Barrie Film Festival

Rumble - 1PM
2017-10-22 13:00 - 14:43 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Sunday, October 22, 1:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 1
Written and Directed by: Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana
With: Robbie Robertson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Steven Tyler, Martin Scorsese, Iggy Pop, Link Wray and many more.
Canada / 2017 / Documentary/Music / 14A / 103 min.

RUMBLE will tell the story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, and others, RUMBLE will show how these talented Native musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives.
RUMBLE is inspired by the Smithsonian Institution exhibit “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians In Popular Culture,” created by Tim Johnson and Stevie Salas for the National Museum of the American Indian.
RUMBLE has a long list of music artists, historians, family members, and experts participating in the film, including: Buddy Guy, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Bennett, Taj Mahal, Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Martin Scorsese, John Trudell, David Fricke (Rolling Stone Magazine), Steven Tyler, Derek Trucks, Corey Harris, Guy Davis, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Monk Boudreaux, George Clinton, Jackson Browne, Martha Redbone, James “Hutch” Hutchinson, Joy Harjo, Iggy Pop, Wayne Kramer (MC5), Marky Ramone (The Ramones), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Pura Fe Crescioni (Ulali), Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne), Matt Sorum (Guns ‘N’ Roses), Mike Inez (Alice in Chains), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Taboo (Black Eyed Peas), Slash (Guns ‘N’ Roses), Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan), Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Pat Vegas (Redbone), Robbie Robertson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and many others.

Awards:
WON – Audience Award: Best Documentary/Best Canadian Documentary,
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2017
WON – World Cinema-Documentary, Sundance Film Festival, 2017
WON – Audience Award, Biografilm Festival, 2017
WON – Best Music Documentary, Boulder International Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Music Movies Competition, Cleveland International Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Audience Award: Best Documentary, Sydney Film Festival, 2017

Brigsby Bear - 7:15PM
2017-10-21 19:15 - 20:55 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Brigsby Bear
Directed by: Dave McCarey
Cast: Mark Hamill, Claire Danes, Andy Samberg, Kyle Mooney and Greg Kinnear
USA / 2017 / Comedy/Drama / 14A Language may offend, substance abuse / 97 min.
This is not suitable for children.
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“Mooney and his pals have created a love letter to nostalgia. Don’t dismiss this unorthodox ode to cartoons of old — it’s a treasure.” – Jeanne Kaplan, Kaplan v.s. Kaplan
“Brigsby Bear crushes the big blockbusters for entertainment value and for eliciting real human emotions.” – David Kaplan, Kaplan vs. Kaplan

Superfan James is obsessed with the clever if quaintly goofy kids’ show Brigsby Bear to the point of religiosity. A bright, sensitive young adult still living at home, he has grown up with this fantasy series, and the program has grown with him as well — getting more complex over the years. But to say James’ intensely protective parents have kept their son a bit sheltered is an understatement. One dramatic night, James’ insular world is upended. Through the disorienting but sporadically hilarious transition to a new life that follows, Brigsby remains James’ security blanket and, upon learning the series has been cancelled, he adopts the old adage that the show must go on. Family members and authority figures fret over James’ fixation, but by becoming Brigsby Bear’s new creator instead of just a viewer in the dark, he finally accesses all the meaningful connections his life has lacked. By telling his story, James repairs it — producing in the process an inventively offbeat and profoundly uplifting love letter to the redemptive power of creativity.

Awards:
Won – Best Narrative, Provincetown International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Golden Camera, Cannes Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Best Film, Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – People’s Choice (Best Narrative),
Melbourne International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic), Sundance Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Audience Award (Best Narrative Feature), Sydney Film Festival, 2017

Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool - 7PM
2017-10-21 19:00 - 20:45 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Stephen Graham, Julie Walters and Vanessa Redgrave
United Kingdom / 2017 / Drama/Biography/Romance / Not rated / 105 minutes

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“First rate performances from the two leads, and a fine supporting cast, confirms this as an awards season contender.” Wendy Ide, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
“It’s a beguiling story and Bell and Bening are tremendous as the star-crossed lovers.” – Peter Bradshaw, GUARDIAN

Based on Peter Turner’s memoir, the film follows the playful but passionate relationship between Turner (Jamie Bell) and the eccentric Academy Award®-winning actress Gloria Grahame (Annette Bening) in 1978 Liverpool.
What starts as a virant affair between a legendary femme fatale and her young lover quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort. Their passion and lust for life is tested to the limits by events beyond their control.

