Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019 by EIFF

Be Enlightened

19–30 June 2019

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Welcome

Contents

Mark Adams Artistic Director Edinburgh International Film Festival

Welcome to the 73rd edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, an opportunity to celebrate all that is great about the world of cinema. Film as an art form is constantly in flux – culturally, financially and technically – but never ceases to make an impact. As one of the world’s oldest film festivals, we take seriously our responsibility to present new stories and new talents, and so we are, once again, thrilled that audiences will be joining us on this journey.

Closing Night Gala

EIFF 2019 Official Awards

Festival Galas

Pre-Festival Previews

In Person: Special Events

Best of British

American Dreams

European Perspectives

EIFF has long been a celebrated stop-off for film lovers. The Festival is a terrific chance for audiences, guests and staff to rub shoulders with filmmakers, experience live events and see films that may never appear in the country again. Perhaps you’ll even share a drink or two in the Filmhouse bar (sometimes till the early hours), mulling over what you’ve seen and heard. We constantly strive to be accessible, diverse and celebratory, and this effort is reflected in our 2019 programme.

The Features of Agnès

World Perspectives

It is a real thrill to be opening this year’s festival with a feature debut from an Edinburgh filmmaker. Ninian Doff’s wonderfully funny, anarchic and raucous film Boyz in the Wood (p. 5) is the perfect example of a new cinematic voice offering an offbeat spin on a great genre tradition. Boyz in the Wood is vibrant, fresh and entertaining. Our closing night film is the world premiere of the beautifully made Mrs Lowry & Son (p. 5), which features standout performances from Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall. With political landscapes shifting around the world, it was important for us to include film work – new and old – from the great European nation of Spain. This year, we have combined our retrospective strand with our national cinema focus to present a snapshot of Spanish cinema from the last 10 years alongside brand-new films, offering a fascinating glimpse of great cinema and compelling stories. Female directors continue to be a vital part of the EIFF programme and this year we are proud to present some wonderful new films from women that offer necessary and important perspectives. There is a strong substrand of women making genre films – ranging from horror to sci-fi – all of which are exciting and thoroughly entertaining. Our regular strands – including Documentaries (p. 34), Shorts (p. 70), Animation (p. 66) and experimental work in Black Box (p. 68) – offer up fresh and exciting new talents. This year, we are also offering pre-festival previews on the Sunday before the Festival kicks off. This includes special screenings of two exciting new summer blockbusters: Toy Story 4 and Brightburn (p. 8). Also look out for our annual weekend of free outdoor screenings. Sunshine and warm weather guaranteed (maybe). As ever, EIFF offers films and events that entertain, challenge, provoke, illuminate, excite and sometimes even terrify (look out for our popular latenight screenings of genre gems in Night Moves [p. 39]). From the best of new and up-coming British filmmakers through to striking new cinema from around the world, we offer something for everyone. So, please do come and join us. Take a chance, try something new and different, and trust us to help you journey through a wealth of cinematic delights. 2

Opening Night Gala

Documentaries 34 Night Moves

Festival Calendar

Cage-a-rama 3D

Focus on Spain

CineCuisine 49 4 Views of Scotland

Once Upon a Time in Spain: A Retrospective Celebration of Modern Spanish Cinema

Once Upon a Time in Spain: Icíar Bollaín

Once Upon a Time in Spain: A Retrospective Selection of Cult Spanish Cinema

Special Events

Beyond EIFF

Unlocking the Archives

Animation 66 Black Box

Shorts 70 Phenomenal Women

EIFF Youth

EIFF Learning

Film Fest in the City

Venue Map

Venue & Access Info

Booking Your Tickets

Index 84

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Get More From EIFF! This is our essential guide to getting the best from EIFF! See page 83 for everything you need to know about booking your tickets. For information on venue accessibility, see page 82. Choosing films and events The hardest part – but we like to make it easy! We’ve divided our brochure into strands – grouped by themes and focuses – and included an introduction to explain each of them. A complete alphabetical list of EIFF features and shorts programmes is also available on page 84.

Ticket discounts

Festival HQ hosted in partnership with Johnnie Walker Festival HQ at Filmhouse is the social hub of the Festival. Live music, ticket deals, food served until 2:30 a.m., bespoke Johnnie Walker cocktails and special events aligned with the EIFF programme – this is the place to be when you’re not sitting in the dark. Open 8 a.m. until 3 a.m. every day of EIFF.

Bulk buy Buy 10 or more tickets for different films* and get a 35% discount. Buy 6–9 different films* and get a 25% discount. Group discount Buy 10 or more tickets to a single screening and get 10% off. Under-16s Tickets for family films are only £5 for anyone under 16 – look out for the symbol! EIFF Youth Pass (for 15 to 25-year-olds) Tickets for most screenings and events are only £5 for EIFF Youth Passholders.

Best of the Fest If you miss one of your top festival picks don’t forget our annual ‘Best of the Fest’ on Sunday 30 June, where we will screen a selection of the best and most popular films from EIFF 2019. This year, the full line-up will be announced on Thursday 27 June and tickets to each film are only £5.

Asylum seeker/refugee discount EIFF is committed to giving everyone access to see films at the Festival – if you are an asylum seeker or refugee, tickets for selected screenings are only £5.

Supported by Sir Ewan and Lady Brown

Bargain-hunting filmgoers should note that there are additional ticket offers and giveaways throughout the Festival. Simply create an account on our website and you will gain access to a host of festival features to help you get the most out of EIFF 2019!

Over the years we’ve been delighted to have exciting guests in attendance and this year will be no different! In recent years we have welcomed Richard E. Grant, Stanley Tucci, Karen Gillan, Meg Ryan, Ewan McGregor and Greta Gerwig to the Festival.

*Excludes Opening and Closing Galas, and Special Events. Ticket discounts are for selected screenings only, subject to availability, and only one discount can be applied per transaction.

Meet our guests

Many of our screenings have live introductions and/or Q&A sessions with on-screen talent, directors, writers and producers – there’s no better chance to ask your questions and get inspired by the best in the business! See edfilmfest.org.uk/QandAs

Brochure highlights

Get connected

EIFF Youth: Essential screenings and events from across the Festival, recommended by our team of Young Programmers for audiences aged 15–25. See p. 76.

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Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Family: This symbol highlights films in our programme that are suitable for all ages and are of particular interest to family audiences. Tickets to these films are only £5 for under-16s! Reel Talk: Discover more about the various strands of EIFF and current issues in cinema through Reel Talk, our programme of talks and discussion events throughout the Festival. These free events aim to spark debate and enrich your film-going experience. See p. 77.

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GWEN Dir. William McGregor

PROUD TO SUPPORT EIFF 2019 Congratulations to the following National Lottery funded films in selection: GWEN Dir. William McGregor SCHEME BIRDS Dirs. Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin THE SOUVENIR Dir. Joanna Hogg ALIEN CULTURE Dir. Iesh Thapar NEVER ACTUALLY LOST Dir. Rowan Ings

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Opening & Closing Galas Opening Night Gala

Closing Night Gala

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

Boyz in the Wood

Mrs Lowry & Son

Ninian Doff/UK/2019/87 min/English

Adrian Noble/UK/2019/92 min/English

Cast: Kate Dickie, Kevin Guthrie, Jonathan Aris, Georgie Glen, Alice Lowe, Brian Pettifer, James Cosmo, Eddie Izzard, Samuel Bottomley, Rian Gordon, Lewis Gribben, Viraj Juneja

Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Wendy Morgan, Stephen Lord, David Schaal

WED 19 JUNE 20:45 FESTIVAL THEATRE PRICE: £15.00 (£10.00 CONCS) Delirious, dark and outrageously funny, Boyz in the Wood defies easy classification. It’s a wild and offbeat journey into the Scottish Highlands that blends biting social commentary with a sprinkle of drugs and violence, delivering a cult film in the making. Surreal and weird, with undeniable verve and energy, this is a film unafraid to tell it like it is. Think Trainspotting mixed with Calibre, but with more humour. Four teenage boys, brought to the Highlands as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, are left in the wilderness with only the vaguest sense of direction and sent on their way. Disillusioned Dean (Rian Gordon), inept arsonist Duncan (Lewis Gribben) and would-be performer DJ Beatroot (Viraj Juneja) are joined by home-schooled Ian (Samuel Bottomley), and the four immediately land themselves in trouble. They destroy their only map, discover explosive hash and realise they are being hunted by a pair of tweed-wearing upper-crust masked terrors (Eddie Izzard and Georgie Glen) who are aiming to purge the Highlands of disenfranchised youth. Debut writer-director Ninian Doff keeps the film fresh and well paced, with hilarious dialogue that’s balanced by doses of pagan horror. From British hiphop and rural anarchy through to blundering police and social outrage, Boyz in the Wood showcases exciting Scottish talent. [15]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

SUN 30 JUNE 17:15 FESTIVAL THEATRE PRICE: £15.00 (£10.00 CONCS) This is the beautiful, delicate, intimate and amusing story of the brittle but vital relationship between L. S. Lowry, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, and his bedridden, unhappy and controlling mother. Engrossing and entertaining, Mrs Lowry & Son offers up a veritable masterclass in acting, with Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall spellbinding as a mother and son separated by art and ambition. Lowry (Spall), not yet established as an artist, works as a rent collector, walking the streets of Salford, mixing with factory workers and observing the town closely. In the evenings, he takes art classes and paints until the early hours of the morning. He is resolutely loyal and well mannered towards his bitter mother, Elizabeth (Redgrave), who tries to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions and never misses a chance to tell him what a disappointment he is to her. Adrian Noble’s wonderfully observed film gently reveals how Lowry’s snobbish mother is the obstacle preventing him from fulfilling his artistic ambition, as he desperately tries to create something (whether it be dinner or a painting) that might make her happy. This lovely film is punctuated by delightful moments of humour, as it depicts the impact a bitterly obsessive mother had on one of this country’s greatest artists. [PG]

EIFF 2019 Official Awards The Audience Award nominees If you are attending a screening of any of the titles below, you will be able to rate the film using the voting cards provided. Share your thoughts using #edfilmfest. Astronaut p28 Best Before Death

p34

The Best of Dorien B.

p20

Bulbul Can Sing

p29

Champions p46 The Deposit

p21

Go Back to China

p15

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

p22

Love Type D

p12

Memory: The Origins of Alien

p36

Robert the Bruce

p63

Schemers p13 So Pretty

p17

THE BEST OF DORIEN B.

Thirty p24

CARMILLA

UNDERTOW

SAKAWA

The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film

The Award for Best International Feature Film

The Award for Best Documentary Feature Film

Aren’t You Happy?

2040 p34

Bait p11

Aurora p20

The Amber Light

Balance, Not Symmetry

Cages p46

Bludgeon p35

The Black Forest

p11

The Grizzlies

Hamada p35

Boyz in the Wood

h0us3 p47

Notes for a Heist Film

Carmilla p12

Liberté: A Call to Spy

p16

Sakawa p37

Farming p12

The Red Phallus

p31

Scheme Birds

Gwen p12

Undertow p33

Underdown p37

Hurt by Paradise

p12

Vai p33

Up the Mountain

p38

Mrs Lowry & Son

The Vast of Night

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

p38

The Souvenir

p13

p20

p30

p17

p49

p48 p37

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Festival Galas Family Gala

People’s Gala

UK PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

UglyDolls

Balance, Not Symmetry

Kelly Asbury/USA/2019/83 min/English

Jamie Adams/UK/2019/96 min/English

Cast: Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton, Pitbull, Lizzo, Wanda Sykes

Cast: Laura Harrier, Bria Vinaite, Lily Newmark, Scott Miller, Kate Dickie, Freya Mavor, Martin Bell, Tamsin Egerton, Shauna Macdonald

SUN 23 JUNE 14:00 FESTIVAL THEATRE PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00/£5.00 CONCS)

SUN 23 JUNE 20:30 FESTIVAL THEATRE PRICE: £5.00

In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weird is celebrated and strange is special.

Balance, Not Symmetry is a beautiful cinematic tribute to art, music and Scotland (and Glasgow in particular). A moving, funny and inspirational new film from the talented and prolific filmmaker Jamie Adams, it was made in close conjunction with the great Scottish band Biffy Clyro, who worked on both the storyline and the score.

The much-beloved global plush toy phenomenon UglyDolls hits the big screen with this fun-packed new animated musical adventure, featuring the acting and singing voices of a wonderful cast, including Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton and Pitbull. Unconventionality rules at the film’s warm-hearted core, as the ever-optimistic UglyDolls confront accepted notions of beauty. In Uglyville, the free-spirited Moxy (Kelly Clarkson) and her UglyDoll friends live every day in a whirlwind of bliss. Occasionally, the endearingly unique residents of Uglyville look to the sky, where a new UglyDoll will appear and be embraced by the community. But when Moxy and a group of her closest friends set off to find what’s outside their community, they discover another world – Perfection. It is a town where more conventional dolls are trained in protocols before they graduate and are sent to the ‘real’ world to find the love of a child. In Perfection, Moxy and her crew are subject to the manipulations of Lou (Nick Jonas), the perfect doll in charge of training recruits. [U]

UglyDolls will be especially popular with young filmgoers, 4–10 years old.

Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming) stars as a Scottish-American art student who is studying at Glasgow School of Art, and whose privileged existence is thrown into a spin when her father unexpectedly dies. Torn between supporting her mother (Kate Dickie) and dealing with her own sense of loss, she finds herself re-examining her life and friends. She finds inspiration from provocative fellow student Hannah (Bria Vinaite, The Florida Project). Featuring rising talents such as Freya Mavor, Martin Bell and Lily Newmark, and with Tamsin Egerton and Shauna Macdonald as art teachers/experts, the film showcases a series of wonderful Scottish locations. The creative influence of Biffy Clyro on the film gives it an additional edge – Adams worked on the script with lead singer Simon Neil, who also wrote music for the film. [15] Supported by

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Pre-Festival Previews

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Toy Story 4

Brightburn

Josh Cooley/USA/2019/100 min/English

David Yarovesky/USA/2018/90 min/English

Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Maddie McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves

Cast: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones

SUN 16 JUNE 15:00 FESTIVAL THEATRE PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00/£5.00 CONCS) Welcome back to the wonderful world of Woody and Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the Toy Story gang, as the latest animated adventure from Disney.Pixar arrives to enthral and entertain another generation. It might be nine years since Toy Story 3, but the love for the characters is as strong as ever. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and their toy buddies have found a new lease of life since their original owner, Andy, gave them to youngster Bonnie (Maddie McGraw). All is well until Bonnie creates her own toy from a plastic fork and names it Forky (Tony Hale). After facing something of a crisis about being made into a toy, Forky makes a bid for freedom when Bonnie and her family go on a road trip, and it is up to Woody, Buzz and the toys to try and save him. But when they bump into long-lost toy friend Bo Peep (Annie Potts) at a town’s antique shop, they gain a fresh perspective on what it means to be a toy.

SUN 16 JUNE 20:00 FESTIVAL THEATRE PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A dark twist on the classic superhero legend. Imagine a child from another planet crash-lands on Earth and is found to possess amazing powers. But imagine that, instead of growing up to be a heroic figure, the boy becomes something far more sinister and dangerous. The cult buzz around this superhero horror drama has been intense. With James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) on board as producer, and scripted by his brother Brian and cousin Mark, this tense and thrilling film has great genre credentials. The storyline mirrors the square-jawed and heroic upbringing of the Clark Kent/Superman story, but a dark and deadly spin gives Brightburn a chilling edge. When a baby from another planet crashes to Earth, he is found and raised by Tori (Elizabeth Banks) and Kyle (David Denman), who try and teach him to use his powers for good. But deep inside the boy (Jackson A. Dunn) lurks an evil that is waiting to be unleashed. [15]

Beautiful, funny, moving and profound . . . once again Toy Story delivers. [U]

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In Person: Special Events Supported by

In Person: Danny Boyle 90 min THU 20 JUNE 20:50 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Danny Boyle is one of Britain’s most successful directors. His body of work may well be varied, but – as he has pointed out – his projects share a central theme of people overcoming impossible odds. Born in Lancashire in 1956, Boyle was successful in television and theatre before making his first film, the Edinburgh-set Shallow Grave, in 1994. This led to the adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel Trainspotting, which almost single-handedly revitalised the British film industry. Since then, Boyle’s filmography has been exciting, challenging and successful, and includes such classics as The Beach (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 127 Hours (2010), T2 Trainspotting (2017) and, most recently, Yesterday (see p. 13). In addition, he was the artistic director for the Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London. [12A]

In Person: Icíar Bollaín in Conversation with Rebecca O’Brien

In Person: Jack Lowden

90 min

THU 27 JUNE 18:05 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

FRI 21 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

A very special in-person event featuring award-winning film producer Rebecca O’Brien in conversation with acclaimed director, actor, writer and producer Icíar Bollaín, whose directorial work features in this year’s Once Upon a Time in Spain retrospective (p. 56). Producer of many of Ken Loach’s films, including the Palme d’Or-winning I, Daniel Blake (2016), O’Brien and the multitalented Bollaín, who worked together on Loach’s Land and Freedom (1995), will revisit Bollaín’s extraordinary artistic career both in front of and behind the camera. [12A]

Award-winning actor and producer Jack Lowden started out in Scottish Youth Theatre in Edinburgh before playing Peter Pan at the King’s Theatre at 12 years old. Jack graduated with a BA in Acting from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow in 2011. Rising to fame after playing Nikolai Rostov in the BBC miniseries War & Peace (2016), he went on to star in Tommy’s Honour (EIFF 2016 Opening Night Gala) and A United Kingdom (2016) before playing an RAF fighter pilot in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk (2017). He returned to EIFF in 2018 with the Michael Powell Awardwinning Calibre, for which he won the 2018 British Academy Scotland Award for Best Film Actor, before going on to star in Mary Queen of Scots (2018) and Fighting with My Family (2019). We are thrilled to welcome Jack back to Edinburgh for this special event. [12A]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

In Person: Special Events

In Person: Nick Broomfield

In Person: Pollyanna McIntosh

90 min

FRI 28 JUNE 20:00 TRAVERSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

WED 26 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

One of the most influential British documentary filmmakers, Nick Broomfield’s easy charm and self-reflexive style has seen him at the forefront of the documentary world. His films cover a wide range of subjects, reflecting the way his filmmaking style has changed over the years. His early work in the 1970s was very much UK-based, but later films such as Soldier Girls (1981), Chicken Ranch (1983) and Driving Me Crazy (1988) saw international critical and festival recognition. In the 1990s, films such as Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992), Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995) and Kurt & Courtney (1998) consolidated his profile as one of the world’s leading documentarians. He usually works with a small crew, recording sound himself, and can often be seen in his finished films. [12A]

Scottish writer, director and actor Pollyanna McIntosh, most recently seen in her starring role as Jadis in AMC’s hit post-apocalyptic TV series The Walking Dead, has been involved in independent filmmaking since she was 16 years old with her first paid job as a stoner in Irvine Welsh’s The Acid House (p. 51), before she went on to star in Filth (2013). She is perhaps best known for her work in genre cinema, including Exam (EIFF 2009) and Let Us Prey (EIFF 2014). EIFF is thrilled to be presenting The Woman (2011) together with her brand-new film Darlin’ (p. 40), which Pollyanna wrote, directed and stars in, and to welcome her to Edinburgh to talk about her work. [15]

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Best of British Intro Our celebration of British film talent is always a high point of the EIFF programme. This selection of films comes from around the country, reflects a broad range of stories and themes, and explores a variety of styles and genres. New films from Scotland play a vital part in our selection, and young creative voices are balanced with established filmmakers. Actors on show include Tilda Swinton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Maxine Peake, Suki Waterhouse, Brian Cox, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Poppy Delevingne, Kate Beckinsale, Tom Burke, Greta Bellamacina, Honor Swinton Byrne and Lily James. Our gala screenings also feature outstanding British talent, see: Boyz in the Wood (p. 5), Mrs Lowry & Son (p. 5) and Balance, Not Symmetry (p. 7). Films in consideration for the prestigious Michael Powell Award will be selected from the Best of British and Gala sections.

LOVE TYPE D

UK PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

Bait

Bittersweet Symphony

The Black Forest

Mark Jenkin/UK/2018/89 min/English

Jamie Adams/UK/2018/89 min/English

Ruth Platt/UK/2019/84 min/English

Cast: Edward Rowe, Mary Woodvine, Giles King, Simon Shepherd

Cast: Suki Waterhouse, Jennifer Grey, Poppy Delevingne, Craig Roberts

Cast: Hattie Ladbury, Sirine Saba, Aleksandar Mikic, Robert Hands

FRI 21 JUNE 20:45 ODEON 2 SUN 23 JUNE 15:20 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

MON 24 JUNE 18:20 ODEON 1 WED 26 JUNE 20:15 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

THU 27 JUNE 18:25 ODEON 4 SAT 29 JUNE 15:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

A Cornish fisherman rails against tourism.

Hollywood meets Wales.

Family turmoil in the Black Forest.

This remarkable British film from Mark Jenkin is a clash of the old worlds and the new. Cornish fisherman Martin Ward (Edward Rowe) must deal with his brother Steven (Giles King), who uses their boat for tourist cruises, and the well-off Londoners who have bought his childhood home. The cultural clash is represented in the look of the film, shot with an old Bolex camera in blackand-white 16mm and hand-processed by Jenkin, which produces a realistic tone and a sense of depth and history. Beautifully shot, Bait balances modern concerns with nostalgia. [15]

Suki Waterhouse, the impressive rising British talent, stars as Iris Evans, a woman whose Hollywood dreams are on the verge of coming true, but who finds herself caught up in various problems. Her ex-boyfriend is causing trouble, her mother is on her deathbed and her hero, American icon Eleanor Roberts (Jennifer Grey, Dirty Dancing), has just arrived. Can Iris deal with each problem, finish the soundtrack of her first Hollywood film and maintain some old-fashioned, simple pleasures in life? Also starring Craig Roberts and Poppy Delevingne. [15]

Writer-director Ruth Platt’s impressive drama will be amusingly familiar to anyone who’s headed abroad for child-friendly holidays with another family. A love letter to Europe, The Black Forest follows a pair of dysfunctional families spending a welcome summer break in deepest Germany. While the children get lost in their own worlds, the two adult couples face up to various issues (sex and money are top of the list) and their idyllic holiday starts to unravel. An astute, tender and amusing new British film. [12A]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Best of British Carmilla

Farming

Emily Harris/UK/2018/95 min/English

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje/UK/2018/107 min/English

Cast: Hannah Rae, Devrim Lingnau, Jessica Raine, Tobias Menzies, Greg Wise, Lorna Gayle

Cast: Damson Idris, Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Dagleish, Jaime Winstone

FRI 28 JUNE 20:00 FILMHOUSE 1 SAT 29 JUNE 20:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

WORLD PREMIERE

An elegant and eerie Gothic tale.

A young Nigerian boy is ‘farmed’ out to a white British foster family.

Moody and atmospheric, Carmilla is a comingof-age love story enveloped in mystery. Inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic Gothic vampire novella, this is a beautifully mounted film from Emily Harris. Sheltered 15-year-old Lara (Hannah Rae) lives with her father and strict governess Miss Fontaine (Jessica Raine), but when a carriage crash brings enigmatic young Carmilla (Devrim Lingnau) to recuperate at their house, she provides an outlet for Lara’s curiosity and burgeoning sexuality. The pair begin a passionate friendship, but rumours of a supernatural presence drive Miss Fontaine’s mistrust of Carmilla. [15]

UK PREMIERE

Writer-director Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje delves into his own childhood for this tough and powerful drama. Enitan (Damson Idris) is left in the care of a British foster family by his Nigerian parents, who hope it will provide him with a better future. Instead, teenaged Enitan joins a skinhead gang, led by the brutal Levi (John Dagleish). Kate Beckinsale stars as working-class mother Ingrid who fosters the young Enitan, while Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the teacher who struggles to help him avoid self-destruction. An enthralling and moving real-life story. [15]

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Gwen

Hurt by Paradise

Love Type D

William McGregor/UK/2018/84 min/English

Greta Bellamacina/UK/2019/82 min/English

Sasha Collington/UK/2019/95 min/English

Cast: Maxine Peake, Eleanor WorthingtonCox, Richard Harrington, Jodie Innes

Cast: Greta Bellamacina, Camilla Rutherford, Anna Brewster, Sadie Brown

Cast: Maeve Dermody, Rory Stroud, Tovah Feldshuh, Oliver Farnworth

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THU 20 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 1 SAT 22 JUNE 20:25 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

FRI 21 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 4 SAT 22 JUNE 15:40 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Poetry in motion.

A young woman is worried she has a ‘loser in love’ gene.

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A magnificent, moody and mysterious Gothic tale. Writer-director William McGregor’s debut feature brims with suspense and dread, featuring impressive performances and an enjoyable sense of the macabre. In the late 19th century, 17-yearold Gwen (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) lives on a small farm in an isolated Welsh community with her troubled mother, Elen (Maxine Peake), and younger sister, Mari (Jodie Innes). One night, Gwen sees a human shape lurking near the house. When sheep are killed and crops rot, men from the church and village turn against the family. Gwen is mesmerising, delving into pagan rituals and haunting evil. [15]

THU 20 JUNE 20:15 FILMHOUSE 1 SAT 22 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Woody Allen meets Frances Ha in this new British drama by first-time feature director, poet, actor and publisher Greta Bellamacina. Greta also stars as Celeste, a young mother trying to carve out a career as a poet in modern-day London. Meanwhile, friend and neighbour Stella (played by co-writer Sadie Brown), dreams of being an actor but spends much of her time babysitting Celeste’s son. Part ode to the city, this is a skilfully observed tale of friendship and family with a refreshingly understated sense of humour. [U]

After being dumped for the 11th time in a row, 27-year-old Frankie (Maeve Dermody) concludes that she has a ‘loser in love’ gene that predisposes her to chronic rejection for the rest of her life. Frustrated by the lack of a cure, Frankie sets out on a quest – one that involves talking to previous boyfriends – to try and change her romantic future. Writer-director Sasha Collington has made an engaging, fun and frothy rom-com, with Australian actress Dermody impressive as the romantically troubled Frankie. [12A]

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Masters of Love

Schemers

The Souvenir

Matt Roberts/UK/2019/84 min/English

David McLean/UK/2019/90 min/English

Joanna Hogg/UK/2019/120 min/English

Cast: Ciaran Dowd, Sarah Ovens, Owen Roberts, Bekka Bowling, Eleanor Fanyinka, Lizzy Watts

Cast: Conor Berry, Tara Lee, Sean Connor, Grant R. Keelan

Cast: Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton, Richard Ayoade

SAT 29 JUNE 18:10 FILMHOUSE 1 SUN 30 JUNE 13:20 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

MON 24 JUNE 20:10 FILMHOUSE 1 WED 26 JUNE 20:50 ODEON 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Dundee teens set about trying to book bands.

A portrait of the artist as a young woman.

