It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! BENEDICTION was a favourite at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is opening tomorrow as a Toronto exclusive at the heavenly Bell Lightbox and we have a couple of run of engagement passes courtesy of LevelFilm and Route 504 PR should you happen to be in the Toronto area! And in case you are outside of Toronto, we will also have a Digital Copy contest opportunity in the future!
A huge Terrence Davies fanboy here, just a heads up. There’s just something about his work, from the earlier DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES to THE DEEP BLUE SEA, SUNSET SONG and the more recent A QUIET PASSION that just stick with me, and yet I wish he was regarded in the same vein that Mike Leigh is. His new movie, which continues his amazing streak of character-driven think-pieces, focuses on poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden, also memorable from DUNKIRK a few years ago) during the First World War and his hidden relationship with fellow poet and soldier Willed Owen. This movie is very long at 137 minutes but Davies has no problem taking his time studying his characters and giving them their time to breathe and grow. While Lowden is the star here, there’s also a great performance here by Peter Capaldi that is much later in the movie but also just as effective. BENEDICTION was filmed during the pandemic and you could kind of tell, but this is nevertheless a strong addition to a very underrated lineup.
From my TIFF 2021 review
To enter, send us an email to getreelgiveaways@gmail.com with BENEDICTION TORONTO in the subject line! In the body of the email please confirm you are in Toronto or close enough to access and use passes to see the movie at Bell Lightbox! We will pick winners on Friday, May 27th and contact via email. 18+/Canada Only.
