The journey continues with day 2 and 3 of the Vancouver International Film Festival in it’s 45th year and this includes a visit to The Park Theatre for the first time on our festival trek.
Day 2 is:
Yellow Letters – Germany plays Turkey in this familial drama from the director of festival favorite, The Teacher’s Lounge.
Whatcha Want – Vancouver filmmaker Mina Shum returns with this comedy drama about a trapped Chinese trad wife.
The Debut – Jesse Eisenberg follows up A Real Pain with this sometimes absurd comedy that might net Julianne Moore another Oscar.
Day 3 is:
Frank And Louis – A prison drama featuring affecting performances from Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan.
Trial Of Hein – Part of the Focus on New German Cinema: Extreme Tension section, a minimalist thriller about identity.
Minotaur – A loose remake of Claude Chabrol’s 1969 film The Unfaithful Wife from the writer/director of Leviathan and Loveless.
I Play Rocky – Oscar-winning director Peter Farrelly tells the story of the ultimate underdog with the creation of Sly Stallone’s iconic Philadelphia boxer.
