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Gravity • Blue is the Warmest Colour • The Nun • Gloria • The Selfish Giant • ¡Vivan las Antipodas! For Those in Peril • Short Term 12 • Blue Jasmine • Jack Nicholson: Presented by Drambuie French Film Festival UK • Dark Visions • DANCE:FILM 13 • Spotlight Taiwan • Missing Believed Wiped

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11.6 13 Adventure Film Fest Programme 3 32 Adventures in Zambezia 35 Africa in Motion Film Festival 34-36 African Storytelling: Starbird 35 All This Can Happen 26 Apaches 13 L’Atalante 37 Attila Marcel 12 Aya of Yop City 35 Blood on Satan’s Claw 19 Blue is the Warmest Colour 6 Blue Jasmine 5 Bonnie and Clyde 32 Boudu Saved from Drowning 37 Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo 27 Capital 13 The Cheviot, the Stag & the Black, Black Oil 23 The Children’s Republic 36 Chinatown 8 Chinese Puzzle 16 Come and See... 32 The Crash Reel 6 The Crossing Guard 9 Cybermen Double Bill 28 Cyborg Ethics Film Festival 28-29 Dance Documentary Double Bill 27 DANCE:FILM 13 26-27 Dance of the Dragon 27 Dance Pioneers 26 The Dandelions 14 Dark Visions 18-19 The Day of the Crows 16 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 17 Dyslexia Awareness Week 33 Easy Rider 8 Edinburgh College of Art Postgrad Show 30 Education and Learning 38 Either Way 7 Fanny 15 FFF Shorts 15 Filmhouse Cafe Bar & Quiz 33 Filmhouse Membership 40 The First Grader 35 FIXED: The Science/Fiction of ... 29

Follow the Fleet 26 For Those in Peril 5 The Forgotten Kingdom 36 French Film Festival UK 12-16 From the Archive: Scotland at Work 23 Gloria 4 Go Grandriders 25 Gravity 7 The Great Beauty 6 Hannah Arendt 5 Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages 18 Henri 12 Hidden Beauties 36 Introduction to European Cinema 37 In the Bedroom 37 Jack Nicholson: Presented by Drambuie 8-10 Jappeloup 14 The King of Marvin Gardens 10 A Lady in Paris 14 The Last Detail 9 Let’s Go Adventure 30 Little Lion 16 Lola 15 Louis de Funès Forever 14 Loulou 16 The Man Who Laughs 14 Marius 15 MBW I: Music, Comedy and Doctor Who 29 MBW II: Sean Connery in Colombe 29 Me, Myself and Mum 13 Missing Believed Wiped 29 Modern Playing 33 Muppet Treasure Island 17 Nosferatu the Vampyre 19 The Nun 4 Pandora’s Promise 23 The Passenger 10 Paulette 12 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 33 Philomena 5 La pirogue 36 Play Poland 37 Previously... Scotland’s History Festival 23 Prince Avalanche 7 Reds 9 Repo Men 28 The Returned 16 Robert Louis Stevenson Day 17

INDEX A Rolling Stone 25 Room on the Broom & Other Bewitching Tales 17 The Selfish Giant 4 The Shining 9 Short Term 12 6 Something Necessary 34 The Spirit of ‘45 23 Spotlight Taiwan 24-25 Stilt 25 Summer Interlude 37 Taipei Factory 25 Tenderness 13 Thrillseekers Adventure Film Festival 32 Today 14 Together 25 Tonnerre 13 Touch of the Light 24 Tron 28 Videodrome 29 Virgin Margarida 35 ¡Vivan las Antipodas! 7 Weans’ World 17 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 25 The Witches 19 Witchfinder General 19 Write Shoot Cut 30 AUDIODESCRIPTIONANDSUBTITLES See page 22. FORCRYINGOUTLOUD See page 22.

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Introduction

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR

¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!

JACK NICHOLSON: PRESENTED BY DRAMBUIE

GRAVITY

I may have said this before, but this time I really, really mean it. The 3D argument is over. And 3D won. How do I know this? I saw Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón’s stunningly-realised outer space disaster/survival film, which stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock (I know! It’s the best Sandra Bullock film ever too!) as an astronaut and an engineer respectively whose satelliterepair mission goes awry in spectacular fashion, that’s how. ‘Stunningly-realised’ doesn’t cover it really, the visuals are jaw-dropping, the film completely life-affirming. After the screening I attended I heard a seasoned film journo (who I know by sight but whose name currently escapes me) discussing with his colleague that, for the first time in years, he simply could not work out how the filmmakers had done it. I concur. The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted the film starts at other cinemas a while before us – for some reason the film’s distributor prefers to make us wait – but I entreat you to have a little patience and see the film here not only because we’re your favourite cinema… but also for the best and only ‘active’ 3D system in town! Though, honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if you want to see it more than once in any case, I know I’m going to. Our oft-stated aim of bringing you the best commercial AND ‘arthouse’ films is amply demonstrated by our programme this month, for not only are we bringing you the best ‘mainstream’ film of the year (above), we are also showing the much-anticipated Palme d’Or 2013 winner too, Abdellatif Kechiche’s masterful (and controversial) Blue is the Warmest Colour. Speaking of France, which, obliquely, I just have, our French Film Festival comes around again in its 21st edition and includes, among many others, Sylvain (The Illusionist) Chomet’s first live action film, Attila Marcel; and Guillaume Nicloux’s The Nun (based on the same Denis Diderot novel as inspired Anna Karina and Jacques Rivette back in 1966) tells the tale of an 18th Century girl reluctantly forced into the monastic life. And there’s more [nuns]. Steve Coogan – who’s becoming a bit of a regular on Filmhouse screens these days, and who also wrote the screenplay from journalist Martin Sixsmith’s book – stars opposite the formidable Dame Judi in Philomena, the astonishing story of an Irish woman’s search for her son, who’d been taken away from her by the sisters of her convent. The new King’s Speech some critics are calling it – you’ll see why when you come see it! Victor Kossakovsky’s astonishing, beautiful doc, ¡Vivan las Antipodas!, reps Filmhouse’s second foray into the cutthroat world of UK film distribution, so you’ll be wanting to turn out in great numbers to support us with that… right? Dark Visions, a season of exceptional horror films (culled from the BFI’s soon-to-begin Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film season) launches with a special screening of Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages with a live score written and performed by Verity Susman… and commissioned by us! Lastly, and indubitably not leastly, I’m delighted to say our ‘drinking buddies’ (I should say at this point that alcohol should be consumed responsibly) at Drambuie have agreed to sponsor us for another year, which means lots more great film seasons, the first of which is a look at the very best films of the singular Mr Jack Nicholson. Go easy on those Drambuie Hot Apple Toddies accompanying the screenings, mind you! Rod White, Head of Filmhouse

