Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the Netflix project has been praised since world premiering in Cannes Fest (where it earned 16-minute standing ovation and won best director for the pair known as “Los Javis”).
The film is described as an epic about “the lives of three men intertwined in love and loss across eras.”
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Elsinore won the TIFF International People’s Choice Award. Director Simon Stone called the Andrew Scott vehicle “a celebration of life. Of choosing courage and creativity in the face of great challenges,” and a “love letter to actors and artists everywhere … those who give themselves fully to their craft.”
Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love” came in as first runner-up with Hur Jin-ho “The Assassin(s)” at second.
The People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award went to Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney. Director Matthew Rankin’s archival clip show of Canada’s 18th Prime Minister has been praised as both an arty multimedia exploration and the “weirdest” film at TIFF this year.
