Robert Redford returns to TIFF after 18 years for The Conspirator
Robert Redford returns to TIFF after 18 years for The Conspirator
By Toronto Life | September 12, 2010
By Toronto Life | 09/12/2010
The cast of The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
Robert Redford spent a good portion of Saturday’s press conference for his film The Conspirator (he is both director and producer) brushing off old quotes an Italian journalist lobbed at him, including “As an actor, I wouldn’t like me as a director; as a director, I wouldn’t like me as an actor.” It’s been 18 years since Redford’s last visit to TIFF (for A River Runs Through It) , and it’s the only festival he’s attended other than Sundance, which he founded. The new film is about the trial of Mary Surratt (played by Robin Wright Penn ), who was convicted without evidence and eventually hanged as a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Actors James McAvoy, Kevin Kline, Alexis Bledel and Justin Long all attended the presser. See photos of the stars below.
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The cast of The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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James McAvoy at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Robin Wright Penn and Robert Redford at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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James McAvoy and Robin Wright at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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James McAvoy at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Alexis Bledel at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Justin Long and Alexis Bledel at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Justin Long at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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James Solomon and Justin Long at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
38966 Robert Redford at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu) September 11, 2010 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/RobertRedford1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/RobertRedford1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/RobertRedford1.jpg 656 436 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/robert-redford-returns-to-tiff-after-18-years-for-the-conspirator/slide/robertredford1/ robertredford1 0 0
Robert Redford at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Robert Redford at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Robert Redford at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Robert Redford at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
38965 Kevin Kline at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu) September 11, 2010 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/KevinKline4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/KevinKline4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/KevinKline4.jpg 656 436 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/robert-redford-returns-to-tiff-after-18-years-for-the-conspirator/slide/kevinkline4/ kevinkline4 0 0
Kevin Kline at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Kevin Kline at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
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Kevin Kline at the Toronto press conference for The Conspirator (Image: Karon Liu)
Looks and sounds like it might be a good movie to see when it comes out, especially since Redford was the Director & Producer. Also, it has a decent cast. The “theme” for the movie is an interesting one–what with “predators” out there all the time, especially on the Internet!
Not the best photos taken of RobertR., and David Schwimmer is looking pretty “rugged”. Would have loved to have seen either one of them up close& personal; maybe gotten an autogragh. Kevin Kline as well; he’s a “Hoot”!, and a great actor.