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THE SELFISH GIANT

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THE NUN

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GLORIA

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The Selfish Giant

The Nun La religieuse

Gloria

Screening until Thu 7 Nov

Fri 1 to Thu 14 Nov

Fri 1 to Thu 7 Nov

Clio Barnard • UK 2013 • 1h31m • DCP 15 – Contains strong language, once very strong Cast: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne, Ian Burfield.

Guillaume Nicloux • France/Germany/Belgium 2013 • 1h52m DCP • French and Latin with English subtitles 12A – Contains moderate sex references Cast: Pauline Etienne, Isabelle Huppert, Louise Bourgoin, Martina Gedeck, Françoise Lebrun.

Sebastián Lelio • Chile/Spain 2013 • 1h49m DCP • Spanish and English with English subtitles 15 – Contains strong sex and soft drug use Cast: Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora, Coca Guazzini.

Drawing on the same classic novel as Jacques Rivette’s 1966 film, Guillamue Nicloux’s powerful drama provides a fresh take on Denis Diderot’s 18th-century story of a young woman’s harrowing experiences.

In Sebastian Lelio’s delightful, poignant yet gently funny drama, Paulina García delivers the performance of a lifetime, for which she deservedly won the Best Actress prize at Berlin. García plays Gloria, who is 58 years old but still feels young. She lives a lonely life, but remains hopeful in her search for love and spends time in ballrooms for older singles. When she meets the gentle Rodolfo, Gloria embarks on the new relationship with zeal, but Rodolfo’s deep ties to his adult children and ex-wife pose an obstacle.

The notable British film at Cannes this year was the fiction debut of Bradford filmmaker Clio Barnard, who first came to attention with The Arbor, her unforgettable documentary about playwright Andrea Dunbar. This contemporary fable, partially based on Oscar Wilde’s story of the same name, is about the friendship of two troubled 13-year-old boys of strikingly different temperaments, who fall under the influence of a shady scrap metal dealer. Exciting, tough and superbly acted by a mix of nonprofessional and recognisable character actors, this is a bracing addition to the British cinema tradition of heightened realism.

“So hauntingly perfect is Barnard’s film, and so skinpricklingly alive does it make you feel to watch it, that at first you can hardly believe the sum of what you have seen.” - The Telegraph

Forced to join a convent against her will at 16, Suzanne (a stunning Pauline Etienne) describes, in a series of letters written in secret, her yearnings for freedom and her persecution and mistreatment at the hands of her fellow nuns – including Isabelle Huppert in an electrifying performance as her Mother Superior.

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The entire film is told from Gloria’s perspective and we see her face a great number of indignities with a courage and humour that are deeply endearing. Refreshing in the candour with which it depicts middle-age physicality and sexuality, and with a great soundtrack ranging from disco to cult Latin American hits, Gloria is an uplifting charmer with a transcendent climax.

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HANNAH ARENDT

MAYBEYOUMISSED

PHILOMENA

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FOR THOSE IN PERIL

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Blue Jasmine

Philomena

For Those in Peril

Sat 2 to Wed 6 Nov

Fri 8 Nov to Thu 5 Dec

Tue 12 Nov (+Q&A), then Fri 15 to Thu 21 Nov

Woody Allen • USA 2013 • 1h38m • DCP 12A – Contains infrequent strong language and moderate references to sex and suicide Cast: Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Sarsgaard.

Stephen Frears • UK/USA/France 2013 • 1h38m • DCP 12A – Contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex references Cast: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Michelle Fairley, Mare Winningham, Simone Lahbib.

Paul Wright • UK 2013 • 1h32m • DCP 18 – Contains one gory scene and very strong language Cast: George MacKay, Nichola Burley, Kate Dickie, Michael Smiley, Brian McCardie.

Jasmine is a Park Avenue socialite whose life takes a dramatic downturn after the deceptions of her Bernie Madoff-like husband, Hal. Forced to crash with her sister Ginger, a grocery store clerk in San Francisco, Jasmine self-medicates with a cocktail of vodka and Xanax, teetering on the brink of hysteria and panic as she attempts to put her life back together.

