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WEEK IN WOMEN: Patricia Arquette’s GONZO GIRL opens TIFF’s Discovery program – Brandy McDonnell reports

August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Camila Morrone, Cheryl Della Pietra, discovery program, dorota lech, gonzo girl, Hunter S. Thompson, Patricia Arquette, the week in women, TIFF 2023, twiw, willem dafoe

Gonzo Girl, Oscar-winning actor Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut, will be the opening film of the Discovery program of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone star in Arquette’s Gonzo Girl, which is based on Cheryl Della Pietra’s semi-autobiographical novel chronicling her time as Hunter S. Thompson’s personal assistant.