Set in Dundee c. 1979, Schemers is based on writer-producer David McLean’s early years in the music business. A fledgling promoter, he ambitiously booked bands with his friends John and Scot, all of them from the Dundee schemes. Young Davie (Conor Berry) is determined not to get a ‘real’ job. He starts out running discos and, after a run in with a local gangster, raises his ambitions to booking major bands such as Iron Maiden. Shot in and around Dundee using local talent, Schemers celebrates youthful ambition. [12A]

Honor Swinton Byrne proves that acting talent runs in the family in this story of Julie, a struggling young filmmaker knocked off her creative path when she falls for the wrong man in a bleak 1980s London. Director Joanna Hogg’s autobiographical feature is a refreshingly honest and beautifully observed tale of a young woman whose search for artistic credibility leaves her dangerously exposed. She is currently shooting a second part to the film. Also starring Tilda Swinton as Julie’s mother and Tom Burke as the wayward Anthony. [15]

FRI 28 JUNE 18:20 VUE OMNI SAT 29 JUNE 15:10 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A wry twist on the traditional rom-com. British writer-director Matt Roberts’s funny debut feature is an engaging, smart and wry take on the British rom-com, offering dark comic twists as it explores love and isolation in our technological age. A group of friends are at different stages in their relationships, and none of them are convinced about what they’re doing: Emmy (Sarah Ovens) and Samantha (Eleanor Fanyinka) are due to get married; Josh (Owen Roberts) and Jenifer (Lizzy Watts) are breaking up; and Niall (Ciaran Dowd) is sleeping around. A low-budget film with a lot of heart. [15]

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Strange But True

Yesterday

Rowan Athale/UK, Canada/2019/95 min/ English

Danny Boyle/UK/2019/116 min/English Cast: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran, Kate McKinnon

Cast: Amy Ryan, Nick Robinson, Margaret Qualley, Connor Jessup, Blythe Danner, Brian Cox, Greg Kinnear SAT 22 JUNE 20:40 ODEON 2 SUN 23 JUNE 20:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

THU 20 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI SAT 22 JUNE 15:00 ODEON 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) WORLD PREMIERE

This delightful musical comedy, directed by Danny Boyle from a script by Richard Curtis, is fresh and funny with a wonderful cast and – most importantly – plenty of wonderful music. Himesh Patel stars as struggling singer-songwriter Jack Malik, who has an accident during a mysterious global blackout and wakes to a world where the Beatles never existed. With help from his toughas-nails US agent, Mandi (Kate McKinnon), he becomes a star, but risks losing his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James). Will he let it be, or go back to where he once belonged? See also our in-person event with Danny Boyle (p. 9). [12A]

A twisting and turning noir thriller. Made with a powerful sense of atmosphere, this brooding and engrossing thriller starts with a clever left-field premise. Melissa (Margaret Qualley) finds herself pregnant five years after the death of her boyfriend Ronnie (Connor Jessup). She confronts Ronnie’s family with the idea the child could be his, piling on to their repressed grief as they try and work out the truth – which turns out to be far more terrifying than they ever imagined. Amy Ryan and Greg Kinnear turn in deft performances as Ronnie’s parents. Brian Cox and Blythe Danner also star. [15]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Imagine . . . a world without the Beatles.

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

American Dreams Intro Dive in to the best new films in American cinema. The budgets vary greatly and the casts range from marquee stars to up-and-coming new talents; this is an exciting, challenging and provocative group of films. It is testament to the strength of the diverse filmmaking scene in the US that we are able to present such an exciting selection. This year’s features include comedies and bigbudget dramas, and feature the very best of performing talent, including Bill Murray, Helen Hunt, Alec Baldwin, Olivia Colman, Rosie Perez, Martin Freeman, Chloë Sevigny, Ethan Hawke, Jason Sudeikis, Noomi Rapace, Adam Driver, Stana Katic, Jamie Bell, Jesse Eisenberg, Iggy Pop, Morena Baccarin, Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tilda Swinton and many others.

THE DEAD DON’T DIE

UK PREMIERE

The Art of Self-Defense

Before You Know It

The Captor

Riley Stearns/USA/2019/104 min/English

Hannah Pearl Utt/USA/2018/98 min/English

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots

Cast: Judith Light, Mandy Patinkin, Hannah Pearl Utt, Jen Tullock, Mike Colter, Alec Baldwin

Robert Budreau/USA, Canada/2018/92 min/ English

FRI 21 JUNE 18:05 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 13:05 ODEON 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A mild-mannered accountant learns karate. The Art of Self-Defense is funny, weird, absurd and insightful, and while it spends time mulling over masculinity (rather like a funnier Fight Club), its sheer sense of ridiculousness punctures any macho leanings. Jesse Eisenberg is perfect as Casey, a nervous accountant who turns to karate and the teachings of the enigmatic Sensei (Alessandro Nivola) after being beaten up by a biker gang. Imogen Poots as Anna, the dojo’s sole woman teacher, is a great foil for Casey’s new confidence. This film has cult classic written all over it – funny, deftly bizarre and oddly sweet. [15]

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong, Bea Santos

THU 27 JUNE 20:55 ODEON 1 SUN 30 JUNE 11:00 ODEON 4 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

THU 20 JUNE 18:05 ODEON 2 TUE 25 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Two grown-up sisters deal with a surprise.

A self-styled outlaw holds people hostage at a Stockholm bank.

Hannah Pearl Utt’s feature debut is a left-field pleasure. Utt and her frequent creative partner Jen Tullock (the pair also co-wrote the film) star as New York sisters Rachel and Jackie who live with their theatrical father, Mel (Mandy Patinkin), above a less-than-successful theatre. Out of the blue, the sisters discover their long-gone mother (Judith Light) is not dead, but is actually a veteran soap opera star. Add in a lovely cameo by Alec Baldwin as an underprepared therapist and you have a charming film with a real sense of heart. [15]

Ethan Hawke stars as outlaw Lars Nystrom, who dons a wig and a cowboy hat, pulls out a machine gun and enters a Stockholm bank in 1973. Taking hostages, he demands his friend Gunnar (Mark Strong) be released from prison, a cool $1 million and a getaway car. During negotiations, Bianca (Noomi Rapace) starts to fall for Lars. Directed by Robert Budreau (Born to Be Blue, 2015) and based on a true story, The Captor has a wry sense of humour and a great soundtrack. [15]

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INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

The Dead Don’t Die

Driven

Go Back to China

Jim Jarmusch/USA/2019/103 min/English

Nick Hamm/USA, Puerto Rico/2018/113 min/ English

Emily Ting/USA, China, Hong Kong/2019/96 min/English, Cantonese, Mandarin with subtitles

Cast: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, Carol Kane, Rosie Perez

Cast: Lee Pace, Jason Sudeikis, Judy Greer, Corey Stoll, Michael Cudlitz

FRI 21 JUNE 20:35 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

FRI 28 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI SUN 30 JUNE 11:10 ODEON 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Zombies rise from the grave.

Car designer John DeLorean dabbles with drug running.

Jim Jarmusch’s new comedy – the opener for this year’s Cannes Film Festival – is set in the peaceful town of Centerville, which must battle a zombie horde when the dead start to rise from their graves. Three police officers (Bill Murray, Adam Driver and Chloë Sevigny) and a samurai-sword-wielding Scottish mortician (Tilda Swinton) find themselves on the front line and must unite to defeat the undead. The strong cast also includes Rosie Perez and Steve Buscemi, with Iggy Pop, Sara Driver and Carol Kane among the zombies. [18]

This wonderful comedy drama is 1980s male bonding with a twist. Suave and charismatic John DeLorean (Lee Pace) is struggling with his ambitious gull-wing car company when he meets new neighbour Jim Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis), who has escaped a drug-running charge by turning informant. Seeing trafficking cocaine as a way to raise quick money, DeLorean turns to Hoffman for help, who sets up a sting operation that will see DeLorean charged. Nick Hamm’s terrific film has great production design and a wonderful cast (also featuring Judy Greer and Corey Stoll). [15]

Cast: Anna Akana, Richard Ng, Lynn Chen, Kelly Hu MON 24 JUNE 20:30 VUE OMNI WED 26 JUNE 18:15 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A spoiled Chinese-American heads back to China to work in her father’s toy factory. In this charming, funny and engaging comedy drama, Sasha Li (Anna Akana) is a spoiled Chinese-American fashion-school graduate whose privileged life is bankrolled by her rich father, Teddy (Richard Ng). Exasperated, Teddy withdraws his daughter’s trust fund and forces her to return to China to work in his toy factory. Director Emily Ting (Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, EIFF 2015) draws on her background for this amusing story. Sasha must adapt to a family she barely knows, and she does her naïve best at the factory. [12A]

I See You Adam Randall/USA/2019/96 min/English Cast: Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney, Owen Teague, Libe Barer, Greg Alan Williams WED 26 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI THU 27 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A clever, complex and deviously dark mystery. When a 10-year-old boy goes missing in the woods, detective Greg Harper (Jon Tenney) and his partner, Spitzky (Greg Alan Williams), are assigned to investigate. At home, Harper tries to come to terms with the fact his wife, Jackie (Helen Hunt), had an affair, while their teenage son struggles with his anger. The atmosphere grows increasingly strange – household items disappear, the television spontaneously turns on, odd noises are heard – and just as the viewer thinks they understand what’s happening, this clever and eerie film shrewdly changes direction. [15] INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

American Dreams Justine Stephanie Turner/USA/2018/105 min/English Cast: Stephanie Turner, Glynn Turman, Daisy Prescott, Darby Stanchfield SUN 23 JUNE 18:15 VUE OMNI TUE 25 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A single mother works as a caregiver to a girl with spina bifida. Debut writer-director Stephanie Turner also stars in this impressively staged indie film, playing single mother Lisa Wade. Lisa must move in with her father-in-law after the death of her husband. Struggling to find work, Lisa takes a job caring for Justine (Daisy Prescott), a young but opinionated girl with spina bifida. An unlikely pair, they become friends and help each other in many ways, but their relationship is challenged when Justine’s well-to-do parents object to Justine playing with Lisa’s biracial children. [12A] INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

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UK PREMIERE

Liberté: A Call to Spy

Ode to Joy

Skin

Lydia Dean Pilcher/USA/2019/123 min/English with some French, German dialogue with subtitles

Jason Winer/USA/2017/97 min/English

Guy Nattiv/USA/2018/120 min/English

Cast: Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Jake Lacy, Melissa Rauch

Cast: Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Daniel Henshall, Bill Camp, Louisa Krause

Cast: Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, Linus Roache

SAT 22 JUNE 20:30 VUE OMNI MON 24 JUNE 20:35 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

THU 27 JUNE 20:50 VUE OMNI FRI 28 JUNE 18:05 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

An unusual rom-com about a man who avoids joy.

Love triumphs over racism.

Charlie (Martin Freeman on great form) suffers from cataplexy, a symptom of narcolepsy that causes him to collapse when he has strong emotions such as sadness, anger and, yes, happiness. He has mastered thinking non-happy thoughts, but when he meets Francesca (Morena Baccarin), things change. Charlie thinks he can’t be around Francesca because she makes him happy, even beginning a relationship with quirky Bethany (Melissa Rauch, The Big Bang Theory). Ode to Joy is charming and funny, driven by great performances and real warmth for its left-field characters. [12A]

This powerful and wrenching drama is based on the true story of Bryon Widner, a neo-Nazi raised by a family of white supremacists. Jamie Bell gives a spellbinding and fully committed lead performance as a man proud of his hatred and the elaborate facial tattoos that reflect his aggression and rage. When Bryon meets worldweary single mother Julie (Danielle Macdonald, Patti Cake$) and her three children, he realises he could become a better man. His path to redemption, however, begins with the painstaking removal of his tattoos. [18]

FRI 21 JUNE 20:25 ODEON 1 SAT 22 JUNE 15:20 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Women are recruited as spies against the Nazis. Inspired by the true stories of women recruited as spies by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, who were sent to occupied France to disrupt the Nazi war machine. Spymistress for the SOE Vera Atkins (Stana Katic, Castle) recruits two unusual candidates: Virginia Hall (Sarah Megan Thomas, also writer and producer), an American with a wooden leg, and Noor Inayat Khan (Radhika Apte), a Muslim pacifist. The fascinating story of a real life sisterhood of spies and the dangerous work they did to try and stop Hitler. [15]

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

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Get connected with EIFF So Pretty Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli/USA/2019/83 min/English, German with subtitles/may contain strobe effects Cast: Edem Dela-Seshie, Thomas Love, Rachika Samarth, Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli THU 20 JUNE 20:45 ODEON 3 SUN 23 JUNE 13:20 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A quietly radical film about femininity, queers, trans people, utopia. Loosely based on the 1980s German queer novel So Schön by Ronald M. Schernikau, this is the story of four young queer and trans people in modern-day New York City. We watch as they go about their lives, loving each other, discussing politics, exploring different relationship dynamics, making art and taking care of each other. The observational style is interspersed with tender self-reflective scenes, and its ability to show intimacy in a natural, non-voyeuristic way is utterly refreshing. [18]

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INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

The Sound of Silence

Them That Follow

The Vast of Night

Michael Tyburski/USA/2019/87 min/English

Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage/ USA/2018/98 min/English

Andrew Patterson/USA/2019/89 min/English

Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, Austin Pendleton WED 26 JUNE 21:10 ODEON 2 FRI 28 JUNE 20:45 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) The dark side of the tune. According to ‘house tuner’ Peter Lucian (Peter Sarsgaard), every home suffers from noise pollution. Whether the regular hiss of a radiator or the barely audible buzz from a toaster, it’s Peter’s job to find the noise and put things right. Everything in Peter’s buttoned-up world is in order until new customer Ellen (Rashida Jones) brings a problem he can’t rectify. Meanwhile, his talents attract unwelcome attention and an attempt at academia falls flat. A brilliantly nuanced performance by Peter Sarsgaard is at the centre of this off-beat, very human drama. [12A]

Cast: Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann WED 26 JUNE 20:30 VUE OMNI SAT 29 JUNE 20:25 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Repression and intolerance in an Appalachian sect. A grim, fascinating drama set against the strange – but true – backdrop of an extreme Appalachian Pentecostal group that believes women should be subservient to men, that sees God as more important than medicine, and that uses venomous snakes in their ceremonies. Oscar® -winner Olivia Colman is excellent as Hope, the mother of Augie (Thomas Mann), a young man having religious doubts. Augie is secretly seeing Mara (Alice Englert), the daughter of the community’s zealous pastor (Walton Goggins), when the couple discovers she’s pregnant. [15]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Cast: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis, Cheyenne Barton FRI 28 JUNE 18:30 ODEON 4 SAT 29 JUNE 15:00 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Turn on, tune in and watch the skies. In 1950s New Mexico, a late-night radio presenter (Jake Horowitz) and a switchboard operator (Sierra McCormick) begin to suspect that something very strange may be happening in their small town. Framed as an episode of a The Twilight Zone-style TV show, director Andrew Patterson’s superb debut is a skilfully executed sci-fi mystery featuring fantastic performances from Horowitz and McCormick and striking cinematography by M. I. Littin-Menz. The film premiered at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival, where it won praise from Steven Soderbergh. [U]

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European Perspectives Intro As the challenges facing Europe increase and the region’s political landscape continues to shift, EIFF celebrates the rich cultural impact and importance of European cinema. This selection is unified by a passion for striking storytelling and includes films from France, Ireland, Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Germany, North Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, Switzerland, Belgium, Georgia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Iceland. One of cinema’s strengths is its variety, and the films in this selection bring us a little closer to our European neighbours. In doing so, they add further understanding to what it means to be European. Supported by James and Morag Anderson

HOW TO FAKE A WAR

UK PREMIERE

Aleksi

Alice

Aniara

Barbara Vekarić/Croatia, Serbia/2018/88 min/ Croatian, English with subtitles

Josephine Mackerras/France/2019/103 min/ French with subtitles

Cast: Tihana Lazović, Goran Marković, Sebastian Cavazza, Jason Mann

Cast: Emilie Piponnier, Martin Swabey, Chloé Boreham, Christophe Favre, David Coburn

Pella Kagerman, Hugo Lilja/Sweden, Denmark/2018/106 min/Swedish with subtitles

TUE 25 JUNE 20:50 VUE OMNI SAT 29 JUNE 15:45 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

SAT 29 JUNE 20:55 ODEON 1 SUN 30 JUNE 11:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

THU 20 JUNE 18:15 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 13:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

The joyous misadventures of a Croatian wild child.

A young woman must adjust when her husband squanders all their money.

An epic science-fiction drama about a passenger spaceship lost in the void.

Writer-director Josephine Mackerras’s powerful debut feature won the Grand Jury Award at SXSW. Happily married Alice’s (Emilie Piponnier) life is turned upside down when she discovers her husband (Martin Swabey) has spent all their money on prostitutes and they are now a year behind on their mortgage. In a last-ditch bid to support herself and her child, Alice becomes a high-end escort, which challenges her perceptions of life and love. At times bitterly funny but always brutally honest, the film traces Alice’s journey to her own kind of freedom. [15]

Breakout festival success Aniara is a Swedish space opera that balances a spectacular sense of intergalactic dread with more mundane matters. Earth spaceship Aniara is knocked off course while carrying passengers to a new home on Mars, and crew and passengers alike must cope. Religious zeal, ritualistic orgies and an artificial-intelligence system that offers a form of escape all clash aboard the sprawling craft. An adaptation of a 1956 poem by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson. [15]

Director Barbara Vekarić’s feature debut is the breezy and heartfelt story of 28-year-old Aleksi (Tihana Lazović), who returns to her parents’ beautiful coastal home after finally graduating. There, she is caught between moving to Berlin to start an internship and continuing a listless existence at her parents’ vineyard, where she is involved in relationships with three very different men. Strong-willed and liberated, but torn between family demands and relishing her existence, Aleksi veers impulsively – and often hilariously – through her life in search of direction. [15]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Cast: Emelie Jonsson, Bianca Cruzeiro

Supported by Embassy of Sweden London

European Perspectives Aren’t You Happy? (Das melancholische Mädchen)

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (Astérix: Le secret de la potion magique)

Susanne Heinrich/Germany/2019/79 min/ German with subtitles Cast: Marie Rathscheck

Alexandre Astier, Louis Clichy/France/2018/ 85 min/English

MON 24 JUNE 20:20 VUE OMNI WED 26 JUNE 20:40 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Cast: Ken Kramer, C. Ernst Harth, John Innes, Michael Shepherd, Don Brown

UK PREMIERE

A melancholy young woman dwells on postmodern life and love.

The return of France’s favourite Gaul.

With a vibrant colour palette, self-consciously kitsch staging and a jazz-band score, writerdirector Susanne Heinrich’s film is clever and witty, delving into life, love and relationships for the modern woman. A nameless young woman (Marie Rathscheck) is a writer with writing issues. She searches for meaning to life and a bed for the night, meets various men, rides a unicorn, and is encouraged to have a child as a cure for her narcissism. Always ironic and playful, Aren’t You Happy? is an oddball pleasure. [15] UK PREMIERE

Supported by German Films and Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Edinburgh

UK PREMIERE

The second animated adaptation of the popular French comic book series delivers energy and laughs. Created in 1959 by writer René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo, the characters are still popular today. Asterix and Obelix protect their village aided by a magic potion concocted by the druid Getafix. When Getafix retires, Asterix and Obelix head off to find a successor. Meanwhile, an evil wizard has his own plans to steal the potion’s secret recipe and Romans decide to attack the village. [U]

UK PREMIERE

Aurora

The Best of Dorien B.

Cronofobia

Miia Tervo/Finland/2019/105 min/Finnish, English with subtitles

Anke Blondé/Belgium, Netherlands/2019/106 min/Dutch with subtitles

Francesco Rizzi/Switzerland/2018/93 min/ Italian with subtitles

Cast: Mimosa Willamo, Amir Escandari, Oona Airola

Cast: Kim Snauwaert, Jelle De Beule, Katelijne Verbeke, Dirk van Dijck

Cast: Vinicio Marchioni, Sabine Timoteo, Leonardo Nigro

FRI 21 JUNE 18:15 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 17:45 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

SAT 29 JUNE 20:45 ODEON 4 SUN 30 JUNE 11:05 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

FRI 21 JUNE 20:40 VUE OMNI MON 24 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

A Finnish oddball and an Iranian refugee find love in Lapland.

A woman’s balanced life goes off-kilter.

A clever and complex psychological drama from Switzerland.

Raucous Finnish comedy drama Aurora features striking locations and a truly impressive performance by Mimosa Willamo as freewheeling force-of-nature Aurora. Caught in a spiral of drugs, drinking and clubbing, Aurora is desperate to escape her snowy small-town existence. When she meets Iranian asylum-seeker Darian (Amir Escandari) and his young daughter, they form a tentative friendship. With English as their shared language, Aurora and Darian’s bitter, funny and honest romance plays out in the homeland of Santa Claus. [15]

SAT 22 JUNE 15:00 VUE OMNI SAT 29 JUNE 11:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00/£5.00 CONCS)

From director Anke Blondé, The Best of Dorien B. is a blissful and bittersweet Belgian comedy drama with an astute and compassionate tone. Kim Snauwaert gives a standout performance as 36-year-old Dorien, a woman with a busy veterinary practice, delightful children and a successful husband. However, not everything is as rosy as it seems. Dorien’s parents are having marital problems, her husband has recently had an affair, and a trip to the hospital adds further pressure. While warm and sympathetic Dorien is a master at coping, her problems make her consider: What actually is the best of her? [15]

An enigmatic psychological drama with an intriguing structure, Francesco Rizzi’s Italianlanguage film begins by teasing its audience with a puzzle and then offers up a second-act reveal. Michael (Vinicio Marchioni), a man who initially appears to be either a spy or a killer, and Anna (Sabine Timoteo), the troubled young woman with insomnia who Michael is spying on, are strangers. Once they come together, the film’s shrewd structure takes them on a captivating journey accompanied by a nicely judged score. [15] Supported by Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom

Supported by Flanders Audiovisual Fund

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The Deposit (Tryggð)

Emma Peeters

The Emperor of Paris (L’empereur de Paris)

Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir/Iceland/2019/90 min/ Icelandic, English with subtitles

Nicole Palo/Belgium, Canada/2018/87 min/ French with subtitles

Jean-François Richet/France/2018/110 min/ French with subtitles

Cast: Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, Enid Mbabazi, Raffaella Sigurðardóttir, Claire Harpa Kristinsdóttir

Cast: Monia Chokri, Fabrice Adde, Andréa Ferréol

Cast: Vincent Cassel, Patrick Chesnais, August Diehl, Olga Kurylenko, Denis Lavant, Freya Mavor

SAT 22 JUNE 21:00 ODEON 3 SUN 30 JUNE 11:05 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) An act of kindness goes terribly wrong. Icelandic journalist Gísella (Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir) wants to write hard-hitting stories and, after her latest article is heavily edited, she quits her job. When she meets immigrants Abeba (Enid Mbabazi), her daughter Luna (Claire Harpa Kristinsdóttir), and Maria (Raffaella Sigurðardóttir), she decides to help them (and gather material for a story) by offering them rooms in her large Reykjavik house. All goes well between the three women initially, but a power struggle soon takes over and warmth and hospitality turn into strict rules and threats of punishment. [12A]

FRI 21 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI SAT 29 JUNE 13:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A black comedy about death, suicide and love. A refreshingly freewheeling romp from BelgianAmerican writer-director Nicole Palo, Emma Peeters begins in somewhat dark territory when would-be actor Emma Peeters (Monia Chokri) decides she has reached the expiry date for women in her profession and will commit suicide on her 35th birthday. When Emma falls for Alex (Fabrice Adde), the funeral director she asks to organise her funeral, Emma Peeters heads into rom-com territory, playing like a tragicomic Frances Ha as Emma comes to laugh, love and rethink her life. [15]

SAT 22 JUNE 17:55 VUE OMNI SAT 29 JUNE 13:00 ODEON 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A criminal turns cop in 19th-century Paris. Vincent Cassel is the perfect period anti-hero in this violent, impressively staged historical action thriller. Based on the life of infamous criminal Eugène François Vidocq, whose turn to crimefighting inspired the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, The Emperor of Paris is set against the backdrop of Napoleonic France. Scottish actress Freya Mavor also stars as pickpocket Annette, who the reformed Vidocq falls for; Olga Kurylenko is the powerful La Baronne; and Denis Lavant impresses as gang leader Maillard. [15] Supported by Unifrance and Institut français d’Ecosse

End of Sentence Elfar Adalsteins/Iceland, Ireland, USA/2019/ 95 min/English Cast: John Hawkes, Logan Lerman, Sarah Bolger, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson FRI 28 JUNE 20:50 ODEON 1 SAT 29 JUNE 13:15 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A bickering father and son from America take a road trip in Ireland. Newly widowed Frank Fogle (Oscar®-nominee John Hawkes) embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean (Logan Lerman), recently released from prison, agrees to join only when his father promises that they’ll never see each other again following the trip. After revelations surface about an old flame of Frank’s wife and a charming hitchhiker (Sarah Bolger) with plans of her own intervenes, father and son find themselves drawn together in unexpected ways. This engaging Icelandic film was shot in Ireland and stars American lead actors. [15]

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European Perspectives A Girl from Mogadishu Mary McGuckian/Ireland, Belgium, Morocco/ 2019/112 min/English, Somali with subtitles Cast: Aja Naomi King, Martha Canga Antonio, Barkhad Abdi, Orla Brady, Stanley Townsend FRI 28 JUNE 20:45 ODEON 4 SAT 29 JUNE 17:30 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A harrowing story of female empowerment. Writer-director Mary McGuckian’s powerful new film tells the inspiring true story of Ifrah Ahmed. A refugee from war-torn Somalia in 2006, Ifrah is trafficked to Ireland, where a medical exam reveals the extent of her genital mutilation as a child. Tormented by the memory, she becomes a leading international activist against genderbased violence and female genital mutilation. Aja Naomi King (How to Get Away with Murder) is striking as Ifrah. [15] Supported by

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God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya (Gospod postoi, imeto i’ e Petrunija)

Happier Times, Grump (Ilosia aikoja, Mielensäpahoittaja)

Teona Strugar Mitevska/North Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, France, Croatia/2018/100 min/Macedonian with subtitles

Tiina Lymi/Finland/2018/115 min/Finnish with subtitles

Cast: Zorica Nusheva, Labina Mitevska

Cast: Heikki Kinnunen, Satu Tuuli Karhu, Jani Volanen, Elina Knihtilä

SAT 29 JUNE 18:20 ODEON 4 SUN 30 JUNE 13:35 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

THU 20 JUNE 20:30 VUE OMNI SAT 22 JUNE 15:10 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

A woman breaks the rules and takes a stand.

Just as the Grump gets ready for his life to end, his stubborn granddaughter turns up.

