Films to see on TIFF

Werner Herzog Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting. He puts 3-D technology to a profound use, taking us back in time over 30,000 years.
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/caveofforgottendream

The Edge
Krai
Alexey Uchitel
The arrival of a decorated war hero takes a Siberian labour camp by storm. After assuming control of the region’s only steam engine, he sets out to find a ghost engine on a nearby island populated by an undead girl with a railway obsession.
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/edge

Socialism
Jean-Luc Godard
Switzerland
Godard’s latest film, a “symphony in three movements,” grapples with trying to make sense of a world that appears to be beyond comprehension and meaning

Hereafter
Clint Eastwood
United Kingdom
The story of three people haunted by mortality in different ways, Hereafter stars Matt Damon as a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, a French journalist (Cécile De …

NYMan With A Movie Camera
My Joy – Sergei Loznitsa

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/myjoy

Moscow 11:19:31
Michael Nyman
United Kingdom
Legendary composer Michael Nyman fails to answer an interview question. Music takes over.
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/moscow111931

Silent Souls Ovsyanki Aleksei Fedorchenko
When Miron’s beloved wife Tanya passes away, he asks his best friend Aist to help him say goodbye according to the rituals of the Merya culture, an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe from Lake Nero. The two men set out on a road trip thousands of miles across the boundless lands.
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/silentsouls

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Woody Allen
Woody Allen’s latest comic ensemble piece follows a group of Londoners struggling with failing marriages, restless libidos, the perils of aging and desires that drive a series of decisions with unforeseen consequences. The film stars Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Lucy Punch and Naomi Watts.
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/youwillmeetatalldark

127 Hours Danny Boyle
127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary. The film also stars Clémence Poésy, Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara.
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/127hours