1983 Toronto International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | The Big Chill |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| Festival date | September 9, 1983–September 17, 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Website | tiff |
The 8th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 17, 1983. This year, the festival introduced Contemporary World Cinema programme.[1] The festival also shone light on Paul Verhoeven's work.[2] The festival also held a retrospective in honor of David Cronenberg, first time for a Toronto-reared director. The censor board insisted that the censored version of Cronenberg's film The Brood, approved in 1979 be used.[3]
The Big Chill by Lawrence Kasdan was selected as the opening film. It won the People's Choice Award at the festival,[4] and later got nominated for Academy Awards, BAFTAs and the Golden Globes.[5]
Awards
[edit]| Award[6][7] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award | The Big Chill | Lawrence Kasdan |
| International Critics' Award | The Fourth Man | Paul Verhoeven |
Programme
[edit]Gala Presentations
[edit]- The Big Chill by Lawrence Kasdan[8]
- Carmen by Prosper Mérimée[8]
- Educating Rita by Lewis Gilbert[8]
- Entre Nous by Diane Kurys[8]
- Heart Like a Wheel by Jonathan Kaplan[8]
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence by Nagisa Ōshima[8]
- Moon in the Gutter by Jean-Jacques Beineix[8]
- Streamers by Robert Altman[8]
- The Tin Flute by Claude Fournier[8]
- Vertigo (1983 reissue) by Alfred Hitchcock[8]
Contemporary World Cinema
[edit]- Alsino and the Condor by Miguel Littín[8]
- Angelo My Love by Robert Duvall[8]
- L'Argent by Robert Bresson[8]
- Au clair de la lune by André Forcier[8]
- La Balance by Bob Swaim[8]
- The Ballad of Narayama by Shōhei Imamura[8]
- Bella Donna by Peter Keglevic[8]
- Beyond Forty by Anne Claire Poirier[9]
- Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? by Henry Jaglom[8]
- Danton by Andrzej Wajda[8]
- Le Dernier Combat by Luc Besson
- Deserters by Jack Darcus[10]
- Enormous Changes at the Last Minute by Mirra Bank, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer[8]
- Eréndira by Ruy Guerra
- Experience Preferred... But Not Essential by Peter Duffell[8]
- The Eyes, the Mouth by Marco Bellocchio[8]
- Fists in the Pocket by Marco Bellocchio[8]
- The Fourth Man by Paul Verhoeven[8]
- The Go Masters by Junya Sato and Jishun Duan[8]
- The Leopard by Luchino Visconti[8]
- My Brother's Wedding by Charles Burnett
- The South by Víctor Erice
- The State of Things by Wim Wenders[8]
- Strangers Kiss by Matthew Chapman[8]
Documentaries
[edit]- Comfort and Indifference by Denys Arcand
- Falasha: Exile of the Black Jews by Simcha Jacobovici[8]
- Return Engagement by Alan Rudolph[8]
- The Shimmering Beast by Pierre Perrault[8]
- To the Rhythm of My Heart by Jean Pierre Lefebvre[11]
- We're Not the Jet Set by Robert Duvall[8]
David Cronenberg retrospective
[edit]- Stereo (1969)
- Crimes of the Future (1970)
- Shivers (1975)
- Rabid (1977)
- Fast Company (1979)
- The Brood (1979)
- Scanners (1981)
- Videodrome (1983)
References
[edit]- ^ "TIFF History". Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Censoring the Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Festival of Festivals: Big Chill the big winner". The Globe and Mail, September 19, 1983.
- ^ "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 16, 2013.
- ^ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Jay Scott, "Comedy, tragedy and a little sex: Rarely seen films may be real stars of Toronto festival". The Globe and Mail, September 9, 1983.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Passages, or everyone old is new again". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1983.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Deserters plays a guessing game". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 1983.
- ^ "World premieres set for festival". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 1983.