This September! Toronto Journal presents the Canadian Classics Film Festival! Four classic Canadian movies, each screened once. All proceeds go toward sustaining the journal and the voices we publish.
Fall in love at Rosedale Station, see 1960s Montreal behind the wheel of a wandering snow plow, take in the Toronto drag scene of the 1970s, and cap it all off with one of the greatest documentaries ever made.
See below for tickets.
Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)
Drama
English Canada’s first great film. Teenage rebellion in a Toronto suburb in the 1960s.
Set and filmed in Toronto.
Screening on September 8th at 7pm.
The Merry World of Léopold Z (La Vie heureuse de Léopold Z) (1965)
Comedy
The misadventures of a snow plow operator trying to multitask on Christmas Eve. Dubbed in English.
Set and filmed in Montreal.
Screening on September 13th at 3pm.
Outrageous! (1977)
Comedy/Drama
Cult classic. The heartwarming story of a drag queen and a schizophrenic woman who find themselves living together in 70s Toronto.
Set and filmed in Toronto and NYC.
Screening on September 14th at 7pm.
Stories We Tell (2012)
Documentary
Film legend Sarah Polley investigates her family history with several twists and turns along the way.
Set and filmed in Toronto and Montreal.
Screening on September 30th at 7pm.
Nobody Waved Goodbye, The Merry World of Léopold Z (La Vie heureuse de Léopold Z), and Stories We Tell provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada. Thank you!