Today in Toronto: Hot Docs, You Can’t Take It With You and more
A Florentine Tragedy and Gianni Schicchi A death-in-opera double bill. Composer Alexander Zemlinsky based his one-act tragedy on a play by Oscar Wilde that explores the restorative impact a murder might have on a failing marriage. Schicchi, Puccini’s sole, memorably tuneful attempt at operatic comedy, revolves around changing a dead man’s will. Find out more »
Hot Docs Oddsmakers, take note. Last year, North America’s biggest documentary fest screened two docs that went on to nab Oscars nominations, as well as all the films on the Genie Awards short list for the genre. This year’s edition, its 19th, will also be occasion for the unveiling of the recently revamped Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, which will screen non-fiction all year round. Find out more »
You Can’t Take It With You Guess who’s coming to dinner? Alice Sycamore is a wreck—she has to negotiate her way through an entire evening with her oddball family and her beloved’s conservative parents. Joseph Ziegler directs this 1936 George S. Kaufmann and Moss Hart classic (and precursor to My Big Fat Greek Wedding). The sprawling cast includes Eric Peterson, Patricia Fagan, Diego Matamoros and Nancy Palk. Previews from April 19. Find out more »
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