Toronto International Film Festival, running from September 5 to 15, 2019,
The full schedule released on August 20.
The premiere will take place at Roy Thomson Hall
Sunday, September 08, 3PM - 4K
Another screening: Wed, Sep 11 Elgin Theatre, 8:00pm
The premiere will take place at Roy Thomson Hall
Sunday, September 08, 3PM - 4K
Another screening: Wed, Sep 11 Elgin Theatre, 8:00pm
“We’re thrilled to announce this second wave of galas and special presentations,
which I believe are some of the most compelling in the lineup,” said Cameron
Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head of TIFF. “Audiences will be delighted
by the artistry present in this year’s splashiest sections.” (via IW)
"Written by Jack Thorne and directed by Tom Harper — last at the Festival with Wild Rose in 2018
— The Aeronauts is at once a derring do-filled spectacle, placing its heroes between heaven and
Earth, and an intimate drama, allowing us to witness a friendship bloom within the confines
of Glaisher and Wren's basket. With beautifully detailed performances from Redmayne and
Jones, and superb support from Yesterday star Himesh Patel and screen legend Tom Courtenay,
this is a story about sharing a bold dream, and trusting another to get you back home." (tiff)
More about the plot:
"London, 1862. Spectators gather excitedly at the balloon launch site while meteorologist
James Glaisher (Redmayne) anxiously waits for pilot Amelia Wren (Jones) to make what
proves to be a flamboyant entrance. A young man of science desperate to be taken seriously,
Glaisher has little patience for Wren's theatrics — which include parachuting her dog —
while Wren understands that showmanship attracts funding. Their flight will serve the dual
purpose of breaking the French record for altitude and helping Glaisher collect data to forward his
controversial theories of weather prediction. As the duo get higher, the air gets thinner and colder,
and difficult decisions must be made that could mean the difference between life and death." (tiff)
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