"Emotional" end to 32nd Toronto fest
Departing from tradition, the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday chose the homegrown drama "Emotional Arithmetic," starring Susan Sarandon and Christopher Plummer, to close its 32nd edition, which runs September 6-15.
The festival, which previously has scheduled lighter movies, often from major studios, as closing-night films, this year tapped Paolo Barzman`s drama about three Holocaust survivors separated by the Nazis who reunite 35 years later on a bucolic Quebec farm.
Rounding out the cast of the Canadian movie are Gabriel Byrne, Roy Dupuis and Max von Sydow.
"Emotional Arithmetic" was touted as a possible opener for Toronto but was beaten by another homegrown Holocaust-themed movie, Jeremy Podeswa`s "Fugitive Pieces."
The movie will receive a high-profile gala at Roy Thomson Hall before Toronto`s closing-night party September 15.
"We are proud that the festival now opens and closes with vibrant and high-profile Canadian films," festival co-director Noah Cowan said. "The inclusion of this powerful film reflects the robust nature of our industry."
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