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Bill Mia Madre Suffragette The Program Africa in Motion House of Wax 3D Play Poland Oedipus with live score China Film Day Luminate Film Tour Filmosophy Scotland Loves Anime Over the Rainbow Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Concerto - A Beethoven Journey Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead
2 INDEX SCREENING DATES & TIMES 17-19 TICKET PRICES & INFO 19 GENERAL INFORMATION 35 5 Days to Dance 9 80 Days 9 99 Homes 5 Aces 11 The Aduna Award (AiM) 28 Aferim! 31 Africa in Motion 27-30 African Family Storytelling 28 Afri-Kids 28 Animation Workshops 33 Animator Expo 21 Attack on Titan: Crimson... 20 Attack on Titan: Part 1 22 Attack on Titan: The Wings... 20 Ayanda 30 Back to the Future: Part II 23 Beats of the Antonov 30 The Big Knights 13 Bill 6 Black Girl 27 The Blinds’ Bands 28 Body 24 Boruto: Naruto the Movie 21 Cairo Station 29 Call Me Marianna 25 Carte Blanche 24 China Film Day 23 Close Ups 25 Codependent Lesbian Space... 30 Come and See... 13 Concerto - A Beethoven... 6 The Damned: Don’t You Wish... 5 The Dance of Reality 5 Dark Horse: The Incredible... 16 The Death of Mr. Lazarescu 31 The Diary of a Teenage Girl 14 Disco Polo 25 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ 22
INDEX The Dream of Shahrazad 29 Ed. Spanish Film Festival 8-11 Education and Learning 33-34 Empire of Corpses 21 Eye of the Storm 30 Filmhouse Cafe Bar + Quiz 34 Filmhouse Explorer 4 Filmhouse Junior 12-13 Filmhouse Loyalty Card 4 Filmhouse Membership 36 Filmosophy 15 The First World War... 16 Flowers 9 The Fountain 15 Ghost in the Shell 22 Go Away Mr. Tumour 23 Good Girl 32 A Grain of Truth 24 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale 12 Happy Feet 12 Hard to Be a God 5 Hyenas 27 I Am Breathing 15 Inside Out 12 Into Film Workshop 33 It’s Me, Anna 29 Lamb 30 The Last: Naruto... 20 Living Is Easy with... 10 Love Live! The School Idol... 22 Luminate 16 Macbeth 7 Magical Girl 10 Make More Noise!... 7 Maps 11 Marshland 14 Masterclass: Philippe Lacôte 29 Maybe You Missed... 14 Mia Madre 6 Miss Hokusai 12 The Murder Case of Hana... 21
INDEX My Dearest Señorita 10 Nurse Edith Cavell 16 O!PLA Across the Borders 24 Oedipus + live score 7 Over the Rainbow 23 ParaNorman 12 Play Poland Film Festival 24-25 The Program 6 Psycho-Pass: The Movie 22 Puella Magi Madoka Magica... 20 Rakuen Tsuiho: Expelled from... 21 Red Army 7 Rocks in My Pockets 32 Romanian Cultural Days 31 Run 29 Scottish Mental Health AFF 32 Second Mother 5 Sembene! 27 Seventh Floor 11 Short Docs: Munk Studio 25 Short Film Competition (AiM) 28 Shorts for Middle Ones 13 Shorts for Wee Ones 13 Shorts: Wajda School 25 Sidetracked 11 Sinsombrero 8 The Skin I Live In 15 SMHAFF Int’l Awards 32 Song of the Sea 12 Spanish Affair 9 Suffragette 6 Suppressed/Expressed (SMHAFF) 32 Theeb 14 Things of the Aimless... 28 To the Fore 23 The Tribe 11 The Unexpected Life 9 The Whales of August 16 Wings of Desire 31 The Wonders 14 Zarafa 13
AUDIODESCRIPTIONANDCAPTIONS In all three screens we have a system which enables us, whenever the necessary digital files are available, to show onscreen captions for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing, and provide audio description (via infra-red headsets) for those who are sight-impaired. This issue, all screenings of Suffragette, The Program, Bill and Macbeth have audio description, and the following screenings will have onscreen captions: Tue 13 Oct at 8.40pm Suffragette Mon 19 Oct at 3.15pm Bill Tue 27 Oct at 6.05pm The Program Mon 2 Nov at 6.10pm Macbeth
FORCRYINGOUTLOUD Screenings for carers and their babies! Tickets £4.50/£3.50 concessions per adult. Screenings are strictly limited to babies under 12 months accompanied by no more than two adults. Babychanging, bottle-warming and buggy parking facilities are available. Mon 5 Oct at 11am Dark Horse: The... Mon 12 Oct at 11am Bill Mon 19 Oct at 11am Zarafa Mon 26 Oct at 11am The Whales of August Mon 2 Nov at 11am Suffragette
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Introduction
AFRICA IN MOTION
SUFFRAGETTE
THE SECOND MOTHER
OEDIPUS
“I thought the major was a lady…” Blimey, it’s October already. Not historically a busy month here at Filmhouse, but in recent years it has been rivalling January as the busiest month of the year. The UK film industry seems to have developed a habit of premiering films at the London Film Festival (LFF, early October) then releasing them immediately after in late October and November (they do that with EIFF too, in July and August), and this year is most certainly continuing that trend. Often these days in October, our three screens are simply not enough, what with all the myriad festivals we’re hosting (Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, Africa in Motion, Scotland Loves Anime, Play Poland, Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival…) In a wider sense, what with the latest Bond film about to explode on to cinema screens and Star Wars in December, the cinema industry is gearing up for a record breaking year, and whilst we won’t be showing those last two on their respective release dates, don’t be too surprised to see them here at some point… One of those films coming straight out after its LFF bow (only 5 days later in fact!) is Suffragette, which stars Carey Mulligan as one of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, spurred to action by the rousing speeches of Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep) in the years before women (initially, well-off women over 30 at any rate!) were given the right to vote. Urgent and compelling as the film most certainly is, one downside of it for me is that I’ve had that (Paul McCartney &) Wings’ song ‘Jet’ ineluctably spinning round in my head for many weeks. I might have preferred Bowie’s ‘Suffragette City’, but I guess with these things there’s little choice. On the bright side, no-one has rereleased Birdy lately, or made a film called Mistletoe and Wine. (If anyone did make one, I reckon it would be about a couple of middle-aged lady gardeners who turn to amateur criminal detecting... though that’s starting to sound familiar…) As a complement to the release of Suffragette we’re also screening a marvellous BFI Archive silent film compilation showing, among other things, how these remarkable women were viewed at the time. Replete with a host of breathtaking bike racing sequences, The Program is Stephen Frears’ thrilling film inspired by the book ‘Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong’ by Irish journalist David Walsh (played by Chris O’Dowd) who was, for many years, the lone voice questioning the achievements of the titular one time/seven time Tour de France winner. The powers that decide such things have decreed that we are able to bring you Justin Kurzel’s stunning new version of Macbeth on October 30 (a bit later than some other cinemas in town) but you’ll have waited to see it here, so that’s fine; Brazilian The Second Mother is a gem of a film, in which the arrival of the estranged daughter of the live-in maid of an idle rich São Paulo family causes the unspoken class divide to come to the fore in moving and transformative ways; and Red Army tells the fascinating and gripping tale of the all-conquering USSR Ice Hockey team of the late 70s and 80s. Lastly, (though there’s way more on this month than I have room to mention above, like a live music event with The Magic Science Quartet playing to Ka’s Oedipus), we’ve a couple of Halloween treats for you: Vincent Price in André de Toth’s 1953 3D classic, House of Wax, and John Carpenter’s seminal seasonal offering, Halloween. Uvidimsya v oktyabre! Rod White, Head of Filmhouse
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Filmhouse Explorer
MACBETH
THE PROGRAM
RED ARMY
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THE DAMNED: DON’T YOU WISH THAT WE WERE DEAD
Main features
SECOND MOTHER
99 HOMES
NEWRELEASE
HARD TO BE A GOD
NEWRELEASE
THE DANCE OF REALITY
NEWRELEASE
99 Homes
Hard to Be a God
Showing from Fri 25 Sep
Sat 3 & Sun 4 Oct
La danza de la realidad
Ramin Bahrani • USA 2014 • 1h52m • Digital 15 - Contains strong language, sex references Cast: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern.
Aleksey German • Russia 2013 • 2h57m • Digital • Russian with English subtitles • 18 - Contains strong gore, violence, nudity Cast: Gali Abaydulov, Yuriy Ashikhmin, Remigijus Bilinskas.
Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct
When his family are abruptly evicted from their Florida home during the real estate crash of 2008, single father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) - out of sheer desperation - accepts an offer to work for the broker who kicked him out (Michael Shannon). Becoming increasingly successful, Nash is faced with subjecting other families to the humiliating ordeal that plunged his life into turmoil. With acclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani at the helm and compelling performances from his lead actors, 99 Homes is an intense and urgent drama.
Based on a 1960s novel by Stalker authors Arkadiy and Boris Strugatskiy, this monumental film is the final work by the late Aleksey German. Shot in relentlessly tactile black-and-white, the film sees a group of scientists arrive on the planet Arkanar - on which civilisation has reached the Medieval phase of its history. Faced with observing a civilisation with which they can not interfere, this rather bewildering, dense and aweinspiring film explores the prospect of being faced with ultimate power, in a society still finding its way.
Second Mother
Que Horas Ela Volta?
The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead
Showing from Fri 2 Oct
Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct
Anna Muylaert • Brazil 2015 • 1h52m • Digital • Portuguese with English subtitles • 15 - Contains strong language Cast: Regina Casé, Camila Márdila , Michel Joelsas, Karine Teles.
Wes Orshoski • USA 2015 • 1h50m • Digital • 15 Documentary
Having spent over a decade in the south-eastern city of Sao Paulo working as a nanny, Val earns a living but lives with the regret of leaving her daughter Jessica to be raised by relatives back in the north. When Jessica arrives in the city to sit college entrance exams, their cohabitation proves to be a rather challenging experience for everyone. Full of warmth, charm and social conscience, Anna Muylaert’s award-winning film boasts an exceptional performance from Regina Casé.
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From director Wes Orshoski (Lemmy) comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first UK punks on wax and the first to cross the Atlantic. Filmed over three years and including appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones, Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, GNR, the Sex Pistols, Blondie, Buzzcocks and more, the film charts The Damned’s complex history and infighting as they celebrate their 35th anniversary, whilst estranged former members strike out on a rival anniversary tour and still others battle cancer.
The Dance of Reality Alejandro Jodorowsky • Chile/France 2013 • 2h13m • Digital Spanish with English subtitles • 18 - Contains strong torture Cast: Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Jeremias Herskovits, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Bastian Bodenhöfer, Andres Cox, Adan Jodorowsky, Cristobal Jodorowsky.
Produced and directed by legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Holy Mountain, El Topo, Santa Sangre), The Dance of Reality marks his return to filmmaking after a break of 23 years. Born in Tocopilla, a coastal town on the edge of the Chilean desert, Jodorowsky now returns there to recount his unhappy and alienated childhood as part of an uprooted immigrant family. Blending history with metaphor, mythology and poetry, this intensely personal film reflects Jodorowsky’s philosophy that reality is a dance created by our own imaginations.
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Main features
MIA MADRE
SUFFRAGETTE
THE PROGRAM
BILL
NEWRELEASE
NEWRELEASE
NEWRELEASE
Mia Madre
Suffragette
The Program
Fri 9 to Tue 13 Oct
Showing from Mon 12 Oct
Showing from Fri 16 Oct
Nanni Moretti • Italy/France 2015 • 1h47m • Digital • Italian and English with English subtitles • 15- Contains strong language Cast: Margherita Buy, John Turturro, Nanni Moretti, Giulia Lazzarini.
Sarah Gavron • UK 2015 • 1h46m • Digital • 12A - Contains infrequent strong language, moderate violence, a scene of force-feeding Cast: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Meryl Streep.
Stephen Frears • UK/France 2015 • 1h44m • Digital 15 - Contains strong language, use of performing-enhancing drugs Cast: Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Dustin Hoffman
In this smart, sensitive drama, Margherita (Margherita Buy) is a middle-aged director shooting a film with a difficult American star (played by John Turturro). Throughout this testing time, she wrestles with her mother’s terminal illness and her daughter’s volatile adolescence. Nanni Moretti’s understated and affecting film - a Palme d’Or nominee at Cannes - explores existential confusion and loss, while weaving moments of wry humour into the drama.
Concerto - A Beethoven Journey Sat 10 & Sun 11 Oct Phil Grabsky • UK 2015 • 1h32m • Digital • U Documentary
The life of Ludwig van Beethoven is explored through five of his masterworks in this new film from Phil Grabsky - the award-winning director behind the In Search of... series of classical music documentaries. Filmed over the course of four years, the film follows leading concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes’ attempt to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of works for piano ever written: Beethoven’s five piano concertos.
Selected to open the 2015 BFI London Film Festival, Sarah Gavron’s drama tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement. These working women, who had seen peaceful protest achieve nothing, turn to violence as the only route to change, willing to lose everything in their fight for equality. Maud (Carey Mulligan) was one such foot soldier. The story of her fight for dignity is as gripping and visceral as any thriller, it is also heart-breaking and inspirational.
Bill Showing from Mon 12 Oct Richard Bracewell • UK 2015 • 1h34m • Digital PG - Contains mild bad language, sex references, violence Cast: Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard.
Much speculation has been made about William Shakespeare’s ‘lost years’ - the period between his obscure beginnings in Stratford-upon-Avon and eventual acclaim as a London playwright. In Bill, the performers from the BBC Horrible Histories series provide some of their own ideas... With multi-role performances from the six lead actors and cameos throughout, we follow hopeless young lute player Bill Shakespeare as he leaves his home and family to follow his dreams.
