Toronto European Film Festival 2015

#euff2015 With the recent bad news coming from the heart of Europe (the Paris Attacks), a film festival sponsored by the European Union is a welcome diversion. And Toronto is the perfect host, seeing that this city seems to have at least one film festival going on at any given time.

Indeed, around the same time as this festival, we have Rendez-Vous with Madness (edge, mental health & addiction) November 6-14, Toronto Polish Film Fest 11th-15th, and, though not really a film fest, Taste of Iceland, for those who like to travel with their palates rather than their eyes (12th to 15th).

I doubt I’ll be able to make it to the other festivals, but I always try to watch the European movies in this festival. They are all shown at theRoyal.to, 608 College St only once at 6:30pm and then 8pm.

Let me share my notes on the movies worth seeing: I’ll link the title to the main website, the country to the trailer, the IMDB rating (out of 10)-voters to that site and the time to alternative sources such as Amazon if available or magnet link if listed.

1. Alias Loner –LV, 4.8-5, 90min, Drama B&W, Nov 14 8:30pm. The movie is almost a documentary on a catholic priest hopelessly leading partisans against the Soviet / communist occupation in 1945 and the subsequent Stalinist repression. Directorial debut. *
2. Liza the Fox-Fairy – HU, 8-2463, 98min, RomCom, Nov 15 6pm. Amelie speaks Hungarian and understands Japanese. I enjoyed this movie. *
3. Sworn Virgin – IT, 6.4-260, 84min, Drama, Nov 15 8:30pm. I missed this movie due to lack of time and unfortunately I doubt I will ever see it. Nice introduction to the Albanian culture / society from an Italian viewpoint and framework.
4. Dark Horse – UK, 7.5-126, 85min, Documentary, Nov 16 6pm.
5. The Grump – FI, 7-973, 104min, Comedy/Drama, Nov 16 8:30pm.
6. Committed – CY, 6.1-429, 90min, RomCom, Nov 17 6pm.
7. The Sinking of Sozopol – BG, 7.1-51, 100min, Drama Mystery, Nov 17 8:30pm. *
8. Hostage – SK, 6.1-32, 97min, Comedy/Drama, Nov 18 6pm.
9. Offline – BE, 7.1-607, 110min, Drama, Nov 18 8:30pm. *
10. Cowboys – HR, 7.2-643, 105min, Comedy, Nov 19 6pm. *
11. The Enemy Within – GR, 6.9-349, 107min, Thriller, Nov 19 8:30pm. *
12. Saul and Paul Robbed Them All – LI, 7-83, 100min, Action/Comedy, Nov 20 6pm. *
13. Wild Life – FR, 6.5-307, 102min, Drama, Nov 20 8:30pm.
14. Eltern – DE, 6.7-274, 90min, Comedy, Nov 21 6pm. A newer movie also turned up while searching for Eltern: Dora oder Die Sexuellen Neurosen Unserer Eltern (2015).
15. The Keeper of Lost Causes – DK, 7.1-11126, 100min, Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Nov 21 8:30pm. Based on a book. *
16. Noble – IE, 6.5-391, 100min, Biography/Drama, Nov 22 6pm.
17. Cats Don’t Have Vertigo – PT, 7.4-677, 124min, Comedy/Drama, Nov 22 8:30pm. *
18. Fever – AT, 6.1-17, 87min, Drama, Nov 23 6pm.
19. Admiral – NL, 7.2-3559, 120min, Action/Adventure/Biography, Nov 23 8:30pm. *
20. To See the Sea – CZ, 7-176, 90min, Comedy/Drama/Family, Nov 24 6pm. *
21. 1944 – EE, 7.4-1555, 100min, Drama/War, Nov 24 8:30pm. *
22. Hemma – SE, 6.8-207, 90min, Drama, Nov 25 6pm. *
23. Class Enemy – SI, 7.9-1319, 112min, Drama, Nov 25 8:30pm. *
24. A Love Story: Lindenfeld – RO, 7.4-12, 95min, Drama, Nov 26 6pm. *
25. Black Diamonds – ES, 6.3-179, 110min, Drama, Nov 26 8:30pm.
26. Simshar – MT, 7.1-109, 101min, Drama, Nov 27 6pm. *
27. Body – PO, 6.6-516, 90min, Comedy/Drama, Nov 27 8:30pm.
28. Baby(A)lone – LU, 6.2-12, 98min, Drama, Nov 28 6pm. *

I added a star (*) to the movies I have or will try to watch. Also, on the desktop, hovering with the mouse over movie links will reveal a summary, but it probably won’t work on mobile.

Sources / More info: EUFF, rvm, ToPoFF, IsNat

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