Two Films Making Big Splash at the Toronto Internaltional Film Festival
The films "Lebanon" and "A Single Man" are taking over Toronto International Film Festival! Both films won at the just-wrapped 66th Venice Film Festival. "Lebanon" won the festival's Golden Lion while "A Single Man's" Colin Firth won best actor for his role as a gay college professor in Tom Ford's directorial debut. This film is based on a book by Christopher Isherwood.
"A Single Man," set in the 1960s, stars Firth as a gay British college professor coping with the death of his lover. It's the first seven-figure buy of the Toronto film fest. Who bought the US rights to "A Single Man?" The Weinstein Co.! Expect the studio to push this film during Oscar season.
Meanwhile, "Lebanon" is a gripping account of war from inside a military tank by Israeli director Samuel Maoz. It took the top prize at the 66th Venice Film Festival, and many are saying the film will do the same for the Toronto film fest.
The film shares the same spirit with last year's "Waltz with Bashir" so expect Sony Classics or IFC to buy the film. Incidentally, Sony Classics was the studio who bought the rights to "Bashir."
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