As American cyclist Lance Armstrong (Ben Foster) rises to prominence as a world champion, heroically battling cancer along the way, one Irish journalist is the lone dissenting voice against his accolades. Initially enamoured by Armstrong’s charisma and dedication, sports writer David Walsh (Chris O’Dowd) begins to suspect that the seven-time Tour de France winner’s successes have been built on a lie. Based on Walsh’s book Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong, Stephen Frears (Philomena) directs this tale of deception, intrigue and eventual vindication.
Main features/Oedipus
MAKE MORE NOISE! SUFFRAGETTES IN SILENT FILM
MACBETH
Make More Noise! Suffragettes in Silent Film
RED ARMY
MAYBEYOUMISSED
Showing from Fri 23 Oct
Macbeth
UK 2015 • 1h15m • Digital • Silent with recorded score written by Lillian Henley • PG - Contains archive footage of a fatality
Showing from Fri 30 Oct
Complementing the release of Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette (see page 6), this selection of silent films from the BFI National Archive shows how suffragettes were portrayed on the cinema screen while their battles were still been waged on the streets outside. The suffragettes’ tactic was to stand up at every public event and cry votes for women! As leader Emmeline Pankhurst said in her legendary speech of November 1913: “You have to make more noise than anybody else, you have to make yourself more obtrusive than anybody else, you have to fill all the papers more than anybody else. In fact you have to be there all the time and see that they do not snow you under.” Filmhouse email list For screening times, news and competitions, join our email list at www.filmhousecinema.com/email/subscribe Filmhouse mailing list To have this monthly programme sent to you for a year, send £7 (cheques payable to Filmhouse Ltd) with your name and address and the month you wish your subscription to start, or subscribe in person at the box office or by phone on 0131 228 2688. Facebook News, updates and competitions: www.facebook.com/filmhousecinema Twitter Follow @Filmhouse for news and updates
Justin Kurzel • UK 2015 • 1h53m • Digital 15 -Contains strong bloody violence Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Paddy Considine.
An ambitious Scottish duke is promised the throne by three mysterious witches, and his murderous coup begins to consume him. Shakespeare’s ‘Scottish Play’ returns to our screens in this highly-anticipated, thrilling and visually striking adaptation from Justin Kurzel (Snowtown), starring Michael Fassbender in the titular role and Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth.
Red Army Showing from Fri 30 Oct Gabe Polsky • USA/Russia 2014 • 1h24m • Digital • English and Russian with English subtitles • 15 - Contains strong language Documentary
Established initially by Josef Stalin and his son, the Soviet Union’s ice hockey team went on to become one of the most dominant sporting dynasties in history. Funded and supported by the government as a vehicle for the socialist message, it quickly became a symbol of cultural and creative expression. Gabe Polsky’s fresh and fascinating documentary tells the story of this Red Army team through the eyes of its players - particularly its captain, Slava Fetisov - and examines the complex (and often bizarre) interplay between the sporting and political landscapes behind the Iron Curtain.
OEDIPUS
Live Performance Oedipus
with live score by The Magic Science Quartet Tue 6 Oct at 9.00pm KA • Switzerland 2015 • 1h • Digital • Silent with Live Music Cast: Yoshihiro Shimomura, Tora Shimomura, Prince (horse).
This silent film tells the story of Oedipus in an unfamiliar light: here, it is not the son who is the murderer, but his father. And, in assisting his father, his mother creates severe conflicts within herself. But Oedipus himself is a character full of fantasy and love, the creative counterpart of criminal intentions and crude violence - and the central focus of the film is Japanese Butoh dancer Yoshihiro Shimomura, who portrays both Oedipus and nearly all of the story’s other roles. An integral part of all screenings of the film are the members of The Magic Science Quartet, who improvise a never-to-be-repeated free jazz score which reflects the “vibrations of the day”. The Quartet’s members are Henry Grimes (master of the double bass, violin and poetry, and renowned bandmate of everyone from Benny Goodman to Cecil Taylor), Marshall Allen (saxophonist and longtime leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra), Avreeayl Ra (master drummer/percussionist and former member of the Sun Ra Arkestra) and KA (pianist/shaman drummer and director of Oedipus). The combination of performances by Shimomura and The Magic Science Quartet, and the gorgeous landscapes of Valposchiavo (the location in the Swiss Alps where the film was shot) create a moving picture of poetry, dance and music. Website: uncool.ch Tickets £15/£12
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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
SINSOMBRERO
THE UNEXPECTED LIFE
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival ¡Bienvenidos! We’ve had a busy year of preparation following the success of last year’s inaugural festival and we are thrilled to present this year’s programme. We have worked hard to put together a varied, exciting group of films covering a range of themes and genres to ensure there is something for everyone with an interest in Spain and its cinema. Included in the programme are two ‘homages’: Las Sinsombrero, a documentary on ‘the forgotten women’ from the Generation of ‘27 - a group of brilliant authors and artists who championed equality but were overlooked during Francoism. We are also screening 25 años después de la muerte de Jaime Gil de Biedma, a tribute to Gil de Biedma, arguably the most important Spanish poet of the second half of the 20th century, an intellectual and perennial figure of controversy. In this edition, we are opening windows to Basque Cinema with two wonderful films; Loreak and 80 Egunean. Galicia is also represented with a screening of Os Fenómenos. Other screenings this year include La vida inesperada, Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados and the highest grossing Spanish film in Spanish box office history - Ocho apellidos vascos - a hilarious taboo-smashing satire on the cultural divide between northern and southern Spain! As with last year, we will bring young talented and well established directors to present their films and host Q&A sessions. For the “cinema buffs” we have created ‘Hidden Gems’ a section remembering the history of Spanish cinema with Mi querida señorita. Finally, as a result of the success of our ‘films for schools’ section, we have two feature films followed by workshops and an animated film for primary schools. We would like to thank everybody who has been involved in this edition; staff, friends, volunteers and above all, the sponsors who have helped and trusted us to make this festival possible. A big thanks to everybody that made our fundraising events an incredible success because without you, this festival wouldn’t have been possible. Many thanks for your support. We hope to see you there! Gracias/Eskerrik asko/Grazas Marian A. Aréchaga, Curator, Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
FLOWERS
Sinsombrero
Las Sinsombrero Fri 2 Oct at 6.00pm & Sat 3 Oct at 12:45pm
Tania Balló, Serrana Torres & Manuel Jiménez • Spain 2015 • 1h Digital • Spanish with English subtitles • U • Documentary
We all know the Generation of ‘27 and their most relevant figures: Dalí, Buñuel, Lorca... But, were there no women in their group? Alongside the men, a very talented group of women existed, created and succeeded. They equalled their male counterparts throughout years of creative explosion and civil liberties that would transform Spain’s history forever. Gradually, however, these women were forgotten during Franco’s reign. Las Sinsombrero recovers the memory of these women, as fundamental figures of the cultural history of a country that never claimed them. 2 Oct screening will be followed by ‘The Forgotten Women of the Generation of ‘27’ - a talk by director Tania Balló. 3 Oct screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Tania Balló and Serrana Torres.
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
SPANISH AFFAIR
80 DAYS
5 DAYS TO DANCE
The Unexpected Life La vida inesperada Fri 2 Oct at 8.15pm & Fri 9 Oct at 6.00pm
Spanish Affair Ocho apellidos vascos Sat 3 Oct at 5.45pm & Wed 7 Oct at 6.00pm
5 Days to Dance 5 Días para bailar Sun 4 Oct at 1.05pm & Thu 8 Oct at 6.00pm
Jorge Torregrosa • Spain 2014 • 1h45m • Digital • Spanish and English with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Javier Cámara, Raúl Arévalo, Tammy Blanchard, Carmen Ruiz.
Emilio Martínez-Làzaro • Spain 2014 • 1h38m • Digital • Spanish and Basque with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Dani Rovira, Clara Lago, Carmen Machi, Karra Elejalde.
José Andreu, Rafael Moles • Spain/Germany 2014 • 1h19m Digital • Spanish with English subtitles • U • Documentary
Juanito is a Spanish actor living in New York. His career doesn’t take off; he is getting older and carries on performing in small Spanish plays whilst working as a waiter in a Spanish deli. When he receives the visit of his apparently successful cousin, Jorge, who plans to spend one month in New York in Juanito’s apartment, he will have to confront his reality. 2 Oct screening will be followed by a Q&A with screenwriter Elvira Lindo.
Flowers
Loreak Sat 3 Oct at 2.45pm
Jon Garaño, JM Goenaga • Spain 2014 • 1h39m • Digital • Basque with English subtitles • PG Cast: Nagore Aranburu, Itziar Ituño, Itziar Aizpuru.
Ane’s life turns around when an anonymously delivered bunch of flowers starts arriving at her home every week, always at the same time. Lourdes and Tere are also receiving mysterious bunches of flowers. Every week, an unknown person lays a bunch of flowers in memory of someone who was important in their lives. This is the tale of three women and three ordinary lives changed by nothing more than some flowers; flowers that make each one feel emotions they’d thought were long gone... PLUS SHORT Samina Kristina Zorita • Spain 2015 • 10m This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director José Mari Goenaga.
Rafa, Andalusian to the bone, has never had to put a foot out of his beloved Seville to get the things he loves most in life: sherry, hair gel and women. That is until one day, when his life gets turned upside down after his charm and romantic advances are rejected by a Basque girl called Amaia. Determined to win her over, Rafa heads north, to Euskadi (The Basque Country). There, he will do everything he can to change Amaia’s mind, even if it means pretending to be a local. Spanish Affair is the highest grossing Spanish film in Spanish box office history.
80 Days
80 Egunean Sat 3 Oct at 8.30pm & Mon 5 Oct at 6.00pm
A fascinating insight into two choreographers: Wilfried Van Poppel and Amaya Lubeigt. Based in Germany running dance workshops with secondary school classes, for the first time they will leave central Europe and travel to Spain to do a dance workshop with Spanish children. The challenge: to turn a class of selfconscious teenagers into dancers with a performance at the end. The youngsters are forced to break away from their social roles precisely when these are starting to take shape in their lives. The good-looking boy is no longer the most admired; the shy recluse takes a step forward... a microcosm put through a small big bang. PLUS SHORT The Violinist Sergio Mangas • Spain/UK 2015
Jon Garaño, JM Goenaga • Spain 2010 • 1h52m • 35mm • Basque with English subtitles • U Cast: Itziar Aizpuru, Mariasun Pagoaga, José Ramón Argoitia.
Where is the thin line that separates friendship from desire? Axun, a 70-year-old woman, is in a hospital taking care of her daughter’s ex-husband, who was seriously injured in a car accident. To her surprise, the woman who takes care of the other patient in the same room turns out to be Maite, her best friend when they were teenagers, and who is now openly lesbian. They have not seen each other for more than 50 years but that close relationship seems to be still alive. 3 Oct screening will be followed by a Q&A with director José Mari Goenaga 5 Oct screening will be followed by a Q&A with Prof. Nuria Capdevila from The University of Exeter
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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
MY DEAREST SEÑORITA
My Dearest Señorita
MAGICAL GIRL
LIVING IS EASY WITH EYES CLOSED
Magical Girl
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
Sun 4 Oct at 3.00pm
Sun 4 Oct at 8.00pm & Fri 9 Oct at 8.30pm
Jaime de Armiñán • Spain 1971 • 1h20m • 35mm • Spanish with English subtitles • PG Cast: José Luis López Vázquez, Julieta Serrano, Antonio Ferrandis.
Carlos Vermut • Spain/France 2014 • 2h7m • Digital • Spanish with English subtitles • 18 Cast: Luis Bermejo, Lucía Pollán, Marina Andruix, José Sacristán.
Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados Sun 4 Oct at 5.15pm & Sat 10 Oct at 5.45pm
Adela is a spinster in her forties who lives alone. She is aware that she is not a normal woman as she needs to shave every day and is attracted to her maid. This was the first Spanish film to talk about sexual orientation, which was a taboo subject during Franco’s regime. Consider it a predecessor to some of Almodóvar’s film dramas, with its extreme characters, suffering, provincialism; in the case of My Dearest Señorita, there’s a very light touch of all of that. This film plays out something like the chorus of “Girls & Boys” by Blur but castizo in Spanish provinces. How the director escaped Franco’s censorship is an enigma we will never truly understand. This screening will be followed by a ‘How Could This Film Pass Censorship?’ - a talk by Prof. Nuria Capdevila from The University of Exeter. PLUS SHORT Chasm Nelisa Alcalde & George Spyris • UK 2014 • 2m
Alicia is an ailing child who dreams of the dress in the Japanese series Magical Girl Yukiko. Luis, her father, will do anything he can to make her dream come true. It is not long before her destiny becomes intertwined with those of Bàrbara, a pretty young girl with psychological issues, and Damiàn, a teacher who has retired from everything yet cannot escape his past. All three become trapped in a net of obscure blackmailing where instincts and reason spar with one another in a tragic struggle. The 4 Oct screening will be followed by a Q&A with Dr Antonio Sánchez from The University of Stirling.
Mi querida señorita
Events at University of Edinburgh 50 George Sq., Screening Room
Mon 5 Oct at 5.00pm 25 Years After & Q&A Tue 6 Oct at 6.00pm The Shortest Evening Short Film Programme & Q&A
Thu 8 Oct at 6.00pm Gastronomic Evening Snacks Cristina Jolonch & Verónica Escuer • Spain 2015 • 50m Plus Q&A with directors, followed by Spanish drinks and tapas.
Full details in the ESFF brochure or online at edinburghspanishfilmfestival.com
David Trueba • Spain 2013 • 1h48m • Digital • Spanish with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Javier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer.
This award-winning tale, inspired by true events, takes place in 1966. John Lennon heads to Almeria to work on Richard Lester’s anti-war film: How I Won the War. Antonio, an English teacher, decides to set out and meet Lennon. On the way, he meets Belén, who has run away from the murky chains clamped upon her by her family and the social atmosphere reigning in the country. Both run into the 16-year-old Juanjo, who has run away from home. The three share their days and the adventure, as it becomes the expression of a country desperate for a better future in the beautiful and backward Almeria of the 60s. The screening on 4 Oct will be followed by a Q&A with Dr Antonio Sánchez from the University of Stirling.
