Documentary legends Werner Herzog and Errol Morris will both have new films screening at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, with Herzog’s 3D “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” and Morris’ “Tabloid” topping the lineup of documentaries announced by TIFF on Wednesday.
Other entries in an impressive lineup of docs include Thom Zimny’s “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town,” a look at the creation of a 1978 Bruce Springsteen album; Frederick Wiseman’s “Boxing Gym”; Charles Ferguson’s “Inside Job,” an examination of the financial crisis that was well-received at Cannes; and Alex Gibney’s “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer,” which screened as an untitled work-in-progress at Tribeca.
The Zimny film about Springsteen will open the documentary screenings with a world premiere gala, rare for a Toronto doc. The filmmaker created a similar documentary about the making of Springsteen’s 1975 album “Born to Run,” which was included as a bonus disc in a deluxe reissue of the album. For years, the Springsteen community has been buzzing with news that a similar package might be in the works for the “Darkness on the Edge of Town” album.
Springsteen’s representatives confirm that the Zimny film will be included in an upcoming “Darkness” package.
Herzog’s film is a look at the Chauvet caves located in southern France, which contain the oldest known pictorial representations of mankind. Morris’ film follows a former Miss Wyoming in a worldwide search for true love.
The full lineup, from the Toronto press release:
Gala
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
Thom Zimny, USA
World Premiere
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town takes us into the studio with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band for the recording of their fourth album. Grammy and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny has collaborated with Springsteen on this documentary, gaining access to never before seen footage shot between 1976-1978, capturing home rehearsals and recording sessions that allow us to see Springsteen’s creative process at work.
Masters
Erotic Man
Jørgen Leth, Denmark
World Premiere
Danish master Jørgen Leth travels the globe in this sensual, provocative and sometimes autobiographical essay film about a man searching … searching the world for the nature of the erotic.
Nostalgia for the Light
Patricio Guzmán, France/Germany/Chile
North American Premiere
In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones, dumped unceremoniously by Pinochet’s regime. Master filmmaker Patricio Guzmán contemplates the paradox of their quests.
Real to Reel
ANPO
Linda Hoaglund, Japan/USA
World Premiere
ANPO depicts resistance to U.S. military bases in Japan through an electrifying collage of paintings and photographs, as well as animated, narrative and documentary films by Japan’s foremost contemporary artists.