In a small Macedonian town, a single unemployed woman, Petrunya (Zorica Nusheva), incurs the wrath of her patriarchal community by defying convention and participating in a traditionally all-male Epiphany ceremony. With an astonishing debut performance from Nusheva, this memorable satirical drama from writer-director Teona Strugar Mitevska was inspired by actual events that took place in 2014 in Štip, North Macedonia. God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya premiered in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. [12A]

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The Grump is back in this delightful sequel to the 2014 Finnish hit The Grump. Heikki Kinnunen dons the distinctive furry hat to play the always gloomy Grump. The Grump is busy making his own coffin in readiness for his death now that his wife has died, when his granddaughter Sofia (Satu Tuuli Karhu) walks away from her big-city life and into his rural cottage. Sofia’s need for the stubborn wisdom of the Grump helps the great Finnish dinosaur see life in a new light. [12A]

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Her Job (I Doulia tis) Nikos Labôt/Greece, France, Serbia/2018/90 min/Greek with subtitles Cast: Marisha Triantafyllidou, Dimitris Imellos, Konstantinos Gogoulos, Maria Filini SAT 29 JUNE 20:20 VUE OMNI SUN 30 JUNE 13:15 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A sensitive portrait of a downtrodden housewife’s new lease of life. When timid, introverted Panayiota (Marisha Triantafyllidou) takes a job as a cleaner at a local shopping mall after her controlling husband is made redundant, she discovers a sense of independence and feelings of self-worth previously unknown to her. Nikos Labôt’s feature debut is a beautifully crafted film concerned with the little moments that make a life, taking its time to observe them, while balancing the bigger themes of embedded domestic sexism, economic instability and female emancipation with sensitivity and visual flair. [PG] Supported by Hellenic Republic Secretariat General for Media and Communication

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How to Fake a War

The Mystery of Henri Pick (Le mystère Henri Pick)

Never Look Away (Werk ohne Autor)

Rudolph Herzog/Ireland, Georgia/2019/81 min/ English

Rémi Bezançon/France/2018/100 min/French with subtitles

Cast: Katherine Parkinson, Lily Newmark, Jay Pharoah, Ali Cook

Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck/Germany, Italy/2018/188 min/German, Russian with subtitles

SAT 22 JUNE 17:55 ODEON 1 SUN 23 JUNE 15:15 ODEON 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

SAT 29 JUNE 20:20 FILMHOUSE 1 SUN 30 JUNE 11:00 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Fake news has rarely been this funny.

A delightful literary whodunnit.

When an unexpected outbreak of peace leads to a ceasefire between Russian forces and Georgian rebels, arrogant rock star Harry Hope (Jay Pharoah) fears for the success of his heavily hyped Piece of Peace global charity concert. Desperate, he dispatches his PR consultant, Kate (Katherine Parkinson, The IT Crowd), and her naïve intern, Peggy (Lily Newmark, Pin Cushion), to create a fake war story – until the concert, at least. Things go hilariously pear-shaped when rivals take up arms for real, with Kate and Peggy caught in the middle. [15]

Wry, witty and thoroughly enjoyable, this charming French affair echoes Agatha Christie. A manuscript discovered in a remote Brittany library – supposedly written by Henri Pick, a deceased local pizza-restaurant owner – turns into a French literary sensation. When pompous TV literary critic Jean-Michel Rouche (Fabrice Luchini) makes disparaging remarks about Pick, he loses his wife and job. Jean-Michel decides to turn detective and teams up with Pick’s daughter, Josephine (Camille Cottin), to discover the truth. False leads and literary fun abound. [12A]

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Cast: Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl, Oliver Masucci SUN 23 JUNE 18:00 ODEON 1 MON 24 JUNE 18:20 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A beautiful story of art and love. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s epic film (nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars®) takes place over three decades in Germany, from the 1930s to the 1960s. Set against the backdrop of a changing country, Never Look Away’s story is art and love rather than politics. At its heart is Kurt Barnert (Tom Schilling), a fictionalised version of artist Gerhard Richter, who is forced to flee East Germany, eventually finding his voice as a talented and provocative artist. An ambitious, sprawling and beautifully made film. [15] Supported by German Films and Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Edinburgh

Ruben Brandt, Collector (Ruben Brandt, a gyűjtő) Milorad Krstić/Hungary/2018/94 min/English, French with subtitles Cast: Iván Kamarás, Csaba ‘Kor’ Márton, Gabriella Hámori FRI 28 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 3 SAT 29 JUNE 20:15 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) An animated art-theft romp. An inventive, smart and thrilling animation aimed at adults and art lovers alike, this beautifully made Hungarian film swings between the worlds of cinema and art. Art thief Mimi (Gabriella Hámori) is pursued by private detective Mike Kowalski (Csaba ‘Kor’ Márton) through galleries and museums around the world as she aims to steal 13 artworks for psychotherapist Ruben Brandt (Iván Kamarás), who is tormented by nightmares of attacks by characters from the famous paintings. A dizzying and surreal fusion of styles that is always original and entertaining. [15] Supported by the Balassi Institute

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European Perspectives She’s Missing Alexandra McGuinness/Ireland, USA, UK/2018/ 97 min/English/may contain strobe effects Cast: Eiza González, Lucy Fry, Josh Hartnett SAT 22 JUNE 20:50 VUE OMNI TUE 25 JUNE 18:20 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A young woman heads across the desert to find a missing friend. Irish writer-director Alexandra McGuinness’s atmospheric drama thriller is a gripping dive into the lives of lost and lonely young people in the New Mexico desert. Heidi’s (Lucy Fry) friend Jane (Eiza González), a bartender who dreams of becoming a rodeo queen, disappears. Heidi, determined to find her, heads into the desert where she discovers all is not as it seems. A clever, complex tale of female friendship, She’s Missing bristles with energy and features great performances, including a memorable cameo from Josh Hartnett as a kaftan-sporting cult leader. [15] INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

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Sons of Denmark (Danmarks sønner)

Synonyms (Synonymes)

Thirty (Dreissig)

Ulaa Salim/Denmark/2019/118 min/Danish with subtitles

Nadav Lapid/France, Israel, Germany/2019/123 min/French, Hebrew with subtitles

Simona Kostova/Germany/2019/114 min/ German, French, English with subtitles

Cast: Tom Mercier, Quentin Dolmaire, Louise Chevillotte

TUE 25 JUNE 18:15 VUE OMNI THU 27 JUNE 20:40 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Cast: Zaki Youssef, Mohammed Ismail Mohammed, Rasmus Bjerg MON 24 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI TUE 25 JUNE 18:05 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Two very different Muslim men deal with radicalisation. A powerful, unnerving and provocative film that looks at the impact of radicalised society, set in an alternate (though all-too-believable) Denmark. Ulaa Salim’s absorbing and at times worrying film dwells on two young men who take very different stances against similar issues. 19-year-old Zakaria (Mohammed Ismail Mohammed) is drawn to a group with violent plans, while undercover cop Ali (Zaki Youssef) helps save the life of an ultranationalist politician whose statements have inflamed the neo-Nazi group Sons of Denmark. [15]

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THU 27 JUNE 18:00 ODEON 1 SAT 29 JUNE 15:35 ODEON 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) An Israeli ex-soldier tries to leave his life behind. Writer-director Nadav Lapid’s striking new film – Golden Bear-winner at this year’s Berlinale – is vibrant and fearless. Israeli ex-soldier Yoav (Tom Mercier) aims to rid himself of his national identity by moving to Paris and refusing to speak Hebrew. However, Israel and its language just won’t leave him alone. Lapid cleverly plays with clichés and national stereotypes (whether they be French, Israeli or Palestinian). Yoav’s abrasive and funny behaviour drives this challenging and intriguing film, partly based on Lapid’s own story. [15] Supported by Unifrance and Institut français d’Ecosse

Cast: Övünç Güvenışık, Pascal Houdus

A group of Germans face a quarter-life crisis. This astute and thoroughly engaging film, set in the hip Berlin neighbourhood of Neukölln, follows 24 hours in the lives of five friends in their late twenties. They tackle daily routines, head out to a party and wander the streets into the night. Simona Kostova’s film captures the balance between Berlin’s minimalist apartments and hectic reality, and the group juggles loneliness, failed relationships and the niggling feeling that turning 30 means something. It is a beautifully judged film shot in a series of well-staged vignettes. [15] Supported by German Films and Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Edinburgh

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The Tobacconist (Der Trafikant)

Volcano

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Nikolaus Leytner/Austria/2018/113 min/ German with subtitles

Roman Bondarchuk/Ukraine, Germany/2018/ 106 min/Ukrainian, English with subtitles

Stacie Passon/Ireland, USA/2018/100 min/ English

Cast: Bruno Ganz, Johannes Krisch, Simon Morzé, Emma Drogunova

Cast: Serhiy Stepansky, Viktor Zhdanov

Cast: Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Sebastian Stan, Crispin Glover

SUN 23 JUNE 15:25 ODEON 2 TUE 25 JUNE 20:45 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A young man befriends Sigmund Freud. When 17-year-old Franz (Simon Morzé) is sent to Vienna to work at a tobacconist shop run by a family friend, he develops a bond with local customer Sigmund Freud (Bruno Ganz in one of his final films). The rise of fascism in Vienna in 1937 provides a turbulent backdrop as Franz contends with dark shifts in society while struggling to make sense of his new relationship with the enigmatic Anezka (Emma Drogunova). Adapted from Robert Seethaler’s acclaimed 2017 novel, Nikolaus Leytner’s film is a moving coming-of-age period drama featuring excellent performances. [15] Supported by Austrian Cultural Forum London

SAT 29 JUNE 15:40 ODEON 4 SUN 30 JUNE 13:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A surreal comedy set in the Ukrainian borderlands. This splendid black comedy brims with a gleeful sense of the absurd in the beautiful and resolutely wild backdrop of southern Ukraine. Director Roman Bondarchuk (Ukrainian Sheriffs, 2015) follows the misadventures of interpreter Lukas (Serhiy Stepansky), who is accidentally abandoned by a UN-like governmental team while on a mission to the border region near Crimea. He must try and find his way home while dealing with the colourful locals, ranging from a militia to a choir of singing women. As one local comments, ‘It is total anarchy!’ [15] Supported by German Films and Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Edinburgh

THU 27 JUNE 18:15 VUE OMNI FRI 28 JUNE 20:40 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) An atmospheric adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic Gothic novel. Stacie Passon’s adaptation of the much-loved 1962 Gothic mystery novel is a beautifully sustained tale of the weird and unusual. The Blackwood family live in solitude in an estate in Vermont: jittery 18-yearold Merricat (Taissa Farmiga), her troubled older sister, Constance (Alexandra Daddario), and their wheelchair-bound uncle, Julian (Crispin Glover), are haunted by family tragedy and disliked by local townspeople. Their ordered lives are challenged by the appearance of their mysterious cousin Charles (Sebastian Stan). [12A] Supported by

X&Y Anna Odell/Sweden, Denmark/2018/112 min/ Swedish with subtitles Cast: Anna Odell, Mikael Persbrandt TUE 25 JUNE 20:50 ODEON 2 THU 27 JUNE 20:40 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Actors play with the media representations of their public personas. Never expect conventionality in the work of Swedish artist-filmmaker Anna Odell. While X&Y is playful at times, it is also dark and challenging. An art piece that defies classification, X&Y is about who we are in our own eyes and how others view us. Actor Mikael Persbrandt and Odell invite six well-known Scandinavian actors to live in purpose-built studio spaces and play their alter-egos. No script, inappropriate behaviour and friction lead to erotic, dramatic and funny moments – as well as confusion about the point of their artistic endeavour. [18] Supported by Embassy of Sweden London

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

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The Features of Agnès Intro The untimely passing of Agnès Varda gives us the welcome opportunity to pay tribute to her, a filmmaker who has had a massive impact on cinema. We are delighted to be able to show Varda by Agnès, the last film by Agnès Varda, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival a few short months ago and which delves into the great moments of her career. We also have five free screenings of a selection of her films across several decades. This is a celebration of a unique artist and talent. Supported by James and Morag Anderson In Partnership with

VARDA BY AGNÈS

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Varda by Agnès (Varda par Agnès)

The Beaches of Agnès (Les plages d’Agnès)

Cléo from 5 to 7 (Cléo de 5 à 7)

Agnès Varda/France/2018/115 min/French with subtitles

Agnès Varda/France/2008/113 min/French with subtitles

Agnès Varda/France, Italy/1962/90 min/ French with subtitles

SAT 22 JUNE 20:45 ODEON 1 TUE 25 JUNE 20:35 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

With: Jacques Demy, Alain Resnais, Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker, Harrison Ford, Jim Morrison, Gérard Depardieu, Agnès Varda

Cast: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothée Blanck, Michel Legrand

Two delightful hours in the company of the late visionary director.

FRI 28 JUNE 13:20 ODEON 3 FREE TICKETED

MON 24 JUNE 13:20 ODEON 3 FREE TICKETED

A characteristically inventive and intriguing documentary framed around an onstage inperson event with Agnès that is crammed full of insights into the making of some of her seminal films, and includes many interesting and beautifully articulated anecdotes, reminiscences, interviews and clips from her work. It is both illuminating and immensely enjoyable, and a tribute to the beauty and power of cinema, as well as the unique imagination and enigmatic charm of this singularly wonderful director. It is a pleasure to spend time in her company. [15]

An enchanting self-portrait that is at once emotional, incisive and self-deprecating.

Agnès Varda’s second feature skilfully captures Paris at the height of the 1960s.

Through a wonderful array of images and sounds, living tableaux, interviews and art installations, Varda takes the viewer from her childhood home in Brussels to her 80th birthday in Paris, via extracts from her films and views of her friends, her late husband, Jacques Demy, her collaborators and her children. Idiosyncratic, engaging and deeply moving, The Beaches of Agnès is the autobiography of a magnificent artist and a woman of vital curiosity. [18]

An intriguing tale expertly presented in real time about a singer whose life is in turmoil as she waits for a test result from a biopsy. As Cléo (Corinne Marchand) readies herself to see her doctor, she meets several friends and strangers, and grapples with the idea of her own mortality. A subtle, innovative character study that also succeeds as a stylish, vivid, documentary-style portrait of a wondrous and vibrant city. [PG]

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Get connected with EIFF Jacquot de Nantes Agnès Varda/France/1991/118 min/French with subtitles Cast: Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier, Brigitte De Villepoix, Daniel Dublet THU 27 JUNE 13:20 ODEON 3 FREE TICKETED A tribute from one lover to another. Jacquot de Nantes is a project that started out as a collaboration, but became both an homage and a means of saying farewell. A filmed chronicle of Agnès Varda’s partner Jacques Demy’s childhood memoirs, Jacquot is a look at how the influences of youth steer creative spirit. Demy died in October 1990, when production was nearing an end, and the result is a genre-busting mélange of documentary, family album, essay, memoir and elegy. [PG]

One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (L’une chante, l’autre pas) Agnès Varda/France, Belgium, Venezuela, Soviet Union/1977/122 min/French with subtitles

Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi) Agnès Varda/France/1985/106 min/French, Arabic, English with subtitles Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss, Yolande Moreau

Cast: Valérie Mairesse, Thérèse Liotard, Robert Dadiès, Jean-Pierre Pellegrin, Ali Raffi

WED 26 JUNE 13:20 ODEON 3 FREE TICKETED

TUE 25 JUNE 13:20 ODEON 3 FREE TICKETED

One of the most powerful portraits of a woman in modern cinema.

The intertwined lives of two women brought together.

Deservedly one of Varda’s best-known films, Vagabond reconstructs mosaic-like the last weeks of rebellious and nihilistic vagrant Mona (the young Sandrine Bonnaire, in a careerdefining performance). Inspired by a real person, Mona’s identity emerges from her impact on others, many of whom are played by nonprofessional actors. Set in a bleak, wintry south of France, Vagabond embeds Mona’s fate in the region’s landscape and customs. [15]

Set during the struggle of the women’s movement in France in the 1970s, a subject very close to Varda’s heart. Pomme (Valérie Mairesse) and Suzanne (Thérèse Liotard) meet when Pomme helps Suzanne get an abortion after a third pregnancy which she cannot afford. They lose contact but meet again 10 years later when Pomme has become an unconventional singer, Suzanne a serious community worker. Despite their differences, they remain friends and, in the process, affirm their different identities. [12A]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

World Perspectives Intro World Perspectives offers an exciting and challenging array of new works by talented filmmakers from around the world. The films in this selection are an opportunity to dip into cinematic stories that will impress, fascinate and challenge in equal measure. Australian cinema features prominently this year with the acclaimed Acute Misfortune, The Flip Side, Top End Wedding and Undertow. Other highlights include two South Korean actionadventure masterclasses, Unstoppable and boxoffice smash Extreme Job; the enchanting Bulbul Can Sing; Hong Kong action romp Bodies at Rest; an impressive Richard Dreyfuss in Astronaut and the wonderful New Zealand portmanteau film Vai.

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Acute Misfortune

Astronaut

Bodies at Rest

Thomas M. Wright/Australia/2018/90 min/ English

Shelagh McLeod/Canada/2018/90 min/ English

Renny Harlin/China, Hong Kong/2019/94 min/ Cantonese with subtitles

Cast: Daniel Henshall, Toby Wallace

Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Lyriq Bent, Krista Bridges, Colm Feore

Cast: Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, Yang Zi

FRI 28 JUNE 20:15 VUE OMNI SUN 30 JUNE 15:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) An uncompromising film about an uncompromising character. Acute Misfortune is a striking, brilliant and unconventional portrait of one of Australia’s most acclaimed and idiosyncratic painters, Adam Cullen. In following the working relationship between the now-dead Cullen (Daniel Henshall, Snowtown) and his biographer, Erik Jensen (Toby Wallace), over a four-year period, Acute Misfortune is reminiscent of tough genre pieces Snowtown or Chopper. Taking no stance on Cullen’s many contradictions (a talented painter who loved drugs and guns), the film instead represents an unlikely friendship, with Henshall especially impressive as the provocative painter. [15]

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SAT 22 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 1 MON 24 JUNE 18:05 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A lonely widower’s dream of a trip to space is reignited. Richard Dreyfuss is excellent in this moving and enthralling new drama from writer-director Shelagh McLeod. Dreyfuss stars as Angus, a lonely widower whose long-held dream of becoming an astronaut is reignited when a nationwide competition is announced to win a trip to space with an independent space agency. Angus struggles against prejudice towards his age and increasing ill health, and with the help of his dysfunctional family his dream gets closer and closer to becoming reality. [12A]

THU 20 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 1 FRI 21 JUNE 20:40 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Bone-crunching Hong Kong action in a morgue. High-concept action-adventure thrills ‘n’ spills from top genre director Renny Harlin, Bodies at Rest pays homage to the 1990s action skills Harlin refined in such films as Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger. On a rainy Christmas Eve, the morgue of pathologist Nick Chan (Nick Cheung) and his intern (Yang Zi) is taken over by gunmen desperate to cover up a drug deal gone wrong. Taiwanese actor Richie Jen is great as the lead villain and the fight scenes make for great oldfashioned action mayhem. [15] Supported by Confucius Institute for Scotland

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Bulbul Can Sing

Chippa

Extreme Job (Geukhan jikeop)

Rima Das/India/2018/95 min/Assamese with subtitles

Safdar Rahman/India/2018/90 min/Hindi with subtitles

Lee Byeong-heon/South Korea/2019/111 min/ Korean with subtitles

Cast: Pakija Begam, Arnali Das, Manoranjan Das, Manabendra Das

Cast: Sunny Pawar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Masood Akhtar

Cast: Ryu Seung-yong, Lee Hanee

SUN 23 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 4 MON 24 JUNE 20:55 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

SUN 23 JUNE 20:20 VUE OMNI THU 27 JUNE 18:05 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

An adolescent girl’s coming-of-age story in a small Indian village.

A charming, magical coming-of-age tale set on the streets of Kolkata.

A delightfully balanced, evocative and heartfelt story about a 15-year-old schoolgirl named Bulbul (the thoroughly charming Arnali Das), who is growing up in a remote farming village in Assam. Bulbul Can Sing is beautifully made by writer, director, producer and editor Rima Das, and Bulbul’s story is endearingly human, following how she and her friends deal with school, relationships, clothes and families – Bulbul’s mother wants her daughter to behave perfectly, while her father hopes she will have a singing career. A generous and warm story of teenage empowerment. [12A]

When he receives a letter from his long-absent father on the eve of his 10th birthday, Chippa (Sunny Pawar, who played young Saroo in Lion) leaves his unhappy home on the streets of Kolkata to find someone who can read it to him. Streetwise and fearless, Chippa takes a dreamlike journey deep into Kolkata. He encounters a multitude of characters, each with their own views on life, which reflect Chippa’s unfiltered curiosity and determination. Featuring a stand-out performance from Sunny Pawar, this is an engaging and heartfelt feature debut from Safdar Rahman. [PG]

TUE 25 JUNE 18:00 ODEON 1 THU 27 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A police narcotics team goes undercover in a fried-chicken shop. This South Korean blockbuster, blending crime drama and comedy, is packed with smart and funny dialogue and a series of action moments. A blundering police narcotics team, led by Captain Ko (Ryu Seung-yong, Kingdom), faces disbandment. In a last-ditch attempt at a bust, they take over a fried-chicken shop directly opposite a possible drug den. Soon, the squad discovers they’re more successful at selling fried chicken than police work. With engaging characters, Extreme Job’s oddball storyline allows for plenty of intense fight scenes to complement the comedy. [15]

The Fall of the American Empire (La chute de l’empire américain) Denys Arcand/Canada/2018/129 min/French with subtitles Cast: Alexandre Landry, Maripier Morin THU 20 JUNE 20:45 VUE OMNI SAT 22 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Part crime caper; part contemplation on the state of the world. This sophisticated and playful film rounds out the thematic trilogy that acclaimed director Denys Arcand started with The Decline of the American Empire (1986) and continued with Oscar®-winner The Barbarian Invasions (2003). Overeducated courier Pierre-Paul (Alexandre Landry) stumbles across a botched robbery and nabs a bag containing millions of dollars. He plans to give it to good causes, but can’t resist a high-class escort with a heart of gold (Maripier Morin). Together, they recruit a gang to dispose of the dirty money in the best way possible. [12A] Supported by Québec Government Office London

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

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World Perspectives Firecrackers Jasmin Mozaffari/Canada/2018/93 min/ English Cast: Michaela Kurimsky, Karena Evans, Callum Thompson, Tamara LeClair, David Kingston SUN 23 JUNE 20:35 ODEON 4 SUN 30 JUNE 13:45 ODEON 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Two teenage girls try and escape to New York. A pair of feisty teenagers dream of escape from Canada to the bright lights of New York in writerdirector Jasmin Mozaffari’s wonderful, energetic film, which bristles with energy and confidence (and echoes Andrea Arnold). Lou (Michaela Kurimsky) and Chantal (Karena Evans) have been saving money working as chambermaids. After Chantal’s ex abuses her, they plan revenge (cue debauchery and vandalism), but this threatens their plans. Firecrackers is a fast, frantic and impressive affair made by an all-women crew and well performed by a cast of unknowns. [15]

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The Flip Side

The Grizzlies

The Longest Night (La mala noche)

Marion Pilowsky/Australia/2018/92 min/ English

Miranda de Pencier/Canada/2018/104 min/ English, Inuktitut with subtitles

Gabriela Calvache/Ecuador, Mexico/2019/93 min/Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Eddie Izzard, Emily Taheny, Vanessa Guide, Luke McKenzie

Cast: Ben Schnetzer, Will Sasso, Paul Nutarariaq, Ricky Marty-Pahtaykan

Cast: Noëlle Schönwald, Cristian Mercado, Jaime Tamariz

THU 20 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 13:00 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

THU 20 JUNE 20:30 ODEON 2 SUN 23 JUNE 15:35 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

SAT 29 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI SUN 30 JUNE 11:20 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

A breezy Aussie rom-com about a budding chef and a British actor.

Teens in a remote Inuit community learn lacrosse.

An abused sex worker fights back.

Based on a true story, this inspiring film focuses on first-time teacher Russ Sheppard’s (Ben Schnetzer) move to Kugluktuk, a small town in the frozen north with one of the highest suicide rates in North America. Russ’s class show little interest in learning, so he decides to set up a lacrosse programme at the school. He recruits a team of very reluctant teens, who form the Grizzlies lacrosse team. Producers include Stacey Aglok MacDonald, originally from Kugluktuk, and acclaimed filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Angry Inuk, 2016). [15]

Sex worker Dana (Noëlle Schönwald), drawn into prostitution after becoming addicted to pharmaceutical drugs, is exploited by her boss and caught in a cycle of paying off debts to him and caring for her ill daughter. She has only the smallest hint of happiness with one client. This tough and non-judgemental film from writerdirector Gabriela Calvache is striking and shrewd. A tense and violent climax pulls various strands together, as Dana plans her escape from her abusive gang boss. [15]

Eddie Izzard stars as superstar British actor Henry, who re-enters the life of would-be chef Ronnie (Emily Taheny) five years after their romance on a film set. Ronnie now lives with her boyfriend, Jeff (Luke McKenzie), and, when Henry arrives with his French assistant and lover, Sophie (Vanessa Guide), the foursome head off on a road trip. Cue sexual tension, misunderstandings and a taste of the outback that challenges them all. Writer-director Marion Pilowsky makes the most of her Adelaide locations in this good-natured rom-com. [12A]

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Manta Ray (Kraben rahu)

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The Red Phallus

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng/Thailand, France, China/2018/105 min/Thai with subtitles

Ritesh Batra/India, USA/2019/109 min/Hindi, Gujarati, English with subtitles

Cast: Wanlop Rungkumjad, Rasmee Wayrana, Aphisit Hama

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra, Farrukh Jaffar, Geetanjali Kulkarni

Tashi Gyeltshen/Bhutan, Nepal, Germany/2018/85 min/Dzongkha with subtitles

SUN 23 JUNE 18:05 VUE OMNI SAT 29 JUNE 13:10 ODEON 4 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

WED 26 JUNE 18:15 ODEON 1 THU 27 JUNE 20:20 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

FRI 21 JUNE 20:20 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 15:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

The relationship between a Thai fisherman and a refugee.

An unlikely romance blossoms on the streets of Mumbai.

A high school student deals with her rural existence.

This poetic and powerful film is the feature debut of Thai writer-director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, and its striking originality points to him as a talent to watch. Winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, Manta Ray downplays dialogue in the eerie story of a young fisherman (Wanlop Rungkumjad) who nurses an injured refugee (Aphisit Hama) back to health in his ramshackle home. Things become complicated when the fisherman’s estranged wife, Saijai (Rasmee Wayrana), returns, pregnant by another man, and attempts to seduce the refugee. [15]

When quiet, unassuming street photographer Rafi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) receives a visit from his grandmother, who is desperate for him to marry, he asks shy stranger Miloni (Sanya Malhotra) to pretend to be his fiancée. As their relationship gradually develops, so does their perspective on each other and on life in the city. Beautifully shot, sweet-natured and emotionally engaging, and featuring sensitive and delicate performances from the brilliant cast, this is another bittersweet romance from Ritesh Batra (director of internationally acclaimed audience-favourite The Lunchbox) that is simultaneously a love letter to the city of Mumbai. [PG]

An evocative and beautifully mounted film, The Red Phallus is a striking debut from Bhutanese director Tashi Gyeltshen. His debut film may sport a startling title, but its story centres on schoolgirl Sangay (Tshering Euden), caught in a society dominated by repressive men. Key among them is her sculptor father, who makes a modest living carving phallic totems and is furious Sangay is having an affair with an older married man. Bhutan’s stunning landscapes are a poetic backdrop to this memorable story about tradition, as a young woman decides to fight back. [15]

Cast: Tshering Euden, Singye, Dorji Gyeltshen

Samurai Marathon Bernard Rose/Japan, UK/2018/104 min/ Japanese with subtitles Cast: Takeru Sato, Nana Komatsu, Mirai Moriyama, Shôta Sometani TUE 25 JUNE 20:55 ODEON 4 WED 26 JUNE 20:25 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A Japanese feudal lord organises a marathon to train his samurais. Samurai Marathon is inspired by the real-life race (still held annually in Japan) established in the 1850s by an ageing feudal lord who, in response to the arrival of American fleets, challenged his lazy samurais to complete a marathon. In the mix is a ninja whose loyalties are tested and the lord’s rebellious daughter, Princess Yuki (Nana Komatsu), who wants to participate in the race. Directed by Bernard Rose (Candyman) with a score by Philip Glass, this Japanese-language film mixes humour with action against a striking period backdrop. [15]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

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BRING HOME A NEW ADDITION Leven Mitsubishi. Proud Vehicle Partner of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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World Perspectives Top End Wedding

Undertow

Wayne Blair/Australia/2019/100 min/English, Aboriginal with subtitles

Miranda Nation/Australia/2018/95 min/ English

Cast: Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox, Huw Higginson

Cast: Laura Gordon, Olivia DeJonge, Rob Collins, Josh Helman, Martin Blum

TUE 25 JUNE 20:40 ODEON 1 THU 27 JUNE 20:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

SAT 29 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI SUN 30 JUNE 11:15 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

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There goes the bride.

