Returning with my In The City series with a personally curated list of events as part of my birthday-celebration of life week. I am starting with Part 1 as there are many events I want to share with you.
Here, I give you a personally curated list of includes film screenings around Toronto, as well as, films you can screen from the comfort of home.
As always, hope you find some new favourites.
Viggo Mortensen’s sophomore directorial effort, The Dead Don’t Hurt, is a poignant and gritty exploration of love, resilience, and survival set against the unforgiving backdrop of the 1860s Western frontier. Combining a tragic love story and a nuanced depiction of the conflict between revenge and forgiveness, the film focuses on the lives of star-crossed lovers Vivienne Le Coudy and Holger Olsen.
Mortensen, who also stars in the film alongside Vicky Krieps, creates a narrative rich in character development and visual authenticity, making it a modern addition to the Western genre.
Tonight, from April 10 to 19, Cinéfranco Festival International du Film Francophone takes over the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto.
One of the well-known festivals in the city, Cinéfranco has been bringing us some of the best in Francophone cinema for the past 18 years. This year, there is a vast array of Quebecois films, as well as others from around the globe. With this, I give you my thoughts on two films screeening at the festival this year.
