Last TIFF ....

Last line up of TIFF and I'm back @AMC. What luck! We're ushered into a cinema to wait in what one TIFF volunteer calls a virtual line. Am early and nab a prime spot. Two seats down from me a moviegoer is serenaded by her partner. He sings "Happy Birthday" to her. A couple of other moviegoers join in. Seems tickets to TIFF were a birthday present. This afternoon's movie is Blood of My Blood. As we wait, a pair of moviegoers watch Sex in the City 2 on a smartphone. After a short wait, we're ushered into another cinema. The ritual jostling of seats begins, then everyone settles in for the movie.

The verdict:

Blood of My Blood was an interesting last film for me. Slow to start, but packs a huge emotional punch at the end. Lovely to see parts of Lisboa again.

-Debra Black