TICKETDEALS Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off Buy any six (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 25% off Buy any nine (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 35% off These offers are available online, in person and on the phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival/The Tribe
ACES
SEVENTH FLOOR
SIDETRACKED
THE TRIBE
Aces Os fenómenos Tue 6 at 6.00pm & Wed 7 Oct at 8.30pm
Seventh Floor Séptimo Thu 8 Oct at 8.15pm
Special Event
Alfonso Zarauza • Spain 2014 • 1h39m • Digital • Spanish and Galician with English subtitles • PG Cast: Lola Dueñas, Ledicia Sola, Xosé A. Touriñán.
Patxi Amezcua • Spain/Argentina 2013 • 1h28m • Digital Spanish with English subtitles • 18 Cast: Ricardo Darín, Belén Rueda, Abel Dolz Doval.
The Tribe Plemya Sun 11 Oct at 2.00pm
Neneta lives without responsibilities or plans in a motor home on the coast of Spain. When her partner, ‘Wolf’, disappears without explanation she decides to go back to her hometown in Galicia and finds a job as a construction worker. With courage and sense of humor she overcomes the hard labour and male-dominated environment. But ‘Wolf’ returns and she must confront the decision to run with him again or stay and build a life for her and her child.
One day just like any other, Marcelo steps out of the flat of his ex-wife to take their children to school. The kids propose a race downstairs ‘’to see who gets there first’’. They’ll go down the stairs, while their father takes the lift. When he reaches the ground floor, there is no trace of the kids. They’re not there. He can’t hear them in the stairwell. They don’t respond to his shouts. They don’t answer the mobile phone. His children, Luna, age 4, and Luca age 6, have completely vanished inside the building.
Both screenings will be followed by Q&As with director Alfonso Zarauza.
Map
Mapa Tue 6 Oct at 8.45pm & Sat 10 Oct at 3.45pm León Siminiani • Spain/India 2013 • 1h30m • Digital • Spanish with English subtitles • PG • Documentary
A young Spanish director, León Siminiani, is fired from his precarious job in television. Returning to his dream of making films, he travels to India to ‘find’ his first feature film, only to realise that his true search is not in India, but in Madrid: he was running away. But things don’t go exactly as he’d expected on his return. A journey of self-discovery that faces Spanish social reality head-on. An example of the difficulty many young Spaniards face today fighting against the odds in order to make their story heard.
Sidetracked
Las ovejas no pierden el tren Sat 10 Oct at 8.30pm
Álvaro Fernández Armero • Spain 2014 • 1h43m • Digital Spanish with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Raúl Arévalo, Inma Cuesta, Candela Peña, Alberto San Juan.
After a six-year relationship, Alberto and Luisa are going through a crisis. One of the consequences of the recession is that they had to move to a small village in the middle of nowhere. She has to travel to Madrid every day to work whilst he takes care of their son. However, they are not alone in their crisis, Alberto’s brother Juan has eyes only for his young girlfriend, and Luisa’s sister, always proud of being single, is considering getting married. An optimistic comedy about how a group of friends in their 40’s face the challenges experienced by many in present-day society: the lack of jobs and opportunities, the search for a better life and love stories that are rarely “forever” anymore.
Miroslav Slaboshpitsky • Ukraine/Netherlands 2014 • 2h12m Digital • Unsubtitled Ukrainian Sign Language • 18 - Contains strong sex, nudity, violence, abortion scene Cast: Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova, Rosa Babiy, Alexander Dsiadevich, Yaroslav Biletskiy.
Few films this year have split opinion more than The Tribe. Winner of the 2014 International Critics’ Week Grand Prize at Cannes, it has been described as “unmistakably, radically new” (Justin Chang, Variety) and yet, in parts, “almost unwatchable” (Mark Kermode, The Observer). Whatever director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy was trying to do, this brutal debut feature, told entirely through unsubtitled Ukrainian Sign Language, certainly provoked reactions. This special showing is followed by a panel discussion, delivered in spoken English and British Sign Language. Will the panel, and you, agree with the filmmakers’ claim that “for love and hatred, you don’t need translation”? The panellists will be EJ Raymond (actor, writer and founder of Turtléar), Andy Carmichael (sign language interpreter, TV producer), Nicholas Padden-Duncan (freelance sign language professional and director of Kumquat & Co.) and Professor Ursula Böser (from the Department of Langauges & Intercultural Studies at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh). This event is supported by the Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies in Scotland (CTISS) and the Intercultural Research Centre at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
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Filmhouse Junior
INSIDE OUT
HACHI: A DOG’S TALE
Filmhouse junior
HAPPY FEET
PARANORMAN
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
ParaNorman
Sun 11 Oct at 11.00am
Sun 25 Oct at 11.00am
Films for a younger audience, weekly on Sundays at 11am. Tickets cost £4.00 (£5.00 for 3D screenings) per person, big or small!
Lasse Hallström • USA/UK 2009 • 1h33m • 35mm • English and Japanese with English subtitles • U - Contains no material likely to offend or harm Cast: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer, Jason Alexander.
Chris Butler & Sam Fell • USA 2012 • 1h33m • Digital PG - Contains mild comic horror and violence, frightening sequences and innuendo With the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Tucker Albrizzi, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
For these shows we choose to screen dubbed versions where these are available, but some films will be in their original language with subtitles – these are marked on individual film descriptions.
Parker, a university professor, finds a lost puppy at a train station and takes it home, much to the annoyance of his wife, who had banned him from having another dog. However, Parker and the dog develop such a remarkable bond that Cate is forced to relent, and Hachi becomes a devoted member of the family and the local community.
A small town comes under siege by zombies, calling on misunderstood local boy Norman and his talent for speaking to the dead to save them. Watch him take on ghosts, witches and (worst of all) grown-ups in this spooky stop-motion comedy for all the family!
Please note: although we normally disapprove of people talking during screenings, these shows are primarily for kids, so grown-ups should expect some noise!
Happy Feet
Inside Out Sun 4 Oct at 11.00am Pete Docter & Ronaldo Del Carmen • USA 2015 • 1h42m • Digital U - Contains very mild threat With the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan.
Meet the emotions inside the mind of teenager Riley: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust. Struggling to adjust after a long-distance move, an emotional rollercoaster ensues when Joy and Sadness get lost in Riley’s head. Can they find their way back? This latest film from the animation genius of Disney-Pixar will charm and delight audiences of all ages.
Sun 18 Oct at 11.00am George Miller, Warren Coleman & Judy Morris • Australia/USA 2006 • 1h49m • 35mm • U - Contains scary moments With the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Margolyes.
Emperor penguins have lived for centuries with one simple goal: to find their soulmates through their own unique song. But young Mumble despairs that he might be the worst singer in the world. Fortunately, he just happens to be a brilliant tap dancer.
Africa in Motion Family Day comes to Filmhouse on Sun 25 Oct - with an African Storytelling session followed by brilliant short films for the young and young-at-heart! See page 28 for more details.
Song of the Sea Sun 1 Nov at 11.00am Tomm Moore • Ireland/Denmark/Belgium/Luxembourg/France 2014 • 1h34m • Digital • PG - Contains mild threat With the voices of Lucy O’Connell, Brendan Gleeson, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Fionnula Flanagan.
Based on ancient Celtic myths, this stunningly beautiful animated feature is the soulful and magical tale of a brother and sister on an adventure to save the spirit world. Following their mother’s mysterious disappearance, Saoirse (O’Connell) and her brother Ben (Rawle) live with their distraught father (Gleeson) by the sea. With Saoirse still yet to utter her first word, Ben’s frustrations give way to wonder as he discovers that his sister is a selkie - a mythical changeling who can turn into a seal.
Filmhouse Junior/Zarafa
SONG OFOF THE SEA SONG THE SEA
THE BIG KNIGHTS THE BIG KNIGHTS
The Big Knights
Shorts for Wee Ones
Sun 8 Nov at 11.00am
Sun 22 Nov at 11.00am
Neville Astley & Mark Baker • UK 2015 • 1h10m • Digital • U With the voices of Brian Blessed, David Rintoul; narrated by Alexander Armstrong.
45m • U
In the far off land of Borovia, where dragons are fierce, witches are wicked, scientists are insane, the economy is bad and television is in black & white, stands Castle Big: home of The Big Knights. From the award-winning animators behind Peppa Pig, The Big Knights revolves around the exploits of brothers Sir Boris (the finest swordsman in the world), Sir Morris (the most enthusiastic) and their noble pets, Sir Horace the Dog and Sir Doris the Hamster.
Discovery Film Festival have looked high and low and found these wee treasures from Belgium, Brazil, Germany, the United States, France and the UK.... You’ll meet a baby lamb who definitely thinks outside the field, an elephant who dreams of riding a shiny new bicycle and a cartoon stick-man who refuses to stay on the page. All these short films are in English or are dialogue free, so will be accessible for everyone. These magical tales will delight children age 3+ and are a colourful introduction to the cinema experience as well as moving image literacy.
Zarafa
Shorts for Middle Ones
Sun 15 Nov at 11.00am
Sun 29 Nov at 11.00am
Rémi Bezançon & Jean-Christophe Lie • France/Belgium 2012 • 1h15m • Digital • PG - Contains mild violence, threat With the voices of Raeusi Uraeus, Zariah Singletary, Sjaak Caderyn, Scottie Ray, Nya-Jolie Walters.
55m • PG
Zarafa tells the story of the undying friendship between 10-year-old Maki and an orphaned giraffe, Zarafa, intended as a gift for the King of France. Hassan, Prince of the Desert, is instructed to deliver the giraffe himself, but Maki makes up his mind to bring Zarafa back to its native land - even if it means risking his life. Get more information on upcoming Education and Learning events at Filmhouse - including screenings for schools - on pages 33-34.
SHORTS ONES SHORTS FORFOR WEEWEE ONES
With their distinctive glances at the world (and solar system) in which we live, this diverse collection of short films will excite and inspire those aged eight and older. All the films are dialogue free, and demonstrate the wonderful art of telling stories purely through visuals. Who needs words when the pictures are so beautifully expressive? Funny, sad, exhilarating, cautionary, touching.
ZARAFA ZARAFA
Come and See... Giraffe Term Special
As a specially-selected film for the whole family to enjoy over the half term break, we’ll be screening the beautifully-animated Zarafa.
Zarafa Showing from Wed 14 Oct Rémi Bezançon & Jean-Christophe Lie • France/Belgium 2012 1h15m • Digital • PG - Contains mild violence, threat With the voices of Raeusi Uraeus, Zariah Singletary, Sjaak Caderyn, Scottie Ray, Nya-Jolie Walters.
Zarafa tells the story of the undying friendship between 10-year-old Maki and an orphaned giraffe, Zarafa, intended as a gift for the King of France. Hassan, Prince of the Desert, is instructed to deliver the giraffe himself, but Maki makes up his mind to bring Zarafa back to its native land - even if it means risking his life. Standard Filmhouse ticket prices apply (see page 19)
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THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
Maybe You Missed...
August Special
Judging by how quiet we find our cinemas in August, it would appear you must have better things to do... Here’s another chance to see four amazing films we simply wouldn’t want you to miss!
Theeb Mon 5 Oct to Wed 7 Oct, & Fri 9 Oct Naji Abu Nowar • United Arab Emirates/Qatar/Jordan/UK 2014 1h40m • Digital • Arabic with English subtitles 15 - Contains strong injury detail, violence Cast: Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh, Jack Fox, Marji Audeh.
1916. In the farthest reaches of the Ottoman Empire, a young Bedouin boy, Theeb (Eid Al-Hwietat, impressive in this title role), and his brother Hussein (Salameh) act as guides to a British Officer (Fox) and his companion. When - suddenly and abruptly - their plans go awry, the brothers must adapt and survive in the desolate yet beautiful landscapes of the Hijaz region. With tense sequences and knowing nods to classic Westerns, this coming-of-age adventure is an impressive debut from its director, Naji Abu Nowar.
MARSHLAND
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
THE WONDERS
The Wonders
Mon 5 Oct, Tue 6 Oct & Sat 10 Oct
Le meraviglie
Marielle Heller • USA 2015 • 1h42m • Digital 18 -Contains strong sex Cast: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig.
Wed 7 Oct to Fri 9 Oct
In 1970s San Francisco, precocious young cartoonist Minnie (Bel Powley) can‘t wait to grow up. Her mother’s (Kristen Wiig) no-holds-barred approach to partying colours her adolescent judgement, encouraging her to seek grown-up thrills anywhere she can. Instigating a liaison with her mother’s boyfriend, Monroe (Alexander Skarsgård), she begins a passionate affair with a man two decades her senior, and despite the age gap remains utterly in control. Expertly handled and lighthearted in tone, the film boasts great performances, including a truly accomplished central performance from star-in-the-ascendant Bel Powley.
Marshland
La isla mínima Sun 11 Oct at 1.00pm & 6.00pm Alberto Rodríguez • Spain 2014 • 1h44m • Digital • Spanish with English subtitles • 15 - Contains strong language, violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence Cast: Javier Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo, Antonio de la Torre
At the beginning of the 1980s, Spain is still undergoing its transition to democracy after decades of Fascist rule under Franco. In Villafranco del Guadalquivir, a forgotten town in the wetlands of Andalusia, two teenage girls go missing, bringing two homicide detectives from Madrid to try and track them down. With troubled pasts and decidedly contrasting approaches, Juan (Javier Gutiérrez) and Pedro (Raúl Arévalo) must put aside their differences to hunt a predator who has spent years terrorising a community rooted in misogyny and machismo.
Alice Rohrwacher • Italy/Switzerland/Germany 2014 • 1h51m Digital • Italian, French and German with English subtitles 15 - Contains strong language Cast: Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sam Louwyck, Alba Rohrwacher, Sabine Timoteo, Agnese Graziani, Monica Bellucci.
