TIFF Bell Lightbox
![TIFF Bell Lightbox is a new film screening and exhibition hall in downtown Toronto. It opened to the public Sunday, Sept. 12.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2ae0055/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x397+0+0/resize/586x397!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2F54%2Fd9b0a1117760ffceabb49256b3d0%2Fla-et-adv-lightbox-01-l8pgs6nc.jpg)
TIFF Bell Lightbox is a new film screening and exhibition hall in downtown Toronto. It opened to the public Sunday, Sept. 12. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
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The “Essential Cinema” exhibit at the TIFF Bell Lightbox includes a collection of items from the 100 essential movies, including a dress from the 1963 movie “The Leopard,” directed by Luchino Viscotti. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
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The “Essential Cinema” exhibit at the TIFF Bell Lightbox includes an exhibit of screens with segments of the 100 essential movies. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
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Inside the TIFF Bell Lightbox. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
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TIFF Bell Lightbox includes a cafe on the second floor. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
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“8 1/2 Screens” is the title of an installation by Atom Egoyan at TIFF Bell Lightbox and it includes clips form the screening room sequence in Federico Fellini’s movie “8 1/2.” Egoyan reverses the relationship between viewer and screen, reconsidering the moviegoer’s role in film. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
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TIFF Bell Lightbox is a modern, glass-covered box. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)