CANADIAN PREMIERE – Toronto International Film Festival, 2017

Still Crazy - 4:30PM
2017-10-21 16:30 - 18:05 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Still Crazy
Directed by: Brian Gibson
Cast: Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Bill Nighy, Timothy Spall, Juliet Aubrey and Billy Connelly
United Kingdom / 1998 / Comedy/Drama / AA for language, sexuality and drug content, 95 min.

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“A lively, deadpan comedy that celebrates the joy, the heartbreak and the absurdity of the rock ‘n’ roll life.” – Ed Kelleher, Film Journal International
“An absolute gem of a movie!” – Clint Morris, Moviehole

Twenty years after Strange Fruit’s highly publicized breakup in 1978 at the Wisbech open-air festival, the band-keyboardist Tony, who was working as a condom salesman in Ibiza; bassist Les, now a roofer in the frozen North of England; drummer Beano, leading a reclusive existence in his mother’s garden; ultra-vain lead singer Ray, living beyond his means with his second Swedish wife; and Brian, the fragile lead guitarist who is currently MIA – are persuaded to get back together for a reunion concert, Wisbech 1998. Still Crazy charts their increasingly desperate efforts to recapture the magic, the music, the lost opportunities and the missed performances of their prime.

NOMINATED – Best Picture, Best Original Song, Golden Globes, 1999
WON – Best Technical/Artistic Achievement, Peter Sellers Award for Comedy (Bill Nighy), Evening Standard British Film Awards, 1999

Borg vs McEnroe - 4PM
2017-10-21 16:00 - 17:40 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Borg vs McEnroe

Directed by: Janus Metz
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason, Stellan Skarsgård and Tuva Novotny
Sweden/Denmark/Finland / 2017 / Biography/Drama / English and Swedish with English subtitles / 100 min.

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“Borg vs McEnroe succeeds in immortalising two titans of the game of tennis all the while capturing exactly what makes the game so interesting.” – Andrew Carroll, FILM IRELAND MAGAZINE
“The final match is an absolute nail-biter, reminding tennis fans how electric this sport can be.” – Anna Smith, TIME OUT

It’s the summer of 1980 and Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) is the top tennis player in the world, dominating the sport both on and off the court. A powerful and rigorously disciplined player, there is only one obstacle in his pursuit of a record-breaking fifth Wimbledon championship: the highly talented but ferociously abrasive young American, John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf).
With three days until the tournament begins, Borg trains religiously in his lavish Monaco home, aided by his coach and mentor Lennart (Stellan Skarsgård) and girlfriend Mariana (Tuva Novotny). But McEnroe’s explosive confidence and wrecking-ball persona continue to infiltrate Borg’s ice-cool and normally unshakable temperament. With each man the antithesis of the other, both players delve into their formative memories as the climactic tournament draws near and anticipation reaches fever pitch.
Visceral and breathlessly tense, the match itself – regarded as one of the greatest of all time – would mark the pinnacle of the ‘Fire and Ice’ rivalry between Borg and McEnroe; an exhilarating battle of personalities that set the world of tennis alight.
WORLD PREMIERE – Toronto International Film Festival, 2017

A Fantastic Woman - 3:30PM
2017-10-21 15:30 - 17:14 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica)
Written and Directed by: Sebastián Lelio
Cast: Daniela Vega, Aline Küppenheim, Francisco Reyes and Luis Genecco
Chile/Germany/Spain/USA / 2017 / Drama / 14A for language, sexual content, nudity and a disturbing assault, not suggested for sensitive viewers / Spanish with English subtitles / 104 min.

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“Empathetic and engaging from start to finish, complete with an exceptional lead performance and one perfect song cue.” – Sarah Ward, Concrete Playground
“With a remarkable performance by Daniela Vega, the film is a drama with suspense elements about the different forms that gender violence can take.” – Diego Lerer, Otroscines.com

Marina and Orlando are in love and planning for the future. Marina is a young waitress and aspiring singer. Orlando is 20 years older than her, and owns a printing company. After celebrating Marina’s birthday one evening, Orlando falls seriously ill. Marina rushes him to the emergency room, but he passes away just after arriving at the hospital. Instead of being able to mourn her lover, suddenly Marina is treated with suspicion. The doctors and Orlando’s family don’t trust her. A woman detective
investigates Marina to see if she was involved in his death. Orlando’s ex-wife forbids her from attending the funeral and to make matters worse, Orlando’s son threatens to throw Marina out of the flat she shared with Orlando.
Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando’s family, her sexual identity is an aberration, a perversion. So Marina struggles for the right to be herself. She battles the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now – a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic woman.

