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Toronto turns Page Eight

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Writer-director David Hare’s British spy thriller Page Eight [+see also:
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will close the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The BBC and Carnival Films co-production boasts a galaxy of British acting talent including Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz (photo), Bill Nighy, Felicity Jones and Micheal Gambon.

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TIFF also announced selections to its Contemporary World Cinema programme that is dominated by European films. These include:
Beauty [+see also:
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- Oliver Hermanus (France/South Africa)
Blood of my Blood [+see also:
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- João Canijo (Portugal)
Bonsái [+see also:
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- Cristián Jiménez (Chile/France/Argentina/Portugal)
Colour of the Ocean [+see also:
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Maggie Peren (Germany)
Death for Sale [+see also:
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interview: Faouzi Bensaïdi
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- Faouzi Bensaidi (Belgium/France/Morocco)
Elena - Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russia)
Extraterrestrial [+see also:
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interview: Nacho Vigalondo
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- Nacho Vigalondo (Spain)
The Forgiveness of Blood [+see also:
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- Joshua Marston (USA/Albania/Denmark/Italy)
Free Men [+see also:
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- Ismaël Ferroukhi (France)
A Funny Man [+see also:
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- Martin P. Zandvliet (Denmark)
Future Lasts Forever [+see also:
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- Ozcan Alper (Turkey/France/Germany)
Goodbye First Love [+see also:
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interview: Mia Hansen-Love
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- Mia Hansen-Løve (France/Germany)
Guilty [+see also:
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interview: Vincent Garenq
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- Vincent Garenq (France)
Gypsy [+see also:
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- Martin Šulík (Slovakia)
Hotel Swooni - Kaat Beels (Belgium)
Islands [+see also:
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- Stefano Chiantini (Italy)
Juan of the Dead [+see also:
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- Alejandro Brugués (Spain/Cuba)
Land of Oblivion [+see also:
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- Michale Boganim (France/Germany/Poland/Ukraine)
Last Days in Jerusalem [+see also:
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- Tawfik Abu Wael (France/Israel/Palestine/Germany)
Last Winter [+see also:
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interview: John Shank
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- John Shank (Belgium/France)
Lena [+see also:
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- Christophe Van Rompaey (The Netherlands/Belgium)
Lipstikka - Jonathan Sagall (Israel/United Kingdom)
Lucky - Avie Luthra (South Africa/UK)
Michael [+see also:
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- Markus Schleinzer (Austria)
Omar Killed Me [+see also:
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- Roschdy Zem (France)
Rose [+see also:
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- Wojciech Smarzowski (Poland)
Sons of Norway [+see also:
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- Jens Lien (Norway) and
Superclásico [+see also:
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- Ole Christian Madsen (Denmark).

European titles in TIFF’s Visions strand include:
ALPS [+see also:
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- Yorgos Lanthimos (Greece/France)
Three Lives - Christian Petzold, Dominik Graf and Christoph Hochhäusler, (Germany)
House of Tolerance [+see also:
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interview: Adèle Haenel
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- Bertrand Bonello (France)
The Last Christeros - Matias Meyer (Mexico/The Netherlands)
Mushrooms [+see also:
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- Vimukthi Jayasundara (India/France)
Play [+see also:
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interview: Ruben Östlund
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- Ruben Östlund (Sweden/France)
In competition for the LUX Prize of the European Parliament 2011
Porfirio [+see also:
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- Alejandro Landes (Colombia/Spain/Uruguay/Argentina/France)
Random - Debbie Tucker Green (UK)
The River Used to be A Man - Jan Zabeil (Germany) and
This Side of Resurrection - Joaquim Sapinho (Portugal)

The festival has also added galas and special presentations. European selections from these include:
The Awakening [+see also:
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- Nick Murphy (UK)
Beloved [+see also:
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interview: Christophe Honoré
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- Christophe Honoré (France)
Hysteria [+see also:
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- Tanya Wexler (USA/UK)
The Cardboard Village [+see also:
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- Ermanno Olmi (Italy)
Death of a Superhero [+see also:
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- Ian FitzGibbon (Germany/Ireland)
The First Man [+see also:
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- Gianni Amelio (France/Algeria/Italy)
In Darkness - Agnieszka Holland (Canada/Germany/Poland)
Intruders [+see also:
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interview: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
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- Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Spain)
Low Life - Nicolas Klotz, Elisabeth Perceval (France)
My Worst Nightmare [+see also:
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- Anne Fontaine (France/Belgium)
Rebellion [+see also:
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- Mathieu Kassovitz (France)
Terraferma [+see also:
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interview: Emanuele Crialese
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- Emanuele Crialese (Italy)
That Summer [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Garrel
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- Philippe Garrel (France/Italy/Switzerland)
Wuthering Heights [+see also:
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interview: Andrea Arnold
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- Andrea Arnold (United Kingdom)

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