1976 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
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| Opening film | Cousin Cousine[1] |
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| Closing film | Queen of the Gypsies[2] |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| No. of films | 127 feature films |
| Festival date | October 18, 1976–October 24, 1976[2] |
| Language | English |
| Website | tiff |
The 1st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place at Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada between October 18 and October 24, 1976.[2] Initially its name was Festival of Festivals, which remained until 1994 after which it become Toronto International Film Festival.[3][4] It showcased 127 feature films from 30 different countries with the audience of 35,000. It featured some of the best films from film festivals around the world.[5][6][7][8] Most of the Hollywood studios later withdrew their submissions citing reason that Toronto audiences would be too parochial for their films.[9] Cousin Cousine, a French film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella was selected as the opening film and screened at Ontario Place Cinesphere[1][10][11][12] and Queen of the Gypsies was the closing film.[2] German cinema was focused upon, with films from German directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog.[6]
Producer Dino De Laurentiis, screened 90 seconds preview from his then unreleased film King Kong at the festival.[13]
Contents
Programme
Gala Presentation
- Cousin Cousine by Jean-Charles Tacchella[14][15]
- Illustrious Corpses by Francesco Rosi[14][15]
- Death Race 2000 by Paul Bartel[14][15]
- Queen of the Gypsies by Emil Loteanu[14][15]
- Lumière by Jeanne Moreau[14][15]
- Dersu Uzala by Akira Kurosawa[14][15]
- Adoption by Márta Mészáros[16]
- Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- The Devil's Playground by Fred Schepisi
- Bernice Bobs Her Hair by Joan Micklin Silver
- The Best Way to Walk by Claude Miller
- Kings of the Road by Wim Wenders
- Heart of Glass by Werner Herzog
- Herfra min verden går by Christian Braad Thomsen
- Hustruer by Anja Breien
- Cantata de Chile by Humberto Solás
- Scandalo by Salvatore Samperi
- Harvest: 3,000 Years by Haile Gerima
- Independence Day by Bobby Roth
Canadian Cinema
- L'eau chaude, l'eau frette by André Forcier
- The Supreme Kid by Peter Bryant
- L'absence by Brigitte Sauriol
Documentaries
- Grey Gardens by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer[2]
- Harlan County, USA by Barbara Kopple[2]
- Small Change by François Truffaut[2]
- Hollywood on Trial by David Helpern[2]
- Not a Pretty Picture by Martha Coolidge[17]
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