A tense and moving female-led Australian drama.

A romantic comedy about family ties and contrasting cultures set against a stunning antipodean island backdrop. Co-writer Miranda Tapsell stars as Lauren, a young lawyer whose hardnosed boss, Hampton, (a brilliant and hilarious Kerry Fox), and hapless boyfriend, Ned (Gwilym Lee, last seen as Brian May in Bohemian Rhapsody), join her in a desperate cross-country quest. Her mother has run away and her father is crying in the cupboard, but can they save the day and fix her dream wedding? [U]

This feature debut is an engrossing psychological drama that tackles uncomfortable subjects with ease and points to writer-director Miranda Nation as a real talent to watch. At the heart of the film is the fractured relationship between two women, caring Claire (Laura Gordon), who veers between obsessive and needy behaviour as she struggles to deal with the trauma of a stillbirth, and wildchild Angie (Olivia DeJonge), who is caught up in a difficult relationship. With cleverly changing directions and tones, the largely female production team offers an alternative view of Australia. [15]

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Unstoppable (Seongnan hwangso)

Vai

Venezia

Kim Min-Ho/South Korea/2018/116 min/ Korean with subtitles

Rodrigo Guerrero/Argentina, France/2019/73 min/Spanish, Italian, English, French with subtitles

MON 24 JUNE 20:40 ODEON 1 WED 26 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Nicole Whippy, ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Matasila Freshwater, Amberley Jo Aumua, Mīria George, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Dianna Fuemana, Becs Arahanga/New Zealand/2019/90 min/Fijian, Tongan, Roviana (Solomon Islands), Samoan, Cook Islands Māori, Niuean, English, Māori (NZ) with subtitles

A mild-mannered fish vendor turns to his violent past when his wife is kidnapped.

Cast: Hinetu Dell, Evotia-Rose Araiti, Betsy Luitolo

This tightly paced South Korean action film (which has been favourably compared to Taken) features a larger-then-life performance by the charismatic Ma Dong-seok (billed here as Don Lee) as Dong-chul, a hard-working family man whose wife is kidnapped by sex traffickers. Bad move by them. He was not nicknamed ‘Angry Bull’ as a teenager for no reason and, with the aid of his best pal and a bumbling private detective, nothing will stop him. The action is brilliant, but Unstoppable also has great comedy moments and wonderfully loopy villain. [15]

SAT 28 JUNE 18:00 ODEON 1 SAT 29 JUNE 13:20 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Cast: Don Lee (Ma Dong-seok), Song Ji-hyo

Supported by Korean Cultural Centre UK

A poetic portmanteau film from the Pacific. This magnificent film is made by nine female Pacific filmmakers and shot in seven different Pacific countries. It follows the lifetime of Vai, played by a series of different indigenous actors in each of the Pacific countries, from a small child in Fiji through to an elderly woman in Āotearoa. In each nation, ‘vai’ means water. A beautiful, lifeaffirming film that brims with compassion, insight and respect. [12A]

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Cast: Paula Lussi, Margherita Mannino SAT 22 JUNE 18:15 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 13:30 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A young woman reeling from a recent shock wanders the eerie streets of Venice. Sofia (Paula Lussi) roams the streets of Venice on her own, as the mystery of her situation is gradually revealed through chance encounters and solitude. There is a subtle sense of magic in the claustrophobic streets with excellent use made of the location’s eeriness, and muted, wintry tones. Argentine writer-director Rodrigo Guerrero has created a classy, understated film tackling themes of loneliness, changing circumstances and newfound freedom that is simultaneously moving and uplifting. [12A] Supported by Embassy of the Argentine Republic

Documentaries Intro This year’s EIFF programme reflects the ability of documentary film to amaze, inspire, challenge, provoke and fascinate audiences. Documentary cinema’s continued rise in popularity in recent years has been remarkable, with filmmakers stretching the boundaries of the format, tone and style of non-fiction films. This selection celebrates the variety of the genre and is a formidable way to travel the world, see strange and unusual sights, and delve into fascinating stories. Film-linked highlights include Memory: The Origins of Alien (p. 36), which looks at the making of a true sci-fi classic; This Changes Everything (p. 37), which examines the problems faced by women filmmakers; and Ziva Postec. The Editor Behind the Film Shoah (p. 38). Films in consideration for our annual documentary award are selected from this section. MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN

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2040 Damon Gameau/Australia/2018/92 min/ English THU 20 JUNE 18:20 ODEON 4 SUN 23 JUNE 11:10 ODEON 4 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00/£5.00 CONCS) A bite-size look at how science can save the planet. Astute and playful, 2040 uses easy-to-digest visuals to show how scientific advancements might save our future world. In That Sugar Film, Damon Gameau used his own body to show the hidden effects of sugar in supposedly healthy foods. Here, he takes a different approach, using the film as a visual letter to his four-year-old daughter, Zoe (who will be 25 in 2040), to show how technological advances can have an impact. The school-age ethos gives an often cheery edge, but 2040’s message remains powerful and important. [U]

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And With A Smile, The Revolution! (Avec un sourire, la révolution!) Alexandre Chartrand/Canada/2018/87 min/ Catalan, French, Spanish with subtitles THU 20 JUNE 18:05 VUE OMNI FRI 21 JUNE 20:40 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Catalan independence in the frame. Montreal-based filmmaker Alexandre Chartrand returns to Catalan politics, the subject of his 2016 documentary, Le peuple interdit. Picking up where his last film left off, he follows politicians, protesters and cultural commentators in the leadup to the independence referendum of October 2017. Branded illegal by Spain’s constitutional court, this latest vote added another layer to the country’s worst political crisis in years. With several of the protagonists in jail or in exile, the repercussions of the vote will be felt for years to come. [U]

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Best Before Death Paul Duane/Ireland, UK, USA/2019/89 min/ English, Bengali with subtitles THU 27 JUNE 20:45 FILMHOUSE 1 FRI 28 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Bill Drummond constructs beds and bakes cakes. This impressive documentary follows the alwaysintriguing artist Bill Drummond over a two-year period during his ambitious 12-year world tour. He works in Lexington, North Carolina, and in Kolkata, India, engaging with local communities through his art/work project. He builds beds, bakes cakes, makes soup and shines shoes. Drummond’s clear-sighted vision of what he’s doing is inspirational, practical and from the heart, and, though he receives a variety of reactions from amused to perplexed, he interacts with observers with charm and easy grace. [12A] The screening on the 27th will include an introduction by special guests.

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The Biggest Little Farm

Bludgeon

DocSalon 3: Is Empathy Enough?

John Chester/USA/2018/91 min/English

Ryan Heron, Andy Deere/New Zealand/2018/90 min/English

90 min

SAT 22 JUNE 15:30 ODEON 4 MON 24 JUNE 20:40 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A wonderful and inspirational environmental story. A Los Angeles couple give up city life, buying a farm and following their dream of growing every ingredient they might want to cook with. The Biggest Little Farm is enlightening and entertaining, effectively balancing one family’s personal story with the practical ups and downs of starting a sustainable, biodiverse farm on land that has been stripped of nutrients. John and Molly Chester are a smart and charming pair and the film – which benefits from John’s background in cinematography – is a joy to watch. Motivating and magnificent, this environmental documentary is a delight. [PG]

FRI 21 JUNE 18:00 ODEON 2 SUN 23 JUNE 13:25 ODEON 4 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) The battles of the modern-day medieval knight. A delightful and uplifting tale about following your dreams, however odd your quest for glory might seem to some. Set against the backdrop of competitive medieval combat – a hobby that becomes a bruising obsession – Bludgeon is aptly titled, as men and women fight each other with swords, axes, maces and shields. A group of medieval re-enactment enthusiasts from smalltown New Zealand practise their skills, hoping for selection to the national team, which will travel to an international competition in Europe. There, they’ll face up to fighters whose countries are steeped in medieval history. [15]

SAT 29 JUNE 13:30 TRAVERSE 2 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING The capacity to place ourselves in another person’s shoes is a valued trait, so it’s hardly surprising that reports of waning empathy are so disconcerting. Fiction has been praised for its capacity to develop empathy, but what happens when real life is the subject? Documentary, too, brings us stories, characters and perspectives beyond our own – can documentary be a tool for empathy? And when the subject is the real world, what are the problems with making empathy the goal? Is it even empathy we’re looking for? Join us for a public discussion with filmmakers, programmers, and you, the audience, as we take the pulse of documentary today by asking: ‘Is empathy enough?’ Chaired by Dr Leshu Torchin (University of St Andrews). [15]

Hamada Eloy Domínguez Serén/Sweden, Norway, Germany/2018/88 min/Arabic with subtitles SAT 29 JUNE 13:25 ODEON 3 SUN 30 JUNE 15:30 ODEON 4 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Youth, resistance and rebellion. Hamada: (h 'ma:d ) n. (geology) a desert terrain that consists of a flat and rocky area mainly devoid of sand. For Sahrawi people, hamada also refers to ‘emptiness’ or ‘lifelessness’. With vitality and humour, Hamada paints an unusual portrait of a group of young friends living in a refugee camp in the middle of the stony Sahara desert. Together, they use the power of creativity and play to denounce the reality around them and expand beyond the borders of the camp. [PG]

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Documentaries Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk Jason Baffa/USA/2019/80 min/English With: Bill Murray, Nick Faldo, Tom Watson, Steve Williams FRI 21 JUNE 18:25 ODEON 1 SUN 23 JUNE 15:45 ODEON 4 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) The fascinating story of the golf caddie. Movie star and former caddie (and star of the great golf comedy Caddyshack) Bill Murray narrates Loopers, a documentary tracing the origins and importance of the folk who carry golfers’ bags. Loopers interviews caddies in Scotland and Ireland, as well as professional caddies for charismatic top golfers such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, and it explains how a caddie’s ability to read courses and understand greens is vital to a golfer’s success. Entertaining and insightful, Loopers is a great glimpse into the world of caddies. [PG] INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

Memory: The Origins of Off Sides Alien (Letní hokej)

Nick Broomfield/UK/2018/97 min/English, Norwegian with subtitles

Alexandre O. Phillippe/USA/2019/95 min/ English/may contain strobe effects

SAT 29 JUNE 18:30 ODEON 1 SUN 30 JUNE 15:55 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

THU 20 JUNE 20:20 ODEON 1 SUN 23 JUNE 18:30 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

The story behind Leonard Cohen’s love affair.

Fascinating documentary about the making of Alien from the very beginning.

In the 1960s, when Leonard Cohen was a burgeoning novelist and poet, he met young Norwegian Marianne Ihlen on the Greek island of Hydra. They fell in love and she became his muse, inspiring songs such as ‘So Long, Marianne’ and ‘Bird on the Wire’. In time, their relationship fractured and they lived apart, but as years passed and they grew older, the bond between them remained. Nick Broomfield – who also has links with Marianne and Hydra – tells a love story that is fascinating, tender and memorable. [12A]

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Alexandre O. Philippe’s (Doc of the Dead EIFF 2014) fascinating documentary explores the origins of Ridley Scott’s seminal 1979 sci-fi horror film and how it was shaped by the singular and collective vision of all involved, featuring a treasure trove of insights, reflections and trivia. From writer Dan O’Bannon’s original script Star Beast, to H. R. Giger’s startling designs, the influences of Egyptian and Greek mythology, Francis Bacon, Hieronymus Bosch and Joseph Conrad, and its subtle themes of imperialism, terrorism and political corruption, this is a riveting insight into the very art of moviemaking. [15]

Tomáš Bojar, Rozálie Kohoutová/Czech Republic/2019/75 min/Czech, Arabic, English with subtitles FRI 21 JUNE 18:15 ODEON 3 TUE 25 JUNE 18:30 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Can a pig look at the sky? In the summer of 2017, young ice hockey players from East Bohemia set off on a long-distance trip to Morocco to participate in what was surely the most entertaining training camp they had ever experienced. A few months later, their visit was reciprocated by ice hockey players from Morocco. This exchange trip fostered a lively dialogue between two different cultures, spiced up by many little surprises and doses of liberating humour. [PG] Supported by Czech Centre London

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Sakawa

Scheme Birds

This Changes Everything

Ben Asamoah/Belgium, Netherlands/2018/80 min/Akan, English with subtitles

Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin/Sweden/2019/87 min/ English

Tom Donahue/USA/2018/97 min/English

SAT 29 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 3 SUN 30 JUNE 13:20 ODEON 4 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

MON 24 JUNE 18:05 FILMHOUSE 1 WED 26 JUNE 21:00 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

A behind-the-scenes look at internet scamming.

A Motherwell ‘scheme bird’ makes the best of her life.

There’s a treasure trove of information to be found in the poisonous e-waste in Ghana. It’s a relatively simple matter to open hard drives and gain access to the photos and personal details of former owners. With a name and address, almost anybody can be found online. Sakawa shows the fraudulent activities of the con artists cheating wealthy westerners to escape poverty, from the perspective of Belgian-Ghanaian director Ben Asamoah, who portrays the perpetrators from his own African perspective. [18]

This compassionate and engrossing hybrid documentary tells the real-life story of teenage ‘scheme bird’ Gemma. Gemma never wants to leave Motherwell, where she relishes life with her jailbird boyfriend, Pat, despite the fact her grandfather disapproves of him. Strong-willed Gemma is such a character that Scheme Birds occasionally feels like a drama-doc, and its fly-onthe-wall style is always astute and empathetic as Gemma’s life twists unexpectedly. Scheme Birds is beautifully made with a real sense of heart. [15] Co-presented by Take One Action, Scotland’s social and environmental change film festival. Supported by Embassy of Sweden London

THU 20 JUNE 20:15 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 20:40 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) An astute look at how to redress Hollywood’s gender imbalance. Featuring an impressive roster of powerful women working in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood, director Tom Donahue’s film shrewdly examines gender and race inequality in the film industry. It is moving, funny and important, and packed with great interviews – best of all is Tiffany Haddish recalling the pleasure of watching Diahann Carroll slug it out with Joan Collins in Dynasty. The statistics and the stories of false dawns can make for depressing viewing, but This Changes Everything has an underlying optimism that things can rightly change. Interviewees inlude Geena Davis, Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Taraji P. Henson, Reese Witherspoon and Cate Blanchett. [12A]

Underdown Sarah Kaskas/Lebanon, Qatar, Germany/2018/72 min/Arabic with subtitles THU 27 JUNE 20:20 FILMHOUSE 2 FRI 28 JUNE 20:30 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Powerful documentary about people living below the poverty line in Beirut. Underdown is an engaging and moving documentary about three fascinating characters living below the poverty line in Beirut. This is a powerful reflection on the effect of decades of wars, inflation and the refugee crisis in neighbouring Syria. Abu Hussam, a Palestinian taxi driver works, sleeps and drinks in his car, making light of his broken heart. 11-year-old Syrian refugee Ali lives alone on the streets of the city, grieving the loss of his friend. Lebanese Samya lives with her family, caring for her mother who is losing her sight. [15] Supported by German Films and Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Edinburgh

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Documentaries Up the Mountain (Huo shan) Zhang Yang/China/2018/126 min/Mandarin with subtitles MON 24 JUNE 20:20 FILMHOUSE 2 WED 26 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Art, community life and traditions. A portrait of a year in the painting studio of Shen Jianhua in Dali, Yunnan Province. Originally from Shanghai, Shen moved to the countryside to teach the local Bai women art and painting. The film documents both the fading traditions of the local community and the impact of a rapidly changing modern China. In the words of Wendy Ide from Screen International: ‘This lyrical documentary from Zhang Yang is a meditation on beauty.’ [U] Supported by Confucius Institute for Scotland

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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Rob Garver/USA/2018/95 min/English MON 24 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 2 SAT 29 JUNE 13:10 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A fascinating examination of the life and work of one of the most influential film critics of all time. This beautifully constructed and engaging documentary explores the life and career of the inimitable Pauline Kael, New Yorker film critic from 1967 to 1991, with reflections on the importance and cultural significance of film criticism, feminism, her resistance to academicising, her influence on the rise of the American New Wave, and the impact of her often fierce reviews. Featuring reminiscences from Quentin Tarantino, John Boorman, David O. Russell and David Lean, among many others, interspersed with clips from some of the many films she reviewed, this is a fascinating tribute to a titan of film criticism. [15]

UK PREMIERE

Ziva Postec. The Editor Behind the Film Shoah (Ziva Postec. La monteuse derrière le film Shoah) Catherine Hébert/Canada/2018/92 min/ French, English, German, Hebrew, Czech, Polish with subtitles FRI 21 JUNE 20:20 FILMHOUSE 2 SAT 22 JUNE 13:00 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Behind every great man . . . Claude Lanzmann’s 1985 epic Shoah shed harrowing new light on the Holocaust and, in so doing, awakened public perception to the horrors that had occurred. In the background, but integral to the filmmaking, was Ziva Postec, the loyal and dedicated editor who spent six years of her life poring meticulously through 350 hours of footage. Postec is a warm and engaging subject and her inspiring story is in good hands in this heartfelt tribute from awardwinning director Catherine Hébert. [15] Supported by Québec Government Office London

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Night Moves Intro A journey into the dark, cultish, chilling, exciting, dangerous, bloody and often downright strange side of cinema, with a selection of genre-busting edge-of-your-seat gems. Night Moves is not just a selection of pure horror, however. Ranging from bloodthirsty gore through to ecozombies, this selection of genre titles offers up dread and humour in equal measure, as well as delivering pulse-pounding entertainment. This year, women in horror take the front seat. There’s a double bill of Pollyanna McIntosh in The Woman and Darlin’, Roxanne Benjamin’s Body at Brighton Rock, Carolina Hellsgård’s Ever After and Emma Tammi’s The Wind. Our late-night genre screenings don’t end here, see also A Retrospective Selection of Cult Spanish Cinema (p. 58). Sit back and enjoy the wild side of cinema. EVER AFTER

UK PREMIERE

Body at Brighton Rock

Ever After (Endzeit)

The Furies

Roxanne Benjamin/USA/2019/87 min/English

Carolina Hellsgård/Germany/2018/90 min/ German with subtitles

Tony D’Aquino/Australia/2019/82 min/English

Cast: Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus, Miranda Bailey

Cast: Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Maja Lehrer

Cast: Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo, Taylor Ferguson, Ebony Vagulans

FRI 28 JUNE 20:50 VUE OMNI SAT 29 JUNE 23:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

FRI 28 JUNE 18:20 ODEON 2 SAT 29 JUNE 15:35 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

SAT 22 JUNE 20:45 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 23:05 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

Old-fashioned terror in the wilderness.

An eco-orientated zombie-apocalypse road movie.

Female-led horror not for the faint of heart!

Writer-director Roxanne Benjamin’s chilling feature debut is part coming-of-age story and part terror-in-the-woods tale. Wannabe park ranger Wendy (Karina Fontes) is no natural in the outdoors, so when she agrees to switch park duties with her best pal, she soon finds herself lost in the backcountry. To make matters worse, she stumbles across a body and, to her horror, she’s told she must stay with the corpse until help arrives. As night falls, Wendy’s mind starts to play tricks on her, and something terrifying lurks in the dark woods. [15]

Zombies ravage the landscape between fortified cities in a Europe of the near future, where two mismatched twentysomethings – tough zombiekiller Eva (Maja Lehrer) and traumatised Vivi (Gro Swantje Kohlhof) – embark on a dangerous trip across Germany. Swedish director Carolina Hellsgård’s sci-fi horror features spooky castles and zombie hordes set against a beautiful rural landscape. Ever After delivers an environmental message, too, with Earth hitting back at humankind after years of abuse. The German title, Endzeit, hints at the darkness permeating this graphic-novel adaptation. [15]

After Kayla (Airlie Dodds) and her friend Maddie (Ebony Vagulans) are abducted, Kayla wakes up in a box in the middle of a forest with no idea how she got there, and no idea of Maddie’s whereabouts. She soon realises she is not alone – men in terrifying masks stalk several other women in the woods. It quickly becomes clear this is a deadly game of cat and mouse – with a terrifying twist. The first feature from Tony D’Aquino and producer Lisa Shaunessy (Killing Ground, EIFF 2017) is a gripping modern take on the 1980s slasher film, full of gore, inventive shocks and black humour. [18]

Supported by German Films and Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Edinburgh

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Night Moves The Wind Emma Tammi/USA/2018/86 min/English Cast: Caitlin Gerard, Julia Goldani Telles, Ashley Zukerman, Dylan McTee FRI 28 JUNE 23:00 FILMHOUSE 1 SAT 29 JUNE 18:15 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A feminist Gothic-horror western. Director Emma Tammi’s breathtakingly beautiful and haunting moody tale is a remarkable mixture of tones, styles and genres. Showing gloomy isolation and lingering terror, this female-focused film is something of a rarity as a western – a traditionally masculine genre. In the 1800s, Lizzy Macklin (Caitlin Gerard) settles with her husband in the remote American frontier. Lizzy is haunted by religious superstition and a fear of something lurking in the dark, and the howling wind only increases her dread. Paranoia sets in when another couple moves into a nearby cabin. [15]

UK PREMIERE

The Woman

Darlin’

Lucky McKee/USA/2011/101 min/English

Pollyanna McIntosh/USA/2019/101 min/English

Cast: Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, Angela Bettis, Lauren Ashley Carter

Cast: Pollyanna McIntosh, Lauryn Canny, Nora-Jane Noone, Mackenzie Graham, Eugenie Bondurant, Cooper Andrews

TUE 25 JUNE 20:30 FILMHOUSE 1 SINGLE TICKET PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) DOUBLE BILL PRICE: £14.00

TUE 25 JUNE 22:40 FILMHOUSE 1 SINGLE TICKET PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) DOUBLE BILL PRICE: £14.00 WED 26 JUNE 20:55 ODEON 4 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

The lives of an isolated all-American family are thrown into chaos when they discover a feral woman living in the nearby woods. Family man and lawyer Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) must do what he can to protect his family when he comes into contact with a feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) living in the woods near his isolated country home. Through a series of harrowing encounters, Cleek and his family quickly discover there is more to this woman than anyone suspected, and that sometimes the devil wears a handsome face. [18]

The Woman and Darlin’ will screen as a double bill on Tuesday 25 June with a joint ticket price of £14.00 (£11.00 concs).

A feral girl is civilised by the church. Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ (Lauryn Canny) is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she is to be tamed into a ‘good girl’. However, Darlin’ holds a secret darker than the ‘sins’ she is threatened with, and she is not travelling alone. The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) who raised her, equally fierce and feral, is ever present and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to step in her way. [18]

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Festival Calendar Friday 21 The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, in partnership with EIFF & Edinburgh International Festival, presents Soundmoves: Music Movies 11:00 HUB p63 EIFF Youth: Film Course Fair Which Film Course is Right for you? 14:00 YHQ p61

Friday 14 – Sunday 16 Film Fest in the City St Andrew Square Garden See page 78

Atmosphere | Gosford Park presented by New Media Scotland 20:00

Shorts: Bridging the Gap In a Foreign Land

15:00 FH1 p72 15:20 FH2 p57

18:00 OD p35 18:00 FH1 p09 18:00 VUE p46

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Saturday 15 p64

Sunday 16 Pre-Festival Previews

Bludgeon In Person: Jack Lowden Champions

The Captor And With A Smile, The Revolution! Shorts: Image is Memory Bodies at Rest The Flip Side Aniara 2040 Girls On Film Live! The Fury of a Patient Man

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Spanish Cult Cinema 18:05 The Art of Self-Defense 18:05 Emma Peeters 18:10 Love Type D 18:10 Black Box Shorts: Communicating Contact 18:15 Off Sides 18:15 Aurora 18:15 Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk 18:25 Food for Thought 18:30

Phenomenal Shorts: Celebrating 15 years of Bridging the Gap Farming This Changes Everything Memory: The Origins of Alien Happier Times, Grump The Grizzlies h0us3 Hi, Are You Alone? So Pretty The Fall of the American Empire In Person: Danny Boyle

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Blue Velvet

22:55 FH1 p60

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Boyz in the Wood

20:45 FTE p05

Ziva Postec. The Editor Behind the Film Shoah 20:20 The Red Phallus 20:20 Liberté: A Call to Spy 20:25 Vulture 20:30 Chef’s Diaries: Scotland 20:35 The Dead Don’t Die 20:35 Bodies at Rest 20:40 And With A Smile, The Revolution! 20:40 Cronofobia 20:40 Bait 20:45 Not the End 20:50

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23:00 FH1 p58

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Hurt by Paradise Yesterday

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Toy Story 4 Brightburn

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Thursday 20

Festival Calendar Saturday 22

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Chef’s Diaries: Scotland 13:00 FH2 p49 Ziva Postec. The Editor Behind the Film Shoah 13:00 OD p38

Children of the Universe Yesterday Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion Blancanieves Happier Times, Grump Shorts: Film Is Resistance! Liberté: A Call to Spy The Biggest Little Farm h0us3 Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil Love Type D

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How to Fake a War The Emperor of Paris Astronaut The Fall of the American Empire

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Grabbing the Spotlight: Women in the Film Industry The Amber Light Farming Venezia Flowers from Another World Bannan Not the End Stream or Die? The Future of Cinema

15:00 FH3 p74 15:00 OD p13 VUE FH1 VUE FH2 OD OD VUE

Champions EIFF Youth Shorts: Exploring Boundaries 2040 The Flip Side Aniara The Art of Self-Defense Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil So Pretty Bludgeon Venezia Shorts: Bridging the Gap UglyDolls

10:50 FH2 p46

Cléo from 5 to 7

13:20 OD p26

Creative Conversations at EIFF

16:00 YHQ p61

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Robert the Bruce 15:00 How to Fake a War 15:15 Bait 15:20 The Tobacconist 15:25 Mataharis 15:30 The Red Phallus 15:30 The Grizzlies 15:35 Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk 15:45 Scotch on the Box: Channel 4 and Scottish Cinema 16:00

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Aurora Wedding Belles The Dead Don’t Die Shorts: Radical Archives Never Look Away

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p20 p52 p15 p71 p23

Notes for a Heist Film Shorts: Satellites Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed Sons of Denmark

17:45 18:00 18:00 18:00

Manta Ray Cell 211 Bulbul Can Sing Justine The Mulberry House Memory: The Origins of Alien Home in E Major

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Scheme Birds Astronaut What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Cronofobia Bittersweet Symphony Never Look Away Laila at the Bridge

