1997 Toronto International Film Festival

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Official poster for the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival
Official poster for the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival

The 1997 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.

Contents

[edit] Galas

[edit] Special Presentations

[edit] The Masters

[edit] Perspective Canada

  • L'Absent directed by Celine Baril
  • Across directed by Cara Morton
  • Anna À La Lettre C directed by Hugo Brochu
  • The Big Pickle directed by Gary Yates
  • bp (pushing the boundaries) directed by Brian Nash
  • Breakfast With Gus directed by Siobhan Devine
  • Bury Me Happy directed by Brian McPhail
  • City Of Dark directed by Bruno Lazaro Pacheco
  • La Comtesse De Baton Rouge directed by Andre Forcier
  • Cosmos directed by Manon Briand, Andre Turpin, Marie-Julie Dallaire, Denis Villeneuve, Jennifer Alleyn and Arto Paragamian
  • Cotton Candy directed by Roshell Bissett
  • Cube directed by Vincenzo Natali
  • Dance With Me directed by Cassandra Nicolaou
  • Drive, She Said directed by Mina Shum
  • Drowning In Dreams directed by Tim Southam
  • Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality directed by Maya Gallus
  • Fresh Off The Boat directed by Peter Demas
  • Gerrie & Louise directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
  • Grace Eternal directed by Neil Burns
  • Guise directed by Wrik Mead
  • Guy Maddin: Waiting For Twilight directed by Noam Gonick
  • The Hanging Garden directed by Thom Fitzgerald
  • Hayseed directed by Josh Levy and Andrew Hayes
  • The Hazards Of Falling Glass directed by John Martins-Manteiga
  • Incantation directed by Cara Morton
  • Kid Nerd directed by Shereen Jerrett
  • Kitchen Party directed by Gary Burns
  • Linear Dreams directed by Richard Reeves
  • The Mao Lounge directed by Chad Derrick
  • Men With Guns directed by Kari Skogland
  • Museum directed by Chris Walsh
  • 1919 directed by Noam Gonick
  • Permission directed by Daniel MacIvor
  • Pitch directed by Spencer Rice and Kenny Hotz
  • The Planet of Junior Brown directed by Clement Virgo
  • Question Of Reality directed by Barry Gibson
  • Shift directed by Shaun Cathcart
  • Shooting Indians: A Journey With Jeffrey Thomas directed by Ali Kazimi
  • Shopping For Fangs directed by Quentin Lee and Justin Lin
  • Le Siege De L'Ame directed by Olivier Asselin
  • The Skating Party directed by Marcia Connolly and Janet Hawkwood
  • The Swimming Lesson directed by Sheri Elwood
  • Tu As Crie: Let Me Go directed by Anne Claire Poirier
  • Twilight of the Ice Nymphs directed by Guy Maddin
  • Two Feet, One Angel directed by Ramiro Puerta
  • Uncut directed by John Greyson
  • La Vie Arretee directed by Martin Allard
  • We Are Experiencing... directed by John Kneller
  • What Goes Around directed by Lloyd Surdi
  • White Cloud, Blue Mountain directed by Keith Behrman
  • Zie 37 Stagen directed by Sylvain Guy

[edit] Contemporary World Cinema

[edit] Discovery

  • Bandits (1997 film)|Bandits directed by Katja von Garnier
  • Belly Up (Os Matadores) directed by Beto Brant
  • Clockwatchers directed by Jill Sprecher
  • First Love, Last Rites directed by Jesse Peretz
  • Guilt Free (Libre De Culpas) directed by Marcel Sisniega
  • The Impostor (El Impostor) directed by Alejandro Maci
  • In Praise Of Older Women (En Brazos De La Mujera Madura) directed by Manuel Lombardero
  • Life According To Muriel directed by Eduardo Milewicz
  • The Life Of Stuff directed by Simon Donald
  • Lover Girl directed by Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse
  • Marie Baie Des Anges directed by Manuel Pradal
  • Martha's Garden directed by Peter Liechti
  • Perfumed Ball (O Baile Perfumado) directed by Lirio Ferreira and Paulo Caldas
  • Scars directed by James Herbert
  • Somersault in a Coffin (Tabutta Rövaşata) directed by Derviş Zaim
  • The Sticky Fingers Of Time directed by Hilary Brougher
  • Stone, Scissors, Paper directed by Stephen Whittaker
  • Traveller From The South directed by Parviz Shahbazi
  • TwentyFourSeven directed by Shane Meadows
  • Under the Skin directed by Carine Adler
  • Unmade Beds directed by Nicholas Barker
  • Who The Hell Is Juliette? (Quien Diablos Es Juliette?) directed by Carlos Marcovich
  • Words Of Wisdom directed by Susanna Fogel

[edit] Planet Africa

[edit] Real To Reel

  • Best Man: 'Best Boy' And All Of Us Twenty Years Later directed by Ira Wohl
  • Chile, The Obstinate Memory (Chile, La Memoria Obstinada) directed by Patricio Guzmán
  • Cinema De Notre Temps: Hou Hsiao-Hsien directed by Olivier Assayas
  • Didn't Do It For Love directed by Monika Treut
  • Exile In Sarajevo directed by Tahir Cambis and Alma Sahbaz
  • Exile Shanghai directed by Ulrike Ottinger
  • From Son To Salsa (Yo Soy Del Son A La Salsa) directed by Rigoberto Lopez
  • Full Tilt Boogie directed by Sarah Kelly
  • Marcello Mastroinanni, I Remember, Yes, I Remember directed by Anna Maria Tato
  • My House Is On Fire (La Casa De Fuego) directed by Ariel Dorfman and Rodrigo Dorfman
  • Personal Memoir Of Hong Kong: As Time Goes By directed by Ann Hui
  • Personal Memoir Of Hong Kong: Still Love You After All These directed by Stanley Kwan
  • Robinson In Space directed by Patrick Keiller

[edit] Dialogues: Talking With Pictures

[edit] Balkan Cinema: Home Truths

[edit] Directors' Spotlight: Benoît Jacquot

[edit] Midnight Madness