TIFF Interview: The Orphanage Director Juan Antonio Bayona

by James Rocchi Sep 9th 2007 // 9:32AM

Filed under: Foreign Language, Horror, Sony Classics, Festival Reports, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie

Juan Antonio Bayona's Il Orfanato (The Orphanage) earned raves at Cannes -- and now it's taking the Toronto International Film Festival by storm. A classically spooky ghost story with more than a few modern touches in the vein of producer Guillermo Del Toro's own work, The Orphanage is a surprisingly entertaining and assured feature-length debut for director Juan Antonio Bayona. Mixing character-driven drama with a host of jumps and starts, Bayona's film chills and startles -- and also works as a sensitive, character-driven drama between the jumps and starts. Mr. Bayone spoke with Cinematical at the Toronto International Film Festival; to download the interview, click here.

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9-19-2007 @ 11:02AM

Maya said...

James: Insightful interview. You asked questions I wish I would have. Thanks.

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