TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars
Cloud Atlas, based on David Mitchell’ s expansive sci-fi tome, attempts nothing less than to prove the existence of love and reincarnation, all in a nine-hour (give or take) sci-fi drama set across time and space (okay, it’s 164 minutes). It’s ambitious, and faintly ludicrous. It also has some major stars, many of whom play several—up to six!—roles across the film’s numerous timelines. So the red carpet premiere was packed, to say the least. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Susan Sarandon, Keith David, Doone Bae, Hugo Weaving , Ben Whishaw and, like, a half-dozen other stars appeared. (Sadly, Hanks arrived without any of the fun facial hair configurations he wears in the film.) Ubiquitous man-about-fest Joseph Gordon-Levitt (not actually in the film) dropped by too. The directing trio of Tom Tykw er, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski also padded out a red carpet marathon that, as long as it was, was still nowhere near as long as the very, very, very, very long Cloud Atlas.
164116 Halle Berry plays Luisa Rey, Meronym and Jocasta Ayrs in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas_intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas_intro/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas_intro 0 0
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164132 Halle Berry (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas16-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas16.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas16/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas16 0 0
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164128 Tom Hanks plays Dr. Henry Goose, Isaac Sachs, Dermot “Duster” Hoggins and Valleysman Zachry in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas12.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas12/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas12 0 0
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164129 Tom Hanks (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas13.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas13/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas13 0 0
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164130 Hugh Grant plays Alberto Grimaldi and Cannibal in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas14.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas14/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas14 0 0
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164136 Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in town to promote <em>Looper,</em> has been showing up on red carpets for other films as well (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas20-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas20.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas20.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas20/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas20 0 0
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164124 Susan Sarandon plays Ursula in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas08.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas08/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas08 0 0
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164121 <em>Cloud Atlas</em> co-director Tom Tykwer and wife Marie Steinmann (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas05/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas05 0 0
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164117 David Gyasi plays Autua in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas01.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas01/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas01 0 0
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164118 TV actress Julie Benz (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas02.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas02/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas02 0 0
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164119 Xun Zhou plays Yoona-939 and Rose in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas03.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas03/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas03 0 0
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164134 Ben Whishaw plays Robert Frobisher in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas18-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas18.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas18/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas18 0 0
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164127 Doona Bae plays Sonmi-451 in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas11.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas11/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas11 0 0
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164126 <em>Cloud Atlas</em> co-director Andy Wachowski (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas10.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas10/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas10 0 0
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164125 <em>Cloud Atlas</em> co-director Lana Wachowski (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas09.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas09/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas09 0 0
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164123 <em>Cloud Atlas</em> co-director Tom Tykwer (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas07.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas07/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas07 0 0
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164120 <em>Cloud Atlas’</em>s Zhu Zhu (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas04.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas04/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas04 0 0
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164122 Hugo Weaving, who worked with the Wachowskis in the <em>Matrix</em> trilogy, plays Bill Smoke, Nurse Noakes and Old Georgie in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas06.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas06/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas06 0 0
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164131 Keith David plays Joe Napier, Kupaka and Ankor Apis in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas15-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas15.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas15/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas15 0 0
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164135 Jim Sturgess poses with fans at the <em>Cloud Atlas</em> premiere (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas19-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas19.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas19/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas19 0 0
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164133 Jim Broadbent plays Vyvyan Ayrs and Timothy Cavendish in <em>Cloud Atlas</em> (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars TIFF RED CARPET: The very long Cloud Atlas draws a suitably long list of stars https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas17-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas17.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-cloud-atlas-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas17/ tiff12-red-carpet-cloud-atlas17 0 0
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Does TL just hire a team of 14-year-old girls to supplement its editorial staff during TIFF or what?