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3 OCT 14 6 NOV 14
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FILMS WORTH TALKING ABOUT
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3 CINEMAS CAFE BAR
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INDEX
Screening Dates & Times 22-23
Ticket Prices & Information 23
General Information
43
20,000 Days on Earth
7
The Act of Killing
10
Adios Carmen
16
Advanced Style
26
Africa in Motion
14-19
Africa in Motion
Short Film Competition
19
African Storytelling
15
Alive Inside
21
Ana Ana
21
Another Earth
35
Antboy25
Apnea36
Appleseed Alpha
29
Arthur Christmas
26
Attila Marcel
8
The Battles of Coronel
and Falkland Islands
10
Battleship Potemkin
38
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
29
Believe24
Belle and Sebastian
25
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me 5
Björk: Biophilia Live
9
The Blue Eyes of Yonta
14
The Boxtrolls
25
Broken Flowers
13
Charulata9
Chinese Take-Away
34
Coffee and Cigarettes
13
Come and See...
10
Come Back, Africa
15
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
30
Crouching Tiger, Hidden...
10
A Dangerous Game
6
Dead Man
12
Difret17
The Discreet Charm of the... 39
The Double Life of Veronique 35
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods 29
Edinburgh Spanish
Film Festival
32-34
Education and Learning
42
Eric Kabera Masterclass
17
Everybody’s Child
20
INDEX
Factory Girl
16
Filmhouse Cafe Bar + Quiz 41
Filmhouse Explorer 4
Filmhouse Junior 24-26
Filmosophy: The Double
35
Finding Hillywood
17
The First World War in Cinema 10
Floating Skyscrapers
36
Four Corners
16
Frozen26
Gabrielle20
Ghost Dog: The Way of the... 39
Giovanni’s Island
29
Giraffada41
The Golden Dream
9
The Grand Kilapy
18
The Grand Seduction
8
A Gun in Each Hand
33
Human Capital
6
I Decide: The Train of Freedom +
Born to Suffer33
I Want You
33
Ida5
In a Foreign Land
32
Introduction to European
Cinema 38-39
It Looks Pretty... + Parasite
37
Jim Jarmusch: Presented
by Drambuie
12-13
Le jour se lève
8
K: Missing Kings
28
Kadjike19
Kebab & Horoscope
37
Keepers of Memory
17
Khumba15
The Last Floor
37
Life Feels Good
36
The Limits of Control
13
Love is Strange
26
Luminate26
Lupin III vs. Conan
30
M6/39
Magic in the Moonlight
5
Make Way for Tomorrow
26
Mars Project
20
A Most Wanted Man
5
Mr. Turner
8
Night of the Living Dead
30
Night on Earth
12
INDEX
Night Will Fall
7
The Nut Job
24
Only Lovers Left Alive
13
Orphée39
Papusza36
Planes: Fire and Rescue
24
Play Poland 36-37
Pride7
The Princess and the Pilot
28
Rags & Tatters
15
The Return
38
Rise of the Guardians
25
Rumours of War
18
Scotland Loves Anime
28-30
Shorts for Middle Ones
24
Shorts for Wee Ones
24
Siliva the Zulu
15
SLA Mystery Film
30
SMHAFF 2014
20-21
SMHAFF International
Film Awards
21
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors20
Studio Bones Focus
29
Sunrise38
Suns14
Sword of the Stranger
28
Tad, the Lost Explorer
34
TOA Audience Award
41
Take One Action Film Fest 40-41
The Thirteen Roses
33
The Threepenny Opera
39
Timbuktu18
Time of Eve
30
Timecrimes35
Tony Benn: Will & Testament
9
Visions of the Future:
African Science Fiction Shorts 19
Watermark40
We Are Many
40
What We Did on Our Holiday 6
White Shadow
16
The Wild Ones
32
Wings of Honneamise
28
The Wishful Thinkers
34
Wojtek: The Bear That Went... 37
Wolfy, the Incredible Secret 25
Wounded34
Year of the Horse
12
Young Voices
25
AUDIODESCRIPTIONANDCAPTIONS
In all three screens we have a system which
enables us, whenever the necessary digital
files are available, to show onscreen captions
for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing,
and provide audio description (via infra-red
headsets) for those who are sight-impaired.
This issue, all screenings of Magic in the
Moonlight, A Most Wanted Man, What We Did
on Our Holiday, Pride and Mr. Turner will have
audio description, and the following screenings
will also have captions:
Magic in the Moonlight: Sun 28 Sep, 1.10pm
A Most Wanted Man: Sat 11 Oct, 1.05pm
What We Did on Our Holiday: Sun 19 Oct, 3.45pm
Pride: Sun 26 Oct, 3.25pm
Mr. Turner: Sun 2 Nov, 2.00pm
FORCRYINGOUTLOUD
Screenings for carers and their babies! Tickets
£4.50/£3.50 concessions per adult. Screenings are
limited to babies under 12 months accompanied
by no more than two adults. Babychanging, bottlewarming and buggy parking facilities are available.
Magic in the Moonlight: Mon 6 Oct, 11am
A Dangerous Game: Mon 13 Oct, 11am
What We Did On Our Holiday: Mon 20 Oct, 11am
Le jour se lève: Mon 27 Oct, 11am
Mr. Turner: Mon 3 Nov, 11am
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Introduction
A MOST WANTED MAN
PRIDE
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MR. TURNER
Maybe you had to be there, but I’ll take a chance...
So, I was on the bus from Toronto Airport into town for the annual Film Festival (have I ever mentioned I go there?); I was sitting four seats back
behind the driver and there was a young chap sitting alone on one of the two seats directly behind the driver. There were only around ten of us
on the coach, so there was an excess of empty seats, but, shortly prior to departure, an older Canadian fellow (the accent gave it away) got on
and immediately sat in the spare seat of the two where our young chap was sitting. He, with barely suppressed anger, said: “There’s plenty of seats
on the bus… can you sit somewhere else?” “No, I want to sit here”, said the elderly gent. Much harrumphing and gathering of belongings later,
the young man got up out of his seat, pushed past his unwelcome new companion, and sat in the seat behind. The bus set off without further
incident, stopping shortly afterwards at Terminal 1 to pick up the passengers there. An elderly Canadian lady (again, the accent) got on and sat
straight down next to our already disgruntled young man, who, visibly more aggressively than the first time around, repeated his original question
about sitting elsewhere. Without really waiting to hear her response, he was up, gathering his belongings (again) and cursing for the whole bus
to hear, “What’s wrong with you people!?” As someone to whom the luxury of double-width legroom is highly prized… good question, I thought.
But I digress…
Woody Allen’s Colin Firth-starring Magic in the Moonlight continues into October, as does Pawel Pawlikowski’s astonishing Ida, and we’ve runs for
Anton Corbijn’s excellent adaptation of John Le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man, starring the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Anthony Baxter’s
hugely accomplished follow up to his You’ve Been Trumped doc, A Dangerous Game, which updates the ‘Donald Trump vs. the good people of
Aberdeenshire’ story and takes a wider look at the global game (golf ) and the bad environmental things that are being done in its name. And,
quite possibly saving the best til last, the end of the month sees the release of Mike Leigh’s highly-anticipated Cannes 2014 competition entry, Mr.
Turner, which stars Timothy Spall as the eponymous painter (JMW, that is).
Catching up with some films we couldn’t show on release, What We Did on Our Holiday (written by and co-directed by that very funny man who
often appears on QI, Sorry, I Haven’t a Clue and the likes, Andy Hamilton) stars David Tennant and Billy Connolly and is a comedy drama set around
Connolly’s paterfamilias’ birthday celebrations at the family pile in the north of Scotland; and Pride is the truly uplifting and very funny, culturescolliding, based-on-a-true-story comedy/drama about a group of gay activists who decide to lend their support to the striking miners in the 1980s.
Scotland Loves Anime takes its usual October spot, as do Africa in Motion and the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival (SMHAFF), and
we’ve a brand new Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival to boot. And finally, we bring to a conclusion our Jim Jarmusch retro.
If you can’t find something there to tickle your fancy, well, I give up.
Rod White, Head of Filmhouse
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Filmhouse Explorer
A MOST WANTED MAN
MR. TURNER
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Filmhouse Explorer
We’re really keen to encourage your deeper engagement with the great cinema
we screen. We know going to the cinema a lot can be quite expensive, so we’ve
devised a ticket deal to make it cheaper to see films beyond the big new releases.
Here’s how it works: buy a ticket for a film in the left hand column below, and you
will receive a voucher that will entitle you, on handing it in at the Box Office, to 50%
off a full price ticket to any film (or any film in any season) listed in the right hand
column.
We’ve marked the films and seasons involved with a wee logo to make
them easier to spot, and you can also find them on our website at
www.filmhousecinema.com/tickets
Happy Exploring!
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A Most Wanted Man (page 5)
What We Did on Our Holiday (page 6)
Pride (page 7)
Mr. Turner (page 8)
Ida (page 5)
Human Capital (page 6)
M (page 6)
Le jour se lève (page 8)
Charulata (page 9)
Jim Jarmusch: Presented by Drambuie (12-13)
All tickets subject to availability. The half price voucher only applies to full price tickets. The Filmhouse Explorer ticket
deal cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. The 50% discount is not valid for Friday matinee screenings.
HUMAN CAPITAL
Main features
MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT
IDA
BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME
NEWRELEASE
NEWRELEASES
A MOST WANTED MAN
MAYBEYOUMISSED
Magic in the Moonlight
Ida
A Most Wanted Man
Fri 19 Sep to Thu 9 Oct
Fri 26 Sep to Thu 9 Oct
Fri 10 to Thu 16 Oct
Woody Allen • USA 2014 • 1h38m
DCP • 12A – Contains moderate sex reference
Cast: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Eileen Atkins, Marcia Gay Harden,
Jacki Weaver.
Pawel Pawlikowski • Poland/Denmark 2013 • 1h22m • DCP
Polish with English subtitles • 12A – Contains suicide scene
Cast: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik,
Jerzy Trela, Adam Szyszkowski.
Anton Corbijn • UK/USA/Germany 2014 • 2h2m
DCP • 15 – Contains strong language
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Grigoriy
Dobrygin, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Nina Hoss.
Set in the 1920s on the opulent and idyllic French Riviera,
Woody Allen’s latest is an enchanting romantic comedy
starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone.
The film follows cynical and arrogant Englishman Stanley
(Firth), a master illusionist who is invited to the Catledge
Family mansion to unmask a possible swindle involving
an alluring young clairvoyant named Sophie (Stone). At
first, Stanley is confident he can expose Sophie as a fraud
in no time. But as he witnesses her accomplish numerous
supernatural feats, Stanley begins to question his rational
worldview – if Sophie’s powers are real, anything could be
possible...
Shot in luminous black and white, this graceful and
haunting drama explores the life of Anna, an orphan
brought up in a convent in Poland. Just before taking her
vows, Anna visits her only living relative, her mother’s sister,
for the first time. Aunt Wanda informs Anna of her Jewish
heritage; her original name, Ida; and of her parents’ murder
during the Nazi occupation. The two women embark on
a journey into the wintry countryside to find the parents’
unmarked graves, and dark secrets are unearthed.
Matinee Special!
Drew DeNicola • USA 2012 • 1h53m • DCP • cert tbc
Documentary
Anton Corbijn’s sumptuously shot, impeccably structured
adaptation of John le Carré’s 2008 best-selling novel is
a thoroughly gripping tale set in the dangerous and
dingy world of a post-9/11 German intelligence unit.
Tensions are high as unit head Günther Bachmann (a truly
accomplished performance by the late Philip Seymour
Hoffman) is drawn into a deadly web of intrigue and
espionage on the streets of Hamburg. A captivating story
full of twists and surprises, expertly brought to life by a
thoroughly talented cast.
“Hoffman shines in a role that demands not showmanship,
but a kind of complexity and contradiction that can be
rendered only through the kind of dull character details
that he excelled in, accumulating them from the inside
out.” - Washington Post
If you’re a Senior Citizen you can go to a matinee
screening and get either soup of the day OR a cup
of tea or filter coffee and a traycake for only £7!
A unique portrait of the seminal rock band who crafted
three albums now considered to be pop masterpieces.
Never experiencing popular success in their time, Big Star
have been cited as an influence by artists including REM,
the Replacements and Wilco. Weaving never-before-seen
footage and photos of the band together with in-depth
interviews, director Drew DeNicola has created a unique
portrait of four incredibly talented musicians who fell
victim to the corporate stranglehold that the major record
labels and radio stations held over the music industry.
Offer runs from Mondays to Thursdays inclusive and
only applies to screenings starting before 5.00pm. Ask
for the Matinee Special deal at the box office and you’ll
receive a voucher which can be exchanged in the café
bar between 1.30pm and 5.30pm that day only. Offer is
subject to availability and only available in person.
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
Mon 6 & Tue 7 Oct
5
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Main features
A DANGEROUS GAME
WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY
MAYBEYOUMISSED
HUMAN CAPITAL
M
NEWRELEASE
RESTOREDCLASSIC
A Dangerous Game
Human Capital Il capitale umano
M
Fri 17 to Mon 20 Oct
Anthony Baxter • UK 2014 • 1h42m • DCP
PG – Contains mild bad language • Documentary
Paolo Virzì • Italy/France 2013 • 1h49m
DCP • Italian with English subtitles
15 – Contains strong language, sex, suicide references
Cast: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Golino, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi,
Matilde Gioli, Fabrizio Gifuni.
Fritz Lang • Germany 1931 • 1h51m
DCP • German with English subtitles
PG – Contains mild language, violence and scenes of smoking
Cast: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke,
Theodor Loos.
The fate of two socially unequal families is connected by
the hit-and-run death of a cyclist in this stylish whodunit,
based on Stephen Amidon’s best-selling book of the same
name and starring two of Italy’s leading actresses, Valeria
Golino and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
Serena, daughter of a struggling real estate agent, has
been going out with Massimiliano, party boy son of a
hedge-fund millionaire. Serena’s father Dino sees an
opportunity in this connection: in Dino, Massimiliano’s
father Giovanni sees a sucker best avoided. Meanwhile
Carla, Giovanni’s neglected trophy wife, hopes to endow a
theatre restoration with her husband’s largesse.
Told in chapters that look at events through different eyes,
the story develops from a thriller into a psychological
drama and social study, expertly intertwining love, class
and ambition.
Fritz Lang’s first sound film (based on the true story
of a Düsseldorf child-murderer) is a work of stunning
sophistication and mesmerising artistry.
A spate of child killings has stricken a terrified Berlin.
Murderer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre in an extraordinary
performance) soon finds himself chased by all levels of
society.
