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TIFF 2010: Max Winkler’s Ceremony

One part Rushmore’s Max Fischer, one part Catcher in the Rye’s Holden Caulfield and fused with film and music references that remind of certain films from the 70’s, Ceremony, Max Winkler’s coming-of-age film in grown mens’ clothing isn’t a stroke of genius, but it announces the arrival of a new filmmaker worth keeping an eye out for.

Eric Lavallée

Published on September 20, 2010

One part Rushmore‘s Max Fischer, one part Catcher in the Rye‘s Holden Caulfield and fused with film and music references that remind of certain films from the 70’s, Ceremony, Max Winkler’s coming-of-age film in grown mens’ clothing isn’t a stroke of genius, but it announces the arrival of a new filmmaker worth keeping an eye out for. At times I felt “I’ve seen this before”, while at other junctures of the film, my thinking was, this is patterned from a unique fabric. Even if topliners Michael Angarano and Uma Thurman don’t command strong box office indie numbers, there is a genuine likability factor that the top 6 distributors would be dumb to pass up. Here’s world preem coverage:

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).