In 1950s Ireland, Catholic authorities shamed thousands of ‘fallen’ Irish women into giving their children up for adoption, with no hope of ever seeing them again. Philomena Lee was one of these women. Stephen Frears tells her story in this wonderfully engaging, moving and wryly comic drama, adapted by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope from a celebrated book by Martin Sixsmith and featuring tour-de-force performances from Coogan and Judi Dench.

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Hannah Arendt Fri 8 to Mon 11 Nov Margarethe von Trotta • Germany/Luxembourg/France 2012 1h53m • DCP • German, French, English, Hebrew and Latin with English subtitles • 12A – Contains moderate language and sex references, and scenes of smoking Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch.

A brilliant new biopic of influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, whose controversial reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in the New Yorker introduced her now-famous concept of the ‘Banality of Evil’. Using footage from the actual Eichmann trial and weaving a narrative that spans three countries, director Margarethe von Trotta beautifully turns the often invisible passion of thought into immersive, dramatic cinema.

After fifty years of fruitless searching for her son’s whereabouts, Philomena solicits the help of recently unemployed – and unapologetically cynical – journalist Sixsmith. Initially, they find nothing but burnt documents and tight-lipped nuns at the Roscrea convent where Philomena spent these pivotal years. But just when they think all hope is lost, Sixsmith sparks up a conversation with a local pub owner, who reveals that the convent was in the baby business, selling them to Catholic American couples. So the two embark on a journey to Washington, DC in search of a grown man once known as baby Anthony. After the 6.10pm screening on Tuesday 12 November there will be an open discussion on the issues raised by the film, led by a representative of the Humanist Society of Scotland.

Aaron (George Mackay) is the lone survivor of a fishing trip that claimed the lives of five men including his older brother, Michael (Jordan Young). Unable to remember the details of their trip, and feeling the weight of the community’s collective grief, Aaron’s sense of helplessness escalates into the belief that Michael and the other men somehow survived. Beautifully shot on location in Aberdeenshire and sensitively performed, Paul Wright’s folkloric film imaginatively explores love and loss. The special preview screening on 12 November will be followed by a Q&A with director Paul Wright. Part of New British Cinema Quarterly, taking the most distinctive and original British feature films and filmmakers from the festival circuit and bringing them to the UK’s flagship independent cinemas. www.nbcq.co.uk

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THE GREAT BEAUTY

MAYBEYOUMISSED

THE CRASH REEL

NEWRELEASES

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR

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The Great Beauty La grande bellezza

Short Term 12

Fri 6 to Thu 19 Sep

Fri 15 to Thu 21 Nov

La vie d’Adèle

Paolo Sorrentino • Italy/France 2013 • 2h21m • DCP Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese with English subtitles 15 – Contains sexualised nudity and hard drug use Cast: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia forte.

Destin Cretton • USA 2013 • 1h37m • DCP • 15 – Contains strong language and references to child abuse and self harm Cast: Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr, Kaitlyn Dever, Rami Malek.

Fri 22 Nov to Thu 5 Dec

In Paolo (The Consequences of Love, Il Divo) Sorrentino’s intoxicating cinematic fresco of contemporary Rome, Toni Servillo plays Jep Gambardella, a long-stalled writer and wealthy bon vivant whom we first meet turning 65 in grand style. A visit from the widower of an old girlfriend provokes memories of young love, and Jep’s dormant creative instincts begin to stir...

“A densely packed, often astonishing cinematic feast that honours Rome in all its splendour and superficiality.” - Variety “A shimmering coup de cinema to make your heart burst, your mind swim and your soul roar.” - The Telegraph

Grace is a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge, and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason. But Grace’s own difficult past – and the surprising future that suddenly presents itself – throw her into unforeseen confusion, made all the sharper with the arrival of a new intake at the facility, Jayden (Kaitlyn Dever), a gifted but troubled teenage girl with whom Grace has a charged connection.

The Crash Reel Fri 15 to Sun 17 Nov Lucy Walker • USA 2013 • 1h48m • DCP • 12A – Contains strong language, moderate injury detail and sporting accidents Documentary

Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker is at the top of her game in this brilliantly told account of the rise and literal fall of snowboarding champ Kevin Pearce, whose career was cut short at age 22 in a near-fatal crash. Through her use of vérité footage, Walker delivers an exhilarating, at times jawdropping, insight into the sport, which is counterbalanced by the horror of Pearce’s accident and his long rehabilitation at the side of his close-knit family. At its heart the film poses the ultimate question: how much risk is too much?

Blue Is the Warmest Colour Abdellatif Kechiche • France 2013 • 3h DCP • French with English subtitles 18 – Contains strong sex and very strong language Cast: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Jérémie Laheurte, Catherine Salée.

Abdellatif Kechiche’s bold, passionate and controversial love story about the tempestuous relationship between two young women won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Adèle is a sensitive fifteen-year-old student when we first meet her. She is, essentially, an ordinary kid, until she realises that her sexual desires turn more towards her own gender than the boys who ask her out. After meeting a blue-haired stranger, the confident and assertive Emma, Adèle soon finds herself tentatively visiting gay bars, and, shortly thereafter, wrapped in the arms and legs of her new lover, enjoying the delights of first love. It is here that her true journey begins – a journey that Kechiche, and his wonderful actors Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux, confronts with honesty and openness. An exquisite piece of filmmaking.