From cinema’s first serial killer hunt, Lang pulls back
to encompass social tapestry, police procedural, and
underworld conspiracies in an astonishingly multifaceted
and level-headed look at a deeply incendiary topic. One of
the greatest psychological thrillers of all time, M remains as
fresh and startling 80 years on.
Luxury golf courses benefit a few and hurt the rest of
us. This follow-up to the award-winning You’ve Been
Trumped takes up where the previous film left off with the
saga of American billionaire property developer Donald
Trump’s incursion into Scotland. Filmmaker Anthony
Baxter journeys to Croatia and the United States to probe
the disastrous environmental effects of the development
of luxury golf courses. Then he returns to Scotland to
confront Trump...
What We Did on Our Holiday
Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin • UK 2014 • 1h35m • DCP
12A – Contains moderate bad language, discriminatory
language, moderate sex references
Cast: David Tennant, Rosamund Pike, Billy Connolly, Celia Imrie,
Ben Miller.
Doug (David Tennant) and Abi (Rosamund Pike) travel to
the Scottish Highlands with their three children for Doug’s
father Gordie’s (Billy Connolly) birthday party. It soon
becomes clear that when it comes to keeping a secret
under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are
their biggest liability...
From the creators of the hit BBC comedy series
Outnumbered, What We Did on Our Holiday is a heartwarming, uplifting comedy.
Screening in a new restoration.
Main features
NIGHT WILL FALL
NEWRELEASE
PRIDE
MAYBEYOUMISSED
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
MAYBEYOUMISSED
Night Will Fall
Pride
Mon 20 to Thu 23 Oct
Andre Singer • UK/Germany/France/Israel/USA/Denmark 2014
1h15m • DCP • 15 – Contains footage of real Holocaust victims
Documentary
Matthew Warchus • UK 2014 • 2h • DCP
15 – Contains strong language, sex references
Cast: Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton,
George MacKay.
Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard • UK 2014 • 1h37m • DCP
15 – Contains strong language, nudity detail • Documentary
When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps
in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army
and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the
full horror of what had happened. Making use of British,
Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s
Sydney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television)
aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting,
undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He
commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor
Stewart McAllister (acclaimed for his work with Humphrey
Jennings), writer and future cabinet minister Richard
Crossman, and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred
Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British
and and US governments, the film was shelved, and only
now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by
Imperial War Museums.
This eloquent, lucid documentary by Andre Singer
(executive producer of the award-winning The Act of
Killing) tells the story of the filming of the camps and the
fate of Bernstein’s project, using original archive footage
and eyewitness testimonies.
A warm, witty, uplifting drama inspired by an extraordinary
true story.
It’s the summer of 1984. Margaret Thatcher is in power and
the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At
the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian
activists decides to raise money to support the families
of the striking miners. But there’s a problem – the Union
seems embarrassed to receive their support...
“A joyous film, full of love and warmth but unafraid to
admit that with sticking out your neck comes struggle and
sorrow.” - Time Out
Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the
life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave.
With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrait of
the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who
we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the
creative spirit.
We meet those who have affected his life, personally and
professionally, including hilarious moments shared with
his regular collaborator, the multi-instrumentalist and epic
beard-wearer Warren Ellis; actor and friend Ray Winstone;
and Kylie Minogue, with whom Cave duetted on his
mainstream hit single Where The Wild Roses Grow. These
voices from the past revisit Cave in daydream-like scenes
as he sits behind the wheel driving through his adopted
hometown of Brighton.
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Main features
LE JOUR SE LEVE
THE GRAND SEDUCTION
RESTOREDCLASSIC
Le jour se lève
Daybreak
Marcel Carné • France 1939 • 1h32m
DCP • French with English subtitles
PG – Contains nudity, mild violence, sex references, mild bad
language
Cast: Jean Gabin, Arletty, Jules Berry, Mady Berry, René Génin.
Marcel Carné’s exquisitely crafted noir, describing an
obsessive relationship that leads to murder, is a classic
of French poetic realism. This new restoration includes
previously deleted scenes.
Jean Gabin stars as François, who has shot and killed a
man in a crime of passion and is now holed up in his
apartment. Over the course of a long night he reflects on
the circumstances that have led him, inexorably, to murder.
A film of its time, it responded so clearly to the pessimism
and foreboding felt across Europe on the cusp of World War
II that, after its 1939 release, it was promptly banned by the
Vichy government on the grounds that it was demoralising
an already defeated nation. After the war it screened to
wide acclaim – but still excluded the Vichy-censored
footage which has now been restored for this release.
Screening in a new restoration.
MR. TURNER
NEWRELEASE
ATTILA MARCEL
NEWRELEASES
The Grand Seduction
Mr. Turner
Tue 28 to Thu 30 Oct
Fri 31 Oct to Thu 6 Nov
Don McKellar • Canada 2013 • 1h53m • DCP
12A – Contains moderate sex references, drug references
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch, Liane Balaban, Gordon
Pinsent, Rhonda Rodgers.
Mike Leigh • UK 2014 • 2h30m • DCP
12A – Contains moderate sex, sex references
Cast: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion
Bailey, Karl Johnson.
Don McKellar’s charming comedy features a superb
performance from Brendan Gleeson as one of the
down-on-their-luck residents of a Newfoundland village,
determined to trick a big-city doctor (Taylor Kitsch) into
settling in their coastal community.
Gleason’s Murray French, a fisherman no longer allowed
to fish, heads up a band of citizens who see hope for
their locale in the form of a new factory. The problem?
The company insists that a full-time doctor commit to
the village for a five-year term. When the somewhat
unscrupulous Dr Lewis arrives in town for what he sees
as a month’s service, the villagers resort to any means
necessary to get him to stay…
Rollicking humour, quiet moments of whimsy and
genuinely touching scenes – all anchored in the gorgeous
seaside community of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, where
the film was shot – make The Grand Seduction well nigh
irresistible.
Mike Leigh’s superb exploration of the last quarter century
of the life of great if eccentric British painter JMW Turner
(1775-1851), featuring a career-best performance from
Timothy Spall.
“What a glorious film this is, richly and immediately
enjoyable.” - The Guardian
Attila Marcel
Fri 31 Oct to Sun 2 Nov
Sylvain Chomet • France 2013 • 1h46m
DCP • French with English subtitles
12A – Contains infrequent strong language
Cast: Guillaume Gouix, Anne Le Ny, Bernadette Lafont, Hélène
Vincent, Fanny Touron.
Sylvain Chomet evokes memories of Buster Keaton and
Jacques Tati in his first live-action film, a sad comedy about
a mute, sweet-natured man-child whose reawakened
childhood memories unleash marvellous musical fantasies.
Paul has been raised – and smothered – by his two
eccentric aunts in Paris since the death of his parents
when he was a toddler. Now 33, he still does not speak.
Paul’s aunts have only one dream for him: to win piano
competitions.
Main features
TONY BENN: WILL AND TESTAMENT
THE GOLDEN DREAM
MAYBEYOUMISSED
Tony Benn: Will and Testament
CHARULATA
RESTOREDCLASSIC
Charulata
BJORK: BIOPHILIA LIVE
NEWRELEASE
Björk: Biophilia Live
Sun 2 to Thu 6 Nov
The Lonely Wife
Skip Kite • UK 2014 • 1h30m • DCP • cert tbc • Documentary
Tue 4 to Thu 6 Nov
Nick Fenton & Peter Strickland • UK 2014 • 1h37m • DCP • cert tbc
A vivid portrait of a man whose career transcended
politics. Long-time Labour MP Tony Benn participated in
the making of this moving and informative tribute shortly
before his death in March 2014. Benn reviews the triumphs
and the upsets of his personal and his private life, from his
fight to retain his seat in the House of Commons after his
elevation to the peerage, to his championship of the 197172 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’ work-in, to his battles with a
hostile mainstream press. Winner of the Audience Award at
the 2014 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Satyajit Ray • India 1964 • 1h59m
DCP • Bengali and English with English subtitles
U – Contains very mild bad language, emotional intensity
Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Shailen
Mukherjee, Dilip Bose, Bankim Ghosh.
Biophilia Live is a concert film by Nick Fenton and Peter
Strickland that captures the human element of Björk’s
multi-disciplinary multimedia project: Biophilia. Recorded
live at Björk’s show at London’s Alexandra Palace in 2013,
the film features Björk and her band performing every
song on Biophilia and more, using a broad variety of
instruments – some digital, some traditional and some
completely unclassifiable.
The film has already been hailed as “a captivating record
of an artist in full command of her idiosyncratic powers”
(Variety) and “an imaginative standalone artwork”
(Hollywood Reporter), and is a vital piece of the grand
mosaic that is Biophilia.
The Golden Dream La jaula de oro
Mon 3 & Tue 4 Nov
Diego Quemada-Díez • Guatemala/Spain/Mexico 2013 • 1h42m
DCP • Spanish and English with English subtitles
12A – Contains moderate violence, sexual threat, moderate bad
language, natural nudity
Cast: Brandon López, Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez,
Carlos Chajon, Héctor Tahuite.
The impressive debut feature from Diego Quemada-Díez
(Ken Loach’s camera assistant) follows three Guatemalan
teenagers as they journey across perilous Mexico to
illegally cross the border in to the US in search of a better
life. Busking for money and travelling on the roofs of trains
to try and reach their destination, the teenagers encounter
numerous barriers in the form of border police, human
traffickers, kidnappers and drug lords.
Satyajit Ray’s favourite of his own films, set in late 19thcentury Bengal, boasts a marvellously vital Victorian
heroine: Charulata, spellbindingly portrayed by Madhabi
Mukherjee, is beautiful, intellectual and dangerously bored.
Racing from window to window in her vast, ornate
mansion, Charulata spies hungrily on the outside world
through opera glasses. Her wealthy husband, the highminded editor of a political journal, is too preoccupied
with the latest tax legislation and the forthcoming English
election (Disraeli v Gladstone) to pay much attention to his
wife. Somewhat unwisely, he invites his charming younger
cousin Amal, a would-be poet, to keep her company and
encourage her literary talent.
This is a household of seething, suppressed emotions,
subtly revealed by Subrata Mitra’s eloquent camera. A
richly atmospheric soundtrack evokes the wider world,
while Ray’s wistful score and the romantic songs beloved
of Charulata and Amal heighten the sense of longing.
Tue 11 Nov at 9.00pm
COMINGSOON
Coming soon to Filmhouse: gritty Belfast-set
thriller ‘71; Tommy Lee Jones’ intelligent take on
the Western genre, The Homesman; excellent
British dramas The Imitation Game and The Riot
Club; Steve James’ sad and beautiful film about
Roger Ebert, Life Itself; EIFF hit Stations of the
Cross; new restorations of Zabriskie Point and the
1956 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers;
and the 22nd French Film Festival UK!
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Come and See.../The Act of Killing/The First World War in Cinema
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
Come and See...
A monthly one-off screening of a great film
we simply thought you might like to see,
again or for the first time, on the big screen.
Now with added panther!
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Wo hu cang long
Thu 23 Oct at 8.40pm
Ang Lee • Taiwan/Hong Kong/USA/China 2000 • 2h
DCP • Mandarin with English subtitles • 12A
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen.
The movie that catapulted Ang Lee into the ranks of upper
echelon Hollywood filmmakers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon features a deft mix of astonishing martial arts
battles, beautiful scenery and tender drama.
In ancient China, Li Mu Bai decides to abandon his fighting
ways and asks fellow warrior Yu Shu Lien to present his
cherished sword to respected elder Sir Te. Shu Lien agrees
to take the sword, and persuades Mu Bai to meet her at Sir
Te’s Peking compound after he’s paid tribute at the grave of
his master, murdered years earlier by mysterious bandit Jade
Fox. But the sword is promptly stolen from Sir Te’s home...
PLUS SHORT
Pinkfinger Friz Freleng & Hawley Pratt • USA 1965 • 7m • DCP • U
An English gentleman talks to the Pink Panther, who is
busy reading a book about secret agents. The Englishman
suggests that the panther become a spy...
THE ACT OF KILLING
SPECIALEVENT
The Act of Killing
Sat 25 Oct at 1.00pm
Joshua Oppenheimer • Denmark/Norway/UK 2012
2h2m • DCP • Indonesian and English with English subtitles
15 – Contains graphic descriptions of torture and killings and
strong sex references • Documentary
A true cinematic experiment, The Act of Killing explores
a chapter of Indonesia’s history in a way bound to stir
debate – by enlisting a group of former killers, including
Indonesian paramilitary leader Anwar Congo, to re-enact
their lives in the style of the films they love.
Differing viewpoints on this controversial film will be
aired and debated in a post-screening discussion led by
the photographer and writer Owen Logan. This event
has been scheduled in collaboration with Stills as part of
their current exhibition The King’s Peace: Realism and War,
which runs at Stills (23 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1
1BP) until Sun 26 Oct. www.stills.org
THE BATTLES OF CORONEL AND FALKLAND ISLANDS
The First World
War in Cinema
A four-year series of films, programmed in
association with the University of Edinburgh,
that relate to the First World War, some dated to
coincide with the real events of 100 years ago and
others which are not tied to specific dates.
The Battles of Coronel
and Falkland Islands
Tue 28 to Thu 30 Oct
Walter Summers • UK 1927 • 1h45m • DCP • Silent • cert tbc
A new restoration by the BFI National Archive of one
of the finest films of the British silent era – a thrilling
reconstruction of two decisive naval battles from the early
stages of the First World War. Filmed on real battleships
supplied by the Admiralty, this is an astonishingly effective
piece of filmmaking, and is presented with a newly
commissioned score composed by Simon Dobson and
performed by The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines.
The 6.10pm screening on Tuesday 28 October will be
introduced by Dr Trevor Griffiths, School of History,
Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh,
author of The Cinema and Cinema-Going in Scotland,
1896-1950 (EUP paperback 2013).
This AuTumn AT The king’s TheATre
Pat Barker’s
Adapted for the stage by Nicholas Wright
Tue 30 September to Sat 4 October
Tue 7 to Sat 11 October
Mon 10 to Sat 15 November
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Jim Jarmusch: Presented by Drambuie
NIGHT ON EARTH
Drambuie brings you
A Taste of the Extraordinary...
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch – director, screenwriter, actor,
producer, editor and composer – has been a major
figure in American independent cinema since the
1980s. His films are quirky, stylish and effortlessly
cool, with casts and soundtracks to match.
This is the twelfth special season of films
showcased in partnership with Drambuie, whose
ongoing financial support allows Filmhouse
to screen unique cinematic programmes that
showcase extraordinary filmmakers, actors and
actresses that have made a lasting impact on
cultural society as well as film history. Alongside
these extraordinary films, audiences can
experience Drambuie’s unique blend of Scotch
whisky, spices and heather honey in an array
of bespoke cocktails at our Café Bar, created to
celebrate each season.
