{"id":10214,"date":"2021-07-22T15:17:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=10214"},"modified":"2021-11-20T16:13:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T16:13:36","slug":"dear-evan-hansen-to-open-toronto-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=10214","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dear Evan Hansen&#8217; to open Toronto International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?attachment_id=10215\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10215\" src=\"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Evan-Hansen.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Evan-Hansen.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Evan-Hansen-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Ray Bennett<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto International Film Festival has selected Stephen Chbosky\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Dear Evan Hansen\u2019 (pictured), based on the hit Broadway show,<i> <\/i>to be its Opening Night film on September 9. Zhang Yimou\u2019s \u2018One Second\u2019 will close the festival on September 18.<\/p>\n<p>Artistic director and Co-Head Cameron Bailey said there was no question that \u2018Dear Evan Hansen\u2019 was the \u2018ideal film \u2018to launch this year\u2019s festival. \u2018This film is ultimately about healing, forgiveness, and reaffirms how connected and essential we all are to one another. We couldn\u2019t think of a more important idea to celebrate this year as we come together once again to share the power and joy of cinema in theatres together.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIFF GALA PRESENTATIONS 2021<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Night Film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Dear Evan Hansen<\/b> Stephen Chbosky | USA |\u00a0World Premier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>One Second <\/b>Zhang Yimou | China |\u00a0North American Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>Belfast <\/b>Kenneth Branagh | United Kingdom |\u00a0World Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>Clifford the Big Red Dog<\/b> Walt Becker | USA\/United Kingdom\/Canada |World Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>The Electrical Life of Louis Wain<\/b> Will Sharpe | United Kingdom |\u00a0Canadian Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>Jagged<\/b> Alison Klayman | USA \u00a0|\u00a0World Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>Last Night in Soho <\/b>Edgar Wright | United Kingdom |\u00a0North American Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>The Mad Women\u2019s Ball (Le Bal des folles)<\/b> M\u00e9lanie Laurent | France |World Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>Night Raiders<\/b> Danis Goulet | Canada\/New Zealand |\u00a0North American Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>The Survivor<\/b> Barry Levinson | USA\/Canada |\u00a0World Premiere<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ray Bennett The Toronto International Film Festival has selected Stephen Chbosky\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Dear Evan Hansen\u2019 (pictured), based on the hit Broadway show, to be its Opening Night film on September 9. 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