Won – 3 Awards:
Special Mention/Best Screenplay/Best Feature Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Best Narrative Feature, Melbourne International Film Festival, 2017
WON – Best Latin American Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2017
CANADIAN PREMIERE – Toronto International Film Festival, 2017

Mark Felt - 1:30PM
2017-10-21 13:30 - 15:13 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Mark Felt – The Man Who Brought Down The White House
Written and Directed by: Peter Landesman
Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Bruce Greenwood, Michael C. Hall, Marton Csokas and Tony Goldwyn
USA / 2017 / Drama/Biography / 14A for coarse language / 103 min.

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“A solidly engrossing political drama, anchored by a commanding central performance from Liam Neeson.” – Allan Hunter, Screen International
“In its tone and style, plays like a companion piece to All the President’s Men.” – Matt Singer, ScreenCrush

Mark Felt – The Man Who Brought Down The White House centers on “Deep Throat”, the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of the greatest scandals of all time, Watergate. The true identity of the secret informant remained a mystery and source of much public curiosity and speculation for more than 30 years. That is until, in 2005, special agent Mark Felt shockingly revealed himself as the tipster. This unbelievable true story chronicles the personal and professional life of the brilliant and uncompromising Felt, who risked and ultimately sacrificed everything – his family, his career, his freedom – in the name of justice.
WORLD PREMIERE – Toronto International Film Festival, 2017

Fanny's Journey - 1PM
2017-10-21 13:00 - 14:34 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Fanny’s Journey (Le Voyage De Fanny)
Co-written and Directed by: Lola Doillon
Cast: Léonie Souchaud, Ryan Brodie, Fantine Harduin and Anaïs Meiringer
France/Belgium / 2016 / Family/Drama / PG / French with English subtitles / 94 min.

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“At a time when many disparage and reject refugees from war and oppression, Fanny’s Journey is a reminder of the virtues of decency, compassion, and innocence.” – Peter Keough, Boston Globe

Based on a true story. “Fanny’s Journey” is an incredible tale of bravery, strength and survival, a story of a daring young girl who will stop at nothing and fear no one. In 1943, 13-year old Fanny and her younger sisters were sent from their home in France to an Italian foster home for Jewish children. When the Nazis arrive in Italy, their caretakers desperately organize the departure of the children to Switzerland. Suddenly left on their own, these eleven children will do the impossible to reach the Swiss border in order to survive.

WON – Audience Award, Cinetopia Film Festival, 2017
WON – Michel Award, Hamburg Film Festival, 2016
WON – Audience Award/Best Narrative Feature, Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, 2017
WON – Best Family Film, Traverse City Film Festival, 2017

The After Party - 9PM
2017-10-20 21:00 | Georgian BMW, 220 Essa Road, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
The After Party
Friday, October 20, 2017, 9:00 pm
Georgian BMW (Showroom), 220 Essa Road, Barrie
Tickets: $35
Kicking the evening off at Uptown Theatre, we present our gala screening of Borg vs McEnroe, the story of the 1980s tennis rivalry between the seemingly placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
Following the film be sure to join us at Georgian BMW Showroom for dancing with DJ James Smokie, beverage samplings from Steam Whistle Pilsner, Peller Estates and Proof Brands Craft Spirits, along with tantalizing dishes from four of Barrie’s top restaurants: Cravings Fine Food Market & Catering, The Farmhouse Restaurant, Michael & Marions and The North Restaurant.
Film and After Party party tickets are sold separately.

Borg vs McEnroe - 7:15
2017-10-20 19:15 - 20:55 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Borg vs McEnroe [Gala]

Directed by: Janus Metz
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason, Stellan Skarsgård and Tuva Novotny
Sweden/Denmark/Finland / 2017 / Biography/Drama / English and Swedish with English subtitles / 100 min.

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“Borg vs McEnroe succeeds in immortalising two titans of the game of tennis all the while capturing exactly what makes the game so interesting.” – Andrew Carroll, FILM IRELAND MAGAZINE
“The final match is an absolute nail-biter, reminding tennis fans how electric this sport can be.” – Anna Smith, TIME OUT