“From this simple, not especially unique love story, Kechiche has fashioned an intimate epic.” - Time Out

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¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!

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GRAVITY

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PRINCE AVALANCHE

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¡Vivan las Antipodas!

Gravity (3D)

Prince Avalanche

Fri 22 to Thu 28 Nov

Showing from Fri 29 Nov

Fri 29 Nov to Mon 2 Dec

Victor Kossakovsky • Germany/Argentina/Netherlands/Chile 2011 1h48m • DCP • Spanish, English, Aboriginal, Russian, Shanghainese and Tswana with English subtitles • U – Contains sight of dead beached whale being cut up and buried • Documentary

Alfonso Cuarón • USA/UK 2013 • 1h31m • DCP 12A – Contains sustained moderate threat, disturbing images and strong language Cast: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney.

David Gordon Green • USA 2013 • 1h33m DCP • 15 – Contains strong sex references Cast: Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch, Lance LeGault, Joyce Payne.

Filmhouse’s second release as distributor is an audacious, contemplative and stunningly cinematic documentary.

A gripping thriller set in the unforgiving realm of deep space. Sandra Bullock plays Dr Ryan Stone, a brilliant engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone – tethered to nothing but each other and spiralling out into the blackness…

Antipodes are places diametrically opposite one another on the earth’s surface, but, because most of the planet is covered by oceans, antipodes with dry land on both sides are fairly rare. Master documentarist Victor Kossakovsky takes us to four antipodal pairs, and, in doing so, changes the way we see our world. In rural Entre Rios, Argentina, two brothers man a toll bridge; on the other side of the world from them is Shanghai, with its traffic, noise and crowds. In Patagonia, Chile, a sheep farmer lives a solitary existence; near Lake Baikal in Russia a woman and her daughter seem also to live miles from anywhere, surrounded by spectacular mountains. On Hawaii’s Big Island, a man loses his dog in the black, shimmering, volcanic landscape; in Botswana, a woman complains she has to clean up elephant dung from in front of her shop. In Miraflores, Spain, there are rock pools and butterflies; in Castle Point, New Zealand, a whale has washed up onto the beach. Kossakovsky’s extraordinarily fluid camerawork glides, swoops, somersaults, spins and flips between these locations, and we begin to notice the things that join the places and people, rather than what separates them.

“Words can do little to convey the visual astonishment this space opera creates. It is a film whose impact must be experienced in 3-D on a theatrical screen to be fully understood.” - Los Angeles Times

FREE 3D! Book your ticket to see any 3D screening of Gravity by 12 noon on Thursday 28 November, and we’ll take off the £2 3D supplement! Subject to availability. Tickets can be bought in person, by phone or online.

Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch deliver wonderful performances in this absurd but surprisingly touching comedy (a remake of the Icelandic film Either Way, screening on 4 & 5 Dec – see below) about a mismatched pair who spend a summer repainting traffic lines down the centre of a country highway ravaged by wildfire.

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Either Way Á annan veg Wed 4 & Thu 5 Dec Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson • Iceland 2011 • 1h25m DCP Icelandic with English subtitles 15 – Contains strong language, sex and sex references Cast: Hilmar Gudjonsson, Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson.

Finn and Alfred are summer employees of the Icelandic Road Administration, spending days painting yellow lines on a rural highway with only each other for company. Finn is older and seemingly wiser than skirt-chasing Alfred, his girlfriend’s brother. The two men barely tolerate each other at first, but ultimately share – during a comical, drunken night – their deepest questions and possible answers about life and love. See also Prince Avalanche (above), the US remake of this endearing comedy, screening from 29 Nov to 2 Dec.

Jack Nicholson: Presented by Drambuie

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Drambuie brings you A Taste of the Extraordinary...

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Jack Nicholson

Roman Polanski • USA 1974 • 2h11m DCP • 15 – Contains strong violence Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Diane Ladd.

Jack Nicholson is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director who is not only one of three men to win a record three Oscars, but is also the most nominated male actor ever, with twelve Oscar nominations in total. We are delighted to present this retrospective, which includes films that explore the depths of Nicholson’s extraordinary career spanning over five decades (amongst his records, he is also one of only two actors to receive Oscar nods in every decade from the 1960s-2000s). The season will showcase the complex and memorable characters that he has created and portrayed over the years. This is the seventh special seasons of films showcased in partnership with Drambuie, who, we are delighted to announce, have recently renewed their partnership with Filmhouse through to at least September 2014. Drambuie’s ongoing financial support allows Filmhouse to screen unique cinematic programmes that showcase extraordinary filmmakers, actors and actresses that have made a lasting impact on cultural society as well as film history. Alongside these extraordinary films, audiences can experience Drambuie’s unique blend of Scotch whisky, spices and heather honey in an array of bespoke cocktails at our Café Bar, created to celebrate each season. And over the cold winter months, look out for the special Drambuie Hot Apple Toddy! For updates and giveaways on Drambuie’s ‘A Taste of the Extraordinary’ cinema seasons here at Filmhouse, visit facebook.com/UKDrambuie or @Drambuie.

