1980 Toronto International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Loving Couples by Jack Smight |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Divine Madness by Michael Ritchie |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| Festival date | September 4, 1980–September 13, 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Website | tiff |
The 5th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 4 and September 13, 1980. That year the festival hold a retrospective in honor of Jean-Luc Godard, who himself attended the retrospective which was organized by festival programmer Peter Harcourt.[1][2] A large crowd gathered outside University theatre to catch a glimpse of Bette Midler at the premiere of her film Divine Madness.[3][4]
Awards
[edit]| Award[5][6] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award | Bad Timing | Nicolas Roeg |
Programme
[edit]Galas
[edit]- Bad Timing by Nicolas Roeg[7]
- The Conductor by Andrzej Wajda[7]
- Death Watch by Bertrand Tavernier[7]
- Head On by Michael Grant[7]
- Loving Couples by Jack Smight[7]
- Loulou by Maurice Pialat[7]
- Mr. Patman by John Guillermin[7]
- Resurrection by Daniel Petrie[7]
- Suzanne by Robin Spry[7]
Special Screenings
[edit]- A Distant Cry from Spring by Yoji Yamada[7]
- Le Fils puni by Philippe Collin[7]
- My Sister the Negro by Dirk Jan Braat[7]
- Oblomov by Nikita Mikhalkov[7]
- Portrait of Teresa by Pastor Vega[7]
- Royal Vacation by Gabriel Auer[7]
Critic's Choice
[edit]- Afternoon of War by Karl Francis[7]
- Anthracite by Édouard Niermans[7]
- The Buck's Party by Steve Jodrell[7]
- Dear Boys by Paul de Lussanet[7]
- The Demise of Herman Durer by Leon de Winter[7]
- Exterior Night by Jacques Bral[7]
- Fernand by René Féret[7]
- House of the Lute by Shing-Hon Lau[7]
- In for Treatment by Erik van Zuylen and Marja Kok[7]
- Instant Pictures by George Schouten[7]
- Jaguar by Lino Brocka[7]
- The Last Years of Childhood by Norbert Kückelmann[7]
- Listen to the Lion by Henri Safran[7]
- Order by Sohrab Shahid-Saless[7]
- Palm Beach by Albie Thoms[7]
- The Secret of Nikola Tesla by Krsto Papić[7]
- Simone Barbes or Virtue by Marie-Claude Treilhou[7]
- The Strange Case of Rachel K by Óscar Valdés[7]
- The Willi Busch Report by Niklaus Schilling[7]
New Music
[edit]- AC/DC: Let There Be Rock by Eric Dionysius and Eric Mistler[7]
- Blue Suede Shoes by Curtis Clark[7]
- Cha Cha by Herbert Curiel[7]
- D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage by Lech Kowalski[7]
- The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle by Julien Temple[7]
- Reggae Sunsplash by Stefan Paul[7]
- The Space Movie by Tony Palmer[7]
Less Is More
[edit]- Billy in the Lowlands by Jan Egleson[8]
- Clarence and Angel by Robert Gardner[8]
- Gal Young Un by Victor Nuñez[8]
- Good Riddance by Francis Mankiewicz[8]
- The Handyman by Micheline Lanctôt[8]
- Heartland by Richard Pearce[8]
- Parallels by Mark Schoenberg[8]
- Return of the Secaucus 7 by John Sayles[8]
- Union City by Marcus Reichert[8]
- The Whole Shootin' Match by Eagle Pennell[8]
Jean-Luc Godard Retrospective
[edit]Buried Treasures
[edit]- All I Desire by Douglas Sirk[7]
- Force of Evil by Abraham Polonsky[7]
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie by John Cassavetes[7]
- Letter from an Unknown Woman by Max Ophüls[7]
- Mouchette by Robert Bresson[7]
- The Mouth Agape by Maurice Pialat[7]
French Cinema
[edit]- Le Coup de sirocco by Alexandre Arcady[7]
- Courage fuyons by Yves Robert[7]
- L'Enfant roi by René Féret[7]
- My Dearest by Marie-Christine Barrault[7]
- The Rascals by Bernard Revon[7]
- The Red Sweater by Michel Drach[7]
Israeli Film
[edit]Real to Reel
[edit]- As If It Were Yesterday by Myriam Abramowicz and Esther Hoffenberg[7]
- Divine Madness by Michael Ritchie[7]
- Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers by Les Blank[7]
- Lightning Over Water by Wim Wenders and Nicholas Ray[7]
- Memories of Duke by Gary Keys[7]
- Poto and Cabengo by Jean-Pierre Gorin[7]
- The Murder of Pedralbes by Gonzalo Herralde[7]
- Prostitute by Tony Garnett[7]
- Temps morts by Claude Godard[7]
- The Trials of Alger Hiss by John Lowenthal[7]
Kidstuff
[edit]- Take Me Up to the Ball Game by Ken Stephenson[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Fun facts about TIFF". CBC News. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Bette Midler at tiff. 7 September 2012. ISBN 9781468914320. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "From the Archives: a look back on TIFF's most memorable moments". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award Should Set Pattern for Public Deciding Best Film at Film Festivals". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved October 14, 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 ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl "Where to see Art raping and Bette telling dirty jokes". The Globe and Mail, August 30, 1980.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jay Scott, "Less is More, and festival film series proves it". The Globe and Mail, August 1, 1980.