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1996 Toronto International Film Festival Festival poster
Opening film Fly Away Home Closing film That Thing You Do! Location Toronto , Ontario , Canada Hosted by Toronto International Film Festival Group Festival date September 5, 1996 (1996-09-05 ) –September 14, 1996 (1996-09-14 ) Language English Website tiff
The 21st Toronto International Film Festival TIFF ) took place in Toronto , Ontario , Canada between September 5 and September 14, 1996. The festival opened with the film Fly Away Home [1] That Thing You Do! [2]
This year's festival marked significant changes in the programming streams, including The Edge, Asian Horizons and Latin American Panorama being merged into Contemporary World Cinema, and First Cinema being discontinued with first films instead appearing under Contemporary World Cinema, Real to Reel and Discovery.[3]
Programme [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
2 Days in the Valley John Herzfeld United States
American Buffalo Michael Corrente United States, United Kingdom
Bogus Norman Jewison United States
Extreme Measures Michael Apted United Kingdom, United States
Fly Away Home Carroll Ballard United States
Infinity Matthew Broderick United States
Jerusalem Bille August Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Jude Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Mira Nair India, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan
Long Day's Journey into Night David Wellington Canada
Michael Collins Neil Jordan Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Mother Albert Brooks United States
Ridicule Patrice Leconte France
Shadow Play Portraits chinois Martine Dugowson
France
Shine Scott Hicks Australia
Swann Anna Benson Gyles
Canada
That Thing You Do! Tom Hanks United States
The Van Stephen Frears Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Special Presentations [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Albino Alligator Kevin Spacey United States
Bastard Out of Carolina Anjelica Huston United States
Beyond the Clouds Al di là delle nuvole Michelangelo Antonioni Italy, France, Germany
Big Night Campbell Scott , Stanley Tucci United States
Breaking the Waves Lars von Trier Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands
Deep Crimson Profundo Carmesí Arturo Ripstein Mexico
Drifting Clouds Kauas pilvet karkaavat Aki Kaurismäki Finland
For Ever Mozart Jean-Luc Godard France, Switzerland
The Funeral Abel Ferrara United States
Goodbye South, Goodbye Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
Gray's Anatomy Steven Soderbergh United Kingdom, United States
If These Walls Could Talk Cher , Nancy Savoca United States
Inside Arthur Penn United States
The Leading Man John Duigan United Kingdom
Looking for Richard Al Pacino United States
Losing Chase Kevin Bacon United States
Lust and Revenge Paul Cox Australia
Microcosmos Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany
France, Switzerland, Italy, United Kingdom
The Ogre Der Unhold Volker Schlöndorff France, Germany, United Kingdom
The Pillow Book Peter Greenaway Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg
Schizopolis Steven Soderbergh United States
The Secret Agent Christopher Hampton United Kingdom
The Substance of Fire Daniel J. Sullivan United States
A Summer's Tale Conte d'été Eric Rohmer France
Taxi Carlos Saura Spain
Tieta of Agreste Tieta do Agreste Carlos Diegues Brazil
Twelfth Night Trevor Nunn United Kingdom, United States, Ireland
Unhook the Stars Nick Cassavetes United States
The War at Home Emilio Estevez United States
Contemporary World Cinema [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
The Come-On El Anzuelo Ernesto Rimoch
Mexico
Corisco and Dada Rosemberg Cariry
Brazil
How Angels Are Born Como Nascem os Anjos Murilo Salles
Brazil
Melodrama Rolando Díaz Cuba
My Last Man Mi último hombre Tatiana Gaviola
Chile
Oedipus Mayor Jorge Alí Triana Colombia
Discovery [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
The Daytrippers Greg Mottola United States
Driven Michael Shoob
United States
Landscapes of Memory O Sertão das Memórias José Araújo
Brazil
The Riddle Evan Brenner
Russia, United States
The Salt in the Wound El Dedo en la Llaga Alberto Lecchi Argentina
Sotto Voce Mario Levin
Argentina
A Starry Sky Um Céu de Estrelas Tata Amaral Brazil
Perspective Canada: Features [ edit ] Perspective Canada: Shorts [ edit ] Planet Africa [ edit ] Midnight Madness [ edit ] Vietnam Perspective [ edit ] A special program highlighting films from Vietnam .[5]
Dialogues [ edit ] Unverified program [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Marc Horton, "Toronto film festival ready to roll". Hamilton Spectator
^ Brian D. Johnson , "Starry, starry nights". Maclean's ^ Rob Salem, "Hoffman, Jewison films at fest Vietnam cinema and Portuguese director will also be featured". Toronto Star
^ "Toronto director scoops top film prize". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
^ Mydans, Seth (September 1, 1996). "In Hanoi, an Austere Film Diet" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 19, 2013 .
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