Lucky me!! Last week I was in Toronto visiting my son and his girl. To my great delight, the city was playing host to its International Film Festival (TIFF).
And I was gifted with a ticket!!
So, while everyone else was busy in their work lives, I made my way to the glorious Winter Garden Theatre to see ‘Collette’ (staring Kiera Knightly) in THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON!!!
And what a place to see a film!!!
Just a little over the top- in the nicest possible way.
I sat beside a woman who bragged she’d been coming to the Festival every year for the past 40 years. (I didn’t even know it was that old!). I confessed, in a very small voice, that this was my first.
By the time I’d emerged from this magical space back onto the hot, humid, busy, gritty Younge Street, I was hooked! Already planning my trip next September to coincide with TIFF. And this time I’ll do the research and take in more shows.
As for the film, Collette, I recommend it. A biopic, celebrating the life of France’s icon female writer. Watch for it! It’s coming!
Celebrating Thursday Doors!
Rose Bay Letters 
Hi, Janet, can you please enter your link under the blue frog again? It doesn’t seem to work. I can’t edit it right now. thanks! Quite the occasion you’ve got for today. Excellent!
Ok!! I’ll try!
I re-entered it through the blue frog link and it said “this entry has already been linked”?? ☹️
As I say below in a new comment, I’ve fixed it. No idea what happened.
Thanks for sharing that beautiful theater! I already planned to see “Colette” so I really appreciated your thumbs-up on the movie.
I enjoyed it. I hope you do, too.
What a lovely treat and in such a gorgeous theatre. I remember walking past it one day when we were there. Humid and hot was certainly the best way to describe the weather then too.
I fixed the link now, it works! 🙂 What a place for a film festival! I always loved going to the film festival in my old city, Ljubljana in Slovenia, the one in Vienna and once to the one in Rome, but I’ve never seen such a glorious venue. Thank you! And I’ll be on a look-out for the film.
Thank you!!💕
Definitely a first class way to see a film. 🙂
It was so decadent!!
Hey Janet .. what a super thing to do! And it sounds like you are now hooked 🙂 Love those doors ..
This theatre is lovely, and reminds me of our local Paramount Theatre here in C’ville. Only in shape and grandeur are they similar,our Paramount does not have the mural paintings and hanging vines that yours boasts. It does look like a wonderful place to see the movie…and I did just see the advertisement for same. Looking forward to it!
It’s a good strong movie. I hope you love it. 😊
Ilove seeing theater doors – they always open to something.
Nicely said! They do!