For updates and giveaways on Drambuie’s ‘A
Taste of the Extraordinary’ cinema seasons here at
Filmhouse, visit facebook.com/UKDrambuie or
@Drambuie.
DEAD MAN
YEAR OF THE HORSE
Night on Earth
Dead Man
Tue 30 Sep at 6.00pm & Sat 4 Oct at 3.15pm
Tue 7 Oct at 8.40pm & Sun 12 Oct at 3.30pm
Jim Jarmusch • France/UK/Germany/USA/Japan 1991 • 2h9m
DCP • English, French, Finnish, Italian and German with English
subtitles • 15 – Contains frequent strong language and strong
sex references
Cast: Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito, Armin
Müller-Stahl, Isaach De Bankolé, Béatrice Dalle, Roberto Benigni,
Matti Pellonpää.
Jim Jarmusch • USA/Germany/Japan 1995 • 2h
DCP • 18 – Contains strong language and violence
Cast: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen, Michael
Wincott, John Hurt, Robert Mitchum.
One of Jarmusch’s warmest films, Night on Earth veers
from broad comedy to more sober territory with its set
of five taxicab vignettes in LA, New York, Paris, Rome and
Helsinki.
“Brimming with exactly the sort of fragmentary
exchanges and subliminal missed connections that most
moviemakers leave out – and that, for Jarmusch, are about
the only things worth putting in.” - Entertainment Weekly
Jarmusch’s masterpiece is a hypnotic Western about
the spiritual rebirth of a dying 19th-century accountant
(Johnny Depp) that doubles as a barbed reflection on
America’s treatment of its indigenous people.
“Looser in structure than the director’s earlier work, but
pervaded with the same deadpan humour and superb
imagery (cameraman, Robby Müller), this is an original and
very weird account of the American wilderness.” - Time Out
Year of the Horse
Thu 2 Oct at 6.00pm & Sun 5 Oct at 3.30pm
Jim Jarmusch • USA 1997 • 1h47m • 35mm
15 – Contains strong language and drug use • Documentary
Jarmusch’s only documentary to date is a scrapbook of
interviews, archival clips, and concert footage of Neil
Young’s band Crazy Horse, shot over the course of their
1996 world tour.
“Cuts right to the savage heart of it all, thrusting the music
center stage and leaving the rumors and anecdotes (most
of them, anyway) to the biographers.” - Austin Chronicle
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Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
Jim Jarmusch: Presented by Drambuie
COFFEE AND CIGARETTES
BROKEN FLOWERS
Coffee and Cigarettes
The Limits of Control
Mon 13 Oct at 8.45pm & Sat 18 Oct at 3.30pm
Jim Jarmusch • USA/Japan/Italy 2003 • 1h36m
35mm • 15 – Contains strong language
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi,
Cate Blanchett, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits.
Jim Jarmusch • USA/Japan 2009 • 1h56m • 35mm • English,
Spanish, Arabic, French and Japanese with English subtitles
15 – Contains strong language and sexualised nudity
Cast: Isaach De Bankolé, Alex Descas, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton,
Bill Murray, Gael García Bernal.
The motley cast of this patchwork quilt of caffeine-fuelled
conversations, hangout sessions, and chance encounters
includes Iggy Pop, Cate Blanchett, the Wu-Tang Clan, Steve
Buscemi, and many more.
“In Jarmusch’s capable hands, the mundane has never
been so delightful.” - The Hollywood Reporter
Broken Flowers
Jim Jarmusch • USA/France 2005 • 1h46m
Digital • 15 – Contains strong language and nudity
Cast: Bill Murray, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright,
Jessica Lange.
After receiving an unsigned letter informing him that
he’s the father of a 19-year-old son, Bill Murray’s ageing,
lethargic lothario Don Johnston sets out on a tour through
America to visit a series of five old flames.
“Moving, mirthful and minimalist... a bittersweet treat.” - BBC
Jarmusch’s intoxicating thriller is a spy film gutted of
action, a mystery that takes place almost entirely in the
time between plot points, and a James Bond movie whose
007 hails from the Ivory Coast rather than Scotland.
“A work of dazzling formal discipline that riffs on the simple
notion of repetition and variation.” - Time Out
Only Lovers Left Alive
Tue 28 Oct at 6.00pm & Sat 1 Nov at 3.30pm
Jim Jarmusch • UK/Germany/France/Cyprus/USA 2013 • 2h3m
DCP • English, French and Arabic with English subtitles
15 – Contains strong language
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt,
Anton Yelchin.
Jarmusch’s stylish take on the vampire genre, starring Tom
Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton, is a hyper-literate mélange
of science, literature, music, history and deadpan humour.
“Possibly the funniest – and certainly the coolest – vampire
film around.” - Film4
Also screening, on 2 & 5 October, Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai – see page 39.
ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
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Africa in Motion
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SUNS
THE BLUE EYES OF YONTA
COME BACK, AFRICA
Africa in Motion
Opening Film
Welcome to the 9th edition of the Africa in Motion
(AiM) Film Festival. We are very excited to once again
bring to you a diverse array of inspiring, innovative
and challenging stories from across the African
continent.
Soleils
Fri 24 Oct at 8.45pm
Flora Gomes • Guinea-Bissau/France/Portugal 1992 • 1h35m
Digital • Portuguese and Kriolu with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Maysa Marta, Antonio Simao Mendes, Jacquelina Camara,
Manuel Dias Sequeira.
This year’s festival theme is ‘Looking back, reaching
forward’, drawing inspiration from the Adinkra
symbol of the Sankofa bird, which means ‘reach
back and get it’. Using this theme we are focusing
on retrospectives of the past and explorations
of the present and the future of Africa, including
contemporary and classic fiction features, new and
acclaimed short films, insightful documentaries and
stunning animation.
For the full festival programme, including the
Glasgow programme, additional screenings and
complementary events, pick up an AiM brochure in
Filmhouse foyer or visit www.africa-in-motion.org.uk
Principal funder: Creative Scotland
Funders and supporters: Awards for All, Voluntary Action Fund,
School of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling; Centre of
African Studies, University of Edinburgh; British Film Institute; Scottish
Documentary Institute; Global Development Academy, University of
Edinburgh; Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies; Buni TV.
Suns UK Premiere The Blue Eyes of Yonta
Udju Azul di Yonta
Olivier Delahaye & Dani Kouyaté • Burkina Faso/France 2014
1h36m • DCP • French with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Binda Ngazolo, Nina Melo, Joseph Traoré, Mamadou
Tindano.
An old man is entrusted with curing a young girl struck
by amnesia. In his quest to help her regain her memory
and identity he takes her on a healing trip through space
and time, to learn about African histories and cultures.
They travel from the beautiful Mandingo Empire in 13th
century Mali to visit early European philosophers in
France and Germany; from King Leopold of the Congo to
Robben Island in South Africa, and more. On their journey
they meet characters that are both remarkable and
enlightened, ignorant and prejudiced, until they reach a
text hidden deep in a continent that reveals secrets that
were long forgotten.
This philosophical road movie is both funny and thrilling.
It is a love story between a wise old griot and a young girl,
that opens up an Africa rarely seen before.
The Blue Eyes of Yonta is one of the early films to emerge
from the small West African country of Guinea-Bissau.
It follows the story of Yonta, a young girl who secretly
falls in love with a friend of her parents, Vicente, an older
man who recently returned home as a hero of the war
of independence. However, Vicente has other fish to
fry – literally, a consignment of them to be sold – and
Yonta also has a secret admirer, who declares his interest
through anonymous love letters. An endearing, moving
story, set against the vibrant backdrop of Bissau, capital of
Guinea-Bissau.
This beautiful and rarely-seen film forms part of our
focus on lost African film classics, and will be preceded
at 4.00pm by a book launch in Filmhouse cafe of ‘Africa’s
Lost Classics: New Histories of African Cinema’. This book
grew out of screenings of ‘lost’ and little-known early
African films at previous AiM festivals, and was edited
by Lizelle Bisschoff and David Murphy, both trustees of
Africa in Motion, who will be in attendance at the book
launch.
Africa in Motion
KHUMBA
SILIVA THE ZULU
RAGS & TATTERS
Come Back, Africa
Khumba
Sun 26 Oct at 12.30pm
Farsh wa ghata
Lionel Rogosin • South Africa/USA 1959 • 1h35m • 35mm
English and Afrikaans with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Zacharia Mgabi, Vinah Bendile, Miriam Makeba, Lewis Nkosi.
Anthony Silverston • South Africa 2013 • 1h25m
DCP • U – Contains mild threat and infrequent mild violence
With the voices of Jake T Austin, Liam Neeson, Steve Buscemi,
Laurence Fishburne, Richard E Grant.
Khumba, a half-striped zebra, is born into an insular,
superstitious herd and is immediately ostracised by the rest
of the zebras, except for Tombi, a feisty tomboy. When he
is blamed for the drought, Khumba leaves the only home
he has ever known in search of the magic waterhole where
legend has it, the first zebras got their stripes. It is not all black
and white in this colourful animation for the whole family!
Rags & Tatters is a journey of one man’s search for
an identity, during the first few days of the Egyptian
revolution. Escaping from prison amid the turbulence
of the 2011 Tahrir Square demonstrations, a fugitive
desperately seeks warmth and shelter in the outer regions
of Cairo, in this vivid and captivating portrait of the fallout
from the Arab Spring. Searing and slow, and with little
dialogue, this film nevertheless speaks volumes of the
post-Revolutionary impasse in which the country has
found itself.
After witnessing at first hand the terrors of fascism as a
soldier in World War II, director Lionel Rogosin vowed
to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw its
threats re-emerging. In an effort to expose “what people
try to avoid seeing,” Rogosin travelled to apartheid-struck
South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which
revealed the cruelty and injustice with which black South
Africans were treated. A jarring view of a largely concealed
environment of injustice, Come Back, Africa honestly
and sincerely captures images of the faces of a people
oppressed.
Part of our focus on lost African film classics, the
screening will be followed by a discussion on early
South African and anti-apartheid cinema.
African Storytelling
Sun 26 Oct at 11.15am
45m
Fantastically exciting animal stories from across Africa.
Join in this interactive and engaging storytelling session
with Mara the storyteller. A perfect opportunity to let your
imaginations run wild, practice your roars and meet other
cheeky monkeys!
A free, ticketed event, suitable for all the family!
Siliva the Zulu
Rags & Tatters
UK Premiere
Ahmad Abdalla • Egypt 2013 • 1h27m
DCP • Arabic with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Asser Yassin, Amr Abed, Mohamed Mamdouh, Mona Sheimy.
Attilio Gatti • South Africa/Italy 1928 • 1h4m • Digital
Silent with live musical accompaniment • 15
As part of the festival’s focus on South African cinema and
lost African classics, we are excited to bring this fascinating
silent film to Africa in Motion.
Siliva the Zulu, directed by Italian explorer and filmmaker
Attillio Gatti, is a semi-fictionalised documentary following
a story of romantic rivalry. The film portrays Zulu culture
through traditional ritual, folklore and witchcraft.
Nigerian musician Juwon Ogunbe has composed a
brilliant score which he will perform live on traditional
African and western instruments during the screening.
The screening will be introduced by eminent South
African film scholar Jacqueline Maingard, Reader in Film at
the University of Bristol and a trustee of Africa in Motion.
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Africa in Motion (continued)
ADIOS CARMEN
Adios Carmen
FACTORY GIRL
UK Premiere Factory Girl
Fatat el Masnaa
WHITE SHADOW
UK Premiere White Shadow
Mohamed Amin Benamraoui
Morocco/Belgium/United Arab Emirates 2013 • 1h44m
DCP • Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Benjalil Amanallah, Paulina Gálvez, Ufrin Mustapha
Azzarouali, Juan Estelrich.
Mon 27 Oct at 8.25pm
This nostalgic and ground-breaking film set in 1975, from
first-time feature director Mohamed Amin Benamraoui
whose short film Selam and Demetan was a finalist in a
previous AiM Short Film Competition, is set in a period of
Moroccan history that is not often dealt with in Moroccan
cinema: the Spanish occupation. Looking at music, young
boys and the power of cinema, and incorporating a
Moroccan version of the Romeo and Juliet tale as a subplot, it surprises, twists, and ultimately delivers a message
of hope for young people and for love.
Hiyam, a young factory worker, lives in a lower-middleclass neighbourhood in Cairo along with her co-workers.
She is clearly under the spell of Salah, the factory’s new
supervisor, who has expressed his admiration for her. She
believes love can transcend the class differences between
them. However, when a pregnancy test is discovered in the
factory premises, her immediate family and close friends
accuse her of sinning. Hiyam decides not to defend herself
and pays an enormous price in a society that fails to accept
independent women. Factory Girl examines the changes
that take place in her life over the four seasons of the year.
From falling in love to facing heartbreak, her life comes
around full circle by the end of the year.
PLUS SHORT
Thank God it’s Friday (Memoire anachronique )
Asmae el Moudir • Morocco 2013 • 13m • DCP
French and Arabic with English subtitles • 15
In 1999, in the midst of the past, the present and the
future, Asmae, a 10-year-old girl, recalls scattered but
coherent parts of her life, the life of her uncle Marzouk, and
the history of her country, Morocco.
Mohamed Khan • Egypt 2013 • 1h32m
DCP • Arabic with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Yasmin Raeis, Hani Adel, Salwa Mohamed Ali, Salwa
Khattab.
PLUS SHORT
Selma
Mohammed ben Attia • Tunisia 2013 • 20m • Digital
Arabic with English subtitles • 15
Selma wants to learn how to drive in order to be
independent. She has to overcome numerous obstacles,
not least of all her strict and conservative mother-in-law.
Preview screening
Tue 28 Oct at 8.35pm
Noaz Deshe • Tanzania/Germany 2013 • 1h57m
DCP • Swahili with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Hamisi Bazili, Riziki Ally, Tito D Ntanga, Salum Abdallah.
Since 2007 it has become known that albinos in Tanzania,
Congo and Kenya have become a commodity – human
targets of a lucrative and sinister trade. Witch doctors offer
thousands of dollars for albino body parts, that are believed
to bring good fortune, prosperity and the ability to cure
any illness. White Shadow follows the story of Alias, a young
albino boy, on the run. After witnessing his father’s murder, his
mother sends him away to find refuge in the city, but he soon
discovers that wherever he travels the same rules of survival
apply. This thought-provoking and beautiful film addresses a
little-known topic in a luminous and poignant way.
Four Corners
Wed 29 Oct at 8.30pm
Ian Gabriel • South Africa 2013 • 1h54m • DCP • English, Cape
Afrikaans, Tsotsitaal and Sabela with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Brendon Daniels, Jezzriel Skei, Lindiwe Matshikiza.
