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TIFF Picks 09: Todd Solondz’s Life During Wartime
The characters in this part-sequel/part-variation on HAPPINESS struggle to find a place for themselves in an unpredictable and volatile world. The past haunts the present and imperils the future: ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console.
#19. LIFE DURING WARTIME
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Ciarán Hinds, Allison Janney, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Lerner
Distributor: Rights Available.
Buzz: Despite his last two films, looking forward to this. Will brush up and re-watch a certain film beforehand. Venice report card coming soon.
The Gist: The characters in this part-sequel/part-variation on HAPPINESS struggle to find a place for themselves in an unpredictable and volatile world. The past haunts the present and imperils the future: ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console. The question of forgiveness, and its limits, threads throughout a series of intersecting love stories, offering clarity and, possibly, alternatives to the comforts of forgetting.
TIFF Schedule: Click here for screening times
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