TIFF 2014 Scenes: Opening Night, Featuring The Humbling and The Judge

In which Robert John Downey, Jr. proves for the 18-billionth time that he is a lovable scamp.

By Christopher Bird

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“Yes, folks, I’m glad to be here with my good friend Jack Lemmon.” “Al, I’m Barry Levinson.” “Eh, same difference.” Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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"How do I tell him his hair is all poofy without insulting him?" Photo by Giordano Ciampini.<br />

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Greta Gerwig laughs as Al Pacino farts <em>delightfully</em>. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.<br />

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"AL! COME SIGN MY BOOK OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN MOVIES WITH CHRIS O'DONNELL! YOU AND KIEFER SUTHERLAND ARE MY ONLY REMAINING HOLDOUTS!" Photo by Giordano Ciampini.<br />

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[insert charming excuse for rascally behaviour here] Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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No, seriously, Robert Downey, Jr. is wealthy in large part because he always looks like he just got caught being a lovable scamp. It's a rare talent. Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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As you can see, he can do it basically whenever. Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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Seven thousand dandelions died to make Kristen Bell's outfit. Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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Robert Duvall <em>knows what you did</em>. Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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This young Vera Farmiga fan is overcome after being graced with Vera Farmiga's presence and Farmiga explains that she really "liked the pink sign." Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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The rest of the cast pranked Vera Farmiga by telling her everybody was dressing up as characters from Little Women. Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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"Yeah, that whole thing where Beyoncé calls a surfboard 'surfbort,' what's up with that, anyway? Does that not make sense to anybody else?" Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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"Dax, honey, stop talking about Beyoncé. Again." Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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"See! See! This guy in the crowd over here, he gets it! Is she trying to create a new word or is it just a mispronunciation that she's trying to cover up?" Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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"But seriously, Vincent D'Onofrio, what's your take on the whole surfbort controversy?" Photo by Kayla Rocca.<br />

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Vincent D'Onofrio and and Jeremy Strong play the "how I would get away with murdering a random person in the audience" game. Photo by Kayla Rocca.

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The 10-day orgy of star-gazing and movie-watching that is TIFF kicked off last night with a gala presentation of David Dobkin’s The Judge, starring Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, and Vera Farmiga. Robert Downey, Jr. was on hand to thrill fans, which he did simply by being Robert Downey, Jr. and making Robert Downey, Jr.–type expressions. His fellow cast members also thrilled fans, but probably mostly because they are poised and acclaimed actors.

Movie lovers also greeted the arrival of Al Pacino, in town for the North American premiere of his film The Humbling, directed by Barry Levinson and based on Philip Roth’s 2009 novel of the same name. In it, he plays an aging stage actor—but we say he doesn’t look a day older than he did in Gigli.