Cape Town today, home to South Africa’s toughest maximum
security prison, Pollsmoor. When Farakhan is released after 13
years, he wants a quiet life and a ‘river of peace’. But he finds
himself in a world more violent than when he left it. Now
ruthless street gangs control the ghetto streets, crack and guns
are sold openly, and young boys are disappearing, victims of
a serial killer. In this turbulent world, Farakhan seeks to make
contact with his son, whom he has never known. Four Corners
is a high-octane, multi-thread, coming-of-age crime drama set
in a unique and volatile South African subculture.
Africa in Motion
FOUR CORNERS
Difret
DIFRET
Preview screening Finding Hillywood
FINDING HILLYWOOD
Keepers of Memory
Zeresenay Mehari • Ethiopia/USA 2014 • 1h39m
DCP • Amharic with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Rahel Teshome.
Chris Towey & Leah Warshawski • Rwanda/USA 2013 • 53m
Digital • Kinyarwanda and English with English subtitles • 15
Documentary
Eric Kabera • Rwanda 2005 • 54m • Digital
English and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles • 15
Documentary
Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old
girl is on her way home from school when men on horses
swoop in and kidnap her. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle
and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her wouldbe husband. In her village, the practice of abduction
into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia’s oldest
traditions. Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious
young lawyer, arrives from the city to represent Hirut
and argue that she acted in self-defence. Meaza boldly
embarks on a collision course between enforcing civil
authority and abiding by customary law, risking the
ongoing work of her women’s legal-aid practice to save
Hirut’s life.
Set in the land of a thousand hills, this film follows the
blossoming Rwandan film industry – Hillywood. As the
country is still healing from the wounds of an ethnic and
cultural genocide 20 years ago, cinema has become a way
for artists to express themselves and create discussion and
debate. This innovative documentary explores the people
at the heart of the industry and the valuable role cinema
can play in healing a nation. Through this film we discover
the pioneers who brought the industry to life, including
Eric Kabera, who will be in attendance at AiM.
Through eyewitness accounts and gripping footage,
acclaimed Rwandan director Eric Kabera’s Keepers
of Memory takes the viewer on an emotional and at
times harrowing journey into the Rwandan genocide,
its survivors, and the memorials created in the victims’
honour. The film focuses on the personal accounts of
men and women who watch over the sacred burial sites,
keeping the memories alive for future generations.
Eric Kabera Masterclass
2h30m • 15
Eric Kabera, a talented Rwandan filmmaker and pioneer of
the Rwandan film industry Hillywood, has made a number
of highly acclaimed documentaries. In this masterclass Eric
will show clips from his work and talk about his filmmaking
practice.
We are screening Eric’s documentary, Keepers of Memory,
at Filmhouse at 8.30pm.
A free, non-ticketed event.
PLUS SHORT
City Dropout (Mageragere)
PLUS SHORT
Crossing Lines
Samuel Ishimwe • Rwanda 2014 • 29m • DCP
Kinyarwanda with English subtitles • 15
Mbabazi Philbert • Rwanda 2014 • 30m • DCP
Kinyarwanda with English subtitles • 15
A harrowing short film by an emerging Rwandan director,
dealing with the memories of the genocide.
Nizzo, a 23-year-old slum dweller, decides to leave Kigali
to return to his native village of Mageragere to begin his
life over and win the heart of Gasaro, the girlfriend he left
behind.
We are pleased to have Keepers of Memory director Eric
Kabera in attendance to talk to the audience after the
screening.
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RUMOURS OF WAR
Rumours of War
Ngunu Ngunu Kan
TIMBUKTU
UK Premiere Timbuktu
Sat 1 Nov at 6.00pm
Soussaba Cissé • Mali 2014 • 1h30m
DCP • Bambara with English subtitles • 15
Souleymane Touré, aka Soul, is a 26-year-old man who
loves slam and hosts a radio show in Timbuktu. After
motivating young people to resist the North, he is left for
dead by terrorists occupying northern Mali. A traveller
on the road to Bamako rescues him and takes him to a
hospital for treatment. His story makes the rounds in Mali,
the international media talks about it and Soul realises
that he can use the incident to help the crisis, to realise
reconciliation. This is the promising directorial debut by
Soussaba Cissé, daughter of legendary Malian filmmaker
Souleymane Cissé, who has a small cameo in the film.
THE GRAND KILAPY
The Grand Kilapy
Sat 1 Nov at 8.30pm
O Grande Kilapy
Abderrahmane Sissako • Mali/Mauritania/France 2014 • 1h40m
DCP • French with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Abel Jafri, Kettly Noël, Toulou Kiki, Hichem Yacoubi.
Sun 2 Nov at 5.45pm
This latest film from Malian master Abderrahmane Sissako
recounts the brief occupation of Timbuktu by militant
Islamic rebels. When the multicultural city is invaded by
jihadists, they ban music, soccer and virtually any form
of pleasure, and insist that all women must cover their
bodies. The local imam calmly argues against their narrow,
ultra-orthodox dogma, but he has little influence over the
rag-tag bunch of religious intruders.
Beautifully filmed and directed with remarkable control
and restraint, Timbuktu confirms Sissako’s status as one the
true humanists of contemporary cinema. It is a stunningly
realised condemnation of intolerance and the refusal to
acknowledge diversity.
The screening has kindly been sponsored by the Society
for Francophone Postcolonial Studies and will be
followed by a discussion.
Zézé Gamboa • Angola/Portugal/Brazil 2012 • 1h42m
DCP • Portuguese with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Lázaro Ramos, Pedro Hossi, João Lagarto, Hermila Guedes.
This charming film is set in 1960s Lisbon. Angola is under
Portuguese colonial rule, and Lisbon is in a state of
paranoia over communists and agitators. For Joãozinho, a
young Angolan student studying engineering in Lisbon,
the sixties are in full swing as he lives a fast and carefree
lifestyle. He attracts attention when he takes Carmo, the
daughter of one of the Governor’s ministers, as his lover,
and falls under surveillance from the local authorities. One
final drunken scuffle lands him in jail, before deportation
back to Angola.
Talented Angolan director Zézé Gamboa (whose first
feature film The Hero was screened at a previous AiM
festival), explores a different side of Angola’s colonial past
with this stylish film.
Africa in Motion
KADJIKE
Kadjike
ROBOTS OF BRIXTON
UK Premiere Africa in Motion
JONAH
Sun 2 Nov at 8.00pm
Short Film Competition
Visions of the Future:
African Science Fiction Shorts
Sana Na N’Hada • Guinea-Bissau 2013 • 1h55m
DCP • Kriolu with English subtitles • 15
Mon 3 Nov at 8.40pm
Sun 9 Nov at 8.45pm
As in the original paradise, the inhabitants of Bissagos
archipelago, located in Guinea-Bissau on the west coast of
Africa, live according to ancient traditions, in harmony with
the natural order of the world. Every colour illuminates this
idyllic paradise, and its glistening beauty and natural riches
catch the eyes of a gang of drug dealers who occupy
the island to make their fortunes. As the medicine man
dies and the island falls under the control of the gang, it
seems like all hope is lost. Caught between tradition and
modernity, it is up to one young man to choose between
money and his heritage.
Kadjike is a stunning first-time feature film by director
Sana Na N’Hada from Guinea-Bissau, a country which
has delivered only a handful of internationally known
filmmakers (see also The Blue Eyes of Yonta, screening on
25 October).
2h • Various languages with English subtitles • 15
1h13m • 15
For the seventh consecutive year, AiM has invited African
filmmakers to submit short films of up to 30 minutes for
our annual Short Film Competition. The shortlist has been
selected from over 80 entries, comprising a diverse and
captivating collection of work from across the continent.
The Short Film Competition is part of AiM’s commitment
to nurturing young African filmmaking talent. The winner
is selected by our jury of acclaimed film practitioners and
academics and will be announced immediately after the
screenings. The audience will also have the opportunity
to vote for their favourite film with the Audience Award
winner announced on our website at the end of the
festival.
Our thanks go to Buni TV for sponsoring the prize money
for the competition.
As part of the BFI Sci-fi season, Days of Fear and Wonder,
we are screening five African sci-fi shorts, exploring
futuristic and fantastic alternative futures for the continent.
The shorts will also tour to three further venues across the
UK – see www.bfi.org.uk/sci-fi
Afronauts Frances Bodomo • USA 2014 • 14m • Digital
Afronauts tells an alternative history of the 1960s space race.
Robots of Brixton Kibwe Tavares • UK 2011 • 6m • Digital
Brixton has degenerated and is inhabited by London’s new
robot workforce.
Jonah Kibwe Tavares • UK/Tanzania 2013 • 18m • Digital
Mwbana and his best friend Juma are two Zanzibar beach
hustlers with big dreams.
Touch Shola Amoo • UK/Nigeria 2013 • 13m • Digital
Touch tells the story of Jessica and George, two lovers
navigating desire and technology in the expansive green
field of a futuristic Lincolnshire.
Pumzi Wanuri Kahiu • Kenya/South Africa 2009 • 22m • Digital
Pumzi imagines a dystopian future 25 years after water
wars have devastated the world.
The screening will be followed by a discussion on the
Portuguese-language film industries of Africa.
The screening will be followed by a discussion.
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SMHAFF 2014
MARS PROJECT
SMHAFF 2014
Now in its eighth year, the Scottish Mental
Health Arts and Film Festival is one of
Scotland’s most striking and provocative
cultural events, encompassing music, film,
visual art, theatre, dance and literature. The
annual festival takes place in venues across
Scotland throughout October, aiming to
support the arts and challenge preconceived
ideas about mental health.
STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS
Mars Project
Gabrielle
Sun 5 Oct at 6.00pm
Tue 7 Oct at 5.50pm
Jonathan Balazs & Andrew Lounsbury
Canada 2012 • 1h2m • Digital • 15 • Documentary
Louise Archambault • Canada 2013 • 1h44m
DCP • French and English with English subtitles • 12A
Cast: Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, Alexandre Landry, Mélissa
Désormeaux-Poulin, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Benoît Gouin.
Hip Hop artist Khari ‘Conspiracy’ Stewart’s emergence
as a musical force was followed by a diagnosis of
schizophrenia. Yet instead of allowing them to challenge
and constrain his creativity, Conspiracy uses the voices he
hears as sources of artistic inspiration.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director
Jonathan Balazs and producer Danielle Landry.
For more information visit the website at
www.mhfestival.com
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Mon 6 Oct at 5.50pm
Sam Fleischner • USA 2013 • 1h22m • DCP
English and Spanish with English subtitles • 12A
Cast: Andrea Suarez Paz, Jesus Sanchez-Velez, Azul Zorrilla,
Tenoch Huerta, Marsha Stephanie Blake.
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GABRIELLE
Ricky is the autistic son of an undocumented immigrant
family in New York City who wanders away from his
caretaker sister and into the labyrinth of the subway
system. Desperately worried about Ricky’s state and
concerned that the situation may call attention to their
illegal status, his mother frantically searches for him. This
family drama vibrantly depicts a marginalised community
while exploring the line between Ricky’s autism and
youthful rebellion.
Gabrielle is a young woman with Williams syndrome who
has a contagious joie de vie and an exceptional musical
gift. She falls for Martin, a choir member in their recreation
centre. However, they must overcome concerned relatives
and other people’s prejudices in the hope of experiencing
a love far from the ‘ordinary’.
Everybody’s Child
Garry Fraser • UK 2012 • 1h15m • DCP • 15 • Documentary
One of Scotland’s most exciting new filmmakers gives
a brave and brutally honest account of his life of crime,
violence and drugs after spending his childhood being
moved around foster homes. He now works to ensure that
his three children have something he never had: a loving,
supportive family.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director
Garry Fraser.
SMHAFF 2014
EVERYBODY’S CHILD
Ana Ana
ANA ANA
UK Premiere Alive Inside
ALIVE INSIDE
SMHAFF International Film Awards
Corinne van Egeraat, Petr Lom • Norway/Netherlands/Canada/
Egypt 2014 • 1h15m • DCP • Arabic with English subtitles • 12A
Documentary
Michael Rossato-Bennett • USA 2014 • 1h18m • DCP • 12A
Documentary
1h40m • 15
This marvellous cinematic poem is set in an Egypt where
hopes for the revolution have begun to unravel, and
women’s rights are non-existent. Using beautiful, intense
metaphors and visionary storytelling, four young women
speak from the bottom of their hearts of their dreams and
desires.
Presented by Luminate and SMHAFF, this moving
documentary accompanies social worker Dan Cohen to
nursing homes, where individuals experiencing memory
loss are revitalised through the simple experience of
listening to music. The camera reveals the uniquely human
connection we find in music and how its healing power
can triumph where prescription medication falls short.
The Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival’s annual
open film submission gives filmmakers from all over the
world a platform to challenge perceptions of mental
health, share their ideas with new audiences and explore
the realities of mental health through film.
This, the eighth year of the film awards, saw a diverse
range of submissions from as far away as Australia, Canada,
Iran, Thailand and the US, as well as from Europe, Ireland
and the UK.
The annual film awards ceremony will honour the very
best of these films at this not-to-be-missed event. Expect
to be moved and inspired by excerpts and the stories
behind the films.
The winning films will be screened at the Glasgow School
of Art from October 17 - 19.
A free, ticketed event.
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FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME
3 October - 6 November 2014
BOX OFFICE 0131 228 2688 DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
SCREENING TIMES
Fri
3
Oct
1
2
2
2
3
Magic in the Moonlight (AD)
We Are Many (TOA)
Ida
Watermark (TOA)
Ida
3.15/6.00/8.40
1.00
4.15/6.15
8.30
8.20
Fri
10
Oct
1
2
2
3
3
A Most Wanted Man (AD)
I Decide... + Born to Suffer (S)
A Gun in Each Hand (S)
I Want You (S)
A Dangerous Game
3.15/6.00/8.40
5.15 + Q&A
9.00 + intro
4.00
6.45
Sat
3
Oct
1
2
2
2
3
3
Ida
Giraffada (TOA)
TOA Audience Award (TOA)
Night on Earth (JJ)
Ida
1.00/3.20/6.00/8.40
1.05
3.00
5.45
3.15
6.15/8.20
11.00am
1.00/3.15/6.10/8.40
6.00 + Q&A
1.10/6.15/8.20
3.30
1.05 (captioned)
3.45 + Q&A
6.00 + Q&A
8.40
3.50/8.45
6.10
1.00
3.45
8.30 + intro
1.00
3.40
6.10
8.30
1.15/8.25
3.45/6.15
3.30
5.45
Planes: Fire and Rescue (FJ)
Mars Project (MH)
Ida
Year of the Horse (JJ)
A Most Wanted Man (AD) + (C)
In a Foreign Land (S)
Wounded (S)
A Dangerous Game
Tad, the Lost Explorer (S)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the...