It’s the summer of 1980 and Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) is the top tennis player in the world, dominating the sport both on and off the court. A powerful and rigorously disciplined player, there is only one obstacle in his pursuit of a record-breaking fifth Wimbledon championship: the highly talented but ferociously abrasive young American, John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf).
With three days until the tournament begins, Borg trains religiously in his lavish Monaco home, aided by his coach and mentor Lennart (Stellan Skarsgård) and girlfriend Mariana (Tuva Novotny). But McEnroe’s explosive confidence and wrecking-ball persona continue to infiltrate Borg’s ice-cool and normally unshakable temperament. With each man the antithesis of the other, both players delve into their formative memories as the climactic tournament draws near and anticipation reaches fever pitch.
Visceral and breathlessly tense, the match itself – regarded as one of the greatest of all time – would mark the pinnacle of the ‘Fire and Ice’ rivalry between Borg and McEnroe; an exhilarating battle of personalities that set the world of tennis alight.
WORLD PREMIERE – Toronto International Film Festival, 2017

Borg vs McEnroe - 7PM
2017-10-20 19:00 - 20:40 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Faces Places - 4PM
2017-10-20 16:00 - 17:29 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Faces Places (Visages Villages)
Directors: JR and Agnés Varda and Laurent Levesque
France / 2017/ Documentary / PG for brief nude images, thematic elements / French with English subtitles / 89 min.

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“Exquisite” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Sheer perfection. French New Wave veteran Agnes Varda and the young photographer JR leap fearlessly into the art of making art in the year’s best and most beguiling doc.” – Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
“Magnificently Moving, Funny and Altogether Wonderful” – INDIEWIRE

89-year old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared. Together they travel around the villages of France in JR’s photo truck meeting locals, learning their stories and producing epic-size portraits of them. The photos are prominently displayed on houses, barns, storefronts and trains revealing the humanity in their subjects, and themselves. Faces Places documents these heart-warming encounters as well as the unlikely, tender friendship they formed along the way.

WON – People’s Choice (Documentary), Toronto International Film Festival, 2017
WON – Golden Eye Prize, Cannes Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Grierson Award, Best Documentary, London Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – People’s Choice (Documentary), Melbourne International Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Best Documentary, Adelaide Film Festival, 2017

Run Lola Run - 7:30PM
2017-10-19 19:30 - 20:51 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Run Lola Run
Written and Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup and Nina Petri
Germany / 1998 / Thriller/Crime / PG for some violence and profanity / Language: German with English subtitles / 81 min.

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“Run Lola Run is fun, fun, fun.” – Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

This thrilling, roller-coaster ride of a film from 1998 has won over 28 international awards and is the Barrie Film Festival Director’s retro pick.
Run Lola Run is about two star-crossed lovers who have only minutes to change the course of their lives. Lola (Franka Potente) just received a frantic phone call from her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who lost a small fortune belonging to his mobster boss. If Lola doesn’t replace the money in 20 minutes, Manni will suffer the consequences. As her feet slap the pavement and the seconds tick down, the tiniest choices become life altering (or ending) decisions and the fine line between fate and fortune begins to blur.

28 Wins and 19 Nominations:
WON – World Cinema Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival, 1999
WON – German Film of the Year, Best Performance by an Actress, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, German Film Awards, 1999
WON – Best Editing, Best Foreign Language Film, Online Film Critics Society Awards, 2000

A Fantastic Woman - 7PM
2017-10-19 19:00 - 20:44 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

The Divine Order - 4:30PM
2017-10-19 16:30 - 17:59 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Divine Order (Die göttliche Ordnung)
Thursday, October 19, 4:30pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 4
Written and Directed by: Petra Volpe
Cast: Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Rachel Braunschweig
Switzerland / 2017 / Drama / 14A for sexual content / English/German/Italian/Swiss German with English subtitles / 96 min.

“… a funny, tear jerking, heartwarming movie… also massively entertaining. Petra Volpe’s direction is crisp, her screenplay is smart and well-paced, and the acting is superb… – Paul Weissman, Film Forward

Nora is a young housewife and mother living with her husband and their two sons in a quaint little village in the Swiss countryside, which is so far untouched by the major social upheavals the movement of 1968 has brought about. Protests for Civil Rights, the Sexual Revolution, and the Youth and Counter Culture Movements are barely on the radar in Nora’s village. Nora’s life has not been affected either; she is a quiet person who is liked by everybody – but everything changes when she starts to publicly fight for Swiss women’s right to vote, which Swiss men are due to vote on in a ballot on February 7, 1971.

8 Wins and 5 Nominations:
Won – Best Actress (Beste Darstellerin), Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Bester Nebendarsteller, Best Screenplay, Swiss Film Prize, 2017
Won – Audience Award, Best Actress (Marie Leuenberger), Nora Ephron Prize, Tribeca Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Best International Narrative Feature, Tribeca Film Festival, 2017
Won – Best Fiction Film, Best Foreign Fiction, Traverse City Film Festival, 2017

Loving Vincent - 4PM
2017-10-19 16:00 - 17:35 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Loving Vincent
Thursday, October 19, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 1
Written and Directed by: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Cast: Aidan Turner, Douglas Booth, Chris O’Dowd, Jerome Flynn and Saoirse Ronan
United Kingdom/Poland / 2017/ Animation/Drama, PG for mature thematics elements, some violence, sexual material / 94 min.