18:05 FH1 p37 18:05 VUE p28

The Amber Light Chippa The Acid House Strange But True Balance, Not Symmetry Firecrackers This Changes Everything The Bride Gwen

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The Souvenir Up the Mountain Aren’t You Happy? Kino Cuisine: Food and Drink on Film Go Back to China Ode to Joy Unstoppable The Biggest Little Farm The Deer Bulbul Can Sing

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The Furies

23:05 FH1 p39

Thesis

22:50 FH1 p59

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Black Box Shorts: Politics of Place 20:10 FH3 Hurt by Paradise 20:25 VUE Abracadabra 20:30 OD Ode to Joy 20:30 VUE Strange But True 20:40 OD Retrospective LIVE! - Black Wax 20:45 FH2 Varda by Agnés 20:45 OD The Furies 20:45 VUE She’s Missing 20:50 VUE Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D 21:00 FH1 The Deposit 21:00 OD

Black Box Shorts: Entangled Experience Drive Angry 3D

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Monday 24

p69 p12 p53 p16 p13 p62 p26 p39 p24 p45 p21

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p50 p15 p16 p33 p35 p47 p29

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Bulk buy tickets and save up to 35% Visit edfilmfest.org.uk or see p. 3 Tuesday 25 13:20 OD p27

Thursday 27

Vagabond

13:20 OD p27

International Animation

15:00 FH1 p66

Jacquot de Nantes

13:20 OD p27

Black Box Shorts: Entangled Experience Synonyms I See You

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Sons of Denmark Shorts: Haunting the Image Summer 1993 Justine Thirty She’s Missing Future My Love Off Sides

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Spotlight on Contemporary Spanish Short Films Carla’s Song The Deer I See You Up the Mountain Photograph Go Back to China Black Box Shorts: Politics of Place

18:05 18:05 18:05 18:10 18:10 18:15 18:15 18:50

Even the Rain Robert the Bruce The Woman Gwen Varda by Agnès Shorts from Galicia Top End Wedding The Tobacconist X&Y Aleksi Samurai Marathon

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Losers, Werewolves, Murderers Spanish Web in the Cinema Bittersweet Symphony Samurai Marathon Them That Follow Aren’t You Happy? Notes for a Heist Film The Souvenir Darlin’ Scheme Birds Kathmandu Lullaby The Sound of Silence

20:10 20:15 20:25 20:30 20:40 20:45 20:50 20:55 21:00 21:00 21:10

Darlin’

22:40 FH1 p40

The Last Circus

23:00 FH1 p54

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In Person: Icíar Bollaín in Conversation with Rebecca O’Brien 18:05 Chippa 18:05 Extreme Job 18:10 Love Beats 18:10 Shorts: Constellations 18:15 We Have Always Lived in the Castle 18:15 Cages 18:20 The Black Forest 18:25

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Vulture Photograph Underdown My Name Is Joe Top End Wedding X&Y Thirty Best Before Death The Skin I Live In Skin Before You Know It

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Modest Heroes - Ponoc Short Films Theatre Timecrimes

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Black Box Shorts: Communicating Contact 17:00 In Person: Pollyanna McIntosh 18:00 Rapture 18:00 Unstoppable 18:00

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The Informer with Live Musical Accompaniment 18:00 Extreme Job 18:00 The Magic of Collaborations: Craig Armstrong & Peter Mullan 18:00 The Captor 18:00

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One Sings, the Other Doesn’t

Wednesday 26

Festival Calendar Friday 28 13:20 OD p26

10:00-14:00

The Beaches of Agnès

Saturday 29

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Shorts: Time Passes Me

The Science of Scary 16:45 Behind the Curtain: Retrospectives & EIFF 17:45 Take My Eyes 17:55 Vai 18:00 Best Before Death 18:00

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Skin McLaren Animation 1 Ruben Brandt, Collector Driven Ever After Masters of Love The Vast of Night Capital Theatres presents Man with a Movie Camera EIFF Presents Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Sketches of Spain Carmilla In Person: Nick Broomfield

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19:30 QH 59 20:00 FH1 12 20:00 TRA 10

The Hidden City Acute Misfortune Underdown Birdboy: The Forgotten Children Love Beats We Have Always Lived in the Castle A Girl from Mogadishu The Sound of Silence End of Sentence Body at Brighton Rock

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The Wind

23:00 FH1 p40

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Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion Edinburgh & Lothians Schools Film Competition - Primary Phenomenal Shorts: Syrian Stories, Female Voices The Emperor of Paris Emma Peeters McLaren Animation 2 Manta Ray What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael End of Sentence Vai Hamada DocSalon 3: Is Empathy Enough? Good Omens

Sunday 30 The Mystery of Henri Pick Before You Know It Alice The Best of Dorien B. The Deposit Driven Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles Undertow The Longest Night Shorts: Scotland - Acceptance Her Job Sakawa Schemers Edinburgh & Lothians Schools Film Competition - Secondary Volcano God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya Cages Walk With Us Firecrackers

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The Vast of Night 15:00 FH2 p17 McLaren Animation 3 15:10 FH1 p67 Masters of Love 15:10 VUE p13 EIFF Youth Shorts: New Visions 15:30 FH3 p73 The Black Forest 15:30 VUE p11 Synonyms 15:35 OD p24 Ever After 15:35 VUE p39 Volcano 15:40 OD p25 Aleksi 15:45 OD p19 The Hidden City 15:50 OD p47

Apocalypse Now: Final Cut 15:00 Shorts: Scotland - Generations 15:25 Hamada 15:30 Acute Misfortune 15:30 Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 15:55

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A Girl from Mogadishu Sakawa The Olive Tree The Longest Night Reclaiming the Frame with Birds’ Eye View

Mrs Lowry & Son

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Schemers 18:10 Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles 18:10 Undertow 18:10 The Wind 18:15 God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya 18:20 Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 18:30 Home in E Major 20:00

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Ruben Brandt, Collector The Mystery of Henri Pick Her Job Them That Follow Carmilla Marshland The Best of Dorien B. Alice

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Body at Brighton Rock

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Intro ‘Today, this is the time for 3D.’ – Nicolas Cage Get ready to hit the highway to hell as EIFF joins forces with Matchbox Cineclub to present Cage-a-rama 3D, a wild-hearted Nicolas Cage extravaganza featuring cult Cage classics Drive Angry and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in three dimensions! Co-presented by

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D

Drive Angry 3D

Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor/USA, United Arab Emirates/2011/96 min/ English, Romanian with subtitles

Patrick Lussier/USA/2011/104 min/English

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Violante Placido, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba

SAT 22 JUNE 23:05 FILMHOUSE 1 SINGLE TICKET PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS) DOUBLE BILL PRICE: £15.00 PRICE INCLUDES 3D GLASSES

SAT 22 JUNE 21:00 FILMHOUSE 1 SINGLE TICKET PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS) DOUBLE BILL PRICE: £15.00 PRICE INCLUDES 3D GLASSES ‘Yeah that’s right. I’m the guy who made a deal with the devil.’ – Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Cage is on fire (literally) as motorcycle daredevil Johnny Blaze aka Ghost Rider in this energetic adaptation of the famous Marvel comic. Directed by action experts Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (who also directed Cage in Mom and Dad) and co-starring Idris Elba, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance sees Cage, a genuine fan of the original comics (and bearer of a Ghost Rider tattoo that had to be concealed during filming) making the most of his iconic demonic dream role. [12A]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke

‘I never disrobe before a gunfight.’ – Milton (Nicolas Cage) in Drive Angry Cage goes to hell and back (literally) and there’s the devil to pay in this lively supernatural action movie from director Patrick Lussier. Inspired by cult American cinema of the 1970s, Drive Angry casts Cage as Milton, a mysterious man on a dangerous mission, and Amber Heard as Piper, his spirited sidekick. Enthusiastic about his first 3D project, Cage commented, ‘I’m thinking I’ll try to get my tongue all the way out to the second row of the audience.’ [18]

Focus on Spain Intro This year’s retrospective (p. 53–59) revisits classic Spanish cult cinema, reviews the most exciting Spanish titles of recent years and celebrates the work of actor, writer, director and producer Icíar Bollaín. Designed to begin where the retrospective ends, Focus on Spain features a selection of brandnew Spanish cinema by some of the country’s most promising directors. There will be free lectures, two programmes of short films, a spotlight on Spanish filmmakers working in the webseries format courtesy of our friends at Copenhagen Web Fest (CPHWebFest), and CineCuisine (p. 49), a programme of screenings and events bringing food, drink and cinema together. Supported by

GOBIERNO DE ESPAÑA

MINISTERIO DE CULTURA Y DEPORTE

LOVE BEATS

UK PREMIERE

Buñuel in the Labyrinth Of The Turtles (Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas) Salvador Simó/Spain, Netherlands/2018/84 min/Spanish, French with subtitles Cast: Jorge Usón, Fernando Ramos, Luis Enrique de Tomás SAT 29 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 2 SUN 30 JUNE 11:10 VUE OMNI PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS) The master of surrealism faces reality. Paris, 1930, and the scandal surrounding the release of Luis Buñuel’s film L’Age d’Or has left him penniless. His luck changes suddenly when a friend wins the lottery and he can now start work on his next film, Las Hurdes, a documentary set in Extremadura, Spain. So begins this beautifully animated feature; part road movie and part making-of documentary. An accomplished and fitting homage to the great master of surrealist cinema, and a moving study of artistic temperament and purpose. [15]

UK PREMIERE

Cages (Jaulas)

Champions (Campeones)

Nicolás Pacheco/Spain/2018/90 min/Spanish with subtitles

Javier Fesser/Spain/2018/119 min/Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Manolo Caro, Estefanía de los Santos, Antonio Dechent, Marta Gavilán

Cast: Javier Gutiérrez, Sergio Olmos, Julio Fernández, Jesús Lago

THU 27 JUNE 18:20 ODEON 3 SUN 30 JUNE 13:40 ODEON 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS)

FRI 21 JUNE 18:00 VUE OMNI SUN 23 JUNE 10:50 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS)

All the world’s a cage.

A professional basketball coach learns valuable life lessons when he least expects it.

This impressive directorial debut from Nicolás Pacheco is a surprising fusion of fantasy and reality; a stunning, lyrical feature with a rich cast of characters and a strong social message at its core. Tired of being abused by the man in her life, Concha (Estefanía de los Santos) flees her poor neighbourhood with her teenage daughter, Adela (Marta Gavilán). Their odyssey through the sun-soaked landscapes of Andalusia takes them towards the city where they hope a new life awaits . . . but can they really escape? [15]

Marco (Javier Gutiérrez), the assistant coach of a professional basketball team in Spain’s First Division, has problems at work, problems with his wife and problems with almost everything. After a drunken brawl with the head coach leads to community service, Marco is sentenced to coach a basketball team of people with learning disabilities. Marco is surprised to find that he’s the one with the most to gain from his adventure with the team, whose love of life and understanding of what’s really important are lessons Marco has yet to learn. [15]

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INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

The Deer (Oreina)

The Hidden City (La ciudad oculta)

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Koldo Almandoz/Spain/2018/88 min/Basque with subtitles

Victor Moreno/Spain, France, Germany/2018/80 min/Spanish with subtitles

Manolo Munguía/Spain/2018/105 min/Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Laulad Ahmed, Patxi Bisquert

FRIDAY 28 JUNE 20:10 FILMHOUSE 3 SAT 29 JUNE 15:50 ODEON 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS)

Cast: Rubèn Serrano, Roc Esquius, Miriam Tortosa, Anna Bertrán, Mariona Tena

MON 24 JUNE 20:50 ODEON 4 WED 26 JUNE 18:05 VUE OMNI PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS) The tide marks the spot. Focusing on a relationship that’s synonymous with the changing social landscape of Spain, this gentle human drama follows two unlikely acquaintances living on the outskirts of San Sebastián. In the industrial belt, young biker Khalil (Laulad Ahmed) scratches out a living any way he can. Meanwhile, José Ramón (Patxi Bisquert), a poacher, takes what he needs from the rivers and marshes he has long called home. This is a wellobserved, contemplative drama punctuated by flashes of genuine humanity and with two strong performances at its core. [15]

An urban symphony. Beneath the modern city there lies a vast labyrinth of galleries, tunnels, sewers and transportation networks. An immense spiderweb that sits beneath and depends on the visible city, it is a functional and essential space, but also a symbolic area, a hidden sphere – the unconscious of the city. In the words of director Víctor Moreno: ‘The Hidden City is a mindbending journey in an unexplored territory; it is a sensory film, an invitation to peek into a dark tunnel and discover.’ [U]

THU 20 JUNE 20:35 ODEON 4 SAT 22 JUNE 15:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS) Hack to the future. A reunion dinner turns weird for a group of computer buffs on a weekend break. One of them has hacked a top-secret file and what seems like a harmless game soon turns dangerous. Can the friends find a way to halt the impending attack or will their curiosity cost them dearly? Inspired by the mysterious ‘insurance files’ famously employed by Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, this gripping sci-fi thriller, featuring a strong ensemble cast, is an accomplished directorial debut by Manolo Munguía. [15]

Supported by Etxepare Basque Institute

Losers, Werewolves, Murderers – Spanish Web in the Cinema 90 min WED 26 JUNE 20:10 FILMHOUSE 2 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING Daring, unusual, risk-taking . . . That’s the world of webseries and the experience of watching their stories. Moderator Regina Mosch from Copenhagen Web Fest will present a selection of Spanish webseries that go beyond genre constraints and box office success and that tell stories you might never otherwise see in the cinema. With creators Rose of Dolls and Ana Ramón Rubio, we’ll explore how the digital sphere has influenced the Spanish film industry – and why there is a need for daring filmmakers. [15] Screening and Q&A

OTSOEN LURRAL DEAN

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Focus on Spain

UK PREMIERE

Love Beats (La banda)

Not the End (Sin fin)

Roberto Bueso/Spain/2019/90 min/Valencian, Spanish with subtitles

César Esteban Alenda, José Esteban Alenda/ Spain/2018/97 min/Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Gonzálo Fernández, Charlotte Vega, Pepo Llopis, Xavi Giner

Cast: María León, Javier Rey, Juan Carlos Sánchez, Paco Ochoa, Mari Paz Sayago

THU 27 JUNE 18:10 VUE OMNI FRI 28 JUNE 20:30 VUE OMNI PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS)

FRI 21 JUNE 20:50 VUE OMNI SAT 22 JUNE 18:35 ODEON 3 PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS)

Home is where the heart is.

If I could turn back time?

Roberto Bueso’s debut feature is an unashamedly feel-good romance with music in its heart and soul. Edu (Gonzálo Fernández), a young musician living in London, takes a rare trip home to Valencia to attend his brother’s wedding. Soon, village life draws him back in and familiar fears and desires take hold. Will he finally break the ties that bind and continue with his musical dream, or will the powerful nostalgia for home prove too much? Features fine performances from a young ensemble cast. [15]

After the success of their short films, the Alenda brothers’ first feature is a charming, affecting tale of two time-travelling lovers, Javier (Javier Rey) and María (María León). Desperate to rekindle their early romance, Javier takes María back to the first time they met. By reliving that journey, from sunrise in Madríd to sunset on a Cádiz beach, Javier hopes they can rediscover the happiness and love they once knew. But is there such a thing as a second chance at happiness or have they already had their time in the sun? [PG]

Notes for a Heist Film (Apuntes para una película de atracos) León Siminiani/Spain/2018/90 min/Spanish with subtitles MON 24 JUNE 17:45 FILMHOUSE 3 WED 26 JUNE 20:45 VUE OMNI PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 CONCS) It’s not every day you have the chance to fulfil your dream of making a heist film. Elías was a documentary filmmaker fantasising about making a heist film. Flako was the most wanted bank robber during the hard times of the Spanish financial crisis. Flako was in jail. Elías was in the street. Some films must be prepared in advance . . . In the words of Marta Medina from El Confidencial: ‘One of the most refreshing films of Spanish cinema in recent years.’ [15]

Shorts from Galicia

Spotlight on Contemporary Spanish Short Films

100 min

91 min

TUE 25 JUNE 20:40 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

WED 26 JUNE 18:05 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

A selection of award-winning films made in Galicia and shown at the most prestigious film festivals worldwide. These works explore the traditions, modern urban spaces and rural landscapes of Galicia. Including Álvaro Gago’s ode to feminism, Matria; Santos Díaz’s playful The Policy Line; and the one-of-a-kind and hypnotic Fajr by Lois Patiño, set in the Moroccan desert. The UK premiere of Sandra Sánchez’s mysterious The Blue Child; Diana Toucedo’s poetic Men; and Jaione Camborda’s Wild Mane Crop, shot entirely in Super8. [12A]

United in a shared sense of fiercely political engagement, these thematically diverse films filter their narratives through cultural and societal lenses as well as acutely personal, individual experiences. Including a startling act of resistance against the dehumanising processes of capitalism; an interrogation into the continued reverberations of colonialism; and a queer reimagination of the empowering possibilities of traditional Flamenco dance. [15]

THE BLUE CHILD

Bad Faith Marina Pauné, Elena Pauné, Eva Pauné/ Spain/2019/20 min Cuban Heel Shoes Julio Mas Alcaraz/Spain/2019/17 min The Great Expedition Iban del Campo/Spain/2018/10 min Greykey Enric Ribes/Spain/2019/29 min Vaca Marta Bayarri/Spain/2018/15 min

The Blue Child Sandra Sánchez/Spain/2018/ 24 min Fajr Lois Patiño/Spain/2017/13 min Matria Álvaro Gago/Spain/2017/21 min Men Diana Toucedo/Spain/2016/11 min The Policy Line Santos Díaz/Spain/2015/21 min Wild Mane Crop Jaione Camborda/Spain/2017/ 10 min Supported by Axencia Galega das Industrias Culturais - Xunta de Galicia

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Supported by Etxepare Basque Institute BAD FAITH

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CineCuisine Intro We are thrilled to present EIFF’s inaugural strand of special culinary screenings and events, bridging the gap between food and film, and celebrating gastronomic excellence while also looking at the history, provenance and traditions inherent in the food industry. A celebration of Scottish cuisine and the connections with our friends in Spain, this strand features fascinating documentaries spanning the culture and heritage of Scotland’s most well-known export, whisky, in The Amber Light; the history of olive oil in the famous Jaén region of Spain in Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil; and an exploration of Scotland’s cuisine by Spain’s Michelinstarred chefs the Roca brothers in Chef’s Diaries: Scotland. We are excited to present a very special event, Food for Thought, exploring the flavours and future of food in Scotland with an informal panel discussion and a special tasting session presented by world-class cookery school Edinburgh School of Food & Wine; and a fascinating free lecture, Kino Cuisine: Food and Drink on Film, delving into the many ways food is presented in cinema.

CHEF’S DIARIES: SCOTLAND

WORLD PREMIERE

UK PREMIERE

The Amber Light

Chef’s Diaries: Scotland

Adam Park/UK/2019/93 min/English

Laura Otálora/UK/2019/75 min/Spanish, English, Catalan with subtitles

With: Dave Broom, Alasdair Gray, Ian Rankin, Rachel Newton, Alan Winchester, Sarah Burgess

FRI 21 JUNE 20:35 ODEON 4 SAT 22 JUNE 13:00 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS)

SAT 22 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 4 SUN 23 JUNE 20:20 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A tasty and fascinating road movie, The Amber Light journeys through the lesser-known parts of Scottish whisky culture. Spirits writer Dave Broom seeks a deeper understanding of his national drink and its links to music, literature and history. Speaking to innovators, thinkers and drinkers in the whisky world – from farmers and distillers through to writers (Ian Rankin features prominently) and musicians – The Amber Light unpicks whisky mythology, following the evolution of spirits from medicine to social lubricant. Offbeat and informative, this is an amusing look at the amber nectar. [12A]

World-class Michelin-starred chefs the Roca brothers explore Scotland’s larder. El Celler de Can Roca opened in Girona, Spain, in 1986 by the Roca brothers, has held three Michelin stars since 2009 and was named the best restaurant in the world in 2013 and 2015. Head chef Joan, sommelier Josep and pastry chef Jordi travel to Scotland, traversing the country and exploring its local produce and culinary traditions, seeking inspiration to develop their own menus. What they discover is a country and cuisine so rich and diverse that they cannot understand its modesty. This is a fascinating celebration of Scotland’s unsung culinary virtues, seen through the eyes of some of the best chefs in the world. [U] Supported by

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

CineCuisine Food for Thought 105 min FRI 21 JUNE 18:30 ODEON BAR PRICE: £5.00 Exploring the food, flavour and future of Scottish cuisine. A special gastronomic event exploring the traditions, trends and future of Scottish food and drink, with a panel discussion featuring local food experts and policymakers, chaired by Fiona Richmond, Head of Regional Food, Scotland Food & Drink, looking at the development of Scottish cuisine, the breadth of Scottish produce, and new ways to enjoy Scotland’s larder and its sense of place. The event will include an exciting tasting session of locally sourced Scottish produce and creative twists on classic recipes, prepared by the world-renowned Edinburgh School of Food & Wine. Join us for a delightful evening of Scottish hospitality sharing stories, food and drink. [18] Please present your Food for Thought ticket at Filmhouse Box Office for a 20% discount on any of the screenings in CineCuisine.

UK PREMIERE

Kino Cuisine: Food and Drink on Film

Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil (Jaén: Virgen & Extra)

75 min MON 24 JUNE 20:30 FILMHOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING Whether it’s an imprisoned gang boss meticulously taking a razor to a clove of garlic or families huddled together slurping down bowls of steaming noodles, cinema continues to be the most adept of all the arts at evoking the sights, sounds, smells and textures of food and drink. In this richly illustrated lecture, Dr Pasquale Iannone (University of Edinburgh) will explore some of the best examples of culinary cinema, taking in films (and cuisines) from across the globe. [15] Presented as part of the ‘An Insight into EIFF’ course, run by the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning.

José Luis López-Linares/Spain/2018/90 min/Spanish with subtitles SAT 22 JUNE 15:40 ODEON 3 SUN 23 JUNE 13:10 ODEON 3 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) The history of olive oil in the Jaén region of Spain. This is a fascinating documentary exploring the history and heritage of the ubiquitous olive oil in Jaén, where almost half the olive oil in Spain is produced. The passion of all those involved in its production, and the sense of pride and respect for tradition is infectious. The film shines a light on the complexity of the product, the diversity of its flavours, its many different hues and characters, and its varied use in cooking, together with its status as a superfood and many recognised health benefits – as one expert says, ‘Olive oil is sustenance.’ [U] Supported by

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4 Views of Scotland Intro A chance to look back at some of the most important Film4 and Channel 4 productions made in Scotland. Featuring unforgettable work from directors Paul McGuigan (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool), Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake) and Philip John (Moon Dogs); writers Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting), Dean Cavanagh (Kubricks) and Paul Laverty (I, Daniel Blake); and a cavalcade of Scottish acting talent, including Peter Mullan, Gary Lewis, Robert Carlyle, Shauna Macdonald, Michelle Gomez, Ewen Bremner, Kevin McKidd, Jamie Sives, Tam Dean Burn, Stephen McCole and Shirley Henderson.

MY NAME IS JOE

The Acid House

Carla’s Song

My Name Is Joe

Paul McGuigan/UK/1998/111 min/English/may contain strobe effects

Ken Loach/UK, Spain, Germany/1996/127 min/ English, Spanish with subtitles

Ken Loach/UK, Germany, France, Spain/1998/105 min/English

Cast: Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves, Garry Sweeney, Kevin McKidd, Michelle Gomez, Ewen Bremner, Martin Clunes

Cast: Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn

Cast: Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay, Anne-Marie Kennedy

WED 26 JUNE 18:05 ODEON 4 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

THU 27 JUNE 20:30 ODEON 4 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

A dream called freedom. A nightmare called Nicaragua.

Not your ordinary Joe.

SUN 23 JUNE 20:30 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) Three subversive tales from Irvine Welsh’s bestselling anthology. Irvine Welsh’s gritty adaptation of three tales from his own bestselling short-story collection, directed by Paul McGuigan (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, Lucky Number Slevin) and filmed on location in Edinburgh, featuring an abundance of Scottish talent. The Granton Star Cause (EIFF 1996), Boab (Stephen McCole in his first film role) has a very bad day; A Soft Touch, cuckolded Johnny (Kevin McKidd) struggles with his wife Catriona’s (Michelle Gomez) flagrant affair; and The Acid House, a drug-fuelled fantasy with Ewen Bremner and Martin Clunes. [18]

Glasgow, 1987, Scottish bus driver George (Robert Carlyle) becomes involved with Nicaraguan refugee Carla (Oyanka Cabezas) and abandons everything to accompany her back to her war-torn homeland. Written by the brilliant Paul Laverty (Even the Rain, The Olive Tree, p. 56 & 57) and featuring outstanding performances from Carlyle (who famously learned to drive a bus) and Cabezas, this powerful cross-cultural drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake) premiered in competition at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival. [PG]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Joe (Peter Mullan) is a recovering alcoholic living in a deprived part of Glasgow. A chance at happiness comes in the form of health worker Sarah (Louise Goodall), but can Joe hang on to that hope or will his troubled friend Liam (David McKay) be his downfall? Directed by Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake) written by Paul Laverty (Even the Rain, The Olive Tree, p. 56 & 57), and produced by Rebecca O’Brien (In Person: Icíar Bollaín in Conversation with Rebecca O’Brien, p. 9), the film premiered at the 51st Cannes Film Festival, where Mullan won Best Actor. [15]

4 Views of Scotland Scotch on the Box: Channel 4 and Scottish Cinema 75 min SUN 23 JUNE 16:00 FILMHOUSE 2 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING Since its creation in 1982, Channel 4 has played a major role in shaping Scotland’s onscreen image and identity. In particular, during the years either side of the millennium, Film4 (Channel 4’s film-financing arm) co-produced a wide range of seminal Scottish films by major filmmaking talents old and new. In this lecture, Dr Jonathan Murray (Edinburgh College of Art) re-examines some of the key films in question, including Ken Loach’s Carla’s Song (1996) and Paul McGuigan’s The Acid House (1998). [15]

THE ACID HOUSE

Wedding Belles Philip John/UK/2007/95 min/English Cast: Michelle Gomez, Shirley Henderson, Kathleen McDermott, Shauna Macdonald, Michael Fassbender, Jonathan Lewis Owen SUN 23 JUNE 17:50 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) The lives of four friends begin to unravel just before one of them gets married. Black comedy abounds in Philip John’s (Moon Dogs EIFF 2015) dark, edgy, defiantly Scottish and foul-mouthed tale, written by Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh, of four friends who each face their own problems in the lead-up to a long-awaited wedding. No-nonsense hairdresser Amanda (Michelle Gomez) prepares for her wedding to self-satisfied pilot Joshua (Jonathan Lewis Owen), as the lives of damaged Kelly (Shirley Henderson), bereaved, depressed and drug-addicted Rhona (Shauna Macdonald) and nurse Shaz (Kathleen McDermott) in the midst of an affair with a local priest, start to come crashing down. [18]

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Once Upon a Time in Spain Intro ‘Without cinema, we are nothing.’ – Pedro Almodóvar Centred on a complete retrospective of the brilliant Icíar Bollaín’s directorial work, this eclectic celebration of modern Spanish cinema boasts a dazzling selection of recent Spanish award-winners and film festival favourites and a thrilling late-night strand showcasing some of the finest cult cinema Spain has ever produced. To complement these screenings, there will be a special live performance of the timeless Miles Davis album Sketches of Spain, courtesy of world-famous saxophonist Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, featuring trumpeter Laura Jurd. As Europe undergoes dramatic changes, this programme is also designed to highlight the cultural importance of film festivals the world over. As political boundaries are drawn and redrawn around the globe, the line of international artistic communication provided by the film festival circuit becomes more important than ever. In that sense, this retrospective programme provides us with a valuable opportunity to explore important questions of national and international identity, and to address vital ongoing industry discussions from a different perspective. EIFF Senior Programmer Niall Greig Fulton

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A Retrospective Celebration of Modern Spanish Cinema Mixing work by well-established masters of cinema with that of startling new directorial talent, this exciting strand takes a look back over the last decade of Spanish cinema, highlighting and celebrating award-winners, critics’ choices and film festival favourites.