The family of 12-year-old Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungu, in an extraordinary debut) lives in the Italian countryside, tending to their beehives and staying at arm’s length from the outside world. But that world is growing ever more unavoidable, whether in the form of hunters who stalk their land by night or new regulations on their honey harvesting. One summer, the family’s fragile unity is attacked on two fronts: by the arrival of Martin, a boy from a work rehabilitation program, and from ‘Countryside Wonders’, a glitzy prize competition hosted by ambiguous star Milly Catena (Monica Bellucci). Winner of the Grand Prix at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, this second fiction feature by Alice Rohrwacher (Corpo Celeste) is a glimpse into a meticulouslyconstructed rural world, filmed with the objective eye of a seasoned documentarian and shot through with expertly-deployed touches of wry humour and magic realism.
Filmosophy
I AM BREATHING
THE FOUNTAIN
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
Filmosophy: Regeneration
The Fountain
Filmosophy returns for a fifth season of original and thought-provoking films. This season will focus on the theme of ‘regeneration’ and is offered in association with the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine. The MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine is a world leading research centre studying stem cells, disease and tissue repair to advance human health.
Darren Aronofsky • USA/Canada 2006 • 1h35m • 35mm 15 - Contains one use of strong language and some moderate violence Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn.
The films screened will allow an opportunity to discuss the groundbreaking research currently being undertaken at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, the diseases studied, and associated ethical issues surrounding the use of stem cells. We will seek to distinguish between science fiction and science fact, and to gain a valuable insight into the lives of those touched by the diseases and injuries that regenerative medicine aims to treat. Films will be preceded by short introductions and followed by a range of post-screening events featuring scientists from the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine and other invited speakers. The screenings will be introduced and discussion sessions hosted by James Mooney, Short Courses lecturer and course organiser at The University of Edinburgh. For details of courses, visit the University of Edinburgh’s Short Course website www.ed.ac.uk/short-courses. For more information on screenings and events or to continue the discussion, ‘like’ Filmosophy on Facebook, follow @film_philosophy on Twitter, or go to www.filmandphilosophy.com. You can also find out more about the ethical issues surrounding stem cells in medicine at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine website www.crm.ed.ac.uk/stem-cells-regenerative-medicine/ethics.
I Am Breathing Tue 13 Oct at 5.45pm Emma Davie & Morag McKinnon • UK/Denmark 2012 • 1h12m Digital • 15 • Documentary
TICKETDEAL Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off This offer is available online, in person and on the phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
When Neil Platt is diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease at the age of 33, he makes the unusual decision to document his final months, not just in a blog (which he painstakingly dictates via frustratingly inaccurate speech recognition software) but by inviting a film crew into the home he shares with his tireless wife Louise and toddler son Oscar. The result is a heartbreaking, funny and tender portrayal of incredible fortitude and love.
Tue 10 Nov at 6.15pm
Three intertwining stories about men - from past, present and future - pursuing eternity with their love is the central premise of Darren Aronofsky’s third feature film. In a deeply personal and ambitious project, Aronofsky explores love, death and grief through the stories of Tomás, Tom and Tommy (Hugh Jackman), with layered subtleties that complement the often vivid and ornate visuals. Garnering a reputation as rather divisive among critics, this is a grandiose, sincere and unquestionably original piece of cinema.
The Skin I Live In La piel que habito Tue 8 Dec at 6.00pm Pedro Almodóvar • Spain 2011 • 2h • Digital • Spanish with English subtitles • 15 - Contains strong sex, sexual violence, brief gore & very strong language Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Blanca Suárez
Brilliant Toledo plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard is obsessed with his latest revolutionary human skin treatment. Not exactly shy of breaking a few ethical rules here and there, he’s also got a laboratory in his basement.... and a beautiful woman in a flesh-coloured unitard he keeps imprisoned in a room upstairs... Suffice to say, Thierry Jonquet’s source novel, ‘Mygale’, gives the world’s favourite Spanish auteur ample opportunity to explore his customary themes and stylings, albeit in a genre he’s perhaps not readily associated with.
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Luminate Film Tour/Nurse Edith Cavell
DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE
Luminate Film Tour Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival once again takes place throughout October, across Scotland. In its fourth year, the festival features hundreds of creative events from the Scottish Borders to Shetland, reaching people of all ages and different communities nationwide. Luminate celebrates creativity, shares stories of ageing and explores what our changing demographic
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THE WHALES OF AUGUST
Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance
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Mon 5 Oct only
Nurse Edith Cavell
Louise Osmond • UK 2014 • 1h26m • Digital • PG - Contains mild bad language, injury references • Documentary
Mon 12 Oct at 8.30pm
The astonishing true story of a champion racehorse, raised on an allotment in one of the poorest mining valleys in Wales. The story begins in 2000, when Jan Vokes, the barmaid of the local working men’s club, hears a regular talking about the time he owned a share of a racehorse. Jan convinces a handful of locals to part with ten pounds a week, finds a thoroughbred mare with a terrible racing record for £300, a stallion past his best, puts them together and - against all the odds - breeds a winner.
The Whales of August Mon 26 Oct only Lindsay Anderson • USA 1987 • 1h31m • Digital • U Cast: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern.
For decades, since they were children, two old sisters have returned to a cottage on an island off the coast of Maine, where in August it has been their custom to watch at twilight as the whales pass on their journeys to wherever it is that whales go. Although they make plans for the future, and argue over whether they should install a new picture window, there is the sense that this will be their last summer in the cottage. A quietly compelling film, featuring wonderful performances from two legends of cinema, Bette Davis and Lillian Gish. There is a story that during filming, Anderson told Gish one day that she had just performed wonderfully in a closeup. “She should,” Davis declared. “She invented them.”
Herbert Wilcox • USA 1939 • 1h48m • Digital • English and German with English subtitles PG - Contains mild violence and war horror. Cast: Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver, George Sanders, Zasu Pitts.
In an Oscar-nominated film based on the true WWI heroism of the title character, Anna Neagle plays English nurse Edith Cavell - the matron in a small private hospital in German-occupied Brussels. When the son of a recently deceased patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, Cavell aids him to reach Holland and safety. This leads to Cavell and a small group of supporters forming an organization to help Belgian, French, English and other soldiers escape as well. Eventually the Germans become aware of what’s happening and take action... This special screening marks 100 years since Edith Cavell was court-martialled and found guilty of treason by Germany, for which she was executed by firing squad.
2 October - 5 November 2015
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
Fri 1 The Second Mother 2 1 99 Homes Oct 1 Sinsombrero (S) 1 The Unexpected Life (S) 2 The Second Mother 2 99 Homes 3 99 Homes *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
1.00 3.30 6.00 +talk 8.15 +Q&A 3.25/8.25 5.55 8.40
Wed 1 Theeb 7 1 The Wonders Oct 1 Aces (S) 2 The Second Mother 2 99 Homes 2 Spanish Affair (S) 3 99 Homes *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.30 5.50 8.30 +Q&A 1.00/8.30 3.30 6.00 1.10/8.40
Mon 1 Suffragette (AD) 2.00/8.40 12 1 Attack on Titan: Crimson...(SLA) 6.00 +intro Oct 2 Bill (AD) 1.15 2 Suffragette (AD) 3.30/6.10 2 Nurse Edith Cavell (WW) 8.30 3 Mia Madre 1.10/6.05 *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18) For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2
Sat 1 Sinsombrero (S) 3 1 Flowers (Loreak) + short (S) Oct 1 Spanish Affair (S) 1 80 Days (S) 2 99 Homes 2 The Second Mother 3 Hard to Be a God 3 99 Homes *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
12.45 +Q&A 2.45 +Q&A 5.45 8.30 +Q&A 1.00/5.55 8.25 1.30 8.40
Thu 1 The Wonders 8 1 5 Days to Dance + short (S) Oct 1 Seventh Floor (S) 2 The Second Mother 2 99 Homes 3 99 Homes *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.30 6.00 8.15 1.00/3.30/5.55 8.30 1.10/6.05
Tue 1 Suffragette (AD) 13 1 Puella Magi Madoka... (SLA) Oct 2 Bill (AD) 2 Suffragette (AD) 2 Suffragette (AD) (C) 2 I Am Breathing (F) 3 Mia Madre *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.00/6.00 8.30 +intro 1.15 3.20 8.40 (captioned) 5.45 +intro/disc. 1.10/8.45
Fri 1 Theeb 9 1 The Wonders Oct 1 The Unexpected Life (S) 1 Magical Girl (S) 2 The Damned: Don’t You... 2 Mia Madre 2 The Dance of Reality 3 The Dance of Reality 3 Mia Madre *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
1.00 3.15 6.00 8.30 1.10/8.50 3.35 5.55 3.30 8.45
Wed 1 Suffragette (AD) 14 1 Attack on Titan: Wings... (SLA) Oct 2 Zarafa 2 Suffragette (AD) 2 Aferim! (R) 3 Bill (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.00/8.40 6.00 +intro 1.15 3.30/6.10 8.30 3.40/8.45
Sat 1 The Diary of a Teenage Girl 10 1 Concerto - A Beethoven... Oct 1 Living is Easy with Eyes... (S) 1 Sidetracked (S) 2 The Dance of Reality 2 Map (S) 2 The Damned: Don’t You... 3 Mia Madre *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
1.10 3.30 5.45 8.30 1.00/5.55 3.45 8.50 3.35/8.45
Thu 1 Suffragette (AD) 15 1 The Last: Naruto... (SLA) Oct 2 Zarafa 2 Suffragette (AD) 2 A Grain of Truth (PP) 3 Bill (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.00/6.00 8.30 +intro 1.15 3.20/8.40 5.45 +Q&A 3.40/6.10
Sun 1 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (FJ) 11 1 Marshland Oct 1 Concerto - A Beethoven... 1 The Damned: Don’t You... 2 The Tribe 2 The Damned: Don’t You... 2 The Dance of Reality 3 Mia Madre *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
11.00am 1.00/6.00 3.30 8.20 2.00 +discussion 5.45 8.15 3.35/6.05
Sun 1 Inside Out (FJ) 11.00am 4 1 5 Days to Dance + short (S) 1.05 Oct 1 My Dearest Señorita + short (S) 3.00 +talk 1 Living is Easy with Eyes... (S) 5.15 +Q&A 1 Magical Girl (S) 8.00 +Q&A 2 The Second Mother 1.00/5.55 2 99 Homes 8.25 3 Hard to Be a God 1.30 3 99 Homes 6.00 *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18) Mon 1 Theeb 2.30 5 1 80 Days (S) 6.00 +Q&A Oct 1 The Diary of a Teenage Girl 9.00 2 Dark Horse: The Incredible... (L) 1.00/6.10 2 The Second Mother 3.00/8.15 3 99 Homes 1.10/8.40 *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18) For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2 Tue 1 The Diary of a Teenage Girl 6 1 Theeb Oct 1 Oedipus +live score 2 Theeb 2 The Second Mother 2 Aces (S) 2 Map (S) 3 99 Homes *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.30 6.00 9.00 (£15/£12) 1.00 3.15 6.00 +Q&A 8.45 1.10/8.40
SCREENING TIMES
FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
Fri 16 Oct
1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
Suffragette (AD) 1.00 Boruto: Naruto the Movie (SLA) 3.30 +intro Expelled from Paradise (SLA) 6.00 +intro Animator Expo (SLA) 8.30 +intro Zarafa 1.15 Suffragette (AD) 3.40/6.10/8.40 The Program (AD) 1.10/6.05/8.25 Bill (AD) 3.45
Sat 17 Oct
1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Miss Hokusai (SLA) Empire of Corpses (SLA)
1.00 +intro 3.20 +intro The Murder Case of Hana...(SLA) 6.30 +intro Attack on Titan: Part 1 (SLA) 9.00 +intro Suffragette (AD) 1.20/3.40/6.10/8.30 Zarafa 1.30 The Program (AD) 3.25/6.05/8.25
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2 October - 5 November 2015
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
Sun 18 Oct
1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Happy Feet (FJ) Dragon Ball Z... (SLA) Love Live! The School... (SLA) Psycho-Pass: The Movie (SLA) Ghost in the Shell (SLA) Suffragette (AD) Zarafa The Program (AD)
SCREENING TIMES
11.00am 1.15 +intro 3.30 +intro 6.15 +intro 9.00 +intro 1.20/3.40/6.10/8.30 1.30 3.25/6.05/8.25
Mon 1 Suffragette (AD) 2.30/5.55/8.30 19 2 Zarafa 1.15 Oct 2 Bill (AD) (C) 3.15 (captioned) 2 Dancing with Maria (SM) 6.00 2 Go Away Mr. Tumour (CFD) 8.25 +intro 3 Suffragette (AD) 1.00 3 The Program (AD) 3.25/8.40 3 To the Fore (CFD) 5.45 For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2 Tue 20 Oct
1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Wed 1 21 1 Oct 2 2 2 2 3 3
Suffragette (AD) Zarafa Bill (AD) Good Girl (SM) The Program (AD) Suffragette (AD) The Program (AD) Carte Blanche (PP)
2.30/5.55/8.30 1.15 3.15 6.00 8.25 1.00 3.25/6.05 8.40 +intro
Suffragette (AD) Back to the Future Part II The Program (AD) Bill (AD) Rocks in My Pockets (SM) Suffragette (AD) Suffragette (AD) The Program (AD)
2.30/6.10 8.30 1.15 3.40 6.00 8.40 1.00 3.25/6.05/8.25
* The majority of our screenings are scheduled well in advance, and times published in this monthly brochure and on our website. Most weeks we leave some spaces in the schedule in order to allow us to keep on films that are proving popular for a little longer; these late-scheduled screenings will be added to our website from midday at the latest on the Tuesday preceding the start of the new cinema week on Friday, and listed in our weekly screenings email – sign up at www.filmhousecinema.com/news
