TIFF 2009 Day 6: Adrian Biniez’s Gigante

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If it weren’t for a fair number of comical elements, Gigante would be a creepy proposition. Adrian Biniez’s debut film, a low-budget minimalist offering in the tradition of the film’s from his fellow filmmakers from Uruguay, is a fairly unassuming offering that works with one basic premise. Having caught a public screening of the Berlin film festival winner, the filmmaker refers to his debut as a healthy form of stalking. Film Movement bought the rights a while back so we should be seeing this sometime soon. Full reviewing coming soon.

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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