Abracadabra Pablo Berger/Spain, France, Belgium/2017/ 96 min/Spanish with subtitles Cast: Maribel Verdú, Antonio de la Torre, José Mota, José María Pou SAT 22 JUNE 20:30 ODEON 4 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A woman faces major changes when her husband is possessed by a ghost. Director Pablo Berger’s follow-up to the brilliant Blancanieves (2012) (also screening in this strand) is a dark comedy/wild fantasy featuring endearing performances from stars Maribel Verdú (Blancanieves) and Antonio de la Torre (The Last Circus, Marshland, The Fury of a Patient Man). With both Blancanieves and Abracadabra shortlisted as potential Spanish submissions to the Academy Awards®, Berger, a much-loved guest at the 57th EIFF, is rapidly becoming one of Spain’s most celebrated directors. [15] ‘A brightly colored, eye-catching dark comedy.’ – The Hollywood Reporter

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (Psiconautas, los niños olvidados) Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez/Spain, Japan/ 2015/76 min/Spanish, English with subtitles Cast: Pedro Rivero, Andrea Alzuri FRI 28 JUNE 20:30 ODEON 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A dark adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world. Directed by Pedro Rivero and Alberto Vázquez, Birdboy: The Forgotten Children is a spellbinding animation adapted from Vázquez’s graphic novel Psiconautas, los niños olvidados. The film premiered at the 63th San Sebastián International Film Festival and won Best Animated Feature at the 31st Goya Awards. The same year, Vázquez won the Goya for Best Animated Short with the 11-minute Decorado. [15] Screening with Decorado Alberto Vázquez/Spain/ 2016/11 min/Spanish

‘An anthology of nightmares compressed into a picture book.’ – The New York Times

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Blancanieves Pablo Berger/Spain, Belgium, France/2012/ 104 min/Spanish with subtitles Cast: Maribe Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ramón Barea, Inma Cuesta, Ángela Molina SAT 22 JUNE 15:05 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) Snow White reimagined in 1920s Spain. Having announced his arrival with his outstanding debut Torremolinos 73 (2003), which screened at the 57th EIFF, director Pablo Berger then delivered Blancanieves, his breathtakingly beautiful black-and-white ‘love letter to European silent cinema’. Featuring a wonderful cast led by Maribel Verdú (Abracadabra) and Macarena García, Blancanieves won 10 Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Lead Actress for Verdú and Best New Actress for García. Berger’s Abracadabra (2017) is also screening in this strand. [12A] ‘A visually ravishing evocation of the times.’ – Sight & Sound

Once Upon a Time in Spain The Bride (La Novia) Paula Ortiz/Spain/2015/96 min/Spanish with subtitles Cast: Inma Cuesta, Asier Etxeandia, Álex García, Luisa Gavasa SUN 23 JUNE 20:50 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A passionate bride is torn between her groom and another man. Based on Blood Wedding, the famous 1933 play by Federico García Lorca (previously adapted by director Carlos Saura into a film choreographed Flamenco style), this visually stunning drama, starring Inma Cuesta, Álex García, Asier Etxeandia and Luisa Gavasa, is a strong second feature from director Paula Ortiz. The Bride premiered at the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival and was celebrated at the 30th Goya Awards, winning Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actress for Gavasa. [15] ‘Impossibly handsome.’ – Screen International

Cell 211 (Celda 211)

The Fury of a Patient Man (Tarde para la ira)

The Last Circus (Balada triste de trompeta)

Daniel Monzón/Spain, France/2009/113 min/ Spanish, Basque, English with subtitles

Raúl Arévalo/Spain/2016/92 min/Spanish with subtitles

Álex de la Iglesia/Spain, France/2010/107 min/ Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann

Cast: Antonio de la Torre, Luis Callejo, Ruth Díaz

Cast: Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Sancho Garcia

THU 20 JUNE 18:30 ODEON 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

WED 26 JUNE 23:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

A volatile criminal comes face to face with a patient man.

A sad clown goes to war with a happy clown.

SUN 23 JUNE 18:10 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A new guard, mistaken for an inmate, gets involved in a prison mutiny. Adapted from Francisco Pérez Gandul’s novel by director Daniel Monzón and Jorge Guerricaechevarría, this gripping thriller, starring Alberto Ammann and Luis Tosar (Flowers from Another World, Take My Eyes, Even the Rain, p. 56– 57), swept the 24th Goya Awards, winning eight categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Leading Actor for Tosar. Monzón and Tosar would collaborate again on El Niño (2014) and Yucatán (2018). [18] ‘A satisfyingly intense and suitably incendiary prison drama.’ – Variety

With its title taken from John Dryden’s poem ‘Absalom and Achitophel’, this superb drama thriller is a remarkable directorial debut from actor Raúl Arévalo (Even the Rain, p. 56). Starring the brilliant Antonio de la Torre (Abracadabra), who appeared with Arévalo in The Last Circus (2010) and Marshland (2014) (both screening in this strand), The Fury of a Patient Man premiered at the 73rd Venice Film Festival and went on to win four Goya Awards, including Best Film and Best New Director. [18]

A superb black comedy/horror extravaganza from acclaimed director Álex de la Iglesia (Acción mutante, p. 58), featuring a wonderful cast led by Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre (Marshland, The Fury of a Patient Man, Abracadabra) and Carolina Bang. After premiering in competition at the 67th Venice Film Festival, where it won awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, The Last Circus went on to win two Goya Awards and screen at the 65th EIFF. [18] ‘Brilliant, bizarre, dazzling and utterly demented.’ – The New York Times

‘A broodingly intense revenge thriller.’ – The Hollywood Reporter

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Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados) David Trueba/Spain/2013/108 min/Spanish, English with subtitles Cast: Javier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer MON 24 JUNE 18:00 ODEON 4 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A Beatles fan goes on a road trip in search of John Lennon. Taking its title from the Beatles song ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, director David Trueba’s warm comedy drama premiered at the 61st San Sebastián Film Festival and went on to win six Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor for star Javier Cámara (who recently appeared in Netflix hit Narcos). Trueba’s latest film, Almost 40, was released last year. [15] ‘This small gem offers a lovely evocation of Spain.’ – The Hollywood Reporter

Marshland (La isla mínima)

The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito)

Alberto Rodríguez/Spain/2014/105 min/ Spanish with subtitles

Pedro Almodóvar/Spain/2011/120 min/ Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Raúl Arévalo, Javier Gutiérrez, Antonio de la Torre, Nerea Barros, Salva Reina

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes

SAT 29 JUNE 20:35 ODEON 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

THU 27 JUNE 20:45 ODEON 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Two detectives investigate a disappearance.

A grieving surgeon experiments on a human subject.

An outstanding thriller from director Alberto Rodríguez starring Javier Gutiérrez (Champions, The Olive Tree, p. 46 & 57) and Raúl Arévalo (The Last Circus, The Fury of a Patient Man, Even the Rain, p. 54 & 56). The film won 10 Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Lead Actor for Gutiérrez. After delivering another hit with biographical thriller Smoke & Mirrors (2016), Rodríguez created historical drama The Plague (2018) which airs on BBC Four. [15] ‘A brilliant edge of your seat thriller.’ – Sight & Sound

Adapted by highly acclaimed director Pedro Almodóvar and his brother Agustín from the novel Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet, this dynamic psychological horror starring Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya premiered in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival and went on to win the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA and four Goya Awards, including Best Lead Actress for Anaya. Almodóvar’s highly anticipated new film, Pain and Glory, also starring Banderas, will be released later this year. [15] ‘Weird, dark, funny and fractured.’ – The New York Times

Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) Carla Simón/Spain/2017/97 min/Catalan with subtitles Cast: Laia Artigas, Paula Robles, Bruna Cusí, David Verdaguer TUE 25 JUNE 18:10 ODEON 4 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A young orphaned girl goes to live with her new family in the country. Featuring superb performances from Laia Artigas, Paula Robles, David Verdaguer and Bruna Cusí, this beautifully crafted drama is an astonishing debut from director Carla Simón. The film premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and subsequently won three Goya Awards: Best New Director, Best Supporting Actor for Verdaguer and Best New Actress for Cusí. Simón is currently working on her second feature, Alcarràs. [12A] ‘Movingly understated and beautifully acted.’ – The New York Times

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Once Upon a Time in Spain Icíar Bollaín With her new film Yuli in general release and her next, La boda de Rosa, in pre-production, the time is perfect for EIFF to present a comprehensive look back at the directorial career of highly acclaimed Spanish director, writer, actor and producer Icíar Bollaín. ‘Icíar is more than a good director of actors. The biggest question is not, “How do we make this film” but “What film should we make?” Icíar’s choices have been impeccable. Her stories are humane, compassionate and show a commitment to justice and tolerance. And the chuckle is never far away.’ – Ken Loach on Icíar Bollaín

EVEN THE RAIN

Even the Rain (También la lluvia) Icíar Bollaín/Spain, Mexico, France/2010/103 min/Spanish, Quechua, English with subtitles Cast: Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar

Icíar Bollaín/Spain/1999/108 min/Spanish with subtitles

TUE 25 JUNE 20:20 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Cast: José Sancho, Luis Tosar, Lissete Mejía

Filmmakers become involved in a political situation while on location in Bolivia. Bollaín’s first collaboration with writer Paul Laverty (Carla’s Song, My Name is Joe, p. 51), is a captivating drama starring Gael García Bernal and Luis Tosar (Cell 211, p. 54). Premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival, Even the Rain won three Goya Awards and a Panorama Audience Award at the 61st Berlinale. It was also nominated as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 83rd Academy Awards®. [15]

Flowers from Another World (Flores de otro mundo)

SAT 22 JUNE 18:15 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A group of women arrive in a small, depressed village in search of love and a better way of life. Written by Bollaín and award-winning novelist Julio Llamazares, this memorable drama is superbly crafted. Featuring a wonderful ensemble cast including the brilliant Luis Tosar (Cell 211, p. 54), with whom Bollaín would further collaborate on Take My Eyes (2003) and Even the Rain (2010), Flowers from Another World was screened as part of International Critics Week at the 52nd Cannes Film Festival, where it won the critics’ award for Best Film. [15]

Hi, Are You Alone? (Hola, ¿estás sola?) Icíar Bollaín/Spain/1995/92 min/Spanish with subtitles Cast: Silke, Candela Peña, Álex Angulo THU 20 JUNE 20:40 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) Two young women embark on a journey in search of happiness. A critically acclaimed box office hit in Spain, Bollaín’s award-winning debut feature, which she wrote with contributions from celebrated writerdirector Julio Medem, is a beautifully understated drama revolving around superb performances from Silke (in her debut screen role) and Candela Peña (described by Bollaín as ‘the queen of spontaneity’). The film premiered at the 40th Valladolid International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and the Pilar Miró Award for Best New Director. [15]

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Don’t miss the Best of the Fest on 30 June – announced Thursday 27 June!

In a Foreign Land (En tierra extraña) Icíar Bollaín/Spain/2014/73 min/Spanish with subtitles With: Alberto San Juan, Alberto San Juan, Gloria Egea Cañabate

Kathmandu Lullaby (Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo) Icíar Bollaín/Spain/2011/104 min/English, Nepali with subtitles

Mataharis Icíar Bollaín/Spain/2007/100 min/Spanish with subtitles Cast: Najwa Nimri, Tristán Ulloa, María Vázquez, Diego Martín

FRI 21 JUNE 15:20 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Cast: Verónica Echegui, Sumyata Battarai, Norbu Tsering Gurung, Kalsang Tamang (Jampa)

An exploration of Edinburgh’s Spanish community.

WED 26 JUNE 21:00 ODEON 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Three female detectives investigate their own lives and loves.

Bollaín’s powerful documentary is a key title in this year’s retrospective, a thought-provoking study of Spaniards in exile that also presents a fascinating perspective on Scotland’s capital city. In keeping with the rest of Bollaín’s directorial work, the cultural and emotional insights are profound and deeply compelling. First screened at the 62nd San Sebastián Film Festival, In a Foreign Land premiered in the UK as the opening film of the inaugural Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival. [U]

A young teacher fights to bring a better education system to a poor community.

Thanks to the success of Take My Eyes (2003), Bollaín quickly secured a major production company’s backing for her next project. Partly inspired by an advert recruiting women for a detective agency, Mataharis, written by Bollaín and screenwriter Tatiana Rodríguez, is a bittersweet realist drama driven by beautifully observed performances and a superb script. Full of emotional insight and subtle commentary on Spanish society, the film premiered at the 55th San Sebastián Film Festival. [15]

Written by Bollaín, Kathmandu Lullaby was inspired by the real-life experiences of the extraordinary Victòria Subirana, as detailed in her autobiographical novel, A Teacher in Kathmandu. Shot over eight weeks on location in Nepal, this absorbing drama features a strong central performance from Verónica Echegui (who recently appeared in hit TV shows Fortitude and Trust) and striking, atmospheric cinematography by Antonio Riestra. [U]

SUN 23 JUNE 15:30 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Mataharis is screening from a very rare 35mm print which unfortunately contains some scratches through a section of the film. We sincerely hope this will not affect your enjoyment of the film but sadly no alternative print was available.

The Olive Tree (El olivo)

Take My Eyes (Te doy mis ojos)

Icíar Bollaín/Spain, Germany/2016/100 min/ Spanish, German, English, French with subtitles

Icíar Bollaín/Spain/2003/109 min/Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambròs

Cast: Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Peña, Rosa María Sardá

SAT 29 JUNE 18:00 ODEON 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

FRI 28 JUNE 17:55 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

A determined young woman sets out to recover a sacred olive tree that has been sold.

A woman trapped in an abusive relationship struggles to break free.

With a memorable script by Paul Laverty (Carla’s Song, My Name is Joe, p. 51), Bollaín delivers a strong emotional drama featuring beautifully pitched performances from a cast including Anna Castillo and Javier Gutiérrez (Marshland, Champions, p. 55 & 46). Castillo’s work on The Olive Tree earned her the Goya Award for Best New Actress. The Olive Tree screened at the 70th EIFF, the same year Bollaín was on the jury for the Michael Powell Award. [15]

Co-written with screenwriter Alicia Luna, Bollaín’s critically acclaimed third feature is a powerful, harrowing piece of cinema featuring magnificent performances from Laia Marull and Luis Tosar (Cell 211, p. 54). Take My Eyes premiered at the 51st San Sebastián Film Festival, where it won two Silver Shell Awards, and went on to win seven Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. The film screened at the 58th EIFF with Bollaín in attendance. [15]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Once Upon a Time in Spain A Retrospective Selection of Cult Spanish Cinema Featuring unforgettable debuts from Álex de la Iglesia, Alejandro Amenábar and Nacho Vigalondo, a cult masterpiece from Iván Zulueta, and perhaps the most famous short film ever made from Antonio Mercero, this strand is a treasure trove for all cult/genre enthusiasts.

ACCIÓN MUTANTE

Acción mutante

Rapture (Arrebato)

Álex de la Iglesia/Spain, France/1993/90 min/Spanish with subtitles

Iván Zulueta/Spain/1979/115 min/Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Antonio Resines, Álex Angulo, Frédérique Feder

Cast: Eusebio Poncela, Cecilia Roth, Will More, Marta Fernández Muro

FRI 21 JUNE 23:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

WED 26 JUNE 18:00 ODEON 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

An unusual group of terrorists take on the world.

A film director explores the unknown power of the medium.

Currently developing horror series 30 Coins for HBO, acclaimed director Álex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus, p. 54) made his debut with this unforgettable black comedy/sci-fi that was screened at the 47th EIFF. Written by de la Iglesia and Jorge Guerricaechevarría (Cell 211, p. 54), produced by Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar (The Skin I Live In, p. 55) and starring Antonio Resines (Cell 211), Acción mutante is a surreal, satirically barbed cult classic. [18]

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, this experimental horror drama from writer-director Iván Zulueta is a timeless gem. As celebrated director Pedro Almodóvar, a close friend of Zulueta, observed in 2009, ‘Arrebato reverberates with the same force as it did 30 years ago, the year it opened.’ Shot in just 15 days on a shoestring budget, Zulueta’s Rapture is a radical landmark in Spanish cinema that influenced a whole generation of future Spanish filmmakers, including Almodóvar and Álex de la Iglesia. [18] Screening with The Telephone Box Antonio Mercero/Spain/1972/35 min/Spanish with subtitles

A man goes into a phone booth to make a call and can’t get out. An increasingly disturbing short film that eventually blossoms into a surrealistic nightmare, director Antonio Mercero’s Emmy Award-winning La cabina, co-written by famous writer-director José Luis Garci and starring veteran actor José Luis López Vázquez is essential Spanish cult cinema. Print and Rights courtesy of Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española

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Get connected with EIFF Spanish Cult Cinema 75 min FRI 21 JUNE 18:05 FILMHOUSE 2 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING Ghosts haunt a subterranean secret city, film cameras take on a life of their own, dogs behave rationally while humans lose their reason, homicidal dummies . . . the list goes on. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Spanish cult cinema, where grisly horrors take place in sunny and idyllic locations. Join Rolland Man (University of Edinburgh) as he explores the strong personalities of Edgar Neville, Eloy de la Iglesia and Iván Zulueta, and their weird worlds. Prepare for some quirky delights! [15] Presented as part of the ‘An Insight into EIFF’ course, run by the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning.

Thesis (Tesis)

Timecrimes (Los cronocrímenes)

Alejandro Amenábar/Spain/1996/125 min/ Spanish with subtitles

Nacho Vigalondo/Spain/2007/92 min/Spanish with subtitles

Cast: Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega

Cast: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga, Nacho Vigalondo, Juan Inciarte

MON 24 JUNE 22:50 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A woman is drawn into the dark world of a ‘snuff’ movie. With a story by director Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil, and featuring Ana Torrent, star of classic Spanish drama The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), this taut, unpredictable thriller horror won Best Film, Best New Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 11th Goya Awards. Amenábar would go on to direct such classics as Open Your Eyes (1997), The Others (2001) and the Oscar®winning The Sea Inside (2004). His new film, While at War, will be released later this year. [18]

THU 27 JUNE 23:10 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A man travels back through time . . . again and again and again. Revolving around a fantastic performance from Karra Elejalde (Acción mutante, Even the Rain, p. 58 & 57), director Nacho Vigalondo’s debut feature is an unforgettable sci-fi horror with its tongue planted firmly in cheek. Best known for sci-fi comedy Colossal (2016), starring Anne Hathaway, and his contribution to popular 2012 horror anthology The ABCs of Death (alongside genre masters such as Ben Wheatley, Ti West, Adam Wingard and Simon Rumley), Vigalondo is currently working on superhero comedy series The Neighbour for Netflix. [15]

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

EIFF Presents Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Sketches of Spain 60 min FRI 28 JUNE 19:30 QUEEN’S HALL PRICE: £22.00 (£17.00/£5.00 CONCS) ‘One of the seminal works in the jazz canon.’ – Tommy Smith on Sketches of Spain EIFF presents a live performance of the classic Miles Davis album by world-famous saxophonist Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra featuring Laura Jurd. Recorded between November 1959 and March 1960, Sketches of Spain was the recipient of the 1961 Grammy Award for Best New Jazz Composition and has since gone on to become one of the most celebrated albums of all time. This highlight of EIFF’s Spanish programme will see award-winning trumpet player, composer and improviser Jurd take centre stage in the Davis role. [U]

Special Events Intro We are delighted to present an amazing selection of special events to complement this year’s programme and celebrate the many ways in which cinema can be experienced. There are special screenings, including a fantastic preview of Douglas Mackinnon’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Good Omens, a powerful retelling of the story of the King of Scots in Robert the Bruce, a special new 4K restoration of David Lynch’s noirish classic Blue Velvet, and our Retrospective LIVE! presentation of Robert Mugge’s Black Wax. We are very excited to be presenting brilliant live events, including two special events celebrating women in film – Reclaiming the Frame with Birds’ Eye View and Girls On Film Live! – as well as a thought-provoking lecture about women in the film industry, and a fascinating onstage discussion between composer Craig Armstrong and actor, director and writer Peter Mullan. There are many other one-off screenings, lectures and special events that we are delighted to present to you this summer.

GOOD OMENS

WORLD PREMIERE

Apocalypse Now: Final Cut Bannan (Season 6 Episodes 1-3)

Blue Velvet

Francis Ford Coppola/USA/1979/183 min/ English, French, Vietnamese with subtitles

David Lynch/USA/1986/120 min/English/may contain strobe effects

Cast: Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper SUN 30 JUNE 15:00 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) The definitive edition of the Vietnam War classic. Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now celebrates its 40th anniversary with this restored version, remastered from the original negative and delivering an astonishingly visceral experience that is a must for all film lovers. Tormented Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is sent on a dangerous mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who is presumed to have succumbed to the horrors of war and gone rogue in a remote Cambodian outpost. As The Guardian says, it ‘splits the difference between the creative concessions of the original and the unwieldy sprawl of the Redux, a massive feat of film craft reined in to the general neighbourhood of perfection.’ [15]

Mairead Hamilton, Alasdair MacLean, John Murdo MacAulay/UK/2019/90 min/Gaelic with subtitles Cast: Angela MacKay, Mairi MacLennan, Cailean Collier, Donald Ewen MacKinnon, Iain MacKay, Lana Pheutan SAT 22 JUNE 18:25 ODEON 2 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A preview of season six: episodes 1–3. Filmed on the beautiful island of Skye, this popular BBC Alba series, which follows a young woman’s return to the island she left when she was 18, is a real Gaelic-language success. From soap opera to enthralling family drama, Bannan covers death and illness as well as family conflicts. In what has become something of an annual EIFF event, we are delighted to preview the first three episodes of season six. A short discussion will follow that will include producers, directors, writers and cast. [PG]

Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange THU 20 JUNE 22:55 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) 4K restoration of David Lynch’s neo-noir classic. When young college student Jeffrey (Kyle MacLachlan) stumbles across a severed ear after he returns to his home town, he is drawn into the dark underbelly of the town’s seemingly cleancut suburbia. His developing relationship with the detective’s daughter, Sandy (Laura Dern), is compromised by his increasing fascination with the mysterious nightclub singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) who is engaged in an abusive relationship with the sadistic Frank (Dennis Hopper). Dark, subversive and surreal, this is a true Lynchian classic, not to be missed on the big screen. [18]

Get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Don’t miss the Best of the Fest on 30 June – announced Thursday 27 June!

Creative Conversations at EIFF 180 min

Edinburgh & Lothians Schools Film Competition 60 min

EIFF Youth: Film Course Fair – Which Film Course is right for you?

MON 24 JUNE 16:00 EIFF Youth HQ at St John’s Church FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

SAT 29 JUNE 11:30 FILMHOUSE 2 – PRIMARY [U] SUN 30 JUNE 13:25 FILMHOUSE 2 – SECONDARY [PG] FREE TICKETED

120 min

Creative Conversations are excited to hold our very first film-focused event at EIFF. Facilitated by (The Real) David Cameron, this session will map out the provision of film education in Edinburgh and show teachers how film can be used to develop their practice, engage students and deliver a creative curriculum. Suitable for everyone interested in film education: young people, teachers from all sectors and subjects, filmmakers and education leaders. [15]

Come celebrate the big-screen debuts of local filmmaking talent in our annual schools competition.

For more information and to book tickets please contact Linda.Lees@edinburgh.gov.uk This Creative Conversation at EIFF is a partnership between City of Edinburgh Council, Screen Education Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Into Film, and is funded by the National Creative Learning Network.

Together with our partners Screen Education Edinburgh and Arts & Creative Learning, City of Edinburgh Council, we invited young people from nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools and special schools in Edinburgh and the Lothians to submit their short films to our annual competition. Shortlisted films are chosen by our Youth Jury, who go on to present the most accomplished, creative and entertaining films with awards at a private showcase during EIFF. Now, everyone can see the fabulous work of these young filmmakers as we welcome family, friends and film fans to these free public screenings.

FRI 21 JUNE 14:00 EIFF Youth HQ at St John’s Church FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING Want to study film or media, but not sure which course is right for you? Come along to the EIFF Youth Film Course Fair, where representatives and current students from all the key providers will be on hand to answer all your questions, including Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh College, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow) and the National Film & Television School (Glasgow). Ideal for school-leavers, teachers, parents and the curious – this event is free to attend, but places are limited, so booking is essential. [12A] Please reserve your preferred slot at 2 p.m., 2.45 p.m. or 3.30 p.m. Contact Chloe at education@edfilmfest.org.uk or call 0131 228 6382.

Investment managers

Girls On Film Live!

Good Omens (Episodes 1-6)

90 min

Douglas Mackinnon/UK/2019/330 min/English

THU 20 JUNE 18:30 FILMHOUSE 2 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

Cast: Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Adria Arjona, Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson

Female-led podcast Girls On Film aims to redress the inequality in film criticism. Girls On Film Live! at EIFF sees film critic and broadcaster Anna Smith host a live panel discussion, featuring industry guests, Bechdel tests and lively debate with female film critics and audience members alike. The focus will be on films currently on general release, and films showing at EIFF. So come along, listen to what these film leading ladies have to say and get involved in what is certain to be a lively, funny and passionate look at film from a woman’s perspective. [18] This event is followed by a networking reception and has therefore been given an 18 certificate. The first part of the event is however open to all.

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

SAT 29 JUNE 13:30 VUE OMNI FREE TICKETED - MAX 4 PER BOOKING EIFF presents an exclusive opportunity to see all six episodes of Good Omens on the big screen. A stunning new TV adaptation of the bestselling fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, directed by Scotland’s very own Douglas Mackinnon (Doctor Who, Sherlock, Line of Duty, Knightfall) which launches on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and around the world on Friday 31st May and on BBC Two in the UK at the end of the year. This epic tale of an angel (Michael Sheen) and a demon (David Tennant) joining forces to save the world boasts a truly stellar cast and music by the brilliant David Arnold (Casino Royale). Miss this unique event at your peril. [15]

Special Events Grabbing the Spotlight: Women in the Film Industry

The Magic of Collaborations: Craig Armstrong & Peter Mullan

75 min

SAT 22 JUNE 18:05 FILMHOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

TUE 25 JUNE 18:00 TRAVERSE 1 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

The contribution of women behind the camera to the film industry is all too often unrecognised and, in some cases, has been effectively erased from the history of cinema. In this illustrated lecture, Dr Malgorzata Bugaj and Dr Martine Pierquin (Centre for Open Learning, the University of Edinburgh) will discuss the examples of two women filmmakers, Pascale Breton (b. 1960) of France and Soviet/Ukrainian Kira Muratova (1934–2018), who carved creative spaces at the margins of the film industry and certainly deserve more visibility outside of their native countries. [15]

Since meeting at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre in the early days of their careers, Craig Armstrong and Peter Mullan have established a creative screen partnership that spans over 30 years. Beginning with Peter’s directorial debut, The Close Trilogy, their collaborations include Orphans, The Magdalene Sisters and Neds. Join us to hear about their challenges starting out, their working processes and what inspires them. Craig is also the composer of this year’s EIFF Closing Night Gala, Mrs Lowry & Son (p. 5). [15]

Presented as part of the ‘An Insight into EIFF’ course, run by the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning.