“Brings a poetic sense of tragedy to the last act of van Gogh’s life, and fresh insight into the kind of man he was.” – Peter Debruge, Variety
“There are enough traces of the artist himself in the movie, from his many paintings to the famous letters he wrote to his brother and benefactor Theo, to please both experts and newbies, who should enjoy watching his work come to life on screen.” – Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter

Loving Vincent is the world’s first fully oil painted feature film. The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by 125 professional oil-painters who travelled from all across the world to the Loving Vincent studios in Poland and Greece to be a part of the production. As remarkable as Vincent’s brilliant paintings, is his passionate and ill-fated life, and mysterious death. No other artist has attracted more legends than him. Variously labeled a martyr, a lustful satyr, a madman, a genius and a layabout, the real Vincent is at once revealed in his letters, and obscured by myth and time. Vincent himself said in his last letter: ‘We cannot speak other than by our paintings’. We take him at his word and let the paintings tell the real story of Vincent van Gogh. First shot as a live action film with actors, and then hand-painted over frame-by-frame in oils, the final effect is an interaction of the performance of the actors playing Vincent’s famous portraits, and the performance of the painting animators, bringing these characters into the medium of paint.

Awards:
WON – Best Feature, Audience Award, Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, 2017
WON – Audience Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2017
WON – Best Animation Film, Shanghai International Film Festival, 2017

The Handmaiden (18A) - 7:30PM
2017-10-18 19:30 - 21:50 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Handmaiden (Ah-Ga-Ssi)
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Min-hee Kim, Tai-ri Kim, Jung-woo Ha and So-ri Moon
South Korea / 2016 / Drama/Thriller / 18A for coarse language, sexual content, graphic violence. Not suitable for sensitive or young viewers / Language: Korean/Japanese/English subtitles / 145 min.

“The Handmaiden is just pure cinema, a dizzying, disturbing fable of love and betrayal that piles on luxurious imagery, while never losing track of its story’s human core.” – David Sims, The Atlantic
“Chan-wook Park’s The Handmaiden is deliciously perverse, delightfully twisty, and unapologetically erotic.” – James Bearardinelli, Reel Views

From Park Chan-wook, the celebrated director of Oldboy, Lady Vengeance and Stoker, comes a ravishing new crime drama. Park presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women: a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but is secretly plotting with a conman to defraud her of a large inheritance.
Inspired by the novel Fingersmith by British author Sarah Waters, The Handmaiden borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with Park Chan-wook’s singular vision to create an unforgettable viewing experience.

Awards:
WON – Best Non-English Language Film, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2017
WON – Best Supporting Actress (So-ri Moon), Best Newcomer (Tae-ri Kim),
Best Costume Designer, Best Production Designer, Asian Film Awards, 2017
WON – Best Foreign Film, Austin Film Critics Association, 2016
WON – Foreign Language Film of the Year, Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA), 2017
WON – Best Foreign Language Film, New York Film Critics, Online, 2016
WON – Best Foreign Film by or About Women, Women Film Critics Circle Awards, 2016

Mark Felt - 7PM
2017-10-18 19:00 - 20:43 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

The Breadwinner - 4:30PM
2017-10-18 16:30 - 18:04 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Breadwinner
Wednesday, October 18, 4:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 4
Directed by: Nora Twomey
Cast: Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq and Shaista Latif
Canada/Ireland/Luxembourg / 2017 / Family/Animation / 94 min.

“The picture sings and inspires.” – Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
“The Breadwinner is a glorious demonstration of the power of myth to deal with brutal reality, and the power of truth to animate myth.”
– Steve Pond, TheWrap

From executive producer Angelina Jolie and Cartoon Saloon, creators of the Academy Award®-nominated The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, comes the highly-anticipated new feature based on Deborah Ellis’ bestselling novel.
The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana disguises herself as a boy in order to support her family. With dauntless perseverance, Parvana draws strength from the stories her father told her, and ultimately risks her life to discover if he is still alive. Equal parts thrilling and enchanting, The Breadwinner is a timely and inspiring tale about the transcendent power of stories, and their potential to unite and heal us all.

