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.

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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

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British Columbia

Manitoba

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Ontario

Prince Edward Island

13+

Québec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Guest

Leonard Yakir

Event Primary Language

English

Event Details

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Toronto Jewish Film Festival presents The Mourning Suit

7:00 PM – 9:30 pm, EDT

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Address

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