Reclaiming the Frame with Retrospective LIVE! – Black Wax Birds’ Eye View 90 min

Robert Mugge/UK/1982/79 min/English

75 min

SAT 29 JUNE 18:00 TRAVERSE 2 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

Cast: Gil Scott-Heron, Ed Brady, Robert Gordon, Glen Turner

FRI 28 JUNE 16:45 TRAVERSE 2 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

We are delighted to welcome Birds’ Eye View to the festival for one of their very special events focusing on films by women.

SAT 22 JUNE 20:45 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Writer, critic and agitator Kate Muir and Oscar®winning producer Mia Bays of Birds’ Eye View, the UK-wide mission to bring ever-greater audiences to films by women, lead a session involving lightning talks and conversations around the female perspective in film and why it is essential for not just a healthier film industry, but for a better world. [18]

The first American film to be fully funded by Channel 4, director Robert Mugge’s superb 1982 documentary/concert film captures the legendary poet, musician and author Gil ScottHeron in his soulful prime. Featuring a sensational performance with the Midnight Band (at the Wax Museum nightclub, Washington, DC) punctuated by interludes in which he takes his poetry to the city streets, Black Wax finds Scott-Heron delivering such politically charged classics as ‘Angel Dust’, ‘Winter in America’, ‘Whitey on the Moon’, ‘Johannesburg’, ‘B Movie’ and ‘Gun’. [15]

Why do some of us love to be scared by the films we watch, while some of us hide behind the sofa? What happens to our minds and our bodies when we feel scared or tense, and why does it affect us even though we know it’s all just on the screen?

This event is followed by a networking reception and has therefore been given an 18 certificate. The first part of the event is however open to all.

The Science of Scary

The godfather of rap in concert.

This discussion will welcome horror and thriller writers to talk with biomedical researchers about writing for genre and how and why making films that make audiences jump can be a leap to success. [15]

Get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, in partnership with EIFF & Edinburgh International Festival, presents Soundmoves: Music Movies 60 min FRI 21 JUNE 11:00 THE HUB - MAIN HALL FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING Join pupils from Sighthill, Clovenstone and Canal View Primary Schools for a colourful screening of their uniquely expressive short films, accompanied by live performance. Based on original ideas by pupils and composer Matilda Brown, movement specialist Ana Almeida, videographer Sandy Butler and musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO). [U] Produced as part of the SCO’s Community Residency in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. With special thanks to the SCO’s Creative Learning Partner Baillie Gifford.

Stream or Die? The Future Walk With Us of Cinema 75 min

60 min

SAT 22 JUNE 20:00 TRAVERSE 2 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

SUN 30 JUNE 13:40 FILMHOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED

The Oscar® success of Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma ignited a long-simmering debate within the film industry: are streaming services killing cinema? On the one hand, online distribution broadens access to film; on the other hand, it destroys cinema’s traditional theatrical experience. In this illustrated talk, Dr Zoë Shacklock (University of St Andrews) imagines the future of cinema and television in the Netflix era, questioning whether streaming services offer the potential for different kinds of storytelling, the promise of universal accessibility, and a challenge to dominant systems of value. [15]

From dog walks to hill-top strolls and zombie hangouts. Who do the people of Scotland like to walk with? We asked people from across the nation to send us their 60-second short films on the theme ‘Walk With Us’. Selected films have been collated by EIFF into a unique compilation short film displaying the wide range of personal interpretations and innovative ideas submitted. [12A] Supported by

Presented as part of EIFF Youth – helping 15 to 25-year-olds discover their future in film.

Robert the Bruce Richard Gray/USA/2019/123 min/English Cast: Angus Macfadyen, Jared Harris, Anna Hutchison, Zach McGowan, Patrick Fugit SUN 23 JUNE 15:00 VUE OMNI TUE 25 JUNE 20:25 VUE OMNI PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) Injured, Robert the Bruce takes shelter with a humble Highlands family. Angus Macfadyen reprises the role he played so memorably in Braveheart as Scottish leader Robert the Bruce in this retelling of the legendary story. In the lost months after the injured king’s forces have been decimated, he finds himself hunted across the snowy Highlands. Robert takes shelter with stoic Morag (Anna Hutchison) and her brave children, who restore him to health and help him find the resolve to rally the Scots and lead them to independence. This atmospheric film also stars Jared Harris and Zach McGowan. [15] WORLD PREMIERE

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Beyond EIFF Intro EIFF is delighted to welcome New Media Scotland and Capital Theatres into the festival fold to present a pair of unique events that bring classic films to life. New Media Scotland continues its groundbreaking Atmosphere series at EIFF with its thrilling expanded cinema rendition of Robert Altman’s Gosford Park at the spectacular Lauriston Castle. Meanwhile, Capital Theatres presents a traditional silent cinema screening of Dziga Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera, hailed as the greatest documentary ever made and rated the eighth-greatest film of all time in the BFI critics’ poll, accompanied on piano by the brilliant Will Pickvance, whose silent-film scoring has delighted audiences around Scotland for years. Life beyond the screen – beyond EIFF.

GOSFORD PARK

Atmosphere | Gosford Park presented by Capital Theatres presents Man with a New Media Scotland Movie Camera Robert Altman/UK, USA/2001/131 min/English

Dziga Vertov/Soviet Union/1929/68 min

Cast: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren

Cast: Mikhail Kaufman FRI 28 JUNE 19:30 FESTIVAL THEATRE PRICE: £15.00 (£12.50 CONCS)

SAT 15 JUNE 20:00 LAURISTON CASTLE PRICE: £15.00 You’re invited to a weekend in the country on the estate of Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon), but beware: secrets will be revealed. It appears that everyone – upstairs and downstairs – has an axe to grind with our distinguished host. Director Robert Altman brings together a fine ensemble cast for this 2001 production. Written by Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park is a study of the British class system in the 1930s wrapped up in a murder mystery worthy of Agatha Christie herself. [15]

As part of Edinburgh International Film Festival, Capital Theatres presents ‘the greatest documentary ever made’ (Sight & Sound): Man with a Movie Camera, Dziga Vertov’s exhilarating ode to Bolshevik Russia. Rated the eighth-greatest film of all time in the BFI critics’ poll, don’t miss this rare chance to witness one of the most influential films in cinema history, accompanied live on piano by Will Pickvance. [U]

Dress code: 1930s, upstairs or downstairs 19:30 for 20:00 start Bookings via New Media Scotland: mediascot.org/atmosphere/ gosfordpark

Get your tickets online at edfilmfest.org.uk or by calling 0131 623 8030

Unlocking the Archives Intro EIFF is delighted to continue its celebration of the many exciting ways that new life can be breathed into archives through creative presentation. As the longest continually running film festival in the world, inaugurated in 1947 as the First International Festival of Documentary Films, EIFF has played an important role in the development of film culture and industry. This year’s special strand of archival events features a fascinating onstage discussion delving into the EIFF retrospective programming, and a special presentation of the classic film The Informer with live musical accompaniment in celebration of the 90th season of the Edinburgh Film Guild – one of the oldest film societies in the world and the parent company of EIFF. We are gradually building the complete history of EIFF and we need your memories – please send them to us at edfilmfestmemories.org.uk

THE INFORMER WITH LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT

Behind the Curtain: Retrospectives & EIFF

The Informer with Live Musical Accompaniment

90 min

Arthur Robison/UK/1929/101 min/English

FRI 28 JUNE 17:45 FILMHOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

Cast: Lya De Putti, Lars Hanson, Warwick Ward

A fascinating insight into the changing face of EIFF retrospective programming. A special event with EIFF Senior Programmer Niall Greig Fulton and Rachel Hosker, Deputy Head of Special Collections and Archives Manager at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections, looking at the history of programming the EIFF retrospective. EIFF was the first film festival to present retrospective programmes of films, and has developed this strategy over the years, using cinema of the past to reflect on themes in the present. This will be a fascinating insight into the process of EIFF retrospective programming, reflecting on some of EIFF’s greatest retrospective successes, its regular celebration of often unsung female talent, and the repositioning of that work in a modern context. [PG]

TUE 25 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £12.00 (£9.00 CONCS) A screening of the BFI National Archive restoration of Arthur Robison’s The Informer with live musical accompaniment. This is a rare silent adaptation of Liam O’Flaherty’s famous novel, set among Dublin revolutionaries in the early days of the newly independent Irish Free State, formed in 1922. In 1929, a group of Edinburgh cinephiles, inspired by the formation of film societies in London and Glasgow, decided that Edinburgh, too, should have a film society. From this inspiration was born, in 1930, the Guild’s first ever season in the long-vanished Prince’s Cinema, inaugurating the oldest continuously running film society in the world. From this vision, the Guild was instrumental in setting up the first EIFF in 1947 and played a significant role in the founding of Filmhouse. This rare screening of The Informer marks the legacy of EFG and celebrates the forthcoming 90th season of the Edinburgh Film Guild. [PG] ‘One of the finest films produced in a British studio in the 1920s.’ – Bryony Dixon, 100 Silent Films

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Animation Intro This year at Edinburgh International Film Festival we will discover the 30th recipient of the McLaren Award for Best British Animation. To celebrate, we are proud to present three programmes in this competitive strand featuring old and new friends to the Festival. Each programme screens 10 films, with an equal balance of films directed by men and women. The eventual winner will be chosen by you, the audience, so please do come along to all three programmes. Our International Animation showcase continues to present Edinburgh audiences with a selection of the most amazing short films from around the globe. And, as a special bonus, we are screening an anthology of anime shorts from the Japanese Studio Ponoc – the anticipated successor to Studio Ghibli – in association with SCOTLAND LOVES ANIME. Please be advised that our short animation programmes are not intended for children. Please note: films in individual programmes may not screen in the order listed.

UNDER COVERS

DANCING FROG

International Animation

Modest Heroes - Ponoc Short Films Theatre

79 min

Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, Akihiko Yamashita/ Japan/2018/54 min/English

WED 26 JUNE 15:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) Around the world in 80 minutes. Through our International Animation selection, we aim to take you on a whistle-stop tour of the latest ideas and techniques being explored in the world of animated film. Our focus, as ever, is on animation being used as a form of personal artistic expression, and as such many of the films featured here contain mature themes and images not suitable for children. Prepare to have your mind blown by some truly inspiring visions. [18] The Call Anca Damian/Romania, France/2018/10 min Concrete Aira Joana, Luca Struchen, Nicolas Roth, Pirmin Bieri/ Switzerland/2018/8 min Dancing Frog Kim Jin-man/South Korea/2018/9 min Gold Fish Fish Wang/Taiwan/2018/17 min Le Mans 1955 Quentin Baillieux/France/2018/15 min Soy Una Tumba Khris Cembe/Spain, France/2018/13 min Under Covers Michaela Olsen/USA/2018/7 min

UK PREMIERE

Cast: Fumino Kimura, Rio Suzuki, Maggie Q, Henry Kaufman, Liam O’Brien, Mick Wingert THU 27 JUNE 23:00 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) An anthology of exceptional anime-style Japanese animation. Japan’s Studio Ponoc has been cited as the successor to the world-famous Studio Ghibli. After it was announced that Ghibli would be shutting down production in 2014, a team of Ghibli’s directors established Studio Ponoc. This anthology of three short animated films showcases why Japan’s distinctive approach to graphic storytelling is celebrated around the world, featuring three individual award-winning directors who share their unique visions. [PG] Presented in association with SCOTLAND LOVES ANIME

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Bulk buy tickets and save up to 35% Visit edfilmfest.org.uk or see p. 3 The McLaren Award for Best British Animation In 1990, the McLaren Award for the Best British Animation was inaugurated in honour of the Academy Award®-winning Stirling-born animator Norman McLaren. Ever since, we have sought to reflect McLaren’s pioneering spirit. As such, many of these films contain mature subject matter not suitable for children. As is now tradition, the winner of the McLaren is determined by public vote – so take a seat, have your voting slip ready and decide for yourself who will be crowned the 30th winner of the McLaren Award over these three celebratory programmes.

ARCHIE

CHIN UP

ONE LINER

HEATWAVE

McLaren Animation 1

McLaren Animation 2

McLaren Animation 3

66 min

64 min

67 min

FRI 28 JUNE 18:10 FILMHOUSE 1 [12A] PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

SAT 29 JUNE 13:10 FILMHOUSE 1 [18] PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

SAT 29 JUNE 15:10 FILMHOUSE 1 [18] PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Almost There Nelly Michenaud/UK/2019/9 min Archie Ainslie Henderson/UK/2018/5 min Chemicals – Parker Bossley Joseph Wallace/ UK/2018/4 min Chin Up Joanne Salmon/UK/2018/5 min Cleaning in Progress Grant Holden/UK/2018/7 min The Flounder Elizabeth Hobbs/UK, Austria/ 2019/7 min Frank’s Joke Edward Bulmer/UK/2018/6 min Herman Brown is Feeling Down Dan Castro/ UK/2018/6 min Ladder to You Chris Watson, Victoria Watson/ UK/2018/4 min Quarantine Astrid Goldsmith/UK/2018/13 min

4:3 Ross Hogg/UK/2019/5 min Creepy Pasta Salad Lauren Orme/UK/2019/11 min Dear England Marta Lemos/UK/2018/3 min The Fabric of You Josephine Lohoar Self/UK/ 2019/13 min Mad Dogs Steve Boot/UK/2018/7 min Music & Clowns Alex Widdowson/UK/2018/7 min My Best Friend (Ends) Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson/UK/2018/1 min My Best Friend (Explodes) Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson/UK/2018/1 min My Best Friend (Rewinds) Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson/UK/2018/1 min One Liner Matthew Lee/UK/2019/7 min Stitch Siobhán Smith/UK/2018/4 min What’s Next Bunny Schendler/UK/2019/4 min

Ada Dane Winn/UK/2019/11 min Amaro and Walden Shotting Tim McCourt, Max Taylor/UK/2019/1 min Bloomers Samantha Moore/UK, Austria/2019/ 10 min Good Intentions Anna Mantzaris/UK/2018/9 min Grandad was a romantic Maryam Mohajer/UK/ 2019/4 min Heatwave Fokion Xenos/UK/2019/7 min Meteorlight Jonny Eveson/UK/2018/10 min Short Changed Zoë Hutber/UK/2018/5 min The Thing I Left Behind Chiara Sgatti/UK/2018/ 7 min We Lie To Ourselves Owen Rixon/UK/2019/3 min

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Black Box Intro Daring, challenging, uncompromising and thought-provoking, Black Box presents a selection of short and feature-length experimental and artists’ films from around the world. These works exist on the margins of commercial film production, pushing the boundaries of visual communication and tying together form and politics in new and exciting ways. In this year’s programme, we take a close look at the natural world, the interconnectedness of bodies both human and non-human, and the power of materiality and physical contact. We take a deep breath and observe, allowing relationships to unravel and thoughts to rise to the surface. Please note: films in individual programmes may not screen in the order listed.

IT MATTERS WHAT

ALTIPLANO

PWDRE SER THE ROT OF STARS

Black Box Shorts: Communicating Contact

Black Box Shorts: Entangled Experience

71 min/may contain strobe effects

81 min/may contain strobe effects

FRI 21 JUNE 18:15 FILMHOUSE 3 WED 26 JUNE 17:00 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

SAT 22 JUNE 22:15 FILMHOUSE 3 THU 27 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Tactile encounters mediated by machines.

Multiple perspectives on the material world.

Primarily a vision machine, film is also a medium of sensuous communication, drawing us into the experience of surfaces, textures, movement and gestures. The works showcased here emphasise tactile engagement and the spaces between objects, each revealing a different form of material contact. From old film announcements and processing labs, postage stamps and money printing technology to the perception of landscapes and bodies shifting through spaces, this is a programme of multiple layers and intensities. [PG]

From the microscopic to the monumental, the moon’s tidal dance with the ocean to an insect’s wing turning air, everything is inextricably linked. The medium of film offers different ways of communicating these various entanglements and encourages us to take up new visual perspectives and subject positions. Visiting distant stars and bidding final farewells, this programme moves through the mysterious world in which we are embedded to unravel material interdependencies often hidden. [PG]

ALTIPLANO Malena Szlam/Canada, Chile, Argentina/2018/16 min Churubusco Inventory Elena Pardo/Mexico/2019/7 min Hotel Bardo Stanley Schtinter/UK, France/2018/10 min Lumen Richard Ashrowan/UK/2018/3 min Mensch Maschine Or Putting Parts Together Adina Camhy/Austria/2019/8 min Philately Pam Minty/USA/2018/2 min Starts Wednesday David Leister/UK/2018/2 min Total Commitment Lars Koens/UK/2019/4 min Water and Clearing Siegfried A. Fruhauf/Austria/2018/5 min Wunderschein Guillaume Cailleau/Germany, New Zealand/2019/14 min

Body All Eyes Saara Ekström/Finland/2018/14 min It Matters What Francisca Duran/Canada/2019/9 min Not (a) part Vicky Smith/UK/2019/6 min Porquerolles Nicky Hamlyn/France, Belgium, UK/2019/23 min Pwdre Ser the rot of stars Charlotte Pryce/USA/2018/6 min Sir Bailey Matthew Ripplinger/Canada/2018/8 min A Study of Fly Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu/USA/2018/12 min Winter’s First Moons Kathleen Rugh/USA/2018/3 min

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EPOCH

WORLD PREMIERE

Black Box Shorts: Politics of Place

Home in E Major

81 min/may contain strobe effects

Tamar Rachkovsky/USA/2019/56 min/English, Hebrew with subtitles

SAT 22 JUNE 20:10 FILMHOUSE 3 WED 26 JUNE 18:50 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Cast: Elisabeth Jezierski, Tamar Rachkovsky, Li Zhen, Stuart Barr, Vera Gutkina

Is there hope after progress? As environmental concerns spread and social inequalities rise, the need for careful attention to the relationship between humans, nature and technology becomes evermore urgent. How can film, with its ability to capture the subtleties of time passing, as well as the contradictions of history, address the issues at stake in our pursuit of progress? The deeply contemplative films in this programme present alternatives to traditional representations of landscape, space and place, shifting from figuration to abstraction and privileging the marginal and forgotten. [15] Epoch Kevin McGloughlin/Ireland/2018/2 min It has to be lived once and dreamed twice Rainer Kohlberger/Austria, Germany/2019/28 min Kleep toowit, klip klip, too-ow-wit Maria Anastassiou/UK/2018/8 min Las Breas Laura Kraning, Blue Kraning/USA/2019/12 min Past Perfect Jorge Jácome/Portugal/2019/23 min Unless You’re Living It Sarah Bliss/Canada, USA/2019/8 min

SUN 23 JUNE 20:00 FILMHOUSE 3 SAT 29 JUNE 20:00 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A deeply personal and quietly poetic documentary about displacement, friendship and the importance of home. Observing the everyday routines and dramatic upheavals of a crossgenerational and multicultural shared house, Rachkovsky turns a story about her own move from Jerusalem to Durham, North Carolina, into a powerful and moving reflection on emotional bonds, mutual care, ageing and death. As the connection between the young filmmaker and her elderly landlady develops, we begin to realise how the most profound moments in life are those that often pass by unnoticed. Screens with Hazel Isle, a documentary shot on Isle of Coll in Scotland. [PG] Screening with Hazel Isle Jessica Johnson/Canada/2018/13 min/English

Vulture Philip Hoffman/Canada/2019/57 min/English/may contain strobe effects FRI 21 JUNE 20:30 FILMHOUSE 3 THU 27 JUNE 20:15 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) Inter-species exchanges unravel in this observational study of farm life. Bringing together some of the ecological concerns of this year’s Black Box programme, Hoffman’s delicate and attentive gaze on farm animals – cows, horses, chickens and pigs – shows nature existing in harmony. When left to roam together in the relative absence of humans, the sensibilities of these ‘beasts’ are allowed to surface. The film was shot and processed with various means including flower and plant processing carried out as blooming occurred. Screening with Athabasca, shot during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire in Canada. [PG] Screening with Athabasca Michel Wenzer, Philippe Léonard/Sweden/2019/13 min/No dialogue Supported by

UK PREMIERE

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Shorts Intro A thrilling showcase of the finest brand-new short films from across the globe. This specially curated selection invites audiences to traverse fascinating thematic pathways and explore the exciting and innovative work of some of the most talented short-form filmmakers, from both the UK and further afield. Featuring works investigate the dazzling ways in which film evokes, reflects and distorts experience (Image Is Memory); a potent entangling of the personal and the political (Film Is Resistance!) and visionary approaches to the creative re-purposing of archival materials (Radical Archives). Please note: films in individual programmes may not screen in the order listed.

PIRATE BOYS

THE SPIRIT KEEPERS OF MAKUTA’AY

THE SEA RUNS THRU MY VEINS

Shorts: Haunting the Image

Shorts: Film Is Resistance!

76 min

79 min

TUE 25 JUNE 18:10 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS

SAT 22 JUNE 15:20 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Film as a conductor through which to capture and evoke episodes of ritual and transfiguration, visually and sensorially.

Film as an act of potent political resistance, offering ideological provocations through which to reimagine ourselves individually, collectively and globally.

A dreamlike excavation of layers of folklore and presence imbued within the landscape, invoked through movement and ancient field recordings; and the process of reclamation of erased cultural narratives conjured by a sequence of potent performative gestures. The transformation of physical artefacts into sacred objects; and a journey taken across the east coast of Taiwan shot on hand-processed Super 8 film sets in motion an exploration of colliding manifestations of spirituality. [15]

Entangling aesthetics, politics and desire, the filmmakers in this programme engage the short form as a radical space in which to enact change and explore the elastic parameters of self-identity. Celebrating the pioneering gender experimentation of firebrand writer Kathy Acker, and a powerful reclamation of the representations of trans bodies and narratives. Plus, the heteronormative gaze reversed in a testimony to the joyful solidarity of queer communities and networks. [18]

Edge of Red Callie Mae Nichole Lyons/USA/2018/13 min The Jarariju Sisters Jorge Cadena/Switzerland, Colombia/2018/21 min Souvenir Miriam Gossing, Lina Sieckmann/Germany, Netherlands/ 2019/21 min The Spirit Keepers of Makuta’ay Yen-Chao Lin/Canada/2019/11 min Toli Toli Minia Biabiany/Guadeloupe/2018/10 min

Afronte Bruno Victor, Marcus Azevedo/Brazil/2017/15 min beside the water, 1999-2004 Finn Paul/USA/2018/12 min Fucked Like a Star Stefani Saintonge/USA, Haiti/2018/8 min KG Cynthia Madansky/Greece/2018/10 min Pirate Boys Pol Merchan/Germany/2018/13 min The Sea Runs Thru My Veins Zara Zandieh/Germany, France, Greece, Portugal/2018/21 min

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Don’t miss the Best of the Fest on 30 June – announced Thursday 27 June! Shorts: Radical Archives 62 min/may contain strobe effects SUN 23 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) Archive as time travel! Visionary approaches to the creative repurposing of archival materials and documentation. Four striking works that expand the notion of what an archive is, and could be. Employing ingenious visual, sensory, auditory and environmental methodologies in order to facilitate a dialogue connecting past and present. The body explored as a repository for both cultural knowledge and personal experience; elements in constant flux evoke the essence of sound poet Henri Chopin; and we are invited to look beyond the image in order to uncover obscured narratives and subtext. [15] Chopin Tris Vonna-Michell/Sweden/2018/13 min Enceindre Luke Fowler/UK, Spain/2018/21 min Red Film Sara Cwynar/USA/2018/13 min Temple of Truth Giuseppe Boccassini/USA, Germany, Italy/2018/15 min

RED FILM

SECOND GENERATION

THE LINE

Shorts: Image Is Memory

Shorts: Constellations

68 min

83 min/may contain strobe effects

THU 20 JUNE 18:10 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

THU 27 JUNE 18:15 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

Moving image explored as a powerful marker of memory.

A panorama of personal experience is drawn to the fore in this vibrant selection of international work.

Six works that investigate how photochemical film evokes, reflects and distorts in ways that vividly capture a transient moment, but also fix it in time as a form of memorial device. A pilgrimage to Derek Jarman’s Dungeness manifests latent memories woven into the landscape; (auto) biographical filmmaking practice addresses the dissemination of images in our postmodern age; and through moments by turn intimate, ephemeral and exquisite, we celebrate the endless innovation with which the camera evocatively catches and reflects back thoughts, feelings and ideas. [15] ...And So We Start Again Ei Toshinari, Duy Nguyen/Japan, USA/2019/9 min A Black Hole is a Black Hole in the Ground Sophia Feuer, Tyler Macri/ USA/2018/13 min Monument Tom Chick/UK/2019/22 min Second Generation Miryam Charles/Canada/2019/5 min Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape Mark Jenkin/UK/2018/5 min Winter Bees Josephine Ahnelt/Austria, Japan/2018/14 min

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

The political and personal tangle to powerful effect through the passionate activism of pro-choice advocates. Complex issues around race in America are explored through the experiences of a touring punk band of colour; and one actor’s eye-opening encounters in Hollywood. We are immersed in the impressionistic state of youthful imagination; and explore the streets of New York City through the vivid perception of a sight-impaired teenager. [15] Ajo More Raça/Kosovo/2018/12 min I AM TX Ryan Darbonne/USA/2018/10 min I Remember Ashes Graham Turner/Czech Republic/2019/8 min Lefty/Righty Max Walker-Silverman/USA/2019/12 min The Line Melisa Resch/USA/2018/12 min Nefertiti Valerie Schenkman/USA/2018/12 min Short Round Up Nobu Adilman/Canada/2018/17 min

Shorts Shorts: Satellites 84 min MON 24 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) Unified in a shared sense of innovation and creativity, this six-strong selection draws together EIFF’s pick of the most exciting cinematic voices emerging from the UK today. Dada-inspired art activism meets a psychogeographic ramble through landscape, technology and folklore. A bewitching urban myth employed as a lens through which to explore the politics of inner-city decline jostles alongside an autobiographical work that searches for elusive personal connections through memory. Plus, the perennial challenges of reconciling self-expression with societal expectation are explored with nuance and ingenuity. [15] Alien Culture Iesh Thapar/UK/2018/16 min Beyond the North Winds: A Post Nuclear Reverie Natalie Cubides-Brady/ UK/2019/24 min Catman’s Greenock James K Beaton, Leo Bruges/UK/2019/10 min The Grab Deva Palmier/UK/2019/9 min A Portrait of the Artist Angus Fairhurst Saam Farahmand/UK/2018/10 min Wax and Feathers Marios Lizides/UK, Cyprus/2018/15 min

VIVIR BAILANDO

THE EGG AND THE THIEVING PIE

Shorts: Bridging the Gap

Shorts: Scotland - Acceptance

67 min

97 min

FRI 21 JUNE 15:00 FILMHOUSE 1 SUN 23 JUNE 13:35 FILMHOUSE 2 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

(CAPTIONED)

We are all red inside. This eclectic mix of shorts from new Scottish and Northern Irish documentary talent is guaranteed to get your blood pumping. Making the internal external, capturing humanity in intimate moments of passion, frustration and love. The heat of a pasodoble. A cathartic festival of fire for a Basque mother. A violent past leads to new tenderness. An aneurysm makes life no joke. A grandmother imparts the language of her heart. [15] Hydebank Ross McClean/UK/2019/15 min Kaixo Txiki Eoin Wilson/UK/2019/12 min My Name is Anik Bircan Birol/UK/2019/14 min That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore Hannah Currie/UK/2019/12 min Vivir Bailando Inma de Reyes/UK/2019/14 min

BEYOND THE NORTH WINDS: A POST NUCLEAR REVERIE

SUN 30 JUNE 13:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS) A collection of six short films showcasing some of the best films and talent coming out of Scotland. The balance of belonging and integrity is explored through this programme of new short films. Looking at grief and guilt, compliance and confusion, apprehension and ambition, these filmmakers take us on a journey across Scotland and beyond. In challenging times, these stories explore how we cope with some of the obstacles that life throws our way. [15] Belonging Rory Bentley/UK/2018/9 min Dark Road Rory Gibson/UK/2019/16 min Duck Daze Alison Piper/UK/2019/14 min Educated Tom Nicoll/UK/2019/16 min The Egg and the Thieving Pie Lola Blanche Higgins/UK/2018/19 min Let’s Roll Chris Thomas/UK/2019/23 min

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BOYS NIGHT

MOTH

Shorts: Scotland - Generations

Shorts: Time Passes Me

94 min

83 min

SUN 30 JUNE 15:25 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

FRI 28 JUNE 15:00 FILMHOUSE 1 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

The harmony and confusion of different generations are examined in this engaging programme of short films from Scotland.

