2002 Toronto International Film Festival


The 27th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 5 to September 17 and screened 343 films from 50 countries. Of these 263 were feature films, of which 141 were in a language other than English. The ten-day festival opened with Atom Egoyan's Ararat and closed with Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale.

Programme

Gala Presentations

11'9"01 September 11 by Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Shōhei Imamura, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, Samira Makhmalbaf, Mira Nair, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Sean Penn and Danis TanovićAntwone Fisher by Denzel WashingtonArarat by Atom EgoyanChihwaseon by Im Kwon-taekFar From Heaven by Todd HaynesFemme Fatale by Brian De PalmaThe Four Feathers by Shekhar KapurFrida by Julie TaymorThe Good Thief by Neil JordanThe Guys by Jim SimpsonL'homme du train by Patrice LeconteIn America by Jim SheridanJet Lag by Danièle ThompsonMoonlight Mile by Brad SilberlingThe Other Side of the Bed by Emilio Martínez LázaroPhone Booth by Joel SchumacherSpider by David CronenbergWhite Oleander by Peter Kosminsky

Masters

10 by Abbas KiarostamiAll or Nothing by Mike LeighLa Dernière Lettre by Frederick WisemanDirty Pretty Things by Stephen FrearsThe Man Without a Past by Aki KaurismäkiMy Mother's Smile by Marco BellocchioA Peck on the Cheek by Mani RatnamSex Is Comedy by Catherine BreillatShadow Kill by Adoor GopalakrishnanSweet Sixteen by Ken LoachA Tale Of A Naughty Girl by Buddhadev DasguptaTen Minutes Older: The Cello by Bernardo Bertolucci, Claire Denis, Mike Figgis, Jean-Luc Godard, Jiří Menzel, Michael Radford, Volker Schlöndorff and István SzabóTogether by Chen Kaige

Visions

Blissfully Yours by Apichatpong WeerasethakulCity Of God by Fernando MeirellesDolls by Takeshi KitanoLe Fils by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc DardenneGerry by Gus Van SantHappy Here and Now by Michael AlmereydaIrreversible by Gaspar NoéJapón by Carlos ReygadasKen Park by Larry Clark and Edward LachmanLilya 4-ever by Lukas MoodyssonMorvern Callar by Lynne RamsayMusic for Weddings and Funerals by Unni StraumeNovo by Jean-Pierre LimosinPersonal Velocity by Rebecca MillerPublic Toilet by Fruit ChanRussian Ark by Alexandr SokurovA Snake of June by Shinya TsukamotoTeknolust by Lynn Hershman LeesonLa Trilogie: Après la vie by Lucas BelvauxLa Trilogie: Cavale by Lucas BelvauxLa Trilogie: Un couple épatant by Lucas BelvauxVendredi soir by Claire DenisLa Vie Nouvelle by Philippe GrandrieuxA World Of Love by Aurelio Grimaldi

Special Presentations

8 Women by François Ozon8 Mile by Curtis HansonAdolphe by Benoît JacquotAssassination Tango by Robert DuvallAuto Focus by Paul SchraderBetween Strangers by Edoardo PontiBowling for Columbine by Michael MooreChaos and Desire by Manon BriandCity of Ghosts by Matt DillonDirty Deeds by David CaesarDivine Intervention by Elia SuleimanThe Emperor's Club by Michael HoffmanEvelyn by Bruce BeresfordHeaven by Tom TykwerI've Heard the Mermaids Singing by Patricia RozemaLaurel Canyon by Lisa CholodenkoMax by Menno MeyjesMiyazaki's Spirited Away by Hayao MiyazakiPunch-Drunk Love by Paul Thomas AndersonThe Quiet American by Phillip NoyceRabbit-Proof Fence by Phillip NoyceThe Secret Lives of Dentists by Alan RudolphShaolin Soccer by Stephen ChowStanding in the Shadows of Motown by Paul JustmanTso Chaplin Mutual Shorts: Easy Street; The Cure; The Adventurer by Charles ChaplinTalk to Her by Pedro AlmodóvarTouching Wild Horses by Eleanore LindoThe Wild Thornberrys Movie by Jeff McGrath and Cathy Malkasian

