TORONTO - A revered movie master and a much-feted up-and-comer -- both from Quebec -- are set to make a splash at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Organizers revealed this afternoon that Oscar-winning movie-maker Denys Arcand is slated to unveil his latest, "An Eye for Beauty," at the fest, while Xavier Dolan will promote his Cannes smash "Mommy."
The celebrated pair of directors are at distinctly different stages of their careers.
Arcand, 73, is a celebrated veteran who won the foreign-language Academy Award in 2004 for "The Barbarian Invasions." At age 25, the prodigious Dolan has been on a white-hot career ascent with a flurry of acclaimed films including "Mommy," which made a serious run for the Palme d'Or earlier this year at the Cannes fest.
In announcing its Canadian lineup today, the Toronto festival also announced it would screen new works by Sturla Gunnarsson, Ruba Nadda and Jacob Tierney.
Also set to unspool is Charles Biname's "The Elephant Song," an adaptation of the Nicolas Billon play that stars Dolan, Bruce Greenwood and Catherine Keener.