Awards:
Nominated – Best Film, London Film Festival, 2017

Menashe - 4PM
2017-10-18 16:00 - 17:22 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Menashe
Co-written and Directed by: Joshua Z. Weinstein
Cast: Menashe Lustig, Meyer Schwartz, Yoel Weisshaus, Ruben
Niborski and Yoel Falkowitz
USA / 2017 / Drama / PG for mature theme / Language: Yiddish
with English subtitles / 82 min.
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“Despite being set in an almost impenetrably closed society, Menashe is a touching story with the universal theme of being unable to fit in a world of hard rules and expected behavior.” – Jim Slotek, Original Cin
“ The subtle on-screen chemistry between father and son gives this sweet and poignant drama a solid emotional base.” – Bruce Demara, Toronto Star

Deep in the heart of New York’s ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, Menashe – a kind, hapless grocery store clerk – struggles to make ends meet and responsibly parent his young son, Rieven, following his wife Leah’s death. Tradition prohibits Menashe from raising his son alone, so Rieven’s strict uncle adopts him, leaving Menashe heartbroken. Meanwhile, though Menashe seems to bungle every challenge in his path, his rabbi grants him one special week with Rieven before Leah’s memorial. It’s his chance to prove himself a suitable man of faith and fatherhood, and restore respect among his doubters.

Awards:
NOMINATED – Narrative Feature Competition, Dallas International Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Best International Feature Film, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – International First Film, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Audience Award/ Best of Next!, Sundance Film Festival, 2017
WON – Lipscomb Ecumenical Prize, Nashville Film Festival, 2017
WON – Terry Porter Visionary Award, Sarasota Film Festival, 2017

Racer and the Jailbird - 7PM
2017-10-17 19:00 - 21:10 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Racer and the Jailbird (Le Fidéle)
Co-written and Directed by: Michaël R. Roskam
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Stefaan Degand and Sam Louwyck
France/Belgium/Netherlands / 2017 / Crime/Thriller / French with English subtitles / Rated 18A / 130 min.

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Gigi Vanoirbeek (Matthias Schoenaerts) belongs to a notorious Brussels gang responsible for a string of expertly executed, high-net-worth robberies. Under the cover of his luxury automobile import-export business he meets Bibi Delhany (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a gorgeous and glamorous race-car driver with roots more respectable than his own. Despite their wildly different backgrounds, this unlikely pair falls for each other, fast and hard. Gigi manages to shield Bibi from his illicit activities and begins to wonder what another life might look like. But already deep into the planning of his next heist with his all-too-eager associates, and with law enforcement hot on their heels, will it be too late?
The Racer and the Jailbird has screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival and is selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards®.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE – Toronto International Film Festival, 2017

Lady Macbeth - 4:30PM
2017-10-17 16:30 - 18:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Lady MacBeth
Tuesday, October 17, 4:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 4
Directed by: William Oldroyd
Cast: Florence Pugh, Paul Hilton, Christopher Fairbank and Cosmo Jarvis
United Kingdom / 2016 / Drama / 18A for sexual content, language may offend, disturbing content / 90 min.

“Masterfully engrosses and disturbs in equal measure in its portrayal of a soul destroyed during the pursuit of freedom.” – Matthew Pejkovic, Matt’s Movie Reviews
“Pugh is a wrecking crew, communicating pure malevolence with a simple glance, but always keeping her composure. She may be evil, but she’s first and foremost a lady.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News

Rural England, 1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, whose family are cold and unforgiving. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Awards:
Nominated – Best Directorial Debut, Camerimage, 2016
Won – Best Actress (Florence Pugh) Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards, 2017
Won – Best Actress (Florence Pugh) Dublin International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – International Competition, Istanbul International Film Festival, 2017
Won – Best Actress (Florence Pugh) Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – International First Film, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – First Feature Competition, London Film Festival, 2016
Nominated – Platform Prize, Toronto International Film Festival, 2016

Tulip Fever - 4PM
2017-10-17 16:00 - 17:43 | Ontario
Tulip Fever
Tuesday, October 17, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 1
Directed by: Justin Chadwick
Writers: Deborah Moggach, Tom Stoppard
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Christophe Waltz, Judi Dench, Jack O’Connell
United Kingdom/USA / 2017 / Drama/Romance / 14A for nudity, sexual and crude content / 107 min.

In 17th Century Amsterdam, an orphaned girl (Alicia Vikander) is forcibly married to a rich and powerful merchant (Christoph Waltz) – an unhappy “arrangement” that saves her from poverty. After her husband commissions a portrait, she begins a passionate affair with the painter (Dane DeHaan), a struggling young artist. Seeking to escape the merchant’s ever-reaching grasp, the lovers risk everything and enter the frenzied tulip bulb market, with the hope that the right bulb will make a fortune and buy their freedom.