Mon 25 Nov at 6.00pm

Roman Polanski’s silky film noir, widely regarded as among the greatest of all American crime movies. Private eye Jake Gittes is hired to investigate an extra-marital affair involving the husband of Evelyn Cross Mulwray. When the husband is later found dead, his position as water commissioner during a curious drought in LA raises suspicion over his demise. Nicholson is magnetic as the practical gumshoe with a lousy sense of humour, and Faye Dunaway excels as the mysterious wealthy widow with a timeless veneer of class, complete with the cracks leading to the dark secrets that her formidable father, John Huston, holds.

Easy Rider Wed 27 Nov at 6.00pm Dennis Hopper • USA 1969 • 1h35m • 35mm • 18 Cast: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Antonio Mendoza, Phil Spector.

A tale of two men searching for a freedom they can never attain, this slacker classic features Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper as Wyatt and Billy, a pair of hippie bikers who journey to New Orleans, hoping to arrive in time for Mardi Gras. On the way, the duo encounter rebuffs at various motels because of their way-out appearance, a hitchhiker who takes them back to the sun-drenched revels of his commune, and a squeaky-clean Texas parade. Arrested for joining the latter, the pair meets up with drunken civil-rights lawyer George Hanson (Jack Nicholson in a performance which earned him an Oscar nomination and made him a star).

Jack Nicholson: Presented by Drambuie

THE CROSSING GUARD

THE LAST DETAIL

REDS

The Shining

The Crossing Guard

Reds

Thu 28 Nov at 8.15pm

Wed 4 Dec at 8.45pm

Sun 15 Dec at 2.00pm

Stanley Kubrick • UK/USA 1980 • 2h24m DCP • 15 – Contains strong violence and language Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson.

Sean Penn • USA 1995 • 1h54m • 35mm • 15 Cast: Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, Robin Wright, Piper Laurie.

Warren Beatty • USA 1981 • 3h15m • 35mm English, Russian, German, French and Finnish with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski.

A stunning new digital transfer of the longer, US cut of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece of modern horror. Hired as caretaker for a mountain hotel cut off from civilisation by winter snowfall, struggling author Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) is haunted by his frustrated creative ambitions and fears of failure both as a husband and an artist. Nurtured by the claustrophobia and isolation of his surroundings, his underlying insanity gradually evolves into rampant madness as he attempts to murder with an axe the only other occupants of the hotel, his wife and son. Nicholson’s startling performance, beginning with the overdone charm at his job interview already showing signs of inherent insanity, to the final maniacal beast on the rampage, is perfectly realised.

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Following his assured directorial debut with 1991’s The Indian Runner, Sean Penn faced a challenge with this intense drama, dealing as it does with notions of crime and punishment, revenge and closure. Nicholson plays Freddy, a bereaved father whose life has spiralled into despair since his daughter was killed in a hit-and-run drink driving accident. Six years on, David Morse’s guilt-ridden culprit, John Booth, is released from prison, only to be faced by a vengeful Freddy.

The Last Detail

This second directorial effort from Warren Beatty was his most daring and politically volatile, painting a sympathetic portrait of America’s radical Left in the second decade of the 20th century. The film focuses on John Reed (played by Beatty), a revolutionary journalist best known for his first-hand account of the Russian Revolution – Ten Days That Shook the World. Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, and Maureen Stapleton round out the powerful cast nominated in all four acting categories at the Academy Awards, the only film to do so until 2013.

Thu 12 Dec at 6.00pm Hal Ashby • USA 1973 • 1h44m • DCP • 18 Cast: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane.

A naïve new Navy recruit (Randy Quaid), sentenced to prison after stealing 40 bucks from a charity collection box, is escorted from his base in Virginia to New Hampshire Naval Prison by two officers (Jack Nicholson and Otis Young). But in the course of their journey, the two men develop an affectionate sort of pity for their young charge, and decide to make his last week of freedom a memorable one. Written for the screen by Robert (Chinatown) Towne, and effortlessly directed by Hal Ashby, this funny, profane and sorrowful film features one of Nicholson’s finest ever performances, as the manic, foul-mouthed Buddusky.

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Jack Nicholson: Presented by Drambuie (continued)

THE PASSENGER

THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS

The Passenger Professione: Reporter

The King of Marvin Gardens

Mon 16 Dec at 8.30pm

Thu 19 Dec at 8.45pm

Michelangelo Antonioni • Italy/Spain/France 1975 • 2h6m 35mm • 12A – Contains strong language Cast: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry, Steven Berkoff.

Bob Rafelson • USA 1972 • 1h44m DCP • 15 – Contains strong violence Cast: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Scatman Crothers.

The last in a trio of English-language films Antonioni made for MGM, The Passenger opens in the heat of the North African desert. David Locke (Nicholson) is a television reporter at the end of his tether. When he finds his fellow hotel guest, a Brit named David Robertson, dead in his bed, he takes strange advantage of the situation. He swaps shirts, passport photos and hotel rooms and assumes Robertson’s identity, an identity which brings with it a whole host of new dangers…

In a film that captures all the sadness of an American dream gone wrong, Jason Staebler (Bruce Dern) concocts impossible get-rich-quick schemes. He involves his brother David (Jack Nicholson, reunited with director Bob Rafelson after their 1970 hit Five Easy Pieces, screening later in this season) and girlfriend Sally (Ellen Burstyn) in his latest venture, to build a Hawaiian resort with embezzled money from his mobster boss.

A languorous, mysterious and quite captivating thriller that moves from Africa to London to Munich and, finally, to Barcelona and the Spanish countryside.

