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| The Red Carpet at Lightbox |
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| Fans outside Princess of Wales Theatre |
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| Line ups...it's all about Line ups! |
Day two of the film fest and I enjoy a film titled ExitMarrakech. It is a German film about a father and son relationship/coming of
age of the 16 year old boy. While I feel like the film was shot beautifully, it
showed less romantic view of Morocco, but one that was not unkind, just real.
It was a very real film. The audience follows the main character Ben who
accompanies a prostitute girl to her tiny Berber village, then watches as he
dons snow skis in the desert dune. There are definitely light-hearted and
breathtaking scenery throughout this film, but at its core we learn that
perhaps it isn’t as important to get along better, as to understand each other
better.
On Day three of TIFF I take my mom to see a Singaporean film
titled Ilo Ilo. What drew me to this film was its title. It is the name of an
island in the Philippines, logically, I thought my mom might enjoy it…and we
did…it was great. The film revolved around a Singaporean family during the
financial crisis of the 1990s. The mother works long and hard hours despite
being very pregnant, the father loses his sales job and tons of money in the
stock market. Somehow they still manage to hire a woman from the Philippines to
help around the house and with their extremely naughty little boy… A strong
bond builds between the boy and Terry and when the money runs out and Terry has
to go home, we see what can happen when someone else raises your child. Ilo Ilo
is the name of Terry’s island in the Philippines.
On Day four of TIFF I take a break and visit with an old
friend who is in town. In addition to eating VERY well all over town, we took
in the Christian Louboutin exhibit at the Design Exchange. It is gorgeous! If
you haven’t been, get there quick! The exhibit ends next Sunday September 15.
We learn all about Loubi’s vision and the shoes in the exhibit are truly art
pieces! Contrary to what you might believe Loubi thinks, it's not about the shoe, it is about the shadow the shoe creates of your leg, and about its elongation.
Thoughout the exhibit the walls are lined with his sketches and
sayings.
Some of my favourites include:
“I’m a
great fan of transparency, it suggests nudity.”
“Isn’t the
ballerina pointe the ultimate high heel?”
and one for
my architect friend…
“I’m a huge admirer of
architects, even if, for me it’s a hellish job because you have people living,
sleeping and eating in your designs – imagine the responsibility!”
and my fave about travel…
“There is always something to
see, including places where you don’t expect to find anything. I try to look
where others don’t.”
TIFF13 Rundown
1.
Exit Marrakech – wanderlust, relationships, and
coming of age in Morocco
2.
Ilo Ilo – A nanny from the Philippines changes home
relationships in Singapore
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