More is more! That was the vibe at the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival , which was lousy with movie stars and had a cheery air of abundance (it concludes on Sunday). There were just so many interesting movies to see… and rarely have so many outperformed expectations. (Colleagues at Vogue teased me for liking seemingly everything .)

I’d managed to screen a few of the marquee films ahead of the festival, so I focused on smaller movies seeking distribution. This proved a good strategy. Maybe it was my curatorial prowess or just dumb luck but I caught nary a dud sprinting around the festival. Here are the ones that I am particularly excited about, three coming out this fall and the rest still seeking distribution (an especially rich category this year). If you keep a m

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