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If you wanted a snapshot of worldly issues then TIFF's Contemporary World Cinema programme would certainly serve as a whirlwind passport. Loaded in Cannes...

Bergman and Nykvist, Bertolucci and Storaro, Welles and Toland; the history of cinema is replete with great partnerships between directors and cinematographers. Through potent...

With a total of 50+1 films from around the world, the Contemporary World Cinema programme could very well be a film festival in its own right. Once again loaded in Cannes North American premieres from, the section also includes world preem titles: Xiaolu Guo's UFO in her Eyes, Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister (starring Emily Blunt see pic above), Nacho Vigalondo's Extraterrestrial and Christophe Van Rompaey's Lena. Among Cannes titles we can vouch for, which will play out in the section and happen to tell us that this world is not healthy state of affairs we have Andrey Zvyagintsev's brilliant Elena, Gerardo Naranjo's Miss Bala , and Markus Schleinzer' Michael.

Extremely touched by her previous, searing and honest portrait (her third film was my introduction to the director), and so I'm looking forward in seeing what's next in store especially with what appears to be an emotionally gripping, adolescence and moving in adulthood type structure.