“One of the most underrated films of the decade.” - Time Out

“A classic of a difficult and alienating kind, but one that really does shimmer in the mind like a remembered dream.” - The Guardian

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Thu 7 Nov at 8.30pm

Fri 8 Nov at 8.15pm

Yolande Moreau • France/Belgium 2013 • 1h43m DCP • French with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Pippo Delbono, Candy Ming, Jackie Berroyer, Simon André, Yolande Moreau.

Sylvain Chomet • France 2013 • 1h46m DCP • French with English subtitles • PG Cast: Guillaume Gouix, Anne Le Ny, Bernadette Lafont, Hélène Vincent, Fanny Touron.

After last year’s celebration of two decades of the crème de la crème of French and Francophone cinema, this year’s French Film Festival UK comes of age at 21. Among the delights, treasures and surprises in store for an equally auspicious anniversary are more than 20 new films, UK premières, classics, documentaries, animation, shorts, and a wide range of guests.

Yolande Moreau’s new film is a poignant tale of unlikely friendship. Henri, a man in his fifties, runs a little roadside restaurant with his wife Rita. All is not well between the two, and once the customers have gone home, Henri meets up with his barfly buddies, Bibi and René. Then Rita dies suddenly, leaving Henri lost. Their daughter Laetitia suggests that Henri get some help with the restaurant from the nearby home for the mentally disabled. With the arrival of warm-hearted Rosette, Henri’s life is gradually transformed.

Sylvain Chomet evokes memories of Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati in his first live-action film, about a mute, sweet-natured man-child whose reawakened childhood memories unleash marvellous musical fantasies. Paul has been raised – and smothered – by his two eccentric aunts in Paris since the death of his parents when he was a toddler. Now 33, he still does not speak. Paul’s aunts have only one dream for him: to win piano competitions. Guillaume Gouix plays the silent hero in this sad comedy about time passing, memories recalled, and the ephemeral beauty of life.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Yolande Moreau.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Sylvain Chomet.

Such a feast would not happen without the support of audiences, funders, sponsors, cinema and industry colleagues, volunteers, interns, and donors to whom we are pleased to record our sincere appreciation. Richard Mowe, Director French Film Festival UK Ilona Morison, Deputy Director French Film Festival UK

Paulette Sat 9 Nov at 6.15pm 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.

Jérôme Enrico • France 2012 • 1h27m DCP • French with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Bernadette Lafont, Carmen Maura, Dominique Lavanant.

Paulette, played by late Nouvelle Vague muse Bernadette Lafont in her penultimate role, lives alone on a housing scheme on the outskirts of Paris. She struggles to make ends meet on her meagre pension, and decides that, since everyone around her appears to be making easy money by dealing drugs, she will start selling cannabis. By combining her flair for commerce with her skill as a cook, she soon manages to make a success of her new venture...

French Film Festival UK

11.6

Tenderness La tendresse

ME, MYSELF AND MUM

Me, Myself and Mum

Sun 10 Nov at 1.30pm + 6.15pm

Les garçons et Guillaume, à table

Marion Hänsel • Belgium/France/Germany 2013 • 1h20m DCP • French with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Marilyne Canto, Olivier Gourmet, Adrien Jolivet, Margaux Chatelier, Sergi López.

Mon 11 Nov at 3.00pm + 8.40pm

Ski instructor Jack (Adrien Jolivet) has injured his leg in a snowboarding accident in the French Alps and needs his long divorced parents, Frans (Olivier Gourmet) and Lisa (Marilyne Canto) to drive from Belgium to collect him and his van. A thoughtful and engaging character study of two old friends who have progressed beyond the bitterness of their divorce. They irritate each other, in some ways still love each other, and have the interests of their son to bind them.

Coming-of-age films are rarely as enjoyable, or as mischievous, as the surprise audience hit of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Adapted from his one-man stage show, Guillaume Gallienne shows what it’s like to grow up as a boy when everyone is convinced that you’re really a girl – or should have been. Playing both himself and his frosty grande dame mother, Gallienne traces his life from childhood in an aristocratic family through adventures in Spain, ill-fated stints at boarding school and a hair-raising spa visit to the present, when he comes out as… well, simply as his own uncategorisable self.

11.6 Sun 10 Nov at 3.45pm + 8.20pm Philippe Godeau • France 2013 • 1h42m DCP • French with English subtitles 15 – Contains strong language and sex references Cast: François Cluzet, Bouli Lanners, Corinne Masiero, Juana Acosta, Johan Libéreau.

In 2009, French security van driver Toni Musulin (played here by the great François Cluzet) disappeared with 11.6 million euros (hence the film’s title), instantly propelling himself to celebrity status in France. Rather than focus on the heist and its aftermath, director Philippe Godeau asks why a man who has worked as a security guard for ten years, transporting huge sums of money, one day decides to steal his van and its contents.

Guillaume Gallienne • France/Belgium 2013 • 1h25m • DCP French, German, English and Spanish with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Guillaume Gallienne, André Marcon, Diane Kruger.

APACHES

Apaches Les Apaches Tue 12 Nov at 3.00pm + 8.40pm Thierry de Peretti • France 2013 • 1h22m DCP • French with English subtitles • 15 Cast: François-Joseph Cullioli, Aziz El Hadachi, Hamza Mezziani, Joseph-Marie Ebrard, Maryne Cayon.

