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Toronto Jewish Film Festival presents The Mourning Suit

Cineplex Cinemas Varsity & VIP

Toronto

April 15, 2026

7:00 PM

Free

English

The Toronto Jewish Film Festival presents a special screening of the 1975 drama The Mourning Suit, the first feature film shot in Winnipeg. Director Leonard Yakir will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening.

Tickets are available at the link below

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The Mourning Suit

Director Leonard Yakir
Run Time 90min
Genre Drama, Romance
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Summary

Allan Moyle plays Herschel, a young Jewish cellist who returns to his hometown looking to reconnect with those he left behind. He rents loft space in a warehouse where an old tailor lives out his fantasies of a once-thriving garment factory.
 

Cast Helen Cooperstein

Ratings by Province or Territory

NR
Alberta
NR
British Columbia
NR
Manitoba
NR
New Brunswick
NR
Newfoundland and Labrador
NR
Nova Scotia
NR
Northwest Territories
NR
Nunavut
NR
Ontario
NR
Prince Edward Island
13+
Québec
NR
Saskatchewan
NR
Yukon

Guest

Leonard Yakir



Event Primary Language

English

Event Details

Tickets are available at the link below

Apr
15
Toronto Jewish Film Festival presents The Mourning Suit
7:00 PM – 9:30 pm, EDT
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Accessibility

Venue deemed accessible by event host.

Address

Cineplex Cinemas Varsity & VIP, 55 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON, M4W 1A5
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