Dialogues: Talking with Pictures

Billy Jack by Tom LaughlinThe Conversation by Francis Ford CoppolaDays of Heaven by Terrence MalickModern Times by Charles ChaplinOutcast of the Islands by Carol ReedPickpocket by Robert Bresson

Discovery

Bellissima by Artur UrbanskiChicken Poets by Meng JinghuiLes Diables by Christophe RuggiaThe Exam by Nasser RefaieHard Goodbyes: My Father by Penny PanayotopoulouHukkle by Gyorgy PalfiThe Last Great Wilderness by David MackenzieLeo by Mehdi NorowzianLetters in the Wind by Ali Reza AminiThe Magdalene Sisters by Peter MullanTry Seventeen by Jeffrey PorterWhale Rider by Niki CaroWoman Of Water by Hidenori SugimoriWomen's Prison by Manijeh HekmatBlue by Hiroshi Ando

Real to Reel

Atlantic Drift by Michel DaeronBlind Spot: Hitler's Secretary by André Heller and Othmar SchmidererCuban Rafters by Carles Bosch and Josep M. DomenechCul De Sac: A Suburban War Story by Garrett ScottElsewhere by Nikolaus GeyrhalterFamily by Sami Saif and Phie AmboGabriel Orozco by Juan Carlos MartínHorns and Halos by Suki Hawley and Michael GalinskyLocal Angel by Udi AloniLost in La Mancha by Keith Fulton and Louis PepeMy Name Was Sabina Spielrein by Elisabeth MartonThe Nazi by Rod LurieNeapolitan Heart by Paolo SantoniOT: Our Town by Scott Hamilton KennedyPromise Land by Gili DolevRailroad of Hope by Ning YingSpellbound by Jeff BlitzStevie by Steve JamesThe Sweatbox by John-Paul Davidson and Trudie StylerThis Winter by Zhong HuaThe Trials of Henry Kissinger by Eugene JareckiWinged Migration by Jacques PerrinÊtre et avoir by Nicolas Philibert

Midnight Madness

Alive by Ryuhei KitamuraBubba Ho-tep by Don CoscarelliCabin Fever by Eli RothThe Eye by Oxide Pang and Danny PangMC5: A True Testimonial by David C. ThomasMy Little Eye by Marc EvansSpun by Jonas ÅkerlundVolcano High by Kim Tae-Kyun

Wavelengths

The Aperture Of Ghostings: Catherine Street; Creased Robe Smile; Elsa Kirk by Lewis KlahrThe Art of Fugue by Takashi IshidaBautismo by Casey KoehlerCounterfeit Film by Brett SimonDaylight Moon by Lewis KlahrEndless Obsession by Glen FogelGestalt by Takashi IshidaGoing Back Home by Louise BourqueGossamer Conglomerate by Courtney HoskinsImaginary Light by Andrew NorenIncense by Shiho KanoAn Injury to One by Travis WilkersonLooking at the Sea by Peter HuttonThe Man We Want To Hang by Kenneth AngerManual by Christoph Girardet and Matthias MüllerMunkphilm by Courtney HoskinsNational Archive: V.1 by Travis WilkersonPuce Moment by Kenneth AngerScratch by Christoph GirardetSelf Portrait Post Mortem by Louise BourqueSwiss Trip by Oskar FischingerTime Being by Andrew NorenUltima Thule by Janie GeiserVery and Night Mulch by Stan BrakhageWien & Mozart And Elvis by Jonas Mekas