The Wishful Thinkers (S)
Giovanni’s Island (A)
Studio Bones Focus (A)
Appleseed Alpha (A)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (A)
Human Capital
What We Did on Our Holiday (AD)
Coffee and Cigarettes (JJ)
M
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Sun
5
Oct
Sat
11
Oct
Sat
18
Oct
Sun
12
Oct
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
The Nut Job (FJ)
A Dangerous Game
Wounded (S)
Chinese Take-Away (S)
A Gun in Each Hand (S)
A Dangerous Game
Dead Man (JJ)
A Dangerous Game
11.00am
1.00
3.15/5.50/8.30
1.00 + Q&A
4.00 + intro
6.00
8.40
3.30
6.15
Sun
19
Oct
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Believe (FJ)
M
Lupin III vs. Conan (A)
Time of Eve (A)
SLA Mystery Film (A)
Human Capital
What We Did on Our... (AD) + (C)
Broken Flowers (JJ)
M
11.00am
1.00
3.40
6.10
8.40
1.15/8.25
3.45 (captioned)
6.15
3.30
8.45
Mon 1
20 1
Oct 1
2
2
3
What We Did on Our... (AD) (B)
Human Capital
Make Way for Tomorrow (L)
Night Will Fall
M
11am (babies/carers)
3.15/6.15
8.30
3.30/6.10
8.15
8.45
1
1
2
2
3
Human Capital
Night Will Fall
Timecrimes (F)
The Limits of Control (JJ)
3.15/6.15
8.30
3.30/8.15
6.00 + intro/disc.
8.45
Mon 1
6 1
Oct 1
2
3
3
3
Magic in the Moonlight (AD) (B) 11am (babies/carers)
3.15/8.30
Ida
6.15
Stand Clear of the Closing... (MH) 5.50
Ida
3.30
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me 6.00
Ghost Dog: The Way of the...
8.40
Ida
Gabrielle (MH)
Ida
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
Dead Man (JJ)
3.15/8.30
6.15
5.50
3.30
6.00
8.40
Mon 1
13 1
Oct 1
2
2
3
A Dangerous Game (B)
Sword of the Stranger (A)
A Dangerous Game
Everybody’s Child (MH)
Coffee and Cigarettes (JJ)
3.15/8.30
6.10
3.30/8.40
6.00 + Q&A
8.45
Wed 1
8 1
Oct 2
3
3
Sunrise (EC)
Ida
3.15/8.45
6.15 + Q&A
6.15 + intro
3.30/8.20
6.00
Tue
14
Oct
1
1
2
2
3
K: Missing Kings (A)
A Dangerous Game
Ana Ana (MH)
Broken Flowers (JJ)
3.15/8.30
6.30
3.30/8.40
6.00
8.45
1
1
1
2
2
3
The Thirteen Roses (S)
Ida
Life Feels Good (PP)
The Wild Ones (S)
1.30 + Q&A
5.45 + discussion
8.55
3.45/8.50
6.00 + Q&A
3.30/9.00
Wed 1
15 1
Oct 2
2
3
Wings of Honneamise (A)
A Dangerous Game
Alive Inside (MH)
Battleship Potemkin (EC)
3.15/5.55
8.30
3.30/8.40
6.00
6.15 + intro
Tue
7
Oct
Thu
9
Oct
1
1
2
3
3
3
The majority of our screenings are scheduled well
in advance, and times published in this monthly
brochure and on our website. We have left some
spaces in the schedule in order to allow us to keep
on films that are doing well for a little longer; each
week these late-scheduled screenings will be added
to our website from midday at the latest on the
Tuesday preceding the start of the new cinema week
on Friday, and listed in our weekly screenings email –
sign up at www.filmhousecinema.com/news
Thu
16
Oct
1
1
1
2
2
3
SMHAFF Int. Film Awards (MH)
The Princess and the Pilot (A)
A Dangerous Game
Floating Skyscrapers (PP)
3.00
6.00 (Free)
8.45
3.30/6.10
8.30
6.15
Fri
17
Oct
1
1
1
2
2
3
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (A)
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (A)
Human Capital
M
3.15
6.00
8.30
3.30/8.25
6.15
5.45
Tue
21
Oct
KEY
(AD) – Audio Description (see page 2)
(B) – Carer & baby screening (see page 2)
(C) – Captioned for customers who are deaf or
hard of hearing (see page 2)
All screenings in 2D unless marked [3D]
SEASONS:
(A) – Scotland Loves Anime (pages 28-30)
(AiM) – Africa in Motion (pages 14-19)
(EC) – Introduction to European Cinema (38-39)
(FJ) – Filmhouse Junior (pages 24-26)
(JJ) – Jim Jarmusch: Presented by Drambuie (12-13)
(L) – Luminate (page 26)
(MH) – SMHAFF 2014 (pages 20-21)
(PP) – Play Poland (pages 36-37)
(S) – Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (pages 32-24)
(TOA) – Take One Action Film Festival (40-41)
Full index of films on page 2
WWW.FILMHOUSECINEMA.COM 3 October - 6 November 2014
SCREENING TIMES
TICKET PRICES & INFORMATION
3.15/6.00
8.35
3.30/6.10
8.30
6.15
MATINEES (Shows starting prior to 5pm)
Mon - Thu: £6.50 full price, £4.50 concessions
Friday Matinees: £5.00/£3.50 concessions
Sat - Sun: £8.20 full price, £6.00 concessions
SCREENING TIMES
Wed 1
22 1
Oct 2
2
3
3.15/8.40
6.15
3.30/6.00
8.40
6.00 + intro
Thu
30
Oct
1
1
2
2
3
Pride (AD)
The Grand Seduction
The Battles of Coronel and...
Difret (AiM)
Apnea (PP)
Fri
31
Oct
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Mr. Turner (AD)
2.00/5.05/8.10
11.15pm
Attila Marcel
3.15
Finding Hillywood + short (AiM) 5.45
Keepers of Memory + short (AiM) 8.30 + Q&A
Eric Kabera Masterclass (AiM) 3.00 (Free)
Attila Marcel
6.00
Sat
1
Nov
1
2
2
2
3
3
Mr. Turner (AD)
Attila Marcel
Rumours of War (AiM)
Timbuktu (AiM)
Attila Marcel
Only Lovers Left Alive (JJ)
2.00/5.05/8.10
3.40
6.00
8.30 + discussion
1.00/6.10
3.30
Sun
2
Nov
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Shorts for Middle Ones (FJ)
Mr. Turner (AD) + (C)
Mr. Turner (AD)
The Grand Kilapy (AiM)
Kadjike (AiM)
Attila Marcel
11.00am
2.00 (captioned)
5.05/8.10
3.40
5.45
8.00 + discussion
1.00/3.20/8.45
Human Capital
Advanced Style + short (L)
Night Will Fall
The Return (EC)
Thu
23
Oct
1
1
1
2
2
3
What We Did on Our Holiday (AD) 3.15
Human Capital
6.15
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 8.40
Night Will Fall
3.30/6.00
What We Did on Our Holiday (AD) 8.15
Papusza (PP)
5.45
Fri
24
Oct
1
1
2
2
3
Pride (AD)
Suns (AiM)
Le jour se lève
3.15/6.00
8.45
3.30/8.30
6.15
6.10
Sat
25
Oct
1
1
2
2
2
3
Le jour se lève
Pride (AD)
The Act of Killing
The Blue Eyes of Yonta (AiM)
Come Back, Africa (AiM)
1.10/6.15
3.15/8.30
1.00 + discussion
5.30
8.15 + discussion
1.15/6.10
Sun
26
Oct
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Shorts for Wee Ones (FJ)
Le jour se lève
Siliva the Zulu (AiM)
Pride (AD)
African Storytelling (AiM)
Khumba (AiM)
Pride (AD) + (C)
Rags & Tatters (AiM)
Adios Carmen + short (AiM)
The Limits of Control (JJ)
11.00am
1.30/6.15
4.15 + live music
8.30
11.15am (Free)
12.30
3.25 (captioned)
6.00
8.15
1.00/8.45
3.30
Le jour se lève (B)
Pride (AD)
Le jour se lève
Love Is Strange (L)
Factory Girl + Short (AiM)
3.15/8.30
6.15
3.30
6.00
8.25
8.45
1
1
2
2
2
3
Pride (AD)
The Grand Seduction
The Grand Seduction
White Shadow (AiM)
Only Lovers Left Alive (JJ)
3.15/8.30
6.00
3.30
6.10 + intro
8.35
6.00
Wed 1
29 1
Oct 2
2
3
The Grand Seduction
Pride (AD)
Four Corners (AiM)
The Threepenny Opera (EC)
3.15/8.35
6.00
3.30/6.10
8.30
5.45 + intro
Mon 1
27 1
Oct 1
2
2
2
3
Tue
28
Oct
Mon 1
3 1
Nov 1
2
2
3
Mr. Turner (AD) (B)
Mr. Turner (AD)
2.50/8.10
Tony Benn: Will and Testament 6.00
Mr. Turner (AD)
5.35
AiM Short Film Competition (AiM) 8.40
The Golden Dream
3.15/6.10
1
1
2
2
2
3
Mr. Turner (AD)
Mr. Turner (AD)
Charulata
The Golden Dream
2.50/8.10
6.00
3.15
5.35
8.40
8.45
Wed 1
5 1
Nov 2
2
2
3
Mr. Turner (AD)
M (EC)
Charulata
Mr. Turner (AD)
Charulata
2.40/8.10
5.45
3.15
5.50
8.55
5.50
1
1
2
2
2
3
Mr. Turner (AD)
Mr. Turner (AD)
Charulata
It Looks Pretty... + Parasite (PP)
2.50/8.10
6.00
3.15
5.35
8.40
5.45
Tue
4
Nov
Thu
6
Nov
FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME
EVENING SCREENINGS (Starting 5pm and later)
£8.20 full price, £6.00 concessions
For screenings in 3D add £2 to ticket price.
All tickets to Filmhouse Junior screenings
(marked FJ on grid) are £3.50. Tickets for children
under 12 are £3.50 for any screening.
Filmhouse Members get £1.50 off every ticket
(excludes Friday matinees and Filmhouse Junior)
Concessions available for: children (under 15); students
(with valid matriculation card); school pupils (15-18 years);
Young Scot cardholders; senior citizens; people with
disability or invalidity status (carers go free); claimants
(Jobseekers Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Housing
Benefit); NHS employees (with proof of employment).
We participate in the EE Wednesdays 2 for 1 scheme.
There are usually ticket deals available on film seasons.
All performances are bookable in advance, in person,
online at www.filmhousecinema.com or by phone on
0131 228 2688. We do not charge a fee for bookings
made by telephone or on the website. Tickets may
also be reserved without payment, in which case they
must be collected no later than 30 minutes before the
performance starts.
Tickets cannot be exchanged nor money refunded
except in the event of a cancellation of a performance.
Screenings are subject to change, but only in
extraordinary circumstances.
All seats are unreserved. If you require seats together
please arrive in plenty of time. Cinemas will be open
15 minutes before the start of each screening. The
management reserves the right of admission and will
not admit latecomers. Children under the age of 12 must
be accompanied by an adult.
Double bills are shown in the same order as indicated on
these pages. Intervals in double bills last 10 minutes.
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Filmhouse Junior
PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE
Filmhouse junior
Films for a younger audience, weekly on
Sundays at 11am. Tickets cost £3.50 (£4.50 for 3D
screenings) per person, big or small!
For these shows we choose to screen dubbed
versions where these are available, but some films
will be in their original language with subtitles –
these are marked on individual film descriptions.
This issue several screenings are part of the
Discovery Film Festival’s touring programme
(www.discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk) and two are
part of this year’s French Film Festival UK (www.
frenchfilmfestival.org.uk).
Please note: although we normally disapprove of people
talking during screenings, these shows are primarily for
kids, so grown-ups should expect some noise!
Planes: Fire and Rescue
Roberts Gannaway • USA 2014 • 1h23m
DCP • U – Contains mild threat
With the voices of Ed Harris, Dane Cook, Julie Bowen, Curtis
Armstrong, Hal Holbrook.
When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may
never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be
trained as a firefighter.
THE NUT JOB
BELIEVE
The Nut Job
Shorts for Wee Ones
Peter Lepeniotis • Canada/USA 2014 • 1h26m • DCP
U – Contains mild action, very mild bad language, mild rude
humour
With the voices of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson,
Katherine Heigl.
45m • U
An animated heist adventure with a nutty difference.
Winter is coming and there’s a food shortage. The animals
of Liberty Park, Oakton, are hungry. But there is hope:
Maury’s Nut Store, a goldmine of food for all (including the
wonder of peanut brittle). But how to get at it? It’s up to
Surly the squirrel, Precious the pug and Buddy the rat to
break into Maury’s and steal enough food for the whole
park. But there’s more to this simple nut shop than meets
the eye...
A sparkling selection of animated tales from around the
world. There are bouncing baby kangaroos, lightningpowered robot vacuum cleaners and a piano-playing
octopus. In a Japanese bakery we came across dolphinfriendly baguettes, and in a village in the middle of the
African plains we see the dramatic impact of their first ever
snowfall.
These colourful stories will delight children age 3+ and
are a magical introduction to the cinema experience.
All the films are in English or are dialogue free, so will be
accessible for everyone.
Believe
Shorts for Middle Ones
Sun 2 Nov at 11.00am
David Scheinmann • UK 2014 • 1h36m • DCP
PG – Contains mild bad language, injury detail
Cast: Brian Cox, Natascha McElhone, Anne Reid, Jack Smith, Toby
Stephens.
50m • PG
Retired Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby (Brian
Cox), still haunted by the tragic plane crash which claimed
the lives of many of his team, has his wallet stolen by
young tearaway Georgie (Jack Smith). When Busby tracks
Georgie down he discovers he’s a whizz with a football, so
he makes a deal with the boy: the police won’t be involved
if he and his footie-mad friends allow Sir Matt to coach
their rag-tag team.
Discovery
Discovery
For anyone over the age of eight, these short films will
inform and entertain. From an imaginative history of
the alphabet through to surrealist high-diving hijinks.
What happens when number-crunching factory workers
discover there is more to life than black, white and grey?
An underappreciated pig makes a new friend and things
change forever. A young girl, out for a walk with her
grandmother, sees the world in a truly unique way in this
absolutely outstanding feast of sound and colour. Most
of the films are dialogue free or in English; My Mom Is An
Aeroplane! (7m) is in Russian with English subtitles.
Filmhouse Junior
WOLFY, THE INCREDIBLE SECRET
Wolfy, the Incredible Secret
Loulou, l’incroyable secret
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN
ANTBOY
FFF UK Belle and Sebastian
Belle et Sébastien
RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
FFF UK Young Voices
Sun 7 Dec at 11.00am
Mon 24 Nov at 11.00am
1h15m • PG
Eric Omond • France/Belgium/Hungary 2013 • 1h20m
Digital • French with English subtitles • U
With the voices of Malik Zidi, Stéphane Debac, Anaïs Demoustier,
Carlo Brandt.