Have you ever witnessed the passage of time? Or looked back into your past and recognised those blurry memories unfolding like randomly woven dreams? By presenting this series of short films, we invite you to touch the edge of time, to chase the lost segment of life and to embrace the presence of absence. This programme contains six recent short films made by students from the UK’s film academies, carefully selected by MSc Film, Exhibition & Curation at the University of Edinburgh. [12A]

We visit both urban and rural Scotland, where the inevitable collision of families, friends and foes leads to a better understanding of what humanity really means. With a huge amount of passion and heart, these stories tell of the generational divide and how memories and complications of the old can influence the decisions of the young. [15] Boys Night James Price/UK/2019/16 min Farmland Niamh McKeown/UK/2019/13 min Jealous Alan Martin Clark/UK/2019/15 min Lucky Star Russell Davidson/UK/2019/18 min Never Actually Lost Rowan Ings/UK/2019/13 min Stalker Christopher Andrews/UK/2019/19 min

ZERO

August Sun Franco Volpi/UK/2018/20 min Bin Day Becky Manson/UK/2018/11 min Moth Ewa Łuczków/UK/2018/12 min One, Yellow, You Will Marry A Handsome Fellow Ted Fisher/UK/2019/11 min Rooftop Refugee Alexandra Brodski/UK/2018/14 min Wax and Feathers Marios Lizides/UK, Cyprus/2018/15 min

PAPER CITY

EIFF Youth Shorts: Exploring Boundaries

EIFF Youth Shorts: New Visions

95 min

81 min

SUN 23 JUNE 11:10 FILMHOUSE 3 PRICE: £8.00 (£6.00 CONCS)

SAT 29 JUNE 15:30 FILMHOUSE 3 (CAPTIONED) FREE TICKETED – MAX 2 PER BOOKING

Featuring seven stories from around the globe, the EIFF Youth shorts programme explores the fascinating world of relationships. Presenting a modern take on Romeo and Juliet set inside a young offenders’ institute; a charming feminist tale centring on a father and daughter who bond over nail polish and waxing; and a chilling piece of sci-fi with a powerful central performance from Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones). Complex, endearing and at times unnerving, this selection of short films – hand-picked by our EIFF Young Programmers – explores the different boundaries imposed on us. [15]

New Visions brings the freshest voices in Scottish film to the global stage.

Anna at the Cemetery Eduardo Lucatero/USA, Canada/2019/4 min Blood Christos Kardana/UK/2018/11 min By a Hair Yvonnick Muller, Lauriane Escaffre/France/2018/21 min Jupiter Benjamin Pfohl/Germany/2019/14 min Nefta Football Club Yves Piat/France/2018/17 min Yulia & Juliet Zara Dwinger/Netherlands/2018/11 min Zero The Brothers Lynch/UK/2018/14 min

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

We invited filmmakers from across Scotland aged 14–25 years old to submit their latest work to the EIFF Youth New Visions short film competition. This showcase has been carefully selected by our Youth Advisory Group, and promises to be both entertaining and inspirational. The filmmakers will compete for one of two New Visions Awards, to be announced on Sunday 30 June. Come along so you can say: I saw them here first. [15]

Investment managers

EIFF Youth is supported by Baillie Gifford and funded through the PLACE Programme, a partnership between the Scottish Government through Creative Scotland, the City of Edinburgh Council and the Edinburgh Festivals

Phenomenal Women Intro Phenomenal women in front of and behind the camera. Scottish Documentary Institute celebrates the art of documentary filmmaking through the lens of international female directors. The women included in this programme focus their gaze on stories that quietly shift our understanding and experience of the world and pique our curiosity, regardless of our age or with whom we hold hands. Please note: films in individual programmes may not screen in the order listed. Curated by

LAILA AT THE BRIDGE

UK PREMIERE

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

Children of the Universe

Future My Love

Laila at the Bridge

Camille Budin/Switzerland/2018/52 min/ French with subtitles

Maja Borg/UK/2012/93 min/English With: Nadya Cazan as N.E.M., Jacque Fresco, Roxanne Meadows

Elizabeth Mirzaei, Gulistan Mirzaei/Canada, Afghanistan/2018/96 min/Dari, Pashto with subtitles

TUE 25 JUNE 18:30 FILMHOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED

MON 24 JUNE 18:30 ODEON 3 FREE TICKETED

A unique love story that challenges our collective and personal utopias in search of freedom.

Laila Haidari survived child marriage and her own traumatic past to battle one of the deadliest problems in Afghanistan: heroin addiction. Known as ‘the mother of the addicts’, Laila must prevail over a crisis of addiction and corrupt government in a country on the verge of collapse. [12A]

SAT 22 JUNE 15:00 FILMHOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED A primary school class in the Swiss mountains embarks on an adventure to discover the mysteries of the universe, guided by the astrophysicist Stephanie Juneau. Over the course of a week-long fun workshop on astronomy, the kids discover that every little thing – from the infinitely small to the infinitely large – is connected. Their reactions, their games and above all their innocent, often clumsy, questions inevitably refer to a bigger, almost metaphysical and universal questioning: ‘What is our place in the universe?’ [U] Astrophysicist Mariangela Bonavita will join us after the screening for fun children’s activities.

On the brink of losing the idealistic love of her life, filmmaker Maja Borg takes us on a poetic road trip through financial collapse, exploring a radically different economic and social model proposed by 95-year-old futurist Jacque Fresco. How much freedom are we prepared to give to the ones we love? And how much responsibility are we ready to take for our society? Borg poignantly depicts the universal struggle between our heads and our hearts in times of big change. [12A]

Supported by Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom

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Bulk buy tickets and save up to 35% Visit edfilmfest.org.uk or see p. 3 The Mulberry House Sara Ishaq/Syria, Egypt, UK, Yemen, United Arab Emirates/2013/65 min/Arabic, English with subtitles SUN 23 JUNE 18:20 ODEON 3 FREE TICKETED Sara grew up in Yemen to a Yemeni father and a Scottish mother and, at age 17, she finally decided to move to Scotland. 10 years later – in 2011 – Sara returns to Yemen as a different person, geared up to face the home of her past and reconnect with her long-severed roots. But, against all personal expectations, she returns to find her family and country teetering on the brink of a revolution. [15]

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

BREADMAKERS

I FEEL IT TOO

Phenomenal Shorts: Celebrating 15 years of Bridging the Gap

Phenomenal Shorts: Syrian Stories, Female Voices

93 min/may contain strobe effects

80 min

THU 20 JUNE 20:10 FILMHOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED

SAT 29 JUNE 13:00 FILMHOUSE 3 FREE TICKETED

Scottish Documentary Institute are celebrating 15 years of Bridging the Gap through this hand-picked selection of eight short documentaries, whose stories reflect the collective experience of Scottish-based female filmmakers. Their wild island home erupts with dainty ballerinas and curious breadmakers, delving into the myths and complexities of this beautiful land and its thriving communities. [15]

Women in Syria have not only borne the brunt of the country’s lengthy civil war, they have been marginalised, abused and rendered invisible. In this collection of short films, presented by the Scottish Documentary Institute in collaboration with the British Council and Bidayyat, female Syrian filmmakers share their experiences and perspectives of being a refugee. [15]

Breadmakers Yasmin Fedda/UK/2007/10 min Cailleach Rosie Reed Hillman/UK/2014/14 min Crannog Isa Rao/UK/2018/15 min The Perfect Fit Tali Yankelevich/UK/2011/9 min Peter in Radioland Johanna Wagner/UK/2009/10 min Swan Lindsay Brown/UK/2016/15 min The Third Dad Theresa Moerman/UK/2015/10 min The Truth About Tooth Hazel Baillie/UK/2006/10 min

Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Home From Home Bayan Agha/Turkey, UK/2017/12 min Homeland Tima Abdul/Lebanon, UK/2017/7 min I Feel it Too Lamia Aboukhair/Turkey, UK/2017/14 min Loss Dounia Alatwa/Turkey, UK/2017/12 min Love During The Siege Mattar Ismaeel/UK/2017/16 min My Other Half Hala Al Sayasneh/Turkey, UK/2017/9 min Suspended Lives Hiba Zaheer Hamdi/Jordan, UK/2017/10 min

Love cinema and want to learn more about film? Get involved with our exciting youth programme, designed by and for 15 to 25-yearolds with a passion for film.

Based at our pop-up HQ at The Cornerstone Centre in central Edinburgh, EIFF Youth will host an array of cutting-edge film screenings, hands-on workshops, careers advice sessions and special events that will educate, excite and inspire.

How to get involved Spend £5 and get your EIFF Youth Pass. This gives you FREE access to all events and sessions at the EIFF Youth HQ* as well as discounts on all screenings and events stamped with in the brochure. *subject to availability

1. Buy your £5 EIFF Youth Pass online at edfilmfest.org.uk/eiffyouth 2. Browse and book in for all your events, sessions and screenings 3. Collect your pass and tickets at EIFF Youth HQ Box Office, The Cornerstone Centre – available from 20 June

Highlights EIFF Youth has something for everyone – from screenwriting to screen combat. This year’s focus is on new technologies. You can make your own VR movie, curate your own online content and learn to podcast, with help from industry experts including BAFTA Scotland, Axis Animation and Screen Skills Scotland.

EIFF Youth Shorts: Exploring Boundaries A programme of genre-spanning short films from across the globe, exploring the eternal mystery of human relationships. Curated by our EIFF Young Programmers in Edinburgh and Aberdeen (p. 73).

EIFF Youth Shorts: New Visions Discover the freshest voices in Scottish film in our annual talent quest, shortlisted by the EIFF Youth Advisory Group (p. 73). For all the latest info, follow @EIFFYouth on

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EIFF Learning Intro EIFF is committed to encouraging and enabling a deeper understanding of film and filmmaking for everyone. Our diverse learning programme is designed to bring together filmmakers, film specialists, film students and film fans to celebrate, investigate and explore current issues and opportunities in the film world. During the Festival we will welcome over 1,000 school pupils to screenings and to participate in filmmaking workshops. We will showcase the work of local children with two special events: Edinburgh and Lothians Schools Film Competition (p. 61) and Soundmoves: Music Movies, an innovative collaboration with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Edinburgh International Festival (p. 63). We have teamed up with Creative Conversations to deliver a teacher training and networking event on film education (p. 61) and have curated a series of free talks and discussions for all ages with Reel Talks. Our Student Critics Programme continues to support the future of film criticism by hosting and mentoring talented writers, and we also offer incredible opportunities for 15 to 25-year-olds with our exciting events programme EIFF Youth (p. 76). It’s going to be an incredible, informative and inspiring dozen days! Full details at edfilmfest.org.uk/learning

EIFF: Reel Talk

EIFF Student Critics Programme

VARIOUS DATES THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL FREE TICKETED EVENTS – MAX 2 PER BOOKING LOOK OUT FOR THIS SYMBOL

Now in its seventh year, the Student Critics Programme at EIFF affirms our continuing support for the future of film criticism. This mentoring programme brings 10 students from the UK and Poland to the Festival and teams them up with professional critics to watch, discuss and write about film. Their work is then published by EIFF across our platforms and in The Skinny. Keep an eye out for our student critics’ reviews throughout the Festival. Find them here at edfilmfest.org.uk/studentcritics2019

EIFF is a place to exchange ideas and opinions, as well as a chance to catch world-class cinema. We are proud of our collaboration with the many film academics who provide background, context and extra colour to our themes and strands. Whether you want to learn more about our Spanish retrospective, discover the sensual delights of food on film, or keep up to date with current issues in cinema exhibition and representation, we have an event for you. All Reel Talk events are free to attend and are held at Filmhouse, except DocSalon 3, which takes place at the Traverse Theatre. Behind the Curtain: Retrospectives & EIFF (p. 65) DocSalon 3: Is Empathy Enough? (p. 35) Grabbing the Spotlight: Women in the Film Industry (p. 62) Kino Cuisine: Food and Drink on Film (p. 50) Scotch on the Box: Channel 4 and Scottish Cinema (p. 52) Spanish Cult Cinema (p. 59) Stream or Die? The Future of Cinema (p. 63) Supported by James and Morag Anderson

For a more formal course, we also work with the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning to produce the ‘An Insight into EIFF’ course, which runs 19–27 June. For more details: ed.ac.uk/studying/short-courses

Supported by James and Morag Anderson

EIFF Schools Celebrate the end of term with a trip to your very own local film festival! At EIFF, we have an exciting and innovative programme of school screenings, events and workshops which are suitable for all ages. Each year we welcome hundreds of local pupils to see new films and meet visiting filmmakers. For senior phase, we provide a fantastic insight into the film industry during our Media Day on 20 June, where students can meet professionals and see brand-new shorts and feature films. We are proud to showcase the creativity of talented local youngsters with the eleventh edition of our Edinburgh & Lothians Schools Film Competition (p. 61). And we have an event for teachers too: Creative Conversations at EIFF (p. 61) will focus on film education and how it can be used to transform learning and teaching. For more information and to book places, please contact the EIFF Learning team on 0131 228 6382 or email education@edfilmfest.org.uk

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Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

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16:30 Groundhog Day [PG]

10:30 Brave [PG]

18:30 When Harry Met Sally [15]

12:30 Mary Poppins Returns [U]

For eight years EIFF and Essential Edinburgh have been working together to bring you free outdoor screenings in the heart of Edinburgh, and this year will be no different!

20:30 Black Panther [12A]

14:55 Xanadu [PG]

From Hollywood blockbusters to Oscar®winning musicals, and family films to 90s classics, there’s something for every film fan across Edinburgh. No ticket required, just turn up and enjoy!

13:45 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse [PG]

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17:00 The Greatest Showman [PG] SATURDAY 15 JUNE 10:00 The Iron Giant [PG] 11:40 First Men in the Moon

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16:00 Mamma Mia! [PG] 18:00 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again [PG] 20:15 Mission: Impossible – Fallout [12]

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Venue & Access Info We want our Festival to be inclusive and welcoming to everyone. Please see below for access information at our Festival venues.

To book a wheelchair space or request additional assistance please call 0131 623 8030, or go to the main information point, Filmhouse on Lothian Road. Alternatively please get in touch with us by email at access@edfilmfest.org.uk, leaving your contact details and the name, date and time of the show you wish to see. We will then contact you for you to make your booking. All our venues welcome guide dogs. Please book your ticket in advance so that we can allocate the most appropriate seating.

If you require a companion to facilitate your visit to the cinema, we offer free places. These tickets can be booked when you buy your own ticket by phone or in person. We participate in the CEA card scheme where you can get a free ticket for your companion at any participating cinema in the UK. For further information on the CEA card, please visit ceacard.co.uk If you have anxiety or mental health issues and need additional arrangements to attend the Festival please contact access@edfilmfest.org.uk

Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Traverse Theatre

13/29 Nicolson Street, EH8 9FT

10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED

Open 1 hour prior to event start time

Open 1 hour prior to event start times

Access From the road to the front of the theatre is up six steps with one handrail or up a pavement ramp. Level access is also available at the side entrance to the Café if required. Wheelchair access is available from street level access direct into the stalls. Please ask our customer services team on arrival for assistance.

Access From the entrance on Cambridge Street, there is level access to the Box Office, and lift access to the Café Bar and theatre spaces downstairs.

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Filmhouse

61 Leith Street, EH1 3AU

88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ EIFF Central Box Office & Information Point Festival HQ throughout EIFF featuring special events, and fully licensed Café Bar. Wide range of hot and cold food served until late, including a selection of vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free options. Free Wi-Fi available. Festival HQ open 08:00–03:00 from 20–30 June Box office open 10:00–late Access Our main entrance and Box Office are both on the ground floor which is accessible via a ramped, electronically assisted entrance door from Lothian Road. One of our accessible toilets is also at this level, and there is a ramp to the Café Bar. filmhousecinema.com

Odeon 118 Lothian Road, EH3 8BG Open 30 mins prior to start of first film Access Level access, and lift access to all floors. Spaces for patrons using a wheelchair available via Filmhouse Box Office. odeon.co.uk

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Open 30 minutes prior to first film till late Access Entrance to the venue is through two sets of automatic sliding doors at the front of the building, along with six sets of push/ pull doors. The venue can be accessed via lift, stairs and escalator. myvue.com

EIFF Youth HQ Cornerstone Centre, St John’s Church, Princes St, EH2 4BJ Open 30 minutes prior to event start times EIFF Youth HQ runs from 20–29 June and boasts a programme of hands-on filmmaking workshops, masterclasses, careers advice and networking sessions for 15 to 25-year-olds with a £5 EIFF Youth Pass. Access Fully accessible from entrances on Lothian Road (Box Office) and Princes Street. All toilets are fully accessible and there is a lift to all floors. Contact us at eiffyouth@edfilmfest.co.uk or go to edfilmfest.org.uk/eiffyouth for further information.

One-off and Special Event Venues The Queen’s Hall 85–89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG The Hub 348–350 Castlehill, EH1 2NE St Andrew Square Edinburgh, EH2 2AD

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Collecting Your Tickets

Ticket Refunds

Tickets can be collected from the EIFF box office at Filmhouse until one hour before the screening/event begins. After this, they will be held for collection at the venue of the screening/event from half an hour before the scheduled start time.

We do not refund tickets except in the event of cancellation.

Screening Sold Out? If a screening/event has sold out, additional tickets may be released in the lead-up to the screening/event, so it’s worth checking with the box office at the relevant venue on the day.

Concessions Concessions are available for over-65s, students, people with disabilities, Young Scot cardholders, Equity members, unemployed people and under-18s in full-time education.

Take Your Seat There are no adverts or trailers before EIFF screenings, so the stated start time is when the film, event or introduction will begin. Latecomers may not be admitted.

Be the first to get tickets Tickets are available to EIFF Friends, Filmhouse and Belmont Filmhouse Members only from 12 p.m. on Wednesday 29 May. Tickets will be on general release to the public from 10 a.m. on Friday 31 May. You can become an EIFF Friend by visiting edfilmfest.org.uk/friends, or a Filmhouse or Belmont Filmhouse Member online at filmhousecinema.com/membership or belmontfilmhouse.com/membership, or at the Filmhouse Box Office in person.

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Edinburgh International Film Festival 73rd edition | 19–30 June 2019

Index 2040 34 Abracadabra 53 Acción mutante 58 The Acid House 51 Acute Misfortune 28 Aleksi 19 Alice 19 The Amber Light 49 And With A Smile, The Revolution! 34 Aniara 19 Apocalypse Now: Final Cut 60 Aren’t You Happy? 20 The Art of Self-Defense 14 Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion 20 Astronaut 28 Atmosphere | Gosford Park presented by New Media Scotland 64 Aurora 20 Bait 11 Balance, Not Symmetry 07 Bannan 60 The Beaches of Agnès 26 Before You Know It 14 Behind the Curtain: Retrospectives & EIFF 65 Best Before Death 34 The Best of Dorien B. 20 The Biggest Little Farm 35 Birdboy: The Forgotten Children 53 Bittersweet Symphony 11 Black Box Shorts: Communicating Contact 68 Black Box Shorts: Entangled Experience 68 Black Box Shorts: Politics of Place 69 The Black Forest 11 Blancanieves 53 Bludgeon 35 Blue Velvet 60 Bodies at Rest 28 Body at Brighton Rock 39 Boyz in the Wood 05 The Bride 54 Brightburn 08 Bulbul Can Sing 29 Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles 46 Cages 46 Capital Theatres presents Man with a Movie Camera 64 The Captor 14 Carla’s Song 51 Carmilla 12 Cell 211 54 Champions 46 Chef’s Diaries: Scotland 49 Children of the Universe 74 Chippa 29 Cléo from 5 to 7 26 Creative Conversations at EIFF 61 Cronofobia 20 Darlin’ 40 The Dead Don’t Die 15 The Deer 47 The Deposit 21 DocSalon 3: Is Empathy Enough? 35 Drive Angry 3D 45 Driven 15 Edinburgh & Lothians Schools Film Competition 61 EIFF Presents Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Sketches of Spain 59 EIFF Youth Shorts: Exploring Boundaries 73 EIFF Youth Shorts: New Visions 73 EIFF Youth: Film Course Fair - Which Film Course is right for you? 61 Emma Peeters 21 The Emperor of Paris 21 End of Sentence 21 Even the Rain 56 Ever After 39

Extreme Job 29 The Fall of the American Empire 29 Farming 12 Firecrackers 30 The Flip Side 30 Flowers from Another World 56 Food for Thought 50 The Furies 39 The Fury of a Patient Man 54 Future My Love 74 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D 45 A Girl from Mogadishu 22 Girls On Film Live! 61 Go Back to China 15 God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya 22 Good Omens 61 Grabbing the Spotlight: Women in the Film Industry 62 The Grizzlies 30 Gwen 12 Hamada 35 Happier Times, Grump 22 Her Job 22 Hi, Are You Alone? 56 The Hidden City 47 Home in E Major 69 h0us3 47 How to Fake a War 23 Hurt by Paradise 12 I See You 15 In a Foreign Land 57 In Person: Danny Boyle 09 In Person: Icíar Bollaín in Conversation with Rebecca O’Brien 09 In Person: Jack Lowden 09 In Person: Nick Broomfield 10 In Person: Pollyanna McIntosh 10 The Informer with Live Musical Accompaniment 65 International Animation 66 Jacquot de Nantes 27 Justine 16 Kathmandu Lullaby 57 Kino Cuisine: Food and Drink on Film 50 Laila at the Bridge 74 The Last Circus 54 Liberté: A Call to Spy 16 Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed 55 The Longest Night 30 Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk 36 Losers, Werewolves, Murderers – Spanish Web in the Cinema 47 Love Beats 48 Love Type D 12 The Magic of Collaborations: Craig Armstrong & Peter Mullan 62 Manta Ray 31 Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 36 Marshland 55 Masters of Love 13 Mataharis 57 McLaren Animation 1 67 McLaren Animation 2 67 McLaren Animation 3 67 Memory: The Origins of Alien 36 Modest Heroes — Ponoc Short Films Theatre 66 Mrs Lowry & Son 05 The Mulberry House 75 My Name Is Joe 51 The Mystery of Henri Pick 23 Never Look Away 23 Not the End 48 Notes for a Heist Film 48 Ode to Joy 16 Off Sides 36 The Olive Tree 57 One Sings, the Other Doesn’t 27

Phenomenal Shorts: Celebrating 15 years of Bridging the Gap 75 Phenomenal Shorts: Syrian Stories, Female Voices 75 Photograph 31 Rapture 58 Reclaiming the Frame with Birds’ Eye View 62 The Red Phallus 31 Retrospective LIVE! — Black Wax 62 Robert the Bruce 63 Ruben Brandt, Collector 23 Sakawa 37 Samurai Marathon 31 Scheme Birds 37 Schemers 13 The Science of Scary 62 Scotch on the Box: Channel 4 and Scottish Cinema 52 The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, in partnership with EIFF & Edinburgh International Festival, presents Soundmoves: Music Movies 63 She’s Missing 24 Shorts from Galicia 48 Shorts: Bridging the Gap 72 Shorts: Constellations 71 Shorts: Film Is Resistance! 70 Shorts: Haunting the Image 70 Shorts: Image Is Memory 71 Shorts: Radical Archives 71 Shorts: Satellites 72 Shorts: Scotland – Acceptance 72 Shorts: Scotland – Generations 73 Shorts: Time Passes Me 73 Skin 16 The Skin I Live In 55 So Pretty 17 Sons of Denmark 24 The Sound of Silence 17 The Souvenir 13 Spanish Cult Cinema 59 Spotlight on Contemporary Spanish Short Films 48 Strange But True 13 Stream or Die? The Future of Cinema 63 Summer 1993 55 Synonyms 24 Take My Eyes 57 Them That Follow 17 Thesis 59 Thirty 24 This Changes Everything 37 Timecrimes 59 The Tobacconist 25 Top End Wedding 33 Toy Story 4 08 UglyDolls 07 Underdown 37 Undertow 33 Unstoppable 33 Up the Mountain 38 Vagabond 27 Vai 33 Varda by Agnès 26 The Vast of Night 17 Venezia 33 Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil 50 Volcano 25 Vulture 69 Walk With Us 63 We Have Always Lived in the Castle 25 Wedding Belles 52 What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael 38 The Wind 40 The Woman 40 X&Y 25 Yesterday 13 Ziva Postec. The Editor Behind the Film Shoah 38

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IN 2020, SCOTLAND CELEBRATES THE YEAR OF COASTS AND WATERS

From water inspired myths and legends to historic harbours, sweeping coastlines to the very best in seafood, whisky, wildlife and wellness – Scotland’s enviable reputation for unspoiled beaches, rich natural and cultural heritage and thrill-seeking adventure activities will be showcased through a year-long programme of events and activities. In 2020, the Edinburgh International Film Festival will present Scotland’s Shores, an exciting programme supported by the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020 events fund, managed by EventScotland. It will highlight the country’s coasts and waters through unique events, classic film screenings and a special outdoor coastal experience. An experience not to be missed. Find out more at visitscotland.com/ycw2020 Join the conversation #YCW2020 Newhaven Harbour, Edinburgh

Don’t miss a ﬁnal chance to see some of the best ﬁlms of EIFF 2019 on Sunday 30 June —

Screenings £5 The ﬁnal line-up of ﬁlms is announced on

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Supported by Sir Ewan and Lady Brown

at noon on Thursday 27 June