Canadian Open Vault

La vraie nature de Bernadette by Gilles Carle

Perspective Canada

The Baroness and the Pig by Michael MackenzieBlue Skies by Ann Marie FlemingBollywood/Hollywood by Deepa MehtaCountdown by Nathan MorlandoCulture by Donigan CummingDeadend.Com by S. Wyeth ClarksonLa Dernière voix by Julien Fonfrède and Karim HussainEvelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl by Brad PeytonFIX: The Story of an Addicted City by Nettie WildFlower & Garnet by Keith BehrmanFlux by Christopher HintonFolk by Ryan FeldmanGambling, Gods and LSD by Peter MettlerHeatscore by Adam Brodie and Dave DerewlanyIs the Crown at War with Us? by Alanis ObomsawinIslands by Richard FungLighthead by Daniel SadlerLittle Dickie by Anita McGeeLonesome Joe by Mark SawersLong Life, Happiness & Prosperity by Mina ShumMarion Bridge by Wiebke von CarolsfeldThe Marsh by Kim NguyenMoon in the Afternoon by Simon DavidsonDie Mutter by Cliff CainesThe Negro by Robert MorinOcean by Catherine MartinOnce Upon a Time on the Beach by Byron LamarquePast Perfect by Daniel MacIvorPerfect Pie by Barbara Willis SweeteProm Fight: The Marc Hall Story by Larry PelosoPunch by Guy BennettRondo pour trompette by Jean-Sebastien BaillatLes Rossy by Jennifer AlleynRub & Tug by Soo LyuS.P.C.E. by Marc BisaillonSaint Monica by Terrance OdetteSaskatchewan by Brian StocktonShadowy Encounters by Gariné TorossianShort Hymn, Silent War by Charles OfficerSnooze by Stéphane LafleurSong of the Firefly by Izabella Pruska-OldenhofSpring Chickens by Matthew HolmThe Stone of Folly by Jesse RosensweetStraight in the Face by Peter DemasTom by Mike HoolboomThe True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia by Jennifer BaichwalWhy Don't You Dance? by Michael DowningThe Wild Dogs by Thom FitzgeraldYellowknife by Rodrigue Jean

Contemporary World Cinema

24 Hours in the Life of a Woman by Laurent BouhnikAiki by Daisuke TenganAngela by Roberta TorreAutumn Spring by Vladimír MichálekBaadAsssss Cinema by Isaac JulienBear's Kiss by Sergei BodrovBend It Like Beckham by Gurinder ChadhaThe Best of Times by Chang Tso-ChiBetter Luck Tomorrow by Justin LinBig Shot's Funeral by Feng XiaogangBlack and White by Craig LahiffBlue Car by Karen MoncrieffBlue Gate Crossing by Yee Chin-yenEl Bonaerense by Pablo TraperoThe Crime of Father Amaro by Carlos CarreraCry Woman by Liu BingjianThe Cuckoo by Aleksandr RogozhkinEveryday God Kisses Us On The Mouth by Sinişa DraginFalcons by Friðrik Þór FriðrikssonFuehrer Ex by Winfried BonengelGasoline by Monica StambriniThe Ghost Of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Charles LyonsThe Heart of Me by Thaddeus O'SullivanL'Idole by Samantha LangIntacto by Juan Carlos FresnadilloThe Intended by Kristian LevringJulie Walking Home by Agnieszka HollandKedma by Amos GitaiThe Kite by Alexei MuradovLove Liza by Todd LouisoThe Lover by Valeriy TodorovskiyA Lucky Day by Sandra GugliottaMa vraie vie à Rouen by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques MartineauMadame Satã by Karim AïnouzNever Get Outta the Boat by Paul QuinnNothing More by Juan Carlos Cremata MalbertiNowhere in Africa by Caroline LinkThe Nugget by Bill BennettOnce Upon a Time in the Midlands by Shane MeadowsOne Night the Moon by Rachel PerkinsOpen Hearts by Susanne BierUne part du ciel by Benedicte LienardPleasant Days by Kornél MundruczóPoniente by Chus GutierrezPrayer by Jay RosenblattPure by Gillies MacKinnonRaising Victor Vargas by Peter SollettReal Women Have Curves by Patricia CardosoReno: Rebel Without A Pause by Nancy SavocaRespiro by Emanuele CrialeseRoger Dodger by Dylan KiddRosa La China by Valeria SarmientoThe Sea by Baltasar KormákurSecretary by Steven ShainbergSmall Voices by Gil M. PortesThe Space Between by Chad LoweSpringtime in a Small Town by Tian ZhuangzhuangStep on It by Sabine DerflingerSuddenly by Diego LermanSur Le Bout Des Doigts by Yves AngeloThe Three Marias by Aluízio AbranchesTicket to Jerusalem by Rashid MasharawiA Transistor Love Story by Pen-Ek RatanaruangTuck Everlasting by Jay RussellTycoon by Pavel LounguineUnknown Pleasures by Jia Zhang-KeThe Voice Of The Prophet by Robert EdwardsWarriors by Daniel CalparsoroWelcome to Collinwood by Anthony Russo and Joe RussoWretched Lives by Joel Lamangan

