THE WAITING ROOM
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA D: Igor Drljaca. Canada. 92 min. Sep 15, 9:30 pm TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 Sep 17, 4:30 pm AGO. See tiff.net. Rating: NNN
Krivina director Drljaca and star Jasmin Geljo reunite for the tale of an actor trying to recapture his sense of purpose by restarting the career that faltered when he left Bosnia-Herzegovina for Toronto two decades earlier.
There’s a stark beauty to cinematographer Roland Echavarria’s imagery, and Geljo clearly knows his frustrated, melancholy character inside and out. But a couple of ill–advised choices let the air out of The Waiting Room in its final movement.