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SCREENING TIMES
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
Suffragette (AD) The Program (AD) Bill (AD) Suppressed/Expressed (SM) Suffragette (AD) The Program (AD) O!PLA Across the Borders (PP)
2.30/6.10/8.30 1.15/8.25 3.40 6.00 1.00 3.25/5.55 8.15 +intro
Wed 28 Oct
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Suffragette (AD) Suffragette (AD) The Program (AD) Cairo Station (AiM) It’s Me, Anna (AiM) Make More Noise!... The Program (AD)
3.00/6.00/8.30 1.10 3.40 6.10 8.15 +Q&A 1.30/3.30 6.15/8.35
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Suffragette (AD) The Program (AD) Hyenas (AiM) Codependent Lesbian... (OR) Make More Noise!... The Program (AD)
1.00/3.30/6.00/8.30 1.10/3.40 6.10 8.50 1.30/3.45 6.15/8.35
Sat 24 Oct
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Suffragette (AD) The Program (AD) Sembene! (AiM) Black Girl (AiM) Make More Noise!... Codependent Lesbian... (OR) The Program (AD)
1.00/3.30/6.00/8.30 1.10/3.40 6.10 +Q&A 8.45 +Q&A 1.30 3.45 6.15/8.35
Thu 29 Oct
1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Suffragette (AD) SMHAFF Int’l Awards (SM) Suffragette (AD) Make More Noise!... The Dream of Shahrazad (AiM) Beats of the... + shorts (AiM) Make More Noise!... The Program (AD)
3.00/8.30 6.00 (Free & Ticketed) 1.10 3.30 5.45 +shorts 8.50 1.30 3.40/6.15/8.35
Sun 25 Oct
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ParaNorman (FJ) 11.00am Suffragette (AD) 1.00/3.30/6.00/8.30 African Family Storytelling(AiM) 2.00 (Free) AfriKids (AiM) 3.45 Things of the... + short (AiM) 5.45 +Q&A The Blinds’ Bands (AiM) 8.25 The Program (AD) 1.10/6.15/8.35 Make More Noise!... 3.40
Thu 22 Oct
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Fri 23 Oct
Mon 1 Suffragette (AD) 3.00/6.00/8.30 26 2 Suffragette (AD) 1.10 Oct 2 Make More Noise!... 3.30 2 The Program (AD) 6.00 2 Short Film Competition (AiM) 8.20 3 The Whales of August (L) 1.00/6.10 3 The Program (AD) 3.40/8.35 For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2 Tue 27 Oct
1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Suffragette (AD) Suffragette (AD) The Program (AD) Body (PP) Run (AiM) Make More Noise!... Masterclass: Philippe... (AiM) The Program (AD) (C) The Program (AD)
3.00/6.00/8.30 1.10 3.40 6.10 +intro 8.20 +Q&A 1.30 3.30 (Free & Ticketed) 6.05 (captioned) 8.35
Fri 1 Suffragette (AD) 30 1 Macbeth (AD) Oct 2 Macbeth (AD) 2 Suffragette (AD) 2 Ayanda (AiM) 3 Red Army 3 Suffragette (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see left)
1.15 3.35/6.10/8.40 1.00 6.00 8.25+Q&A 1.10 3.15/8.30
Sat 1 Suffragette (AD) 31 1 Red Army Oct 1 Macbeth (AD) 1 House of Wax [3D] 1 Halloween 2 Macbeth (AD) 2 Suffragette (AD) 2 Eye of the Storm (AiM) 3 Macbeth (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see left)
1.00 3.20 5.20 7.50 10.00 1.10/3.40 6.10 8.25 +discussion 8.30
Sun 1 Song of the Sea (FJ) 1 1 Macbeth (AD) Nov 1 Red Army 1 Wings of Desire (CS) 2 Suffragette (AD) 2 Macbeth (AD) 2 Lamb (AiM) 3 Suffragette (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see left)
11.00am 1.00/5.30 3.30 8.00 +intro 1.10 3.40/8.30 6.10 6.00
WWW.FILMHOUSECINEMA.COM DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
2 October - 5 November 2015
SCREENING TIMES
Mon 1 Macbeth (AD) 2.30/8.40 2 1 Macbeth (AD) (C) 6.10 (captioned) Nov 2 Suffragette (AD) 1.10/8.30 2 Red Army 3.30/6.15 3 Suffragette (AD) 3.40/6.00 *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18) For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2 Tue 1 Macbeth (AD) 3 2 Suffragette (AD) Nov 2 Red Army 3 Suffragette (AD) 3 Close Ups (PP) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.30/6.10/8.40 1.10/6.00 3.30/8.30 3.40 8.45 +intro
Wed 1 Macbeth (AD) 4 1 Suffragette (AD) Nov 2 Suffragette (AD) 2 Red Army 2 The Death of Mr Lazarescu (R) 3 Suffragette (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.30/8.40 6.15 1.10 3.30/6.00 8.00 +intro 3.40
Thu 1 Macbeth (AD) 5 2 Suffragette (AD) Nov 2 Red Army 3 Suffragette (AD) 3 Munk Studio - Short Docs (PP) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 18)
2.30/6.10/8.40 1.10/6.00 3.30/8.30 3.40 6.05
KEY (AD) – Audio Description (see page 2) (C) – Captioned for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing (see page 2) All screenings in 2D unless marked [3D] Information about For Crying Out Loud screenings for babies and carers can now be found on page 2. SEASONS: (A) - Scotland Loves Anime (pages 20-22) (AiM) - Africa in Motion (pages 27-30) (CFD) - China Film Day (page 23) (CS) – Come and See... (pages 13 & 31) (F) - Filmosophy (page 15) (FJ) – Filmhouse Junior (pages 12-13) (LF) - Luminate Festival Tour (page 16) (OR) – Over the Rainbow (page 30) (PP) - Play Poland (pages 24-25) (R) - Romanian Cultural Institute (page 31) (S) - Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (pages 8-11) (SM) - Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival (pages 32) (WW) - The First World War in Cinema (page 16) Full index of films on page 2
FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME
TICKET PRICES AND INFORMATION MATINEES (Shows starting prior to 5pm) Mon - Thu: £7.20 full price, £5.70 concessions Friday Matinees: £5.50/£4.00 concessions Sat - Sun: £9.00 full price, £7.20 concessions EVENING SCREENINGS (Starting 5pm and later) £9.00 full price, £7.20 concessions For screenings in 3D add £2 to ticket price. All tickets to Filmhouse Junior screenings (marked FJ on grid) are £4.00. Tickets for children under 12 are £4.00 for any screening. Filmhouse Members get £1.50 off every ticket (excludes Friday matinees and Filmhouse Junior) Concessions available for: children (under 15); students (with valid matriculation card); school pupils (15-18 years); Young Scot cardholders; senior citizens; people with disability or invalidity status (carers go free); claimants (Jobseekers Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Housing Benefit); NHS employees (with proof of employment).
All performances are bookable in advance, in person, online at www.filmhousecinema.com or by phone on 0131 228 2688. We do not charge a booking fee. Tickets may also be reserved without payment, in which case they must be collected no later than 30 minutes before the performance starts. Tickets cannot be exchanged nor money refunded except in the event of a cancellation of a performance. Screenings are subject to change, but only in extraordinary circumstances. Please completely refrain from using mobile phones (including checking messages/the time) or talking audibly during screenings. Filmhouse staff reserve the right to ask customers to leave the premises. All seats are unreserved. If you require seats together please arrive in plenty of time. Cinemas will be open 15 minutes before the start of each screening. The management reserves the right of admission and will not admit latecomers. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Double bills are shown in the same order as indicated on these pages. Intervals in double bills last 10 minutes. BOX OFFICE: 0131 228 2688 (10am-9pm daily) PROGRAMME INFO: 0131 228 2689 BOOK ONLINE: www.filmhousecinema.com
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Scotland Loves Anime
ATTACK ON TITAN: CRIMSON BOW & ARROW
PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE PART III
Scotland Loves Anime Now renowned as the UK’s top film festival for Japanese animation, Scotland Loves Anime returns for its sixth edition - its biggest line-up yet! lovesanimation.com
ATTACK ON TITAN: THE WINGS OF FREEDOM
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow & Arrow Attack on Titan: The Wings of Freedom Gekijouban Shingeki no kyojin Zenpen: Guren no yumiya Mon 12 Oct at 6.00pm
UK Premiere
UK Premiere
Wed 14 Oct at 6.00pm
Tetsuro Araki • Japan 2015 • 2h • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 15 With the voices of Yuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue.
Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by the Titans, cruel giants who gorge on human flesh. Flash forward to the present - the city has not seen a Titan in over 100 years ‚ but teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness as the massive city walls are suddenly destroyed by a super Titan. After watching in horror as their mother is eaten alive, Eren vows to take revenge on the Titans for all of mankind.... The screening will be introduced by Festival Director, Andrew Partridge.
Narrowly avoiding execution, Eren’s fate has been entrusted to his Scout Regiment, provided he is capable of following orders. But on an expedition outside the wall, a unique female Titan appears and cuts through the Scouts, leaving a trail of carnage. As it becomes obvious that a traitor is sabotaging the Regiment from within, Eren must ask himself who humanity’s true enemy really is, as bloody revelations await beyond the wall. The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Tue 13 Oct at 8.30pm
Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off Buy any six (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 25% off Buy any nine (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 35% off These offers are available online, in person and on the phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
Gekijouban Shingeki no kyojin Kouhen: Jiyuu no tsubasa
Tetsuro Araki • Japan 2014 • 1h59m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 15 With the voices of Yuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue
Gekijouban Mahou shojo Madoka magika Shinpen: Hangyaku no monogatari TICKETDEALS
THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE
UK Premiere
Akiyuki Shinbo • Japan 2013 • 1h56m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 15 With the voices of Aoi Yuki, Chiwa Saito, Eri Kitamura
Madoka Kaname once led an ordinary life, but paid a hefty price to set other magical girls free from their cruel destiny. One, Homura Akemi, was unable to keep her promise to Madoka, but continues to fight in the world she was left behind in. But were all the magical girls truly saved? And, as the great “Law of Cycles” leads them to a new fate, will it be one filled hope or despair? The screening will be introduced by Festival Director, Andrew Partridge.
Thu 15 Oct at 8.30pm
Scottish Premiere
Tsuneo Kobayashi • Japan 2014 • 1h52m • Digital • Japanese and English with English subtitles • 12A With the voices of Junko Takeuchi, Nana Mizuki, Jun Fukuyama, Chie Nakamura, Shotaro Morikubo.
The Last: Naruto the Movie is based on the internationally bestselling manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The moon is approaching dangerously close to Earth and, unless something is done, it will disintegrate and shower the Earth with gigantic meteorites. As the clock ticks towards the end of the world, can Naruto save the planet from this crisis? The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
Scotland Loves Anime
ANIMATOR EXPO
RAKUEN TSUIHO: EXPELLED FROM PARADISE
MISS HOKUSAI
THE MURDER CASE OF HANA & ALICE
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Animator Expo
Empire of Corpses
Fri 16 Oct at 3.30pm
Nihon Animeta Mihonichi
Sat 17 Oct at 3.30pm
Hiroyuki Yamashita • Japan 2015 • 1h40m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 12A With the voices of Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Nana Mizuki, Daisuke Namikawa.
Fri 16 Oct at 8.30pm
In Boruto: Naruto The Movie, famed ninja Naruto Uzumaki protects the Hidden Leaf Village as the Seventh Hokage. Boruto, his troublesome son, resents the responsibilities which take Naruto away from him. Seeing this, Sasuke takes Boruto under his wing. But Sasuke’s only daughter, Sarada, also dreams of becoming Hokage one day.... The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
Rakuen Tsuiho: Expelled from Paradise Fri 16 Oct at 6.00pm
European Premiere
Seiji Mizushima • Japan 2014 • 1h44m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 12A With the voices of Rie Kugimiya, Shinichiro Miki, Hiroshi Kamiya
With Earth in ruins following a massive disaster, most of humanity have abandoned their physical bodies and the planet they once called home, and rebuilt their minds in the DEVA cyberuniverse. In AD 2400, DEVA discover someone on Earth trying to hack into the system, identified only as “Frontier Setter”. They despatch Officer Angela Balzac to Earth, equipped with a prosthetic “material body”, to make contact with local agent Dingo. But what awaits her instead is the swarm of sandworms now infesting the Earth’s surface. Will Angela and Dingo be able to find Frontier Setter on this devastated planet? The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
European Premiere
Japan 20142015 • 1h40m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 18
The short film series Japan Anima(tor)’s Exhibition, presented by Studio Khara (Evangelion) and Dwango, is a compilation of original projects, spinoffs, promotional films, Music PV, and VJ Films. Its goal is to give talented animators an environment to experiment and explore the possibilities of future film production. Scotland Loves Anime is proud to present 15 shorts from the series, made by a wide range of talented directors, including Yasuhiro Yoshiura (Patema Inverted) and Shinji Aramaki (Harlock: Space Pirate, Appleseed). The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
Miss Hokusai Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai Sat 17 Oct at 1.00pm Keiichi Hara • Japan 2015 • 1h33m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • PG With the voices of Anna Watanabe, Yutaka Matsushige, Kumiko Aso.
In 1814 Edo, a much accomplished artist works tirelessly in his studio. His name is Katsushika Hokusai and decades later his work will come to mesmerise a score of prominent Western artists. But few were aware of the woman who often painted for him whilst remaining uncredited. This is the untold story of Hokusai’s daughter, O-Ei, a free-spirited woman overshadowed by her larger-than-life father. Inheritor of both his stubbornness and his talent, her own art is so powerful that it leads to trouble.... The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
Shisha no teikoku
Ryotaro Makihara • Japan 2015 • 1h42m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 15 With the voices of Hosoya Yoshimasa, Murase Ayumu, Kusunoki Taiten.
