TIFF Review: A nice day in the neighborhood



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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE DISTRICT GALA D: Marielle Heller. U.S. 107 min. September 8, 3:15 pm Princess of Wales; September 13 at 2:30 pm Elgin. Evaluation: NNNN


Just one year after Morgan Neville's documentary, Will not You Be My Neighbor? Celebrating the mission of the beloved television host for television, Heller's biopic explains Fred Rogers' enduring grace, as interpreted by the man's beatific man, Tom Hanks. And after the hateful study of Can You Ever For Over Ever ?, Heller made a film about patience and kindness.

The script by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster uses a cover of 1998, Esquire, where Matthew Rhys plays "Lloyd Vogel", a highly fictional version of the writer Tom Junod, whose interactions with Rogers help him solve his own childhood problems.

I would compare it to Green Book, but it would give a false impression. where this film was a mediocrity high by two actors very committed, it works thoroughly, Heller making stylistic choices that create a space where the artifice of history becomes essential rather than distracting.

It is a parable. And it's wonderful.

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Norman Wilner

A long-time Torontonian, Norman became NOW's senior screenwriter in early 2008. Previously, he had edited movies for Metro newspapers across Canada and covered every conceivable video format (yes, even in beta).

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September 8, 2019

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