François Cluzet and Bérénice Béjo in “L’Homme de la cave” by Philippe Le Guay.
The Toronto Jewish Film Festival is back in person and online in the Queen City. From the Alliance Française to the Hot Docs Cinema, more than thirty films are screened at this 31st festival.
Several French-speaking productions are at the programme: Human Things by Yvan Attal, La Traversée by Florence Miailhe and The Children of Others by Rebecca Zlotowski.
The opening of the festival will be on Thursday evening with The Man from the Cellarby Philippe LeGuay. The director said he was honored to see his film in this place, because he is aware of the importance of the message it conveys.
The main role is played by François Cluzet and he is inspired by a denier figure.
There has never been such a character in a fiction film and through him it is the phenomenon that I was able to question, says Philippe Le Guay. Through this work, these are all the conspiratorial movements on which the director wonders.
The French actor precisely accepted this role because, according to Philippe Le Guay, he wanted to play a bad guy, a monster, but if we actors we don’t #x27;let’s not try to give faces to bastards and monsters, who’s going to do it for us?
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News plays an important role in the festival’s programming. Its director of operations, Jérémie Abessira, points out that although it is an event with Jewish content, the films it hosts are no less diverse.
This year, festival-goers will be able to discover a film around #MeToo with My Name is Andrea by Pratibha Parmar or on the reality of the war in Ukraine and refugees like Hope Without Boundaries by Itay Vered.
Some free screenings will be offered outdoors. The teams are particularly excited to host Karaoke by Moshe Rosenthal with Lior Ashkenazi and Sasson Gabai at Earl Bales Park near Bathurst and Sheppard West, which will be preceded by x27; a real karaoke open to all.
Concerts will also take place after certain sessions.
Jérémie Abessira is enthusiastic about the idea of this 31st festival: we are trying to revitalize the public space!
The Toronto Jewish Film Festival runs until June 11.