When brilliant medical student John Watson is invited to join the UK government’s secret society, the Walsingham Institution, he is sent on a clandestine mission. In his alternate 19th-century London, corpse reanimation technology has developed, rendering the dead useful as basic labour. Watson is tasked with searching for the legendary writings of Dr Victor Frankenstein, who, a century earlier, allegedly detailed the technology which produced “The One”, the original reanimated corpse gifted with the powers of speech and free will. Accompanied by his own corpse, Friday, who records his activities, Watson begins the journey of a lifetime in search of Victor’s private papers. The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
The Murder Case of Hana & Alice Hana to Alice Satsujin Jiken Sat 17 Oct at 6.30pm Shunji Iwai • Japan 2015 • 1h50m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • PG With the voices of Anne Suzuki, Yu Aoi.
Tetsuko (aka Alice) is off to a fresh start as she begins school at Ishinomori College. A victim of bullying, she finds solace in her return to dance. During a dancing session, she hears about the enigmatic Ishinomori College murder, in which one student was supposedly killed by four others. When Alice discovers that her reclusive next-door neighbour, Hana, might hold the missing pieces to this homicidal puzzle, she decides to pay her a visit. Together, they follow the threads of an investigation that will cement their friendship forever. The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
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Scotland Loves Anime
ATTACK ON TITAN: PART 1
DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’
LOVE LIVE! THE SCHOOL IDOL MOVIE
PSYCHO-PASS: THE MOVIE
Attack on Titan: Part 1
Love Live! The School Idol Movie
Shingeki no kyojin: Attack on Titan Sat 17 Oct at 9pm
Sun 18 Oct at 3.30pm
Shinji Higuchi • Japan 2015 • 1h30m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 18 Cast: Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongo, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba.
Following on from the events of Crimson Bow & Arrow and The Wings of Freedom, Eren has now joined the Outer Wall Restoration Team set up to hold against the Titans. Reunited with childhood friend Mikasa, the new recruits embark on a mission to plug the gaping hole in the wall and stop the waves of Titans once and for all. With humanity’s survival on the line, will there be a future for Eren and Mikasa - or even for mankind itself? The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Doragon boru Z: Fukkatsu no ‘F’ Sun 18 Oct at 1.15pm Tadayoshi Yamamuro • Japan 2015 • 1h34m • Digital • 12A With the voices of Sean Schemmel, Kyle Hebert, Chris Ayres, Monica Rial, Christopher Sabat.
Hot on the heels of last year’s summer blockbuster, Battle of Gods, Dragon Ball Z is back. Resurrection ‘F’ is the second film personally supervised by series creator Akira Toriyama, and showcases the return of Frieza, one of its most iconic villains. Resurrected after years in spiritual purgatory, Frieza plans his revenge on the Z-Fighters of Earth. Facing off against his powerful new form and army of 1,000 soldiers, Goku and Vegeta must reach new levels of strength in order to protect Earth from their vengeful nemesis. The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
The defending champions of the school idol tournament plan to dissolve their group after the graduation of their senior members. But then they receive sudden news, which leads them to hold another concert. What is the last thing that these girls can do as school idols... and, with the clock ticking, what kind of meaning will their members find in creating their most exciting live performance? The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
Psycho-Pass: The Movie Gekijouban Psycho-Pass Sun 18 Oct at 6.15pm
Ghost in the Shell
European Premiere Kokaku Kidotai
Takahiko Kyogoku • Japan 2015 • 1h42m • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • PG With the voices of Emi Nitta, Yoshino Nanjo, Aya Uchida
UK Premiere
Naoyoshi Shiotani • Japan 2015 • 2h • Digital • Japanese with English subtitles • 15 With the voices of Kana Hanazawa, Kenji Nojima, Tomokazu Seki, Shizuka Itou, Takahiro Sakurai.
In the year 2116, the Japanese government begins exporting its Sibyl System of unmanned robot drones in an attempt to reach all conflict areas worldwide. Alongside this, the Southeast Asia Union (SEAUn) decides to test the floating city of Shambhalafloat, which achieves fleeting peace and security. But, shortly after, SEAUn terrorists enter Japanese territory, attempting to sneak through the Japanese Sibyl System and launch an attack against its brain. As Akane Tsunemori of the Criminal Investigation Division sets off to investigate Shambhalafloat, the truth is revealed.... The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
GHOST IN THE SHELL
Sun 18 Oct at 9.00pm
UK Premiere
Kazuchika Kise & Kazuya Nomura • Japan 2015 • 1h40m • Digital Japanese with English subtitles • 15 With the voices of Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyuu Juku, Kenichirou Matsuda, Tarusuke Shingaki, Shunsuke Sakuya.
Ghost in the Shell had a powerful influence both in Japan and abroad. Shirow Masamune created the manga that became an instant reference for cyberpunk science-fiction, and now Kazuchika Kise puts a fresh spin on the original story. This brand-new feature, co-directed with Kazuyna Nomura, sheds light on the concept of the Ghost and the birth of the saga’s heroine, agent Motoko Kusanagi. In March 2029, the first minister is assassinated; Motoko’s former manager is one of the collateral victims. After assembling a team with Bato, Togusa and others, she begins her investigation.... The screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.
China Film Day/Back to the Future Part II
TO THE FORE
GO AWAY MR. TUMOUR
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
China Film Day
“Great Scott!”
To celebrate the China-UK Year of Culture Exchange and to promote the recent China-UK Film Co-production Agreement, which plays a positive role in promoting China -UK film Coproductions and celebrates British film in China, Filmhouse is delighted to be working with the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television China to screen two brand new and exclusive Chinese titles here in Edinburgh.
Celebrate Back to the Future Day with us on 21 October 2015 - the exact date on which Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrive in the future during Back to the Future Part II.
With thanks to the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, China.
Wed 21 Oct at 8.30pm
To the Fore
Go Away Mr. Tumour
Por fun Mon 19 Oct at 5.45pm
Gun dan ba! Zhong liu jun Mon 19 Oct at 8.25pm
Dante Lam • Hong Kong 2015 • 2h5m • Digital • Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Italian and Korean with English subtitles cert tbc Cast: Eddie Peng, Si Won Choi, Shawn Dou, Luodan Wang.
Han Yan • China 2015 • 2h8m • Digital • Mandarin with English subtitles • cert tbc Cast: Bai Baihe, Daniel Wu.
As members of the dominant Radiant cycling team, Jeong, Ming and Tian all play different tactical roles. While rookies Ming and Tian hold positions and create opportunities for him, Jeong is the sprinter - profiting from their work to charge towards the finish line, and receiving all the accolades of their eventual victories. After unsuccessful attempts at riding with other teams, the pair find themselves together again at the bottom of the local racing circuit, determined to work their way up to challenge their former team-mate once more.
Based on the famous web comic series of the same name, Go Away Mr. Tumour is a light and amusing take on the darkest days of the life of Xiong Dun (the original cartoonist of the comic, and protagonist of this film adaptation). After being dumped by her boyfriend and losing her job, Xiong Dun’s bad luck takes an even worse turn when she is diagnosed with a malignant tumour. Beginning her treatment with her merry band of friends at her side, the optimistic 29 year old discovers that there’s more to life than what she had and lost. The director of the film, Han Yan, will be in attendance to introduce this screening.
Back to the Future Part II Robert Zemeckis • USA 1989 • 1h48m • Digital PG - Contains mild language, violence Cast: Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F Wilson, Elisabeth Shue.
Marty McFly (Michael J Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) travel to the year 2015 to avert a McFly family catastophe, and return to find that their present day 1985 has been massively and horribly altered. Having stolen the Grays Sports Almanac and used the DeLorean to take it back to his younger self, Biff Tannen (Thomas F Wilson) has become the richest man on earth. Returning once again to the 1955 high school dance from the first film, Marty must retrieve the book (while remaining undetected) before young Biff discovers its power and ruins Hill Valley forever.
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Play Poland Film Festival
A GRAIN OF TRUTH
CARTE BLANCHE
O!PLA ACROSS THE BORDERS
Play Poland Film Festival
A Grain of Truth
Play Poland Film Festival is the largest mobile film event in the United Kingdom, aiming at presenting and promoting contemporary Polish cinema.
Borys Lankosz • Poland 2015 • 1h50m • Digital • Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc Cast: Robert Wieckiewicz, Jerzy Trela, Magdalena Walach
This year’s festival will visit ten global locations, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Belfast, London, Ottawa and, for the first time, Kuala Lumpur. Play Poland is organised by Polish Art Europe Ltd. For more information on the festival go to www.playpoland.org.uk
Ziarno Prawdy
Thu 15 Oct at 5.45pm
After a stunning debut with his first feature The Reverse, Borys Lankosz returns with a highly anticipated thriller adapted from bestselling Polish novel by Zygmunt Miloszewski. A shocking crime is committed in the picturesque town of Sandomierz. Local law enforcement officers, under the command of a newly arrived metropolitan prosecutor (Robert Wieckiewicz), will have to solve a crime that has all the hallmarks of a ritual killing. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Borys Lankosz.
Carte Blanche Tue 20 Oct at 8.40pm Jacek Lusinski • Poland 2015 • 1h46m • Digital • Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc Cast: Andrzej Chyra, Urszula Grabowska, Arkadiusz Jakubik
Based on the true story of Kacper, a beloved history teacher who begins to lose his sight. The medical diagnosis leaves little hope, and he is faced with the very real possibility of permanent blindness. Initially heartbroken, he attempts to hide it from the school - driven by his desire to keep his job and to help his students with the end of school exams. The only person who knows is his best friend Wiktor, a bank manager. Meanwhile, Kacper enters a relationship with his coworker Ewa and tries to help a rebel student Klara, who hides a secret of her own... This screening will be preceded by an introduction by Dr Malgorzata Bugaj from the University of Stirling and the University of Edinburgh.
BODY
O!PLA Across the Borders Shorts Programme Thu 22 Oct at 8.15pm Various • Poland 2013-2015 • 1h56m • Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc
O!PLA - The Festival of Polish Animation - is a fully independent cultural project which recently held its 3rd edition in 51 Polish cities and towns. At O!PLA, the audience in all participating venues decide the awardwinners. O!PLA Across the Borders tours a selection of films from of the O!PLA programme in venues outside Poland. From the very beginning, the main aim of O!PLA has been to (re)build relations between audiences and artists and to reach out with the art of animation. This screening will be preceded by an introduction by Jared Taylor from Edinburgh College of Art. £6/£4.20
Body
Ciało Tue 27 Oct at 6.10pm
Malgorzata Szumowska • Poland 2015 • 1h30m • Digital • Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc Cast: Justyna Suwala, Janusz Gajos, Maja Ostaszewska.
The intertwined stories of a widowed criminal prosecutor (Janusz Gajos), his daughter (Justyna Suwala) who suffers from anorexia, and her therapist (Maja Ostaszewska) who claims she can communicate with dead loved ones. Three radically different approaches to the body and soul are expressed in Malgorzata Szumowska’s film, for which she won the Silver Bear at the 2015 Berlinale. This screening will be preceded by an introduction by Dr Malgorzata Bugaj from the University of Stirling and the University of Edinburgh.
Play Poland Film Festival
CLOSE UPS
SHORT DOCUMENTARIES: MUNK STUDIO
Close Ups
SHORTS: WAJDA STUDIO
CALL ME MARIANNA
DISCO POLO
Zbliżenia Tue 3 Nov at 8.45pm
Shorts: Wajda School
Call Me Marianna
Wed 11 Nov at 8.40pm
Thu 12 Nov at 6.15pm
Magdalena Piekorz • Poland 2014 • 1h16m • Digital • Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc Cast: Joanna Orleanska, Ewa Wisniewska, Lukasz Simlat.
Various • Poland 2014/2015 • 1h47m • Digital • Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc
Karolina Bielawska • Poland 2015 • 1h15m • Digital • Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc • Documentary
Wajda School has been active for over 10 years. It was founded in Warsaw by Andrzej Wajda and Wojciech Marczewski. It offers a unique combination of production and education for film professionals.
Before she officially became Marianna, she lived as a man. She had a family, children, and a job at the Warsaw Metro. But she had a constant sense of unease - a female mind trapped in Wojtek’s male body. When she was 43 years old, Marianna realised that she could no longer live as a man. Her mother still calls her ‘Wojtek’, her ex-wife avoids encounters, and her children have grown distant. Marianna understands their reactions, fears and grudges, but there is no one who understands her. Call Me Marianna is not a story about a transsexual. It is a story about loneliness, hope, and the price one has to pay for it.
Marta, 37, is a sculptress. Despite her beautiful apartment and loving husband, Jacek, she still does not feel truly happy. Magdalena Piekorz’s psychological drama explores the lingering power of family ties... Marta’s toxic relationship with her overbearing and interfering mother complicates every aspect of her married life. Mother and daughter cannot live without each other and yet cannot be together. As Jacek and Marta plan to have a baby, Marta’s mother desperately tries to keep her daughter’s love only for her. This screening will be preceded by an introduction by Dr Malgorzata Bugaj from the University of Stirling and the University of Edinburgh.
Short Documentaries: Munk Studio Thu 5 Nov at 6.05pm Various • Poland 2014/2015 • 2h3m Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc
Munk Studio, which operates within the Polish Filmmakers Association, produces short and full-length films with debuting directors. Object Obiekt Paulina Skibińska • Poland 2015 • 15m Starting Point Punkt wyjścia Michał Szceześniak • Poland 2014 • 25m The Strongwoman Siłaczka Kacper Czubak & Iwona Kaliszewska • Poland 2013 • 16m
From Grunwald Village Ze wsi Grunwald Artur Wierzbicki • Poland 2014 • 20m
21 Days 21 Dni Damian Kocur • Poland 2014 • 22m It’s Only A Dream To tylko marzenia Jakub Michnikowski • Poland 2014 • 23m
£6/£4.20
Hitler in the Opera Hitler W Operze Michał Grybowski • Poland 2014 • 27m
Milky Brother Mleczny Brat Vahram Mkhitaryan • Poland, Armenia 2014 • 30m
Shepherd’s Song Pieśń Pasterza Vahram Mkhitaryan • Poland, Armenia 2014 • 30m
Super-Unit Superjednostka Teresa Czepiec • Poland 2014 • 20m
This screening will be preceded by an introduction by Dr Malgorzata Bugaj from the University of Stirling and the University of Edinburgh. £6/£4.20 Play Poland Film Festival also presents an exhibition of film posters in Filmhouse Café Bar, which officially opens on Thursday 22 October. TICKETDEALS Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off Buy any six (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 25% off Buy any nine (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 35% off These offers are available online, in person and on the phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
Mów mi Marianna
Disco Polo Thu 19 Nov at 8.40pm Maciej Bochniak • Poland 2015 • 1h47m • Digital • Polish with English subtitles • cert tbc Cast: Dawid Ogrodnik, Piotr Glowacki, Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig.
