japan
Telling Lies in America Guy Ferland United States
Their Last Love Affair 지독한 사랑 Lee Myung-se South Korea
They Call Me Joy Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin Carlos Siguion-Reyna Philippines
Thirteen David D. Williams United States
Touch Me H. Gordon Boos United States
Touch Me Not Μη μου άπτου Dimitrios Yatzouzakis Greece
Would I Lie to You? La Vérité si je mens ! Thomas Gilou France
Vertical Love Amor vertical Arturo Sotto Díaz Cuba
The Life of Jesus La Vie de Jésus Bruno Dumont France
The Diagonal Thief Le Voleur de diagonale Jean Darrigol France
We All Fall Down Tutti giù per terra Davide Ferrario Italy
Western Manuel Poirier France
Winter Sleepers Winterschläfer Tom Tykwer Germany
The Witman Boys Witman fiúk János Szász Poland, France, Hungary
Wolves Cry Under the Moon 國道封閉 Ho Ping Taiwan
Yours and Mine 我的神经病 Wang Shaudi Taiwan

Discovery

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Bandits Katja von Garnier Germany, France
Belly Up Os Matadores Beto Brant Brazil
Clockwatchers Jill Sprecher United Kingdom, United States
First Love, Last Rites Jesse Peretz United States
Guilt Free Libre de culpas Marcel Sisniega Campbell Mexico
The Impostor El impostor Alejandro Maci Argentina
In Praise of Older Women En brazos de la mujer madura Manuel Lombardero Spain
Life According to Muriel La vida según Muriel Eduardo Milewicz Argentina
The Life of Stuff Simon Donald United Kingdom
Lover Girl Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse United States
Marie from the Bay of Angels Marie Baie des Anges Manuel Pradal France
Martha's Garden Marthas Garten Peter Liechti Switzerland, Germany
Perfumed Ball Baile Perfumado Lírio Ferreira, Paulo Caldas Brazil
Scars James Herbert United States
Somersault in a Coffin Tabutta Rövaşata Derviş Zaim Turkey
The Sticky Fingers of Time Hilary Brougher United States
Stone, Scissors, Paper Stephen Whittaker United Kingdom
Traveler from the South مسافر جنوب Parviz Shahbazi Iran
TwentyFourSeven Shane Meadows United Kingdom
Under the Skin Carine Adler United Kingdom
Unmade Beds Nicholas Barker France, United Kingdom, United States
Who the Hell Is Juliette? ¿Quién diablos es Juliette? Carlos Marcovich Mexico
Words of Wisdom Susanna Fogel United States

Planet Africa

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Breeze Barbara Sanon United States
Buud Yam Gaston Kaboré Burkina Faso
The Draughtsmen Clash Le Damier - Papa National Oyé ! Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Dancehall Queen Don Letts, Rick Elgood Jamaica
Destiny المصير Youssef Chahine France, Egypt
Fools Ramadan Suleman South Africa, France
Hav Plenty Christopher Scott Cherot United States
Honey and Ashes Miel et cendres Nadia Fares Tunisia, Switzerland, Germany
Martin Luther King: Days of Hope John Akomfrah United Kingdom
Mossane Safi Faye Germany, Senegal
Sabriya Abderrahmane Sissako Tunisia
Skirt Power Taafé Fanga Adama Drabo France, Germany, Mali
Through the Door of No Return Shirikiana Aina United States
To Be a Black Man Nelson George United States

Real to Reel

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Best Man: 'Best Boy' and All of Us Twenty Years Later Ira Wohl United States
Chile, Obstinate Memory Chile, la memoria obstinada Patricio Guzmán Chile, France, Canada
HHH - Un portrait de Hou Hsiao-Hsien Olivier Assayas France
Didn't Do It for Love Monika Treut Germany
Exile in Sarajevo Tahir Cambis, Alma Sahbaz Australia
Exile Shanghai Ulrike Ottinger Germany
From Son to Salsa De Cuba Traigo un Son Rigoberto López Cuba
Full Tilt Boogie Sarah Kelly United States
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo Anna Maria Tatò Italy, France
My House Is on Fire Ariel Dorfman, Rodrigo Dorfman Chile, United States
As Time Goes By 去日苦多 Ann Hui, Vincent Chui Hong Kong
Still Love You After All These 念你如昔 Stanley Kwan Hong Kong
Robinson in Space Patrick Keiller United Kingdom

Dialogues: Talking with Pictures

English title Original title Director(s) Presenter
Detour Edgar G. Ulmer Errol Morris
The Devil-Doll Tod Browning Guy Maddin
Dont Look Back D. A. Pennebaker Chris Hegedus
F for Fake Orson Welles James Toback
The Fireman's Ball Hoří, má panenko Miloš Forman Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Les Girls George Cukor Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Miloš Forman Chow Yun-fat
The Organizer I compagni Mario Monicelli John Sayles
A Matter of Life and Death Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Sally Potter

Balkan Cinema: Home Truths

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Across the Lake Преку езерото Antonio Mitrikeski North Macedonia, Poland
The Awkward Age Magareće godine Nenad Dizdarević Bosnia and Herzegovina, France
Belated Full Moon Закъсняло пълнолуние Eduard Zahariev Bulgaria
The Days on Earth Are Flowing Zemaljski dani teku Goran Paskaljević Yugoslavia (SR Serbia)
The End of the War Kraj rata Dragan Kresoja Yugoslavia (SR Serbia)
An Unforgettable Summer O vară de neuitat Lucian Pintilie Romania, France
Felix Božo Šprajc Croatia
The Goat Horn Козият рог Metodi Andonov Bulgaria
How the War Started on My Island Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku Vinko Brešan Croatia
The Perfect Circle Savršeni krug Ademir Kenović Bosnia and Herzegovina
Petria's Wreath Петријин венац Srđan Karanović Yugoslavia (SR Serbia)
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame Лепа села лепо горе Srđan Dragojević Yugoslavia (FR Serbia)
Thalassa, Thalassa Bogdan Dumitrescu Germany, Romania
Tired Companions Müde Weggefährten Zoran Solomun Germany
Tito and Me Tito i ja Goran Marković Yugoslavia (SR Serbia)
Underground Подземље Emir Kusturica Yugoslavia (FR Serbia), France, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria
Vukovar Poste Restante Вуковар, једна прича Boro Drašković Yugoslavia (FR Serbia)
Who's Singin' Over There? Ко то тамо пева Slobodan Šijan Yugoslavia (SR Serbia)
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism W.R. - Misterije organizma Dušan Makavejev Yugoslavia (SR Serbia), West Germany

Spotlight: Benoît Jacquot

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Musician Killer L'Assassin musicien Benoît Jacquot France
Corps et biens Benoît Jacquot France
The Disenchanted La Désenchantée Benoît Jacquot France
A Single Girl La Fille seule Benoît Jacquot France
Marianne La Vie de Marianne Benoît Jacquot France
Seventh Heaven Le Septième Ciel Benoît Jacquot France

Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Screening

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Howard Hawks United States

Midnight Madness

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation 小倩 Andrew Chan Hong Kong, Japan
Fudoh: The New Generation 極道戦国志 不動 Takashi Miike Japan
I Married a Strange Person! Bill Plympton United States
Love God Frank Grow United States
Office Killer Cindy Sherman United States
Orgazmo Trey Parker United States
SICK: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist Kirby Dick United States
The Ugly Scott Reynolds New Zealand

References

  1. ^ "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "279 Movies and 2 Funerals-Toronto International Film Festival Report". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Glimmering in the Dark – Big Fun with Toronto's Treats". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "TIFF History". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 11, 2013.
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