Alternative TIFF 2010 Picks: #19. Arielle Javitch’s Look, Stranger

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#19. Look, Stranger

Director: Arielle Javitch
Cast: Anamaria Marinca, Tom Burke, Valentina Berisa
Distributor: Rights Available.

BuzzI’m always keeping tabs on the folk that are featured among Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces. Javitch made the grade this year, and her feature debut employs one of the best European actresses working today in Marinca, and Ramin Bahrani’s DP in Michael Simmonds.

The Gist: An elegant, spare and powerful telling of one young woman’s journey through a wartorn landscape in an effort to get back home.

TIFF ScheduleSaturday September 11 7:00:00 PM AMC 9
Monday September 13 9:30:00 PM AMC 7
Saturday September 18 10:00:00 AM AMC 4

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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