In the mid-1990s, Tomek and Rudy form a band that plays in suburban discos and clubs, quickly gaining success nationwide despite the difficulties of everyday life and tough music industry. Tomek falls in love with Gensonina, an unpredictable star of Disco Polo who is seeing Polak, a notorious boss of the scene... With a suitably eclectic soundtrack , this journey into the subcultures of post-communist Poland is brimming with irony and nostalgia. This screening will be preceded by an introduction by Dr Malgorzata Bugaj from the University of Stirling and the University of Edinburgh.
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Africa in Motion
HYENAS
SEMBENE!
Africa in Motion
Hyenas
Welcome to the 10th edition of the Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival. We are thrilled to be celebrating the festival’s 10th birthday and to once again bring you a diverse array of beautiful, inspiring and challenging stories from across the African continent.
Djibril Diop Mambéty • Senegal 1992 • 1h50m • 35mm • Wolof with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Ami Diakhate, Djibril Diop Mambéty, Mansour Diouf, Mamadou Mahourédia Gueye, Faly Gueye.
For the full festival programme, including the Glasgow programme, additional screenings and complementary events, pick up an AiM brochure in Filmhouse foyer or visit the AiM website - africa-in-motion.org.uk Principal funder: Creative Scotland Other funders: BFI Love; United Kingdom/Nigeria 20152016; School of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling; Global Development Academy, University of Edinburgh; Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh; Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI), University of Edinburgh; Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies
Hyènes
Fri 23 Oct at 6.10pm
Ramatou, driven out of Colobane in disgrace 30 years earlier, returns to the poverty-stricken Senegalese village as a millionairess with ideals of justice and revenge. The second and final feature of maverick director Djibril Diop Mambety, Hyenas is awash in the hypnotic colours and intoxicating sounds of West Africa. This towering masterpiece of African cinema is a magnificent opening to the 10-year celebration of Africa in Motion. This film is presented in the “From Africa, with Love” programme, part of BFI Love, in partnership with Plusnet. bfi.org.uk/love
BLACK GIRL
Sembene! Sat 24 Oct at 6.10pm Samba Gadjigo & Jason Silverman • Senegal/USA 2015 • 1h29m Digital • English, French and Wolof with English subtitles • 15 Documentary
In 1952, Ousmane Sembene, a dockworker and school dropout from Senegal began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. Sembene! tells the extraordinary true story of this maverick writer and filmmaker, who fought for 50 years to give African stories to Africa, and who is now widely known as the father of African cinema. The screening will be followed by Q&A with director Samba Gadjigo, Sembene’s biographer. Professor Gadjigo’s visit to AiM has been generously supported by the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Stirling.
Black Girl
La noire de... Sat 24 Oct at 8.45pm
Ousmane Sembene • Senegal/France 1966 • 1h • Digital French with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Momar Nar Sene.
Sembene’s first feature film is also a seminal film in the history of African cinema. It tells the tragic story of a Senegalese girl employed as a servant to a French couple. Her initial enthusiasm regarding the colonial motherland and employment is quickly transformed into a profound sense of despair, as she finds herself being treated by the family like an object, a non-person, ‘the black girl’. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Samba Gadjigo, Sembene’s biographer.
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Africa in Motion
AFRICA IN MOTION FAMILY DAY
THINGS OF THE AIMLESS WANDERER
AFRICA IN MOTION FAMILY DAY
An afternoon of storytelling and short films for the whole family to appreciate!
African Family Storytelling Sun 25 Oct at 2.00pm 25m • FREE & TICKETED
Fantastically exciting animal stories from across Africa. Join in this interactive and engaging storytelling session with Mara the storyteller. A perfect opportunity to let your imaginations run wild, practice your roars and meet other cheeky monkeys! A free, ticketed event, suitable for all the family!
AfriKids Sun 25 Oct at 3.45pm 1h24m • Various • South Africa, Sierra Leone, Nigeria
Curious-minded little ones can become intrepid AfriKids by taking a cinematic adventure across the wild and wonderful African continent with the Africa in Motion 2015 family day! With films for both the young and young-at-heart, AfriKids promises to expand horizons in the most enchanting of ways. Join the Filmhouse families email list to receive regular information about family screenings and events, as well as details of competitions, offers and loads of other exciting stuff for the whole family! Email families@filmhousecinema.com to sign up.
THE BLINDS’ BANDS
MASTERCLASS: PHILIPPE LACÔTE
Things of the Aimless Wanderer
The Blinds’ Bands
Sun 25 Oct at 5.45pm
Sun 25 Oct at 8.25pm
Kivu Ruhorahoza • Rwanda/UK 2014 • 1h27m • Digital • 15 Cast: Justin Mullikin, Ramadhan Bizimana, Grace Nikuze; narrated by Matt Ray Brown.
Mohamed Mouftakir • Morocco 2014 • 2h • Digital • Arabic with English subtitles • 15 Cast: El Jihani Ilyas, Aniss Elkohen, Younes Megri
A truly unconventional cinematic experience, Kivu Ruhorahoza’s second feature confirms the strength of the Rwandan filmmaker’s brilliantly distinctive directorial voice. A merciless dissection of the relationship between masculinity and territoriality, the film is composed of mesmerising imagery and soundscapes that are both immaculately cinematic and hauntingly enigmatic, laying the foundation for rich and important conversations about the soul of the African continent. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Kivu Ruhorahoza.
This second feature by Moroccan director Mohamed Mouftakir is lighter in tone and colour than his first feature Pegasus (screened at AiM 2011), but equally concerned with the relationship between a father and his son. The film’s narrative is endearingly told from the perspective of Mimou and the dramas of living with an orchestra who depend on impersonating the blind in order to play at women-only parties within the homes of Morocco’s conservative families.
UK Premiere
PLUS SHORT Memory Cards Piotr Cieplak • Rwanda 2015 • 20m • 15 This screening is supported by the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies.
L’Orchestre des Aveugles
UK Premiere
The Aduna Award for Best Short Film at Africa in Motion UK Premieres
Mon 26 Oct at 8.20pm Various • 2h • Digital • 15
For the last eight years AiM has run an annual Short Film Competition aimed at supporting young African filmmaking talent. The shortlist has been selected from over 120 entries, comprising a diverse and captivating collection of work from across the continent, including South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal and Uganda. Our thanks to Aduna for sponsoring the prize money for the competition.
Africa in Motion
RUN
CAIRO STATION
Masterclass: Philippe Lacôte Tue 27 Oct at 3.30pm 1h55m • FREE & TICKETED
Philippe Lacôte was born in Abidjan in 1971. After a career as a radio reporter he started making short films and later moved into documentary filmmaking. His work has been screened at international film festivals across the world, including his latest film Run (screened the same evening), which is his first feature film and screened in the ‘Un certain regard’ section in Cannes 2014. During this masterclass Philippe will show clips from his films and talk about his filmmaking practice.
Run
UK Premiere Tue 27 Oct at 8.20pm Philippe Lacôte • Ivory Coast 2014 • 1h42m • Digital • French with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Abdoul Karim Konaté, Isaach De Bankolé, Reine Sali Coulibaly, Abdoul Bah.
Run is running away... He has just killed his country’s Prime Minister. As he disguises himself his life returns to him in flashes. Run is a picaresque fable which reworks magical realist observations in telling the story of Ivory Coast’s long-running civil war, through the iconic life of one individual. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Philippe Lacôte.
IT’S ME, ANNA
THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD
Cairo Station Bab el hadid Wed 28 Oct at 6.10pm
The Dream of Shahrazad
Youssef Chahine • Egypt 1958 • 1h30m • Digital • Arabic with English subtitles • PG Cast: Youssef Chahine, Hind Rostom, Farid Shawqi, Hassan el Baroudi, Abdel Aziz Khalil.
François Verster • South Africa/Egypt/France/Netherlands/Jordan 2014 • 1h47m • Digital • English, Arabic and Turkish with English subtitles • 15 • Documentary
In Cairo’s busy rail terminus, passions are simmering: hard-working porter Abou Serib forms a workers’ union and his fiancée Hanouma uses her flirtatious charm to sell lemonade to train passengers. Playing like a masterpiece of Italian neo-realism, Cairo Station is the film that put Egyptian director Youssef Chahine on the international map. This film is presented in the “From Africa, with Love” programme, part of BFI Love, in partnership with Plusnet. bfi.org.uk/love
It’s Me, Anna
Dis Ek, Anna
UK Premiere
Wed 28 Oct at 8.15pm Sara Blecher • South Africa 2015 • 2h • Digital • Afrikaans with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Charlene Brouwer, Marius Weyers, Morne Visser.
Based on the famous South African book of the same name, It’s Me, Anna is a harrowing tale of abuse, vengeance and redemption. Directed by acclaimed South African filmmaker Sara Blecher, it tells a local story with universal resonance and contemporary relevance. The screening will be followed with a Q&A by director Sara Blecher, producer Niel Van Deventer and main actress Charlenè Brouwer.
Thu 29 Oct at 5.45pm
This unique music-led film looks at recent political events in Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon through the lens of the famous story collection known as One Thousand and One Nights. At once observational documentary, concert film and political essay, it uses the metaphor of Shahrazad (the princess who saves lives by telling stories) to explore how creativity and political articulation coincide in response to oppression.
PLUS SHORTS Tripoli Stories: Land of Men, The Sandwich Maker, The Mosque Libya/UK 2014 • 15m • Arabic with English subtitles • 15 This screening has been sponsored by the Peacebuilding through the Media Arts Project at the Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) at the University of Edinburgh and will be followed by a discussion on art and activism during the Arab uprisings. TICKETDEALS Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off Buy any six (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 25% off Buy any nine (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 35% off These offers are available online, in person and on the phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
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Africa in Motion/Over The Rainbow
BEATS OF THE ANTONOV
AYANDA
LAMB
Beats of the Antonov
Eye of the Storm
Thu 29 Oct at 8.50pm
Sat 31 Oct at 8.25pm
Hajooj Kuka • Sudan/South Africa 2014 • 1h8m • Digital • Arabic with English subtitles • 15 • Documentary
Sékou Traoré • Burkina Faso/France 2015 • 1h40m • Digital French with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Fragass Assandé, Maimouna Ndiaye.
A music movement is at the core of this engaging and unsettling documentary from war reporter Hajooj Kuka. The film is structured around the daily bombing runs carried out by the Sudanese government in the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountain regions in Sudan, and shows the music forms that have sprung up around the impromptu celebrations staged after each attack.
PLUS SHORT
L’oeil du cyclone
Eye of the Storm is psychological drama about a young lawyer who has been appointed a case that no one else wants - defending a rebel soldier. The stronger the resistance from her colleagues, and her own family, the more determined the young lawyer becomes to stand up for her client’s right to a fair trial.
Chop My Money Theo Anthony • Congo 2014 • 13m Swahili/English with English subtitles • 15
This screening is supported by Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh and will be followed by a discussion.
This screening is held in partnership with Take One Action Film Festival.
Lamb
Ayanda Fri 30 Oct at 8.25pm Sara Blecher • South Africa 2015 • 1h47m • Digital • English, Zulu and Sesotho with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Fulu Moguvhani, Jafta Mamabolo, Nthati Moshesh.
Set in the vibrant, Afropolitan community of Johannesburg’s Yeoville, Ayanda is a coming-of-age story of a trendy 21-year-old who embarks on a journey of self-discovery when she has to fight to save her late father’s legacy - a motor repair shop - when it is threatened with closure. The screening will be followed with a Q&A by director Sara Blecher.
Sun 1 Nov at 6.10pm Yared Zeleke • Ethiopia/France/Germany 2015 • 1h34m • Digital Amharic with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Rediat Amare, Kidist Siyum, Welela Assefa.
Lamb tells the story of Ephraim, a young boy, and his best friend, a sheep named Chuni. The inseparable pair are sent to live with distant relatives on their farm in a village far away from their drought-ridden homeland. But as things take a turn for the worse, the young boy is ready to do anything to save his only friend.
For the full festival programme, including the Glasgow programme, additional screenings and complementary events, pick up an AiM brochure in Filmhouse foyer or visit the AiM website. africa-in-motion.org.uk
CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS SAME
OVERTHERAINBOW Our monthly strand of classic and contemporary LGBTQIA cinema returns with Madeleine Olnek’s funny (and terrifically titled) B-movie tribute...
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same Fri 23 Oct at 8.50pm & Sat 24 Oct at 3.45pm Madeleine Olnek • USA 2011 • 1h16m • Digital • 12A - Contains one use of strong language and mild sex references Cast: Lisa Haas, Susan Ziegler, Jackie Monahan, Cynthia Kaplan.
An official selection at Sundance Film Festival in 2011, Madeleine Olnek’s sci-fi comedy B-movie follows the adventures of three lesbian space aliens on planet Earth. Romance develops between Jane, a shy greeting card store employee, and Zoinx, the woman Jane does not realise is from outer-space. Meanwhile, two government agents are closely tracking Jane and the alien, while harbouring their own secrets. Coming up on Thursday 12 November - as part of Play Poland Film Festival - is Karolina Bielawska’s documentary Call Me Marianna (see page 25). Also, on Tuesday 8 December - as part of the Filmsophy season (see page 15) - is The Skin I Live In, by everyone’s favourite Spanish auteur - Pedro Almódovar.
