1987 Toronto International Film Festival
The 12th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 10 and September 19, 1987. I've Heard the Mermaids Singing by Patricia Rozema was selected as the opening film.[1]
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| Festival date | September 10, 1987–September 19, 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Website | tiff |
The Princess Bride by Rob Reiner won the People's Choice Award at the festival. André the Giant, one of the stars of the film, sat on a girth constructed especially for him during the premiere of the film at the festival.[2][3]
Awards
| Award[4][5] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award | The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner |
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Family Viewing | Atom Egoyan |
| Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation | Artist on Fire | Kay Armatage |
| International Critics' Award | Night Zoo | Jean-Claude Lauzon |
Programme
Galas
- Aria — Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge and Julien Temple
- Boyfriends and Girlfriends (L'Ami de mon amie) — Eric Rohmer
- Dark Eyes — Nikita Mikhalkov
- The Glass Menagerie — Paul Newman
- I've Heard the Mermaids Singing — Patricia Rozema
- Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) — Jean-Claude Lauzon
- Orphans — Alan J. Pakula
- The Princess Bride — Rob Reiner
- Sammy and Rosie Get Laid — Stephen Frears
- Too Outrageous! — Richard Benner
Special Presentations
Contemporary World Cinema
- Babette's Feast — Gabriel Axel
- Barfly — Barbet Schroeder
- The Belly of an Architect — Peter Greenaway
- Big Shots — Robert Mandel
- Comrades — Bill Douglas
- A Death in the Family — Stewart Main and Peter Wells
- Diary for My Lovers (Napló szerelmeimnek) — Márta Mészáros
- Dudes — Penelope Spheeris
- Dust in the Wind — Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Field of Honor (Champ d'honneur) — Jean-Pierre Denis
- Five Corners — Tony Bill
- A Flame in My Heart (Une flamme dans mon cœur) — Alain Tanner
- Gaby: A True Story — Luis Mandoki
- Good Morning, Babylon (Buongiorno Babilonia) — Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
- Half of Heaven (La mitad del cielo) — Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
- Jean de Florette — Claude Berri
- Julia and Julia (Giulia e Giulia) — Peter Del Monte
- Keep Your Right Up (Soigne ta droite) — Jean-Luc Godard
- King Lear — Jean-Luc Godard
- Magdalena Viraga — Nina Menkes
- Matewan — John Sayles
- Maurice — James Ivory
- Mauvais Sang — Leos Carax
- Near Dark — Kathryn Bigelow
- Night of the Pencils (La noche de los lápices) — Héctor Olivera
- Paradise — Doris Dörrie
- Personal Services — Terry Jones
- A Prayer for the Dying — Mike Hodges
- Repentance — Tengiz Abuladze
- Slam Dance — Wayne Wang
- Sorceress — Susan Schiffman
- South of Reno — Mark Rezyka
- A Successful Man (Un hombre de éxito) — Humberto Solás
- A Taxing Woman — Juzo Itami
- The Theme (Tema) — Gleb Panfilov
- Tough Guys Don't Dance — Norman Mailer
- Travelling avant — Jean-Charles Tacchella
- Under the Sun of Satan (Sous le soleil de Satan) — Maurice Pialat
- Wish You Were Here — David Leland
Perspectives Canada
- And Then You Die — Francis Mankiewicz
- Candy Mountain — Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer
- The Climb — Don Shebib
- The Critical Years — Gerald L'Ecuyer
- Deaf to the City (Le sourd dans la ville) — Mireille Dansereau
- Eva: Guerrillera — Jacqueline Levitin
- Family Viewing — Atom Egoyan
- In the Shadow of the Wind (Les fous de Bassan) — Yves Simoneau
- Juju Music — Jacques Holender
- The Last Straw — Giles Walker
- Life Classes — William D. MacGillivray
- Le Lys cassé — André Melançon
- The Secret — Leuten Rojas
- Seductio — Bashar Shbib
- So Many Miracles — Saul Rubinek
- Taking Care — Clarke Mackey
- To Hurt and to Heal — Laura Sky
- Train of Dreams — John N. Smith
- Too Outrageous! — Richard Benner
- Undivided Attention — Chris Gallagher
- A Winter Tan — Jackie Burroughs, Louise Clark, John Frizzell, John Walker and Aerlyn Weissman
- World Dreams — Niv Fichman
Documentaries
- Aqabat-Jaber, Passing Through by Eyal Sivan
- Artist on Fire by Kay Armatage
- Broken Noses by Bruce Weber
- Call Me Madame (Appelez-moi Madame) by Françoise Romand
- Chuck Solomon: Coming of Age by Marc Huestis
- Dancing Around the Table by Maurice Bulbulian
- Distant Harmony by Dewitt L. Sage
- The Finest Kind by Mary Jane Gomes
- From the Pole to the Equator by Yervant Gianikian
- Gap-Toothed Women by Les Blank
- Greenham Granny by Caroline Goldie
- Handsworth Songs by John Akomfrah
- The Houses Are Full of Smoke by Allan Francovich
- Huey Lewis and the News: Be-Fore! by Les Blank
- In the Name of God (En nombre de Dios) by Patricio Guzmán
- International Sweethearts of Rhythm by Greta Schiller
- It Is Not Easy to be Young by Y. Podnieks
- Joe Polowsky: An American Dreamer by Wolfgang Pfeiffer
- Resan (The Journey) by Peter Watkins
- Kamikaze Hearts by Juliet Bashore
- Landslides by Sarah Gibson
- Poundmaker's Lodge by Alanis Obomsawin
- Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars by Howard Brookner
- Those Roos Boys and Friends by Barbara Boyden
- Signed, Lino Brocka by Christian Blackwood
- Vincent by Paul Cox
- Weapons of the Spirit by Pierre Sauvage
- Where Is Here? by Sturla Gunnarsson
- Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon by Mai Masri
- Ziveli: Medicine for the Heart by Les Blank
- The Zoo by Kevin McMahon
Buried Treasures
- Alone Across the Pacific — Kon Ichikawa (1963)
- The Girl Friends (Le Amiche) — Michelangelo Antonioni (1955)
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures — James Ivory (1979)
- Kanchenjunga — Satyajit Ray (1962)
- King Lear — Grigori Kozintsev (1971)
- A New Leaf — Elaine May (1971)
- Rendezvous at Bray (Rendez-vous à Bray) — André Delvaux (1971)
- The Spy in Black — Michael Powell (1939)
- Went the Day Well? — Alberto Cavalcanti (1942)
References
- "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- "From the Archives: a look back on TIFF's most memorable moments". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 16, 2013.
- "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
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