While thousands of tourists invade the beaches, camping grounds and clubs of Corsica, a ragtag group of Arab and Moroccan teenagers from Porto Vecchio hang out. Led by troublemaker Aziz, they throw a party at an unoccupied villa, but a random theft quickly spirals into a cycle of revenge, betrayal and violence that threatens extreme consequences. Loosely based on a true story, Apaches is a captivating, wryly subversive work from actor-turneddirector Thierry de Peretti.

Capital Le capital Wed 13 Nov at 3.00pm + 8.40pm

Tonnerre Mon 11 Nov at 6.15pm Guillaume Brac • France 2013 • 1h46m DCP • French with English subtitles • 18 Cast: Vincent Macaigne, Solène Rigot, Bernard Menez.

‘Tonnerre’ means ‘thunder’, and there’s certainly an ominous, stormy atmosphere hanging over much of Guillaume Brac’s drama. But Tonnerre is also the town where semi-failed rock musician Maxime (Vincent Macaigne) goes to spend time with his father (Bernard Menez). When he falls for a local girl (Solène Rigot), the attraction is mutual and headily romantic. The problem is she’s way too young for him, and things can’t possibly work out well...

Costa-Gavras • France 2012 • 1h54m DCP • French and English with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Gad Elmaleh, Gabriel Byrne, Natacha Régnier, Liya Kebede.

From legendary Academy Award®-winning writer/ director Costa-Gavras (Missing, Z) comes this fast-paced, darkly comic, suspenseful drama set in the high stakes world of global finance. When the CEO of France’s Phenix Bank collapses on the golf course, Machiavellian young executive Marc Tourneuil (Gad Elmaleh) is crowned as his replacement. A whirlwind of ruthless ambition, power struggles, greed and deception ensues as Tourneuil’s ascent is jeopardised by a hostile takeover attempt from a large American hedge fund led by Dittmar Rigule (Gabriel Byrne). SEASON CONTINUES OVERLEAF

French Film Festival UK (continued)

A LADY IN PARIS

THE DANDELIONS

THE MAN WHO LAUGHS

Jappeloup

The Dandelions Du vent dans mes mollets The Man Who Laughs L’homme qui rit

Thu 14 Nov at 3.00pm + 5.50pm

Sat 16 Nov at 3.30pm

Sun 17 Nov at 8.30pm

Christian Duguay • France 2013 • 2h10m DCP • French with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil, Lou de Laâge, Tchéky Karyo.

Carine Tardieu • France 2012 • 1h29m DCP • French with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Agnès Jaoui, Denis Podalydès, Isabelle Carré, Isabella Rossellini, Juliette Gombert.

Jean-Pierre Améris • France/Czech Republic 2012 • 1h35m DCP • French with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Marc-André Grondin, Emmanuelle Seigner, Christa Theret, Arben Bajraktaraj.

At the start of the 1980s, Pierre Durand (Guillaume Canet, who trained as a show jumper before he gravitated towards acting and directing) abandons a promising legal career and throws himself into his true passion, showjumping. With his father’s backing, he gambles everything on a young horse in whom no-one else has any faith: Jappeloup. Too small, too stubborn, too impetuous, he has many faults, but also a remarkable jumping ability. From competition to competition, the pair improve and begin to make their mark on the showjumping world.

An endearing and poignant coming-of-age movie that deftly explores the burdens of the adult world from a child’s perspective. Sassy nine-year-old Rachel Gladstein is caught between the smothering love of her Tunisian-Jewish, meatball-fixated mother; her largely disinterested and Holocaust-obsessed father; and her sickly grandmother, with whom she shares a bedroom. The family dysfunction prompts therapy with a most unusual psychiatrist, Madame Trebla, while Rachel’s life is further upended by a friendship with wild-child classmate Valérie.

A gloriously theatrical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel. Gwynplaine has a scar on his face, giving him a kind of permanent smile. He is taken in by Ursus together with a beautiful blind girl, Déa. They move from village to village, performing a show whose star is the now grown-up Gwynplaine, adored by audiences everywhere. But when it is discovered that this scarred man is the heir to a fortune, he distances himself from the only two people who have ever loved him for what he is.

A Lady in Paris Une Estonienne à Paris Thu 14 Nov at 8.45pm Ilmar Raag • France/Belgium/Estonia 2012 • 1h34m DCP • French and Estonian with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Laine Mägi, Patrick Pineau, François Beukelaers, Fred Epaud.

Jeanne Moreau turned 85 this year, but effortlessly steals the show in this elegant film from Estonian director Ilmar Raag. As the acerbic Frida, an elderly Estonian in Paris, Moreau has perfected the withering look, relishing each frosty one-liner she throws at Anne (Laine Mägi), the middle-aged compatriot who must care for her. Themes of memory, love, loss and death are delicately interwoven in this beautifully observed comedic portrait of two very different women.

Louis de Funès Forever Monsieur de Funès Sun 17 Nov at 3.45pm Gregory Monro & Catherine Benazeth • France 2013 • 1h30m DCP • French with English subtitles • PG • Documentary

Known as ‘the man with 40 faces a minute’, Louis de Funès is remembered in this documentary by his collaborators, his family and especially by those comedians (among them some of the top stars of today) who were inspired by him to go into comedy. The filmmakers Gregory Monro – who had the original idea of the special portrait to mark the 30th anniversary of de Funès’ death – and Catherine Benazeth, have fashioned a multi-faceted tribute to a man whose abiding wish was “to make adults laugh as much as children.” This screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Gregory Monro and Catherine Benazeth.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jean-Pierre Améris.