Planet Africa

Abouna by Mahamat Saleh HarounAlexei and the Spring by Seiichi MotohashiAtaklan -- Naked Walk by Walt LovelaceBlack Attack by Walt LovelaceG by Christopher Scott CherotGeorge and the Bicycle Pump by Asha LovelaceI Have a Dream by Zak OveKhorma, Enfant Du Cimetiere by Jilani SaadiMud Madness by Walt LovelaceNow Jimmy! by Mary WellsPromised Land by Jason XenopoulosRendez-Vous by Mariette MonpierreRoyal Bonbon by Charles NajmanShottas by Cess SilveraA String of Pearls by Camille Billops and James V. HatchUbuntu's Wounds by Sechaba MorojeleUnder Another Sky by Gaël MorelWaiting for Happiness by Abderrahmane Sissako

National Cinema Lineup - Harvest: South Korean Renaissance

Bad Guy by Kim Ki-dukCamel(s) by Park Ki-yongChampion by Kwak Kyung-taekDesire by Kim Eung-suOasis by Lee Chang-dongSympathy for Mr. Vengeance by Park Chan-wookTake Care of My Cat by Jeong Jae-eunToo Young to Die by Park Jin-pyoTurning Gate by Hong Sang-sooThe Way Home by Lee Jeong-hyang

Canadian Retrospective: Allan King

Children In Conflict Episode: A Talk With Irene by Allan KingCome On Children by Allan KingThe Dragon's Egg by Allan KingDreams by Allan KingEpilogue by Allan KingThe Field Day by Allan KingInterview with Orson Welles by Allan KingJoshua, A Nigerian Portrait by Allan KingMaria by Allan KingA Married Couple by Allan KingA Matter of Pride by Allan KingRed Emma by Allan King and Martin KinchRickshaw by Allan KingRunning Away Backwards by Allan KingSkidrow by Allan KingWarrendale by Allan KingWho Has Seen the Wind by Allan KingWho's in Charge? by Sig Gerber

Spotlight: Robert Guédiguian

Dernier Été by Robert Guédiguian and Frank Le WitaDieu vomit les tièdes by Robert GuédiguianMarie-Jo et ses 2 amours by Robert GuédiguianMarius et Jeannette by Robert GuédiguianLa ville est tranquille by Robert GuédiguianÀ l'attaque! by Robert GuédiguianÀ la Place du Coeur by Robert GuédiguianÀ la vie, à la mort! by Robert Guédiguian

Two Feet, One Angel: A Tribute to Ramiro Puerta

Contradanza No. 2 by Ramiro PuertaCrucero/Crossroads by Ramiro PuertaThe Lovers of the Arctic Circle by Julio MédemStrawberry and Chocolate by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos TabíoThe Topic of Cancer by Ramiro PuertaTwo Feet, One Angel by Ramiro PuertaExxxorcisms by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Canada's Top Ten

TIFF named its annual Canada's Top Ten list in early 2003.