Menashe - 7PM
2017-10-16 19:00 - 20:22 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Novitiate - 4:30PM
2017-10-16 16:30 - 18:33 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Novitiate
Written and Directed by: Margaret Betts
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Julianne Nicholson, Sasha Mason, Melissa Leo and David O’Hare
USA / 2017 / Drama / 14A for language, some sexuality and nudity / 123 min.
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“A piercing, immersive, and superbly played convent drama in which the suppression of speech is witnessed at both an individual and institutional level.” – Guy Lodge, Variety
“Novitiate offers harrowing moments that could have had more impact with a slower tempo.” – John Fink, The Film Stage

In the mid-1950s, young Cathleen Harris is taken to a Catholic Church by her non-religious mother (Julianne Nicholson) so she can get an idea of what religion is about. Soothed by the peace she finds in Church, in contrast to her home where she has to endure her parents’ loud and frequent arguments, Cathleen is drawn in.
Five years later, Cathleen (Sasha Mason), now 12, is offered a full scholarship to a parochial Catholic school, where she’s taught by nuns. Shy Cathleen finds her place there and by the time she’s 17, she wants to become a nun and enters a convent. However, while studying to be a nun under the direction of the extremely strict Reverend Mother (Melissa Leo), there’s an upheaval within the Church as new directions come from Rome. At the same time, Cathleen (Margaret Qualley) begins to find her dedication and beliefs wavering.

Awards:
WON – Special Jury Prize, Breakout Director, Sundance Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival, 2017
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE – Toronto International Film Festival, 2017

Lucky - 4PM
2017-10-16 16:00 - 17:28 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Lucky
Monday, October 16, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 1
Directed by: John Carroll Lynch
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr.,
Tom Skerritt and David Lynch
USA / 2017 / Drama / 14A for coarse language / 86 min.

“Everything Harry Dean Stanton has done in his career, and his life, has brought him to his moment of triumph in “Lucky,” an unassumingly wonderful little film about nothing in particular and everything that’s important.” – Joe Leydon, Variety
“A beautiful showcase for the 90-year-old Harry Dean Stanton, giving one of the best performances of his remarkable career.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

Lucky follows the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off the map desert town. Having out lived and out smoked all of his contemporaries, the fiercely independent Lucky finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self exploration, leading towards that which is so often unattainable: enlightenment.
Acclaimed character actor John Carroll Lynch’s directorial debut Lucky, is at once a love letter to the life and career of Harry Dean Stanton as well as a meditation on morality, loneliness, spirituality, and human connection.

Awards:
WON – Prize of Ecumenical Jury, Locarno International Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Best Film, Locarno International Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Best Narrative Feature, Melbourne International Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Best Narrative Feature, Oak Cliff Film Festival, 2017
NOMINATED – Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award, SWSW Film Festival, 2017

Brigsby Bear - 7:30PM
2017-10-15 19:30 - 21:10 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Novitiate - 7PM
2017-10-15 19:00 - 21:03 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Chuck - 4:30PM
2017-10-15 16:30 - 18:08 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Chuck (aka The Bleeder)
Sunday, October 15, 4:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 2
Directed by: Phillipe Falardeau
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Jim Gaffigan, Ron Perlman and Naomi Watts
USA / 2016 / Drama/Biography / 14A for coarse language, substance abuse, graphic violence / 98 min.

“Liev Schreiber is top-notch in the lead role in this funny, sad and warm cautionary tale.” – Bruce Demara, Toronto Star

He was the pride of Bayonne, New Jersey, a man who went fifteen rounds in the ring with Muhammad Ali, and the real life inspiration for Rocky Balboa. But before all that, Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber) was a liquor salesman and father with a modest prizefighting career whose life changed overnight when, in 1975, he was chosen to take on The Greatest in a highly publicized title match. It’s the beginning of a wild ride through the exhilarating highs and humbling lows of sudden fame. But what happens when your fifteen minutes in the spotlight are up? Driven by a committed performance from Liev Schreiber, Chuck is a refreshingly human tale of resilience and redemption.

Porcupine Lake - 4PM
2017-10-15 16:00 - 17:25 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Porcupine Lake [includes Guest Q&A)
Sunday, October 15, 4:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie, screen 1
Filmed in Port Severn, Barrie, Parry Sound, Ontario!
Written and Directed by: Ingrid Veninger
Cast: Charlotte Salisbury, Delphine Roussel, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Christopher Bolton and Maxime Robin
Canada / 2017 / Drama / PG / 85 min.