Nicolas Vanier • France 2013 • 1h44m • Digital
French and German with English subtitles • PG
Cast: Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo, Margaux Châtelier.
A selection of films made by young people who
participated in our Understanding Cinema project at
schools and cinemas across Scotland in 2013/14. The
young filmmakers examined the technique of ‘the long
take’ and worked through exercises before making these
final films. Most of these films were made by primary
school pupils and demonstrate wonderful imagination,
skill and creativity.
Young wolf Loulou and his best friend Tom the rabbit set
off on an adventure to find out what became of Loulou’s
mother. But in Wolfenberg an old wolf prince is hosting the
Carnivore Games, and doesn’t want a kind-hearted young
wolf or (heaven forbid) a rabbit upsetting proceedings.
Can Loulou find his mother, remain true to his friend, and
work out the big secret about his identity? This delightful,
award-winning animated film will charm all ages.
World War II is underway and life is on hold in a small
village in the Alps: the German army has taken over the
region and the villagers are understandably dejected. Then
Belle, a beautiful sheepdog, arrives and chooses Sebastian,
a plucky little boy, as her master. Together, they defy the
Nazis and offer help to those who are deserving. Nicolas
Vanier has successfully adapted the famous 1965 TV series
by Cécile Aubry for the big screen.
Rise of the Guardians
Antboy
The Boxtrolls
Graham Annable & Anthony Stacchi • USA 2014 • 1h37m
DCP • PG – Contains mild violence, threat
With the voices of Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Toni Collette, Isaac
Hempstead Wright, Ben Kingsley.
A community of quirky, mischievous creatures, the
Boxtrolls, have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy
called Eggs in the amazing cavernous home they’ve built
beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When the town’s
villain comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, the
boy decides to venture above ground, where he meets
and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnifred. Together,
they devise a daring plan to save Eggs’ family.
Discovery
Ask Hasselbalch • Denmark 2013 • 1h17m
DCP • English language version • PG
Cast: Oscar Dietz, Amalie Kruse Jensen, Samuel Ting Graf.
12-year-old Pelle is a loner at school, picked on by bullies
and ignored by Amanda, the beautiful classmate he pines
for. But then one day he is bitten by a large and strangelooking ant and things begin to change. Developing a
range of (very) unusual powers, Pelle still tries not to draw
attention to himself, until comic book nerd Wilhelm finds
out and encourages him to take full advantage. But then
an equally powerful opponent called The Flea shows up...
Re-energising the superhero genre for a younger
audience, this is a rollickingly good fun caper movie – who
needs Spiderman when Antboy is in town?
Peter Ramsey • USA 2012 • 1h37m
DCP • PG – Contains mild threat and language
With the voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla
Fisher, Jude Law.
A fantastic animation for the festive season. An evil spirit
named Pitch enacts a plan to take over the world using
fear. Jack Frost, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter
Bunny and the Sandman need to join forces in order to
protect the Earth’s children and stop this new menace.
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Filmhouse Junior (continued)/Luminate
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FROZEN
MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW
Arthur Christmas
Sarah Smith • UK/USA 2011 • 1h37m • DCP
U – Contains very mild language and mild comic threat
With the voices of James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie,
Bill Nighy, Ashley Jensen.
A wonderful family film from the team at Aardman. Santa
Claus is nearing retirement, with his super-efficient but
joyless son Steven ready to take over. But the future of
the position of Head of Christmas looks less certain when
a child is left without a present and the only person
prepared to put things right is Steven’s hapless brother,
Arthur.
Luminate
Luminate is an annual festival that takes
place across the length and breadth of
Scotland each October, offering the chance
to celebrate creativity, share stories and to
explore what ageing means to all of us.
For more information about the festival
please go to www.luminatescotland.org
ADVANCED STYLE
Advanced Style
Wed 22 Oct at 3.30pm + 6.00pm
Lina Plioplyte • USA 2014 • 1h12m • DCP
PG – Contains mild bad language • Documentary
Advanced Style examines the lives of seven unique New
Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have
guided their approach to ageing. This inspiring film paints
intimate and colourful portraits of independent, stylish
women aged 62 to 95 who are challenging conventional
ideas about beauty and ageing.
PLUS SHORT
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Malcolm Clarke • Canada/USA/UK 2014 • 39m • DCP • PG • Documentary
As the world’s oldest pianist and Holocaust survivor,
109-year-old Alice Herz Sommer shares her views on life.
Frozen
Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee • USA 2013 • 1h48m
DCP • PG – Contains mild threat
With the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh
Gad, Santino Fontana.
When the icy powers of Elsa turn the kingdom of Arendelle
into a frozen wasteland, it is up to her sister Anna to find
her and reverse her spell. She sets off with mountain man
Kristoff, his trusty reindeer and a talking snowman named
Olaf in a race to save the kingdom.
A special sing-along screening of this magical film!
Love Is Strange
Make Way for Tomorrow
Mon 20 Oct at 3.30pm + 6.10pm
Leo McCarey • USA 1937 • 1h31m • Digital
U – Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Cast: Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell.
In 1937 when Leo McCarey accepted his first Oscar for
directing The Awful Truth he began his speech by saying,
“Thanks, but you gave it to me for the wrong picture.” He
preferred Make Way for Tomorrow, a beautifully made,
superbly acted, achingly funny, deliriously romantic and
utterly heartbreaking film about an elderly couple who are
forced to separate, after they lose their house and discover
that none of their children is prepared to take them both in.
Ira Sachs • USA/France 2014 • 1h34m
DCP • 15 – Contains strong language
Cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Darren E Burrows, Marisa Tomei.
After 39 years together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George
(Alfred Molina) finally tie the knot. But when news of their
marriage reaches the Catholic school where George works,
he is fired from his longtime job, and the couple can no
longer afford their New York City apartment. An updated
version of the same story told over 75 years earlier in
Make Way for Tomorrow, Love Is Strange is a poignant
and moving portrait of an older couple desperate to stay
together when circumstances and society make that
simple goal almost impossible.
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A season of world-class music
with international soloists 2014/15
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K: MISSING KINGS
Scotland
Loves Anime
Come along and help us celebrate
our 5th year! Whether you’ve been to
previous editions of the festival or this is
your first time, there’s something for you
at Scotland Loves Anime 2014.
For more information go to
www.lovesanimation.com
WINGS OF HONNEAMISE
DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS
Sword of the Stranger
Wings of Honneamise
Masahiro Ando • Japan 2007 • 1h42m
DCP • Japanese with English subtitles • 15
With the voices of Tomoya Nagase, Koichi Yamadera, Akio
Otsuka, Yuki Chinen, Naoto Takenaka.
Hiroyuki Yamaga • Japan 1987 • 2h1m
With the voices of Masahiro Anzai, Shozo Iizuka, Kazuo
Kumakura, Kazuyuki Sogabe.
No Name is a ronin who abandoned his name in
troubled times, and who vowed to never unsheathe
his sword again. Luo-Lang is a blond-haired, blue-eyed
Western assassin working for the Ming Dynasty who feels
something is missing from his life. These two strangers
meet when a mysterious young boy named Kotaro enters
their lives. They kill, and kill some more, in a blazing display
of Japanese sword action, and ultimately find that they
share a common destiny...
On an alternate Earth, the threat of imminent war looms
between two bordering nations. Technology is advancing
rapidly, creating new and more deadly forms of warfare –
but the Royal Space Force wants to use those advances to
achieve the world’s first manned space mission. For young
astronaut candidate Shirotsugh, this isn’t just a journey
beyond the reaches of the atmosphere: it’s a personal
odyssey to grow from an aimless young man into a leader
willing to put everything on the line...
K: Missing Kings
The Princess and the Pilot
Shingo Suzuki • Japan 2014 • 1h13m
DCP • Japanese with English subtitles • 12A
With the voices of Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Ono, Tomokazu
Sugita, Mikako Komatsu.
Jun Shishido • Japan 2011 • 1h39m
With the voices of Ryunosuke Kamiki, Daisuke Ono, Takeshi
Tomizawa.
If shimmering cityscapes and sword fights are what you’re
looking for then you won’t be disappointed by K: Missing
Kings, based on the popular anime K. Silver Clansmen
Kuroh Yatogami and Neko are searching for their master,
without much success. Just when they’re beginning
to lose hope, they see HOMRA red clan members Rikio
Kamamoto and Anna Kushina being chased by someone...
Based on a bestselling novel, The Princess and the Pilot is a
touching wartime romance. Pilot Charles Karino is tasked
with flying over enemy waters to escort future Princess
Juana del Moral back to the Prince she is to marry. But will
they make it safely when the enemy is at their heels every
inch of the way?
Sutorenjia: Muko hadan
Gekijouban K: Missing Kings
Oritsu uchugun Oneamisu no tsubasa
To aru hikuushi e no tsuioku
BAYONETTA: BLOODY FATE
GIOVANNI’S ISLAND
APPLESEED ALPHA
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Giovanni’s Island
1h50m • 12A
Masahiro Hosoda • Japan 2013 • 1h25m
DCP • English language version • PG
With the voices of Masako Nozawa, Hiroko Emori, Toro Furuya,
Unsho Ishizuka.
Mizuho Nishikubo • Japan 2014 • 1h43m
With the voices of Kota Yokoyama, Polina Ilyushenko, Junya
Taniai.
The first new Dragonball Z feature film in seventeen years.
Beerus, God of Destruction, travels to Earth – and he’s
looking for a fight. Only Goku, humanity’s greatest hero,
can ascend to the level of a Super Saiyan God and put an
end to Beerus’ rampage!
Based on real events shortly after World War II, Giovanni’s
Island is the little-told story of the Russian occupation of
Shitokan Island, as seen through the eyes of two young
brothers. While the adults plot, Giovanni and his brother
forge unlikely friendships with the Russian children as they
try to make sense of their new surroundings. Giovanni’s
Island is a touching and tragic tale of childhood innocence
in political conflict.
Catch two episodes of Space Dandy, the latest hit work
from Studio Bones, then take part in a rare 60-minute Q&A
session with Studio Bones president, Masahiko Minami. A
rare opportunity to ask questions and learn more about
one of the most significant studios of the last decade!
Doragon boru Z: Kami to kami
Jobanni no shima
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
Fuminori Kizaki • Japan 2013 • 1h25m
With the voices of Atsuko Tanaka, Mie Sonozaki, Miyuki
Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa, Tessho Genda.
From the director of Afro Samurai, Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
is based on the smash hit video game – and it’s just as
over-the-top as you’d expect. Bayonetta, a sharp-tongued
witch, battles bloodthirsty angels on a journey to recall her
long-forgotten past. If you enjoyed the game and you’re
looking for something outrageously irreverent, this is it.
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Appleseed Alpha
Shinji Aramaki • Japan/USA 2014 • 1h33m • DCP • 12A
With the voices of Luci Christian, David Matranga, Elizabeth
Bunch, Wendel Calvert, Brina Palencia.
From the creator of Ghost in the Shell and director of
Appleseed comes the action-packed, post-apocalyptic
prequel, Appleseed Alpha. Mercenary soldier Deunan
Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos search the war-torn
ruins of New York for the legendary city of Olympus, a
haven for survivors. They join forces with two Olympian
citizens on a mission to protect humanity from a
malevolent cyborg terrorising the region. It’s up to them to
safeguard humanity’s last hope.
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Scotland Loves Anime (continued)/Halloween at Filmhouse
LUPIN III VS CONAN
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
TIME OF EVE
Time of Eve
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Scottish Premiere
Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira
Eve no jikan
Shinichiro Watanabe • Japan/USA 2001 • 1h54m
Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 12A
Cast: Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara,
Aoi Tada, Yusaku Yara.
Yauhiro Yoshiura • Japan 2010 • 1h46m
With the voices of Jun Fukuyama, Miki Ito, Yuri Lowenthal, Casey
Mongillo, Kenji Nojima.
Mars, a few days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up
a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly virus
that kills hundreds. Amid fears of a bigger, even more
devastating biochemical attack, an astronomical reward is
offered for the arrest and capture of the person behind the
destruction. On the spaceship Bebop, Spike Spiegel and
his crew of bounty hunters are bored and short of cash,
but with the news of the reward everything changes.
Welcome to the future. Robots have been in practical
use for a long time and androids have recently come into
use too. Under the Robot Ethics Committee, androids
are treated like household appliances – but Rikuo, a high
school student, discovers something in the behaviour
records of his family’s household android that makes him
reconsider.
Lupin III vs. Conan
Lupin 3 Sei Tai Meitantei Conan the Movie
Hajime Kamegaki • Japan 2013 • 1h47m
With the voices of Kan’ichi Kurita, Minami Takayama, Megumi
Hayashibara, Kiyoshi Kobayashi.
Prepare for car chases and cunning high jinx! The Magic
Kid has given security the slip and run away with a
massive diamond – it’s up to Conan to get it back. Conan
quickly realises that this can only be the work of one man:
gentleman thief, Lupin III. The confrontation of the century,
Lupin vs Conan, is about to unfold before your eyes.
Halloween
at Filmhouse
A special screening of George A Romero’s seminal
classic, in association with Dead by Dawn.
(Please note this replaces the previously advertised
screening of John Carpenter’s Halloween.)
SLA Mystery Film
It’s a mystery!
It’s been nominated for some pretty big accolades, comes
in bite-sized chunks and is very much worth watching! It’s
also a UK Theatrical premiere so we hope you enjoy!
George A Romero • USA 1968 • 1h36m
DCP • 15 – Contains moderate horror and violence
Cast: Judith O’Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman, Marilyn
Eastman, Keith Wayne.
Barbara and her brother Johnny have driven many miles at
the behest of their mother to honour their dead father by
placing a wreath on his grave. Neither is enthusiastic about
the annual task. Johnny reminisces about how he used
to frighten his sister when they were children; “They’re
coming to get you, Barbara!” he intones ominously. Thus
the stage is set for one of the most nightmarish films ever
made...
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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
IN A FOREIGN LAND
THE WILD ONES
THE THIRTEEN ROSES
In a Foreign Land En tierra extraña
¡Bienvenidos!
Icíar Bollaín • Spain 2014 • 1h17m • DCP
Spanish with English subtitles • 15 • Documentary
A very warm welcome to the first edition of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival.
Wed 8 Oct at 6.15pm, Thu 9 Oct at 1.30pm &
First editions are always testing. People want to know who you are, what you are going to do and more
importantly, if you are going to do things well! For all these reasons we would like to thank everybody
who has been involved in this edition; staff, friends, volunteers and above all, the sponsors who have
helped and trusted us to make this festival possible.
The current financial crisis in Spain has forced many
young people to emigrate in the hope of a better life.