Romanian Cultural Days/Halloween at FH/Wings of Desire
AFERIM!
HOUSE OF WAX 3D
WINGS OF DESIRE
Romanian Cultural Days
Halloween at Filmhouse
Come and See...
In association with the Romanian Cultural Institute, filmmaker/film critic Mark Cousins has curated a selection of films showcasing the cinema of Romania. This is a superb opportunity to discover the cinematic talent emerging from Romania.
House of Wax 3D Sat 31 Oct at 7.50pm
A monthly, one-off screening of a great film we simply thought you might like to see, again or for the first time, on the big screen.
André De Toth • USA 1953 • 1h28m • Digital • PG Cast: Vincent Price, Phyllis Kirk, Frank Lovejoy.
Wings of Desire
Aferim!
The first 3D colour film ever produced by an American studio, this classic chiller sees Vincent Price play a vengeful wax sculptor who, after mysteriously surviving a fire (maliciously caused by his business partner), reappears with new creations that are remarkably life-like - a little too life-like... Screening in 3D, for which an additional £2 charge is added to the ticket price.
Wed 14 Oct at 8.30pm Radu Jude • Romania/Bulgaria/Czech Republic/France 2015 1h48m • Digital • Romanian, Turkish and Romany with English subtitles • cert tbc Cast: Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Toma Cuzin,
This year’s Silver Bear winner for Best Director at Berlinale and regarded as one of the amplest Romanian cinema projects in the past years, Aferim! is a historical film whose action is placed in the dawn of 19th Century Wallachia. The main character, a state tax collector, accompanied by his son, searches for a fugitive gypsy slave.
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Wed 4 Nov at 8.00pm Cristi Puiu • Romania 2005 • 2h34m • Digital • Romanian with English subtitles • 15 - Contains strong language Cast: Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Gabriel Spahiu
The film that ignited the much-discussed Romanian New Wave, Cristi Puiu’s extraordinary second feature traces the odyssey of Dante Remus Lazarescu as he journeys through a public health system, with doctors refusing to treat him. This masterpiece depicts a universal theme - death and hospitals - with humanity and dark humour.
Halloween Sat 31 Oct at 10.00pm John Carpenter • USA 1978 • 1h31m • Digital • 18 - Contains strong threat and horror Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis.
Fifteen years after murdering his sister, Michael Myers escapes from a mental institution and returns to the small town of Haddonfield. Dr Sam Loomis, a psychiatrist who has been treating Michael, races to track him down before he kills again... Screening in association with Dead by Dawn Horror Festival www.deadbydawn.co.uk
Der Himmel über Berlin
Sun 1 Nov at 8.00pm Wim Wenders • West Germany/France 1987 • 2h8m • Digital German, English, French and Turkish with English subtitles 15 - Contains one use of strong language Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Peter Falk.
Part romance, part comedy, part meditation on matters political and philosophical, Wenders’ remarkable movie posits a world haunted by invisible angels listening in to our thoughts. Two kindly spirits (Ganz and Sander), posted to contemporary Berlin, encounter a myriad of mortals, including an ageing writer, an actor and a lonely trapeze artist, with whom Ganz falls in love, thus prompting his desire to become mortal at last. Full of astonishingly hypnotic images that manage effortlessly to turn a poetic, literary script into pure cinematic expression. Few films are so rich, so intriguing, or so ambitious. This screening will be preceded by an introduction by Dr Pasquale Iannone, Short Courses Lecturer, University of Edinburgh. Part of BFI Love, in partnership with Plusnet. bfi.org.uk/love
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Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
DANCING WITH MARIA
GOOD GIRL
SUPPRESSED/EXPRESSED - HEART OF DUST
ROCKS IN MY POCKETS
SMHAFF 2015
Good Girl
Tue 20 Oct at 6.00pm
1h25m • Digital
One of the world’s largest social justice festivals, with annual attendances of over 20,000, this year’s SMHAFF 2015 will see over 300 events staged throughout the country, including film, performing arts, literature, music and visual arts.
Solveig Melkeraaen • Norway 2014 • 1h13m • Digital • Norwegian with English subtitles • cert tbc Documentary featuring Ine Marie Wilmann, Jon Arne Arnseth.
A programme of six shorts from submissions to SMHAFF’s 2015 International Film Competition. The films were selected by recent graduates of the University of Edinburgh’s MSc in Film Exhibition and Curation. From Scotland, it features the poignant animation Heart of Dust as well as Submerged, a visually adventurous look at Borderline Personality Disorder. International work includes the heartbreaking documentary A Tale of Love, Madness and Death, in which an elderly man is forced to choose between caring for his ill wife or his schizophrenic son.
www.mhfestival.com
Flink pike
Scottish Premiere
Resourceful filmmaker Solveig Melkeraaen is used to succeeding in everything she does. But when she receives a diagnosis of severe depression, she tries everything to return to her old self. Electroconvulsive therapy is the solution and quickly gives Solveig her life back, but the treatment raises questions about what it really means to be herself. This personal documentary explores perfection, control and fear with exuberance and wit.
Dancing with Maria Scottish Premiere
A discussion on issues raised by the film will follow the screening. Tickets £6/£4
Mon 19 Oct at 6.00pm
Rocks in My Pockets
Ivan Gergolet • Argentina/Italy/Slovenia 2014 • 1h15m • Digital Spanish with English subtitles • cert tbc • Documentary
Elderly Argentinian dancer Maria Fux has taught her method throughout her life, inspired by her inner rhythms and innate connection with music. At her vibrant Buenos Aires studio, she welcomes dancers from all backgrounds, including men and women with physical and mental impairments. Now, at 90, her biggest challenge is the fight against the limits of her own body. This joyous documentary is alive with movement and passion. A discussion on issues raised by the film will follow the screening. Tickets £6/£4
Wed 21 Oct at 6.00pm Signe Baumane • Latvia/USA 2014 • 1h33m • Digital • cert tbc • Narrated by Signe Baumane.
Latvian director Signe Baumane’s surreal animated feature traces the lives of five women in her family as they embark on a quest for sanity. Raising questions about how far our mental wellbeing and individual identities are shaped by genetics and society, Baumane merges strange metaphors, provocative imagery and personal stories into a rich and daring cinematic vision. A discussion issues raised by the film will follow the screening. Tickets £6/£4
Suppressed/Expressed Thu 22 Oct at 6.00pm
A discussion on issues raised by the films will follow the screening. Tickets £6/£4
SMHAFF International Awards Thu 29 Oct at 6.00pm 2h • FREE & TICKETED
This year, SMHAFF’s open film submission returned for its ninth year and saw a diverse and engaging range of submissions from all across the globe. The annual film awards ceremony will honour the very best of these films. Expect to be moved and inspired by excerpts and the stories behind the films. TICKETDEALS Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off Buy any six (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 25% off These offers are available online, in person and on the phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
Into Film/Animation Workshops
3D ANIMATION
ANIMATE CARTOONS - 2D ANIMATION
TOYS ALIVE 3D ANIMATION
Into Film Workshop Mon 12 Oct – Sat 17 Oct, 10.00am - 5.00pm Are you aged 14-19 with a great story to tell? Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to learn how to make your very own short film, courtesy of Into Film, and have it screened at the Into Film Festival in November! During this week long course you will be introduced to the basics in storytelling, camera, sound, acting, directing and editing. You will then shoot your own film using professional cameras and with the support of Screen Education Edinburgh’s film tutors. No previous experience is required and it’s free to take part. For further details on how to book a place on this exciting course, contact education@cmi-scotland.co.uk
Animation Jam October Holiday Workshops Animation workshops are delivered by Animation Jam and all animation work produced will be uploaded to www.animationjam.co.uk for you to share! 3D Animation Wednesday 14 October • 10.30 am - 12.45 pm • Ages 7-12 • £15 Animation Jam present a fun packed introduction to the world of 3D animation. Make your own plasticine characters and bring them to life in your own animated film. Team up with other creatures to see what crazy stories come up, and watch your films online. With your own squashy, bendable 3D creatures, the only limit is your imagination! Animate Cartoons – 2D Animation Wednesday 14 October • 1.45pm - 4pm • Ages 7-12 • £15 Come to Animation Jam’s cartoon animation workshop to build your own paper creatures and bring them to life in a cartoon! You could make an alien, robot monsters; your imagination is the only limit! All your films are put online too. Toys Alive Animation Sunday 18 October • 10.30am - 12.45pm OR 1.45pm - 4pm (two workshops) • Ages 7-12 • £15 Toys, vegetables, anything can be brought to life with animation! Think of Toy Story or CBBC’s Ooglies. This animation workshop gives you lifeless random objects and all you have to do is make them move. Animation Jam will show you how to make faces and extra bits and all you have to do is get some good ideas going with the other new animators. If you have a small-ish (10-15cm) toy you want to animate too, you can bring it along. Places for animation workshops can be booked at Filmhouse Box Office, classes are limited to 12 participants.
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Education and Learning
AFRICA IN MOTION - LAMB
SUFFRAGETTE
Education and Learning Filmhouse offers schools the opportunity to engage with a variety of film which support moving image literacy and subjects including modern languages and social studies. For more information email education@cmi-scotland.co.uk or call Nicola Kettlewood or Jenny Leask on 0131 228 6382. Details at www.filmhousecinema.com/learning
Screenings for Schools
Tickets to schools screenings are £3 per pupil, teachers go free. To book, call the box office on 0131 228 2688 and ask for the Duty Manager, or email education@cmi-scotland.co.uk Macbeth Tuesday 27 October, 10am • 1h53m • Cert 15 • S4-S6, English | Shakespeare’s ‘Scottish Play’ returns to our screens in this highly-anticipated, thrilling and visually striking adaptation from Justin Kurzel, starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Africa in Motion Film Festival: Ayanda + Q&A with director Sara Blecher Wednesday 28 October, 10am • 1h44m Zulu, Sesotho and English with English subtitles • Est. cert 15 • S4-S6, Global Citizenship | Ayanda is twenty-one, trendy, beautiful and brave. Working in her father’s workshop is a way for her to remain connected to his spirit, despite his death eight years earlier, until dark secrets come to light and threaten to strip her of all that is dear to her. Africa in Motion Film Festival: Lamb Thursday 29 October, 10am • 1h34m • Amharic with English subtitles • Est cert PG • P4-S3, Global Citizenship | Set against the rolling green hills of Ethiopia, Lamb tells the story of Ephraim, a young boy, and his best friend, a sheep named Chuni, who are sent to live with distant relatives far away from their droughtridden homeland, as Ephraim’s father goes to find work in the city. Suffragette Tuesday 3 November, 10am • 1h46m • Cert 12A • S1-S6, History | A stirring drama, inspired by the early 20th-century campaign by the suffragettes for the right of women to vote, starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep. French Film Festival: Zarafa Wednesday 4 November, 10am • 1h18m • French with English subtitles • Cert PG • P4-S3, Modern Languages (French) | The story of the everlasting friendship between Maki, a little boy aged 10, and Zarafa, an orphaned giraffe, a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France, Charles X. French Film Festival: Young Tiger Thursday 5 November, 10am • 1h27m • French with English subtitles • Est. cert 15 S4-S6, Modern Languages (French) | Many, a 17-year-old Indian boy, has been living in France for two years. A teenager like any other, he divides his time between school, friends, and his girlfriend. But the pressures placed on him by his parents in India force him to put his own life at risk... Fokus: My Friend Raffi Wednesday 25 November, 10am • 1h33m • German with English subtitles • Est cert PG • P4S3, Modern Languages (German) | Raffi the hamster is 8-year-old Sammy’s pet and best friend. The little rodent is something very special – he can sniff smuggled goods better than a tracker dog. When Raffi is kidnapped by a ruthless criminal, Sammy goes on an adventure through the city to rescue his friend. Fokus: Who Am I Thursday 26 November, 10am • 1h46m • German with English subtitles • Cert 15 • S4-S6, Modern Languages (German) | When computer whizz-kid Benjamin catches the eye of CLAY, a group of subversive computer hackers hell-bent on “hacking the world”, he dives headfirst into the dark, high-octane world of online espionage. This exhilarating, fast-paced trip is loaded with inventive twists and stylish flourishes.
Filmhouse Cafe Bar Drop in for a cappuccino, espresso or herbal tea and enjoy one of our superb cakes. New breakfast menu is available daily! Our full menu runs from noon to 10pm seven days a week! All our dishes are prepared on the premises using fresh ingredients. We have an extensive vegetarian range with a variety of daily specials. A glass of wine? Choose from nine! The bar has real choice in ales, beers and bottles. A special event? Just ask, we can probably help. Or just come and relax in the ambience! Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 8am - 11.30pm Friday: 8am - 12.30am Saturday: 10am - 12.30am Sunday: 10am - 11.30pm 0131 229 5932 cafebar@filmhousecinema.com
Film Quiz Sunday 11 October Filmhouse’s phenomenally successful (and rather tricky) monthly quiz. Free to enter, teams of up to eight, to be seated in the cafe bar by 9pm.
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Filmhouse foyer and box office are accessed from Lothian Road via a ramped surface and two sets of automatic doors. Our cafe bar and accessible toilet are also at this level. The majority of seats in the cafe bar are not fixed and can be moved. There is wheelchair access to all three screens. Cinema one has space for two wheelchair users and these places are reached via the passenger lift. Cinemas two and three have one space each and to get to these you need to use our platform lifts. Staff are always on hand to help operate them – please ask at the box office when you purchase your tickets. A second accessible toilet is situated at the lower level close to cinemas two and three.
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Advance booking for wheelchair spaces is Nicola Kettlewood recommended. If you need to bring along Knowledge & Learning a helper to assist you in any way, then Filmhouse is a trading name of Centre for they will receive a complimentary ticket. There are induction loops and infra-red in all three screens for those with hearing impairments. This programme and our website carry information on which films have subtitles. We regularly have screenings with audio description for customers with visual impairments and subtitles for those with hearing difficulties – see page 2 for details of these.
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