My Policeman
#TIFF22: 2022 TIFF TRIBUTE GALA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Taking place last night at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, the TIFF Tribute Gala honored those who made a significant impact through their work in the Festival this year. Honorees range in tenure and stature and it was a star-studded affair!
2022 TIFF Tribute Award recipients:
Ensemble My Policeman
TIFF Tribute Award for Performance presented by Polestar
Sam Mendes
TIFF Ebert Director Award
Brendan Fraser
TIFF Tribute Award for Performance presented by IMDbPro
Hildur Guðnadóttir
TIFF Variety Artisan Award
Sally El Hosaini
TIFF Emerging Talent Award presented by MGM
Michelle Yeoh
TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award presented by BVLGARI
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant
(Photo/video credit: TIFF)
#TIFF22: “MY POLICEMAN”
By Amanda Gilmore
My Policeman follows Tom (Harry Styles) a young policeman who has conformed to the social expectations of 1950s Britain. When he meets Schoolteacher Marion (Emma Corrin) she is immediately smitten with him and the two begin a relationship. However, their world changes when they meet museum curator Patrick (David Dawson). Tom and Patrick fall in love during a time when it was forbidden to do so. Decades later, in 1999, the three (Linus Roache, Gina McKee, and Rupert Everett) must confront their painful past to move toward their future.
The Film works best as a study on memory and wasted time. Screenwriter Ron Nyswaner weaves the story of the three through their twenties and then meets them again decades later. In 1999, we get to see the guilt that Marion (McKee) and Tom (Roache) have carried with them. This guilt has kept them tied unhappily together. Through this, we witness that it’s never too late to forgive yourself and start a life that will make you happy.
Further, it’s through the weaving of the time frames that we see this forbidden love through changing social conventions. When Tom and Patrick meet, their love is illegal. They have no choice but to hide. Therefore, we understand where Tom’s mixed emotions of anger, passion, sadness and regret come from. It’s a performance that shows the range Styles has. While Patrick, an outstanding Dawson, longs to have a future where he doesn’t have to share Tom. Then there’s Corrin who gives a stellar performance as Marion who tries to hold onto the life she’s only ever imagined for herself. We see their wants and desires back in the ‘50s and why Tom and Patrick couldn’t be together. Then we are brought to 1999 when things began changing for the Community. We see the changing views reflected in the adult characters.
My Policeman is a touching story of love, memory and time.
My Policeman screens as follows at TIFF ’22:
Sun, Sep 11 IN-PERSON at Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre at 6:30 pm
Mon, Sep 12 IN-PERSON at Scotiabank Theatre at 12:00 pm
Fri, Sep 16 IN-PERSON at Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre at 2:00 pm
Sat, Sep 17 IN-PERSON at Royal Alexandra Theatre at 1:30 pm
#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FROM “MY POLICEMAN”
Harry Styles and Emma Corrin star in MY POLICEMAN, arriving this Fall. See the first stills from this upcoming Feature from Director Michael Grandage. We’ll be seeing this at TIFF! Can’t wait.
Starring: Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson and Rupert Everett.
Synopsis:
A beautifully crafted story of forbidden love and changing social conventions, My Policeman follows three young people – policeman Tom (Harry Styles), teacher Marion (Emma Corrin), and museum curator Patrick (David Dawson)– as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee), and Patrick (Rupert Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past. Based on the book by Bethan Roberts, director Michael Grandage carves a visually transporting, heart-stopping portrait of three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty, and forgiveness.
My Policeman will Release in Theaters on October 21, 2022 and Globally on Prime Video Starting November 4, 2022.
(Photo credit: Prime Video)
#TIFF22: CAST OF “MY POLICEMAN” TO RECEIVE A TIFF TRIBUTE AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE
The 2022 TIFF Tribute Gala is set to take place Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Fairmont Royal York Hotel and being honoured this year is the Cast of MY POLICEMAN, including Harry Styles and Emma Corrin! The TIFF Tribute Award for Performance is presented by Polestar and the Awards are brought to us by BVLGARI. This marks the first time an Ensemble is being honoured, in addition to a new gender-neutral acting award.
Synopsis of MY POLICEMAN:
Adapted for the screen by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner from Bethan Roberts’ award-winning novel of the same name, Prime Video’s My Policeman follows three young people — policeman Tom (Styles), teacher Marion (Corrin), and museum curator Patrick (Dawson) — as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Roache), Marion (McKee), and Patrick (Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past. Grandage carves a visually transporting, heart-stopping portrait of three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty, and forgiveness.
The TIFF Tribute Awards have served as an awards-season bellwether, with past honourees Jessica Chastain, Roger Deakins, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Joaquin Phoenix, Taika Waititi, and Chloé Zhao going on to win awards on the international stage. The TIFF Tribute Awards honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and a below-the-line artist and creator. The Awards event also serves as TIFF’s largest annual fundraiser to support TIFF’s Every Story fund, which promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in film and TIFF’s core mission to transform the way people see the world through film. More information on the 2022 TIFF Tribute Awards event and this year’s honourees will follow in the coming weeks.
We’re less than a month away from TIFF ’22! This is a good type of anxious!
(Photo credit: Prime Video)
#TIFF22: “MY POLICEMAN” STARRING HARRY STYLES TO PREMIERE AT 2022 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Huge news! Harry Styles stars in MY POLICEMAN along with The Crown‘s Emma Corrin, which just has been announced to premiere at TIFF ’22!
| Adapted for the screen by Ron Nyswaner from Bethan Roberts’ award-winning novel of the same name, My Policeman follows three young people – policeman Tom (Harry Styles), teacher Marion (Emma Corrin), and museum curator Patrick (David Dawson)– as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee), and Patrick (Rupert Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past. Based on the book by Bethan Roberts, director Michael Grandage carves a visually transporting, heart-stopping portrait of three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty, and forgiveness. From Prime Video, My Policeman stars Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina Mckee, Linus Roache, David Dawson and Rupert Everett. It is directed by Michael Grandage from a screenplay by Ron Nyswaner, based on the book by Bethan Roberts. Producers are Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robbie Rogers, Cora Palfrey and Philip Herd. |
MY POLICEMAN arrives November 4, 2022 on Prime Video Canada.
(Photo/video credit: Prime Video Canada)
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