Edinburgh is one of the most popular destinations, and
the city is home to more than 20,000 Spanish people.
Award-winning Spanish filmmaker Icíar Bollaín followed
three expatriates in her latest film, In a Foreign Land.
One of them is Gloria, a teacher from Spain who works in
Edinburgh as a shop assistant. Gloria decided to create
the collective, ‘Ni perdidos ni callados’ (Not lost and not
silenced), to express the anger and frustration felt by many
Spaniards who have moved to Scotland’s capital.
I hope this year’s ESFF will be a perfect start to the autumn season and a reason for lots of people to
meet up, make new friends and see some memorable Spanish films.
All screenings of this film will be followed by Q&A
sessions with director Icíar Bollaín.
This is a festival for everybody interested in cinema and Spanish and Latin American culture. Our
programme comprises thirteen contemporary Spanish films, with an emphasis on young and talented
directors such as Fernando Franco and Jonás Trueba, without forgetting the well-established directors –
Icíar Bollaín, Cesc Gay and Gracia Querejeta. Our aim in selecting these films has been to include something
for everyone, from children and young people to the most seasoned cinema buffs.
Many thanks for your support. We hope to see you there!
Marian A Aréchaga, Curator, Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
For information on other festival events, including a
screening of Mugaritz BSO plus Q&A session with chef
Andoni Aduriz and a complimentary Brugal Rum cocktail,
go to www.edinburghspanishfilmfestival.com
The Wild Ones Els nens salvatges
Thu 9 Oct at 3.30pm + 9.00pm
Patricia Ferreira • Spain 2012 • 1h40m • 35mm
Catalán and Spanish with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Marina Comas, Àlex Monner, Albert Baró, Aina Clotet.
Most parents love and care for their children, but also tend
to forget how difficult the transition from childhood to
adulthood can be. Alex, Gabi and Oki are three teenagers
making their way through life in the city. Like any other
teenagers, they like to spend their time pushing the limits
that their parents and society enforce on them.
The 3.30pm screening will be introduced by Dr Sarah
Wright from Royal Holloway, University of London.
I WANT YOU
The Thirteen Roses Las 13 rosas
Thu 9 Oct at 5.45pm
Emilio Martínez Làzaro • Spain/Italy 2007 • 2h12m
35mm • Spanish with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Pilar López de Ayala, Verónica Sánchez, Gabriella Pession,
Marta Etura, Nadia de Santiago.
April 1939. With the arrival of General Franco’s troops in
Madrid, the Spanish Civil War was almost over and the
Fascists triumphant. Fearing the bloody repression that
was approaching, many Republicans fled the country,
while others could not or did not want to, such as the
protagonists of this true story, thirteen young women who
were sentenced to death by a military court for a crime
they had not committed.
This screening will be followed by a discussion on the
importance of the past in Hispanic countries, led by Dr
Jose Saval from the University of Edinburgh.
I Want You Tengo ganas de ti
Fernando González Molina • Spain 2012 • 2h4m
35mm • Spanish with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Mario Casas, Clara Lago, María Valverde, Marina Salas,
Ferran Vilajosana.
I Want You is the sequel to Three Steps Above Heaven (Tres
metros sobre el cielo), one of the biggest hits in recent
Spanish cinema. Hache returns to Madrid after spending
two years in London. His heart is still broken by the death
of his best friend, and by loving and then losing Babi
(Maria Valverde). When he mets Gin (Clara Lago), a wild
photographer, singer and dancer, Hache is immediately
smitten, but is still preoccupied with thoughts of Babi.
BORN TO SUFFER
A GUN IN EACH HAND
I Decide: The Train of Freedom +
Born to Suffer
A Gun in Each Hand
Fri 10 Oct at 9.00pm & Sun 12 Oct at 6.00pm
A double bill followed by a Q&A on women and
sexuality in society, with Dr Bernard Bentley from the
University of St Andrews.
Cesc Gay • Spain 2012 • 1h35m
DCP • Spanish with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Javier Cámara, Ricardo Darín, Eduard Fernández, Jordi
Mollà, Eduardo Noriega.
I Decide: The Train of Freedom
Eight friends in their forties are caught up in everyday
situations that reveal a masculine identity crisis, in this
comic and merciless portrait of men today. J is depressed
and undergoing psychoanalysis. E has lost everything and
now lives with his mother and his cat. S makes an attempt
to win back his ex-wife after two years. G, with the help
of drugs, is trying to understand why his wife is having an
affair. And the rest of their friends are doing their best with
similar catastrophes...
Yo decido: el tren de la libertad
Collective • Spain 2014 • 40m • DCP
Spanish with English subtitles • 15 • Documentary
This documentary is a spontaneous collective project,
created in February 2014 by more than sixty women
working in the film and media industry. It captures the
journeys of protesters from all over Spain as they travel
to Madrid to demonstrate against the government’s new
Abortion Law.
PLUS
Una pistola en cada mano
The screening on Friday 10 October will be introduced by
Dr Alexis Grohmann from the University of Edinburgh.
Born to Suffer Nacidas para sufrir
Miguel Albaladejo • Spain 2009 • 1h52m
35mm • Spanish with English subtitles • 12A
Cast: Petra Martínez, Adriana Ozores, María Alfonsa Rosso,
Malena Alterio, María Elena Flores.
A romantic comedy, but one with a very important
difference: the main characters do not know that it is. Flora,
72, lives in a small village, has never married and has spent
her whole life looking after her relatives. Her only sister
died young, leaving Flora with three nieces to raise. Now
that they’re adults Flora is beginning to worry – it’s coming
to a time when they should be looking after her, and Flora
is afraid that she’ll be carted off to the old people’s home.
Her salvation is her loyal housekeeper Purita.
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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (continued)
TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER
Tad, the Lost Explorer
Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones
Enrique Gato • Spain 2012 • 1h32m • DCP
Spanish and English with English subtitles • PG
With the voices of Óscar Barberán, Michelle Jenner, Pep Anton
Muñoz, Luis Posada, Meritxell Ané.
An animated adventure for the whole family. Tad is a
celebrity archaeologist and explorer just like his hero
Max Mordon... in his dreams! In reality, Tad is a Chicago
construction worker. However, one day he is mistaken for
a real professor, and takes his place on a flight to Peru in
search of the Lost City of Paititi...
Wounded La herida
Sat 11 Oct at 6.00pm & Sun 12 Oct at 1.00pm
Fernando Franco • Spain 2013 • 1h35m
Cast: Marian Álvarez, Rosana Pastor, Manolo Solo, Andrés
Gertrúdix, Ramón Agirre.
Ana (Marian Álvarez) is 28 years old, works as an
ambulance driver and loves her boyfriend. However, she
is not happy, and her erratic and troubling behaviour
makes it increasingly difficult for her to maintain a facade
of ‘normality’. The winner of two Goya awards, for Best
New Director and Best Actress, Wounded is the acclaimed
debut feature from one of the most noted editors in
the contemporary Spanish cinema, Fernando Franco
(Blancanieves).
These screenings will be followed by a Q&A with director
Fernando Franco.
WOUNDED
The Wishful Thinkers Los ilusos
Jonás Trueba • Spain 2013 • 1h33m
Cast: Francesco Carril, Aura Garrido, Luis Miguel Madrid, Vito Sanz.
A charming homage to the French New Wave, about
a group of 20-something friends in Madrid. Leon is a
somewhat naïve aspiring filmmaker who is in limbo
between projects. As he procrastinates about what to do
next, he and his friends enjoy coffee, meals, conversation,
love and, especially, plenty of movies.
There will be a video introduction before the screening
by director Jonás Trueba.
Chinese Take-Away
Un cuento chino
Sebastián Borensztein • Argentina/Spain 2011 • 1h33m
35mm • Spanish and Mandarin with English subtitles • 12A
Cast: Ricardo Darín, Muriel Santa Ana, Ignacio Huang, Enric
Cambray, Iván Romanelli.
Argentina’s biggest movie star Ricardo Darín shines in
Sebastian Borensztein’s comedy about absurdity and
coincidence. Dour hardware store owner Roberto (Darin)
ends up with an unwanted houseguest after he takes pity
on a young Chinese man named Jun, lost and miserable in
Buenos Aires after the (cow-related) death of his fiancée.
The screening will be introduced by Dr Charlotte
Gleghorn from the University of Edinburgh.
THE WISHFUL THINKERS
TIMECRIMES
ANOTHER EARTH
THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE
Filmosophy returns for a third season of original and thought-provoking films, this time focusing on the theme of ‘the double’.
The idea of the double – or doppelganger – has a long tradition in folklore and mythology, where it is often considered a harbinger of bad luck or even
an omen of death. In literature too, the double is often employed to portend ill-fortune, or to highlight internal conflict. More recently, this phenomenon
has found its ideal expression through film – a medium well-suited to creating facsimiles and likenesses. Each screening will allow us to address a range
of philosophical questions generated by the possibility that we may one day meet our double, such as: What is the self? Does fate exist? Do I have a soul?
Each screening will be preceded by a short introduction and followed by an opportunity to discuss the philosophical issues raised in an
informal and accessible manner. The screenings will be introduced and discussion sessions hosted by James Mooney (Lecturer in
Film and Philosophy and Open Studies Course Organiser at The University of Edinburgh). For more details on screenings or to continue the discussion, please ‘like’ Filmosophy’s
Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thinkingfilm) or follow @film_philosophy on Twitter.
Timecrimes
Los cronocrímenes
Nacho Vigalondo • Spain 2007 • 1h32m
35mm • Spanish with English subtitles
15 – Contains strong language, nudity and injury detail
Cast: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga,
Nacho Vigalondo, Juan Inciarte.
Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo has fun with the
concept of time travel in this fiendishly clever low-budget
thriller. Glimpsing a naked woman in the woods near
his holiday home, Hector investigates; but he is attacked
by a terrifying armed stranger, and runs for his life. It
soon transpires that there’s no way out: the clues Hector
stumbles upon all lead him back to his own recent past…
Another Earth
The Double Life of Veronique
La Double vie de Véronique
Mike Cahill • USA 2011 • 1h32m • DCP • 12A – Contains moderate
sex and one scene of bloody accident injury
Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, DJ
Flava, Meggan Lennon.
Tue 9 Dec at 6.00pm
On the night a duplicate planet is discovered in our solar
system, Rhoda Williams makes a momentary lapse of
judgement which results in a devastating car accident that
takes the life of a mother and her son, leaving only the
husband behind to deal with the aftermath. After paying
her debt to society, Rhoda attempts to put her life back
together, but is still haunted by the events of that tragic
evening. Finding solace in the other earth that is visible in
the sky, she imagines that everything might be different,
maybe better, on that parallel planet.
Krzysztof Kieslowski • France/Poland/Norway 1991
1h38m • 35mm • French and Polish with English subtitles
15 – Contains moderate sex
Cast: Irène Jacob, Philippe Volter, Claude Duneton, Wladyslaw
Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko.
Weronika and Véronique are two young women in Poland
and France, both singers, the same age and physically the
same in every respect, unaware of each other’s existence,
yet unconsciously sensing a spectral companion.
Weronika, who has a weak heart, dies onstage mid-song,
and, hundreds of miles away, Véronique, without knowing
why, senses that there is danger in pursuing a demanding
singing career.
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Play Poland
LIFE FEELS GOOD
Play Poland
The Play Poland Film Festival is the largest mobile
film event in the United Kingdom, presenting
and promoting the best of contemporary Polish
cinema.
As is the case each year, a complementary
exhibition of Polish film posters will be held in the
corridor gallery at Filmhouse. This year, for the
very first time, as part of the festival, Polish artists
will take part in the 10th edition of the prestigious
Edinburgh Art Fair.
Play Poland is is organised by Polish Art Europe
Ltd. For more information on the festival
go to www.playpoland.org.uk
FLOATING SKYSCRAPERS
APNEA
Life Feels Good Chce się żyć
Papusza
Thu 9 Oct at 6.00pm
Maciej Pieprzyca • Poland 2013 • 1h52m • DCP
Polish with English subtitles • 15 – Contains strong sexualised nudity
Cast: Dawid Ogrodnik, Dorota Kolak, Arkadiusz Jakubik.
Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze • Poland 2013 • 2h11m
DCP • Polish and Romany with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Jowita Miondlikowska, Joanna Niemirska, Antoni Pawlicki,
Artur Steranko, Andrzej Walden.
Mateusz is an intelligent young man tragically trapped inside
his own body, suffering from severe cerebral palsy that
makes speech and controlled movement nearly impossible.
Born into a loving family, Mateusz’s protected world is
shattered when circumstances place him in an institution
where he is misunderstood and mistreated. Featuring an
astonishing, virtuoso lead performance, Life Feels Good
beautifully recounts the true story of one man’s extraordinary
efforts to endure in the face of impossible odds.
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director
Maciej Pieprzyca.
Floating Skyscrapers Płynące wieżowce
Tomasz Wasilewski • Poland 2013 • 1h33m • DCP
Polish with English subtitles • 18 – Contains strong sex and nudity
Cast: Mateusz Banasiuk, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Bartosz Gelner,
Katarzyna Herman, Olga Frycz.
When the self-assured Kuba, a promising and disciplined
swimmer who lives with his devoted girlfriend and doting
mother, meets shy young student Michal, he finds himself
falling in love. But his family’s overwhelmingly negative
response to his new relationship compounds his own
deep-seated internal conflicts and insecurities. Kuba
attempts to find peace and fulfilment while keeping one
foot in the closet, in this moving depiction of the psychic
turmoil wrought by homophobia.
A stunning account of the life of Papusza, Poland’s first
celebrated Roma poet, over five decades, as she finds and
refines her voice against the backdrop of the Nazi invasion,
subsequent Communist persecution, and eventual
excommunication from her Roma community. Exquisitely
filmed with painterly precision, this ravishing biopic pays
tribute to a beloved but under-recognised literary figure.
Apnea Bezdech
Andrzej Bart • Poland 2013 • 1h14m
DCP • Polish with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Boguslaw Linda, Krzysztof Stroinski, Wladyslaw Kowalski,
Jerzy Stuhr, Andrzej Seweryn.
The title, Apnea, marks a short moment of suspension
between life and death. Jerzy, a world famous film director
who has lived in Hollywood for many years, unexpectedly
arrives in Warsaw, his hometown. During his journey
around the city, he finds his son, whom he has never met
before, visits his father, and meets former friends, enemies
and lovers. Just like Voltaire’s Candide, he is about to be
surprised, enchanted, but also terrified…
Play Poland
PARASITE
KEBAB & HOROSCOPE
It Looks Pretty From a Distance +
Parasite
Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War
Thu 6 Nov at 5.45pm
A double bill of features co-directed by artist Wilhelm
Sasnal – whose paintings hang in MOMA and Paris’
Pompidou, among other galleries and museums – and
his wife Anka.
