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Alternative TIFF 2010 Picks: #12. Benoît Jacquot’s Deep in the Woods
The veteran French filmmaker took a couple on the chin in Locarno Film Fest where critics were more nay than yay on the period film. Might be a good counter-programming choice in your schedule.
#12. Deep in the Woods
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Cast: Isild Le Besco, Nahuel Perez Biscayart Jérôme Kircher, Mathieu Simonet, Bernard Rouquette
Distributor: Rights Available.
Buzz: The veteran French filmmaker took a couple on the chin in Locarno Film Fest where critics were more nay than yay on the period film. Might be a good counter-programming choice in your schedule.
The Gist: France, 1865. A young vagabond, Timothée, arrives in a village and is given food and lodging by Doctor Hughes and his daughter Joséphine. Joséphine runs after him, leaving her home and father, driven by an uncontrollable force. Distraught, she follows this young man for whom she seems to feel only fear and disgust. Their pilgrimage will reveal another truth.
TIFF Schedule: Saturday September 11 7:00:00 PM SCOTIABANK THEATRE 2
Sunday September 12 12:00:00 PM VARSITY 7
Friday September 17 10:45:00 PM ISABEL BADER THEATRE
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