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“Veninger is a director worth following, as she proves the value of women filmmakers and the great power of storytelling that they hold.”– Ilse de Mucha Herrera, Arts Scene
“Influenced by John Cassavetes and Mike Leigh, Canadian filmmaker Ingrid Veninger is developing an approach to her humanist form of dramatic cinema that is clearly all hers.” – Greg Klymkiw, Canadian Film Corner

Somewhere between Toronto and Parry Sound, between childhood and adolescence, 13-year-old Bea (Charlotte Salisbury) is on the edge of growing-up, and isn’t sure she likes what she sees, especially with her parents inching ever closer towards a divorce. This summer starts out feeling lonely, same as it ever was, until she meets the outspoken and boisterous Kate (Lucinda Armstrong Hall). Though Bea and Kate are seemingly opposites, they somehow fit together. Under Kate’s influence (and sometimes in spite of her), Bea starts to find her courage. But being brave has a price, especially when it means making a difficult choice between “never squealing” and speaking out. In the end, Bea stops being afraid, and in the process realizes that adults are sometimes just like kids, that best friends can be much more than friends and that, ultimately, love makes you stronger.

Many members of the Cast and Crew will be attending for a Q&A. After the screening at Uptown Theatre, join us a Pie Wood Fired Pizza (11 Victoria St.) for a meet and greet with many of the talent involved with the film, including:

CHARLOTTE SALISBURY (Bea) is from Windsor, Ontario. She is 16 years old and is currently in Grade 11. While Charlotte has appeared in many stage musicals, she is ecstatic to be making her film debut in the amazing Ingrid Veninger’s Porcupine Lake. Thank you so much for the opportunity

LUCINDA ARMSTRONG HALL (Kate) was 9 when starred in professional theatre productions Annie and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She has been a TV series regular on Neighbours and has acted in two features, Now Add Honey and Predestination. Porcupine Lake is her first lead role and first indie film. Lucinda lives in Melbourne, Australia and loves to surf and kick goals with her all-girls football team, The Vampires.

DELPHINE ROUSSEL (Ally) was raised by her French immigrant parents in Ladner, BC. She studied at The Vancouver Film School and has a BFA from Ryerson University. Before becoming an actor, Delphine was a singer/songwriter in a Toronto shoegaze band called blueScreen.

HARRISON TANNER (Romeo) is a Toronto based actor and theatre artist. His work can be seen in Ingrid Veninger’s PORCUPINE LAKE (Toronto International Film Festival), Matt Tompkins’ HOWARD (Toronto Short Film Festival) and Adam Goldhammer’s WORST. DAY. EVER. (Sacramento Horror Film Festival, Canadian Film Festival). He is currently working on some independent short film projects and hopes to produce a film of his own in the upcoming months. Harrison earned a BFA from the Ryerson Theatre School in the Performance Acting program.

KERRI RUTLEDGE (LUCY)
Born and raised in Muskoka, Kerri Rutledge currently resides in the Parry Sound area. She was introduced to the film industry while living in Northern Ontario a few years ago. Kerri enjoyed having the opportunity to be a part of a variety of movies as a Background Actor, as well as, acting as a stand in for a lead actress in one film. After auditioning for a speaking role, in Porcupine Lake, she was thrilled to play the character of “Lucy.” An amazing experience to be involved in this very unique film. Kerri finds the industry both fun, and exciting, particularly when she hears the great, and talented Director, Ingrid Veninger of Porcupine Lake articulate, “Action!” What an amazing woman to have the pleasure of meeting and working with.

BRAD LINTON (Billy)
Brad is thrilled to have worked with Ingrid Veninger, having made his TIFF debut in “Porcupine Lake”. A graduate of the New York Film Academy, Brad spent two years in the city, where he filmed the feature “Buds” as well as performed in an Off Broadway production of “The Food Chain.” Brad returned to Toronto in 2014, where he has appeared in many local crime drama’s such as “Motives and Murders” and “Murder U.” You can catch Brad in the upcoming horror film “Family Game Night,” premiering in late 2017.

INGRID BERTO (extra)
Mactier, Ontario – As a grandmother love living and building in Muskoka. As an extra in Porcupine Lake, I added another fun skill to my experience under the great direction of Ingrid Veninger.

HALLIE SWITZER (Lola and Costume Designer)
CHRISTOPHER BOLTON (Scotty)
JACQUI BROWN (Norma)
DR. GEORGE KARASMANIS (Dr. Row)