It Looks Pretty From a Distance
Z daleka widok jest piękny
Anka Sasnal & Wilhelm Sasnal • Poland 2011 • 1h17m
Cast: Marcin Czarnik, Piotr Nowak, Elzbieta Okupska, Jerzy
Lapinski.
The first feature by Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal portrays rural
life in present-day Poland. The residents of a small village
struggle with the monotony of everyday life. When one of
their number disappears overnight, the entire community
engages in a gradual slide toward total disregard of their
neighbour and a willingness to commit the worst of
crimes against property and people.
PLUS
Parasite Huba
Anka Sasnal & Wilhelm Sasnal • Poland/UK 2014 • 1h6m
Cast: Joanna Drozda, Jerzy Gajlikowski, Wojtek Slowik.
A haunting, gorgeously made evocation of contemporary
Polish alienation, centred on a lonely old man and a
troubled younger mother with a baby, who decide to
share a small apartment.
Wojtek. Niedźwiedź, który poszedł na wojnę
Will Hood & Adam Lavis • UK/Germany/Poland 2011 • 1h
DCP • 12A • Documentary, narrated by Brian Blessed.
A BBC Scotland co-production first broadcast in 2011,
this is the story of Wojtek – a magnificent 500lb bear
who fought in World War Two alongside a band of Polish
soldiers, shared their beer and cigarettes, and eventually
their fate. Told by those that knew him and those who
are captivated by his legend, his story captures the
imagination and tells a very different war tale.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Krystyna
Szemelukowa, one of the founders of the Wojtek
Memorial Trust.
THE LAST FLOOR
The Last Floor Ostatnie piętro
Thu 20 Nov at 5.45pm
Tadeusz Krol • Poland 2013 • 1h24m
Cast: Janusz Chabior, Joanna Orleanska, Barbara Garstka,
Wojciech Zielinski, Przemyslaw Bluszcz.
A psychological thriller based on events that took place
in a small town in southern Poland several years ago.
Army Captain Derczynski lives a peaceful life with his
beloved wife and three children. One day he comes across
a swindle committed by his superiors. Believing he has
discovered a fraud, or even an anti-Polish conspiracy, the
captain decides to protect himself and his family with all
his strength.
Kebab & Horoscope Kebab i Horoskop
Thu 13 Nov at 5.45pm
Grzegorz Jaroszuk • Poland 2014 • 1h15m • DCP
Polish and English with English subtitles • 15
Cast: Bartlomiej Topa, Piotr Zurawski, Toasz Schuchardt, Justyna
Wasilewska, Barbara Kurzaj.
Kebab quits his job in a fast food shop after reading
his horoscope, then meets the (newly redundant) man
who wrote it. The pair decide to reinvent themselves as
marketing experts, aiming to turn around a failing carpet
shop. A stylish and deliciously absurd black comedy.
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Introduction to European Cinema
SUNRISE
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
THE RETURN
THE THREEPENNY OPERA
Introduction to
European Cinema
Sunrise A Song of Two Humans
The Return Vozvrashchenie
Wed 8 Oct at 6.15pm
Now in its tenth year at Filmhouse, Introduction
to European Cinema returns for 2014/15 with
a completely new programme of films. The
only season of its kind in the UK, IEC provides
a great opportunity to see some of the classics
of European cinema on the big screen, many of
which are very rarely shown.
Curated by specialists in European cinema from
the University of Edinburgh¹s Division of European
Languages and Cultures, the screenings form part
of a University course, Introduction to European
Cinema, but you don¹t need to be a student to
come along!
Each screening will be preceded by a short
introduction by Dr Leanne Dawson (Lecturer in
German and Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh and IEC Course Organiser) or another
University of Edinburgh academic working on
European Cinema.
The rest of this term’s screenings were still to be
confirmed as we went to print, but will be listed in
next month’s programme.
To keep up to date with screening
dates and times, ‘like’ IEC’s
Facebook page ‘Introduction to
European Cinema at Filmhouse’
or follow @Filmhouse on Twitter.
FW Murnau • USA 1927 • 1h34m
35mm • Silent with recorded music track
U – Contains melodrama and very mild violence
Cast: George O’Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston.
One of the greatest films ever made, Sunrise has rarely been
equalled in its sheer physical beauty, its romantic intensity, its
emotional poignancy, and its extraordinarily creative use of
the cinematic medium. Billed as ‘A Song of Two Humans’, it’s a
landmark in the history of cinema that turns melodrama into
high art with the story of a hard-up farmer (George O’Brien)
whose affair with a city girl (Margaret Livingston) leads him to
the brink of killing his doting wife (Janet Gaynor).
Andrei Zvyagintsev • Russia 2003 • 1h50m
35mm • Russian with English subtitles
12A – Contains moderate emotional intensity and threat
Cast: Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov, Konstantin Lavronenko,
Natalya Vdovina.
Battleship Potemkin
Bronenosets Potyomkin
Sergei Eisenstein • USSR 1925 • 1h12m
DCP • Silent with recorded music track
PG – Contains moderate violence
Cast: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barski, Grigori Alexandrov.
It’s 1905 and the words of Lenin are reverberating
throughout Russia: “Revolution is war. Of all the wars
known in history, it is the only lawful, rightful, just and truly
great war.” The crew of the czarist battleship Potemkin
have had their fill of the maggoty meat being served them,
and they rise up in revolt. Naturally, the film is close to
political propaganda, but it is also a historical document
– today perhaps most importantly for the history of film –
and its technical and visual accomplishments are second
to none. A must-see for anyone interested in the art of film.
Andrei and Ivan are teen brothers in the throes of
adolescence when their long-lost father suddenly
reappears after a 12-year absence. Their mother and
grandmother seem to take it in their stride, but the
boys don’t know what to make of this outsider who for
them has only existed in ancient family photos. When he
suggests a fishing trip, they hesitantly jump at the chance
to get to know him. Once on the road, they discover he’s
no better at being a dad than they are at being sons. The
older, more pliable Andrei adapts to this new reality fairly
quickly, but the more nervous, thoughtful Ivan resists this
stranger’s attempts to enter his life. Constantly surprising
and filled with beautiful images and performances.
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Introduction to European Cinema/Ghost Dog
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The Threepenny Opera
Die 3 Groschen-Oper
GW Pabst • Germany 1931 • 1h52m • 35mm
German with English subtitles • PG
Cast: Rudolf Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schünzel, Fritz Rasp.
GW Pabst’s adaptation of Bertoldt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s
stage musical. Rudolf Forster stars as robber captain
MacHeath – aka Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife – who
falls in love with Polly, daughter of beggar king Peachum.
Despising MacHeath, Peachum plots the thief’s downfall
with his best friend, corrupt police official Tiger Brown.
M
Wed 5 Nov at 5.45pm (also screening 17 - 20 Oct)
Fritz Lang • Germany 1931 • 1h51m
DCP • German with English subtitles
PG – Contains mild language, violence and scenes of smoking
Cast: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke,
Theodor Loos.
Fritz Lang’s first sound film (based on the true story
of a Düsseldorf child-murderer) is a work of stunning
sophistication and mesmerising artistry. A spate of child
killings has stricken a terrified Berlin. Murderer Hans
Beckert (Peter Lorre in an extraordinary performance) soon
finds himself chased by all levels of society.
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THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE
GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI
Orphée
SPECIALSCREENINGS
Wed 19 Nov at 6.00pm
Jean Cocteau • France 1949 • 1h35m • 35mm
French with English subtitles • PG – Contains mild violence
Cast: Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa,
Henri Crémieux.
Cocteau’s luminous adaptation of the famous Greek
myth, set in post-occupation Paris, remains one of the
most stunning achievements of the auteur’s career.
Orpheus, now transformed from a musician into a poet,
has achieved fame and wealth; still, he wants something
more. When he witnesses a biker gang, led by a mysterious
dark-haired woman, run over and kill his wife while
speeding down the Paris streets, he follows them in hopes
of retrieving her – and enters the underworld through
mirrors that turn liquid at his touch.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Wed 26 Nov at 5.45pm
Luis Buñuel • France/Italy/Spain 1972 • 1h41m
DCP • French and Spanish with English subtitles
15 – Contains moderate violence, gore and soft drug use
Cast: Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stéphane Audran, Bulle
Ogier, Jean-Pierre Cassel.
One of Luis Buñuel’s greatest and funniest films, a scathing
and surrealistic political comedy masterpiece about a
wealthy group of friends repeatedly prevented from
beginning their elaborate dinner by increasingly strange
events. Although Buñuel made Discreet Charm... at the age
of 72, it has a delightful ebullience and an effortless charm.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Mon 6 Oct at 8.40pm & Sat 11 Oct at 3.45pm
Jim Jarmusch • France/Germany/USA/Japan 1999 • 1h56m
35mm • 15 – Contains moderate violence and coarse language
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Tricia Vessey,
Victor Argo, Isaach De Bankolé.
Forest Whitaker plays an impassive master killer who lives
on a roof in an unnamed city, quotes generously from
samurai manuals and communicates exclusively by carrier
pigeon, in Jarmusch’s revisionist genre film.
“This is a picture by turns amusing and melancholic,
sweet-centred and dark-edged.” - Sight and Sound
Screening to coincide with Jim Jarmusch: Presented by
Drambuie (see pages 12-13).
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Take One Action Film Festival
WE ARE MANY
WATERMARK
WATERMARK
We Are Many
Fri 3 Oct at 1.00pm
YOUNG PROGRAMMERS APPROVED!
Amir Amirani • UK 2014 • 1h44m • DCP • 12A • Documentary
The final four screenings in this year’s Take One Action Film Festival.
“Take One Action’s focus on empowering people to engage with issues of global concern through
great cinema is unique in the UK. This work is really, really important.” - Ken Loach and Paul Laverty,
Patrons
“Take One Action brings to light stories from across the planet which – like South Africa’s
injustices, courage and beauty – were once hidden.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“Want to change the world but not sure where to start? These guys will rouse you into action.” The Guardian
Please note: Take One Action 2014 is an
ad-free festival thanks to support from our
audiences. If you want to help us stick to
what matters, and grow our work across
Scotland, you can donate too.
Visit www.takeoneaction.org.uk/give-take.
Please take your seats in the cinema
at the advertised start time.
“A powerful and (...) moving tribute to organised dissent
and the power of the people.” - Screen Daily
On February 15 2003, millions of people, in over 800 cities
across the world, marched against the impending invasion
of Iraq, seen as a pretext for US and UK geo-political gain.
The largest mobilisation in human history – reported as a
failure – is powerfully retold in this moving and dramatic
film, illustrative of the movement as a tipping point for
global social change, and a devastating critique of the
state of democracy today.
Watermark
Fri 3 Oct at 8.30pm
Jennifer Baichwal & Edward Burtynsky • Canada 2013 • 1h31m
DCP • English, Mandarin, Bengali, Hindi and Spanish with
English subtitles • U – Contains infrequent scenes of smoking
Documentary
“Mesmerizing.” - Variety
Immersive environmental cinema at its best: multiaward winning director Jennifer Baichwal (Manufactured
Landscapes) returns with this mesmerising symphony
on humankind’s relationship with water, reflected
through the vision of internationally acclaimed photo
artist Edward Burtynsky. Shot in stunning ultra-high
definition, Watermark plunges you into the turbulent
interconnections between our seas and watercourses and
neo-industrial human endeavour.
Take One Action Film Festival/Cafe Bar and Quiz
GIRAFFADA
LAST YEAR’S TOA AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER, GIRL RISING
Giraffada
Take One Action Audience Award
Sat 4 Oct at 3.00pm
Sat 4 Oct at 5.45pm
Rani Massalha • Occupied Palestinian Territory/Italy/Germany/
France 2013 • 1h25m • Digital • English, Arabic and Hebrew with
English subtitles • PG
Cast: Saleh Bakri, Roschdy Zem, Ahmad Bayatra, Laure de
Clermont-Tonnerre.
Take the plunge and join us for the final screening of Take
One Action 2014 – as voted for by YOU from our host of
critically acclaimed UK and Scottish premieres.
Last year, it was the uplifting Girl Rising. In 2012, it was our
premiere of Oscar nominee Chasing Ice. This year, it could
be a Sundance winner or an exciting newcomer. What’s
certain is that it will have fired the imagination and social
spirits of hundreds of festival goers in the preceding days
and weeks so, whatever you do, don’t miss it!
Please note: the screening will be anticipated to be
suitable for ages 15+ and children may therefore not be
admitted.
“A tender, original debut feature.” -” Le Nouvel Observateur
This entertaining adventure about a giraffe-obsessed
boy offers a tender fable of a father’s love triumphing
over adversity. Loosely based on a real-life story, it is
also a subtle reflection on the absurdities of life under
occupation.
In many ways, Ziad is a lucky boy: his dad, Yacine, is a vet
at the zoo and Ziad spends as much time as he wants
with the zoo’s giraffes, his favourite animals. But Ziad lives
in the West Bank… When the male giraffe dies during an
Israeli air raid, the traumatised female, Rita, stops feeding.
Alarmed by his son’s despair, Yacine promises to find Rita
a mate. But in a Palestinian zoo so strapped for cash that
bears are fed carrots, fulfilling such a promise might well
take a miracle.
Presented in association with the Scottish Palestinian
Forum
Screening preceded by family-friendly activities.
Go for £3
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festival film at the Filmhouse box office any time up to
Friday 3 October to get your Audience Award Screening
ticket for just £3.
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booking in person by 9pm on Friday 3 October. All tickets
bought for this event are non-refundable.
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BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL SCHOOL SCREENING
A VERY SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS
ADVANCED 3D ANIMATING
Filmhouse offers schools the opportunity to engage with a variety of films which support moving image literacy and a variety of subjects.
Our autumn modern languages films include new Spanish, French and German films, as well as a Wallace & Gromit double bill in Gaelic.
Tickets are either £3 per pupil or free for the Into Film Festival. Details at www.filmhousecinema.com/learning
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customs. Linked to schools workshop A Very Scottish Christmas.
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A Christmas themed screening and workshop created by the Scottish Screen Archive. With the help of Mrs Claus children will discover what Christmas in Scotland
was like in the past.
October Holiday Animation Workshops
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Superhero 3D Animation Sat 18 Oct • 10.30am - 4.30pm • £40 • Ages 12-17
Design and bring to life your own superhero. Master ways to keep your characters lightweight and flexible using a variety of materials and techniques. Then try
animating their special powers in the afternoon and test their crime fighting skills. Take your model home to keep the adventure going.
3D Boxtrolls Beginners Animation Sun 19 Oct • 10am - 12pm OR 1pm - 3pm • £14 • Ages 7-11
Create your own Boxtroll and bring it to life in a short animated film. Team up with other characters to see what funny adventures you can create.
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