Today Aujourd’hui Mon 18 Nov at 8.45pm Alain Gomis • France/Senegal 2012 • 1h26m DCP • French and Wolof with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Saul Williams, Djolof Mbengue, Anisia Uzeyman, Aïssa Maïga.

Alain Gomis has created a captivating portrait of Senegal through one day in the life of a man facing atonement and reckoning. This story of the last day of a man’s life plays out in a vibrant city where a seemingly healthy Satche (the American poet-musician Saul Williams) prepares to join the spirit world that evening. Unfolding in a vein that might be described as impressionistic and heightened naturalism, this French-Senegalese production has a spirituality and soulfulness that makes it mesmerising.

French Film Festival UK

FANNY

FFF SHORTS - FRANK-ETIENNE TOWARDS GRACE

LOLA

Marius

FFF Shorts

Lola

Tue 19 Nov at 6.15pm

Wed 20 Nov at 8.25pm

Thu 21 Nov at 8.25pm

Daniel Auteuil • France 2013 • 1h34m DCP • French with English subtitles 12A – Contains moderate sex references and nudity Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Raphaël Personnaz, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Victoire Bélèzy, Marie-Anne Chazel.

1h40m • 15

Jacques Demy • Italy/France 1961 • 1h31m • DCP French with English subtitles • PG – Contains mild sex references Cast: Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden, Alan Scott, Elina Labourdette.

Daniel Auteuil continues his fascination with Marcel Pagnol’s masterpieces in this superbly performed and polished romantic drama. Part one of the great French playwright/filmmaker’s Marseilles Trilogy, this emotional love story between a would-be sailor and a local girl is carried by young stars Raphaël Personnaz and Victoire Bélèzy, with Auteuil lending support in a role first famously portrayed by the legendary Raimu.

The Runaway (La Fugue)

A programme showcasing the new talents of French cinema, some of whom will appear in person to present their films. Jean-Bernard Marlin • France 2013 • 22m • DCP • French with English subtitles

The Lobster’s Cry (Le Cri du Homard) Nicolas Guiot • France 2012 • 31m • DCP • French with English subtitles

It’s Not a Cowboy Film (Ce n’est pas un film de cowboys) Benjamin Parent • France 2012 • 12m • DCP • French with English subtitles

Fanny

Frank-Etienne Towards Grace (Franck-Etienne vers la béatitude)

Tue 19 Nov at 8.30pm

Constance Meyer • France 2012 • 15m • DCP • French with English subtitles

Daniel Auteuil • France 2013 • 1h42m DCP • French with English subtitles PG – Contains mild sex references and mild language Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Victoire Bélèzy, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Raphaël Personnaz, Marie-Anne Chazel.

A Birthday Surprise (Un grand moment de solitude)

The second part of Daniel Auteuil’s Pagnol Trilogy begins where the last story (Marcus) ended, concentrating on the heroine’s efforts to survive back home while her lover sails the seven seas. Like its predecessor, this handsomely mounted production is marked by magnificent performances from Daniel Auteuil, Victoire Bélèzy and especially Jean-Pierre Darroussin as a widower looking to cash in on Fanny’s predicament.

Anne-Christine Caro • France 2012 • 12m • DCP • French with English subtitles

A beautiful new restoration of Jacques Demy’s first film, a lyrical, bittersweet ode to yearning and enchantment. Anouk Aimée is Lola, a dance-hall girl in the port city of Nantes (Demy’s hometown). She runs into Roland, an old flame who becomes smitten all over again, but Lola rebuffs him; she still pines for Michel, the broad-shouldered Adonis who loved her and left her with a 7- year-old son. Demy shot Lola in black and white, dedicated it to filmmaker Max Ophüls, and constructs an Ophüls-like daisy chain of interconnecting chance encounters. Like Ophüls, he lets his camera glide and swirl around his characters – as if he were embracing them and their heady illusions.

Wilfried Méance • France 2010 • 8m • DCP • French with English subtitles

Thank You Very Much Bradley Cooper (Merci Beaucoup Bradley Cooper)

SEASON CONTINUES OVERLEAF

French Film Festival UK (continued)

CHINESE PUZZLE

THE RETURNED

LOULOU

Chinese Puzzle Casse-tête chinois

The Returned Les revenants

Loulou

Fri 22 Nov at 8.30pm

Sat 23 Nov at 8.45pm

Sun 24 Nov at 8.45pm

Cédric Klapisch • France 2013 • 1h57m DCP • English and French with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Kelly Reilly, Cécile De France, Sandrine Holt.

Robin Campillo • France 2004 • 1h45m DCP • French with English subtitles • 18 Cast: Géraldine Pailhas, Jonathan Zaccaï, Frédéric Pierrot, Victor Garrivier, Catherine Samie.

Maurice Pialat • France 1980 • 1h45m • 35mm French with English subtitles • 18 Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Guy Marchand.

After Barcelona for Pot Luck (L’auberge espagnole), London and St Petersburg for Russian Dolls (Les poupées russes), Cédric Klapisch this time takes his characters to New York and Paris. This third opus gives Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France and Kelly Reilly, a cast whose adventures marked an entire generation, the chance to meet again. Now Xavier (Romain Duris) is 40. Father of a family, he still finds his life to be very complicated...

The original cult movie from 2004 (also known as They Came Back), upon which the hit French TV series was based. What would happen to the world if all