Not exact matches
This wry, wonderfully detailed
film catches the enormous imbalance of a morose
teen with no life experience other than the thousands of fictional and pop -
culture references that fill his head and his room: A sketch of Woody Allen's head hangs over Oliver's bed.
Add to this new
films, split across the Venice Days, Orrizzonti and Out of Competition sidebars, from an array of interesting names including Chantal Akerman («Almayer's Folly»), Mary Harron («The Moth Diaries»), Al Pacino («Wilde Salome,» the cast of which includes — you'll never guess — Jessica Chastain) and even James Franco (here furthering his friendship with American gay
culture with a biopic of 1950s
teen idol Sal Mineo) and there should be more than enough to explore even once the festival has blown its pre-Toronto load.
The premise fits in with current
teen culture and the
film walks a fine line of ridiculous and fun.