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Toronto Hides Itself (2019) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 5, 2019

Original Title:
Toronto Hides Itself

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Toronto Metropolitan University

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 52

Los Angeles Plays Itself. Toronto Hides Itself, an exploration of Toronto’s representation in film.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Its title riffing on that of Thom Andersen's Los Angeles Plays Itself. Researcher and filmmaker Alexandra Anderson presents her exploration of Toronto’s representation in film. Hollywood's neocolonial use of Toronto as a pseudonymous urban backdrop with the way Canadian filmmakers themselves have portrayed it over the years. Often slyly funny (the Incredible Hulk seems to hate Yonge Street as much as Goin' Down the Road's hosers were fascinated by it), and featuring trenchant ruminations from such commentators as Bruce McDonald, Piers Handling, Atom Egoyan, Patricia Rozema, and Geoff Pevere, Toronto Hides Itself is essential viewing for anyone interested in our city's cine-history.

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Production

Assistant Editor:
Sydney Boniface

Cinematography:
John P. Tarver
Nick Tirringer

Director:
Alexandra Anderson

Editor:
Richard Bartram

Researcher:
Sydney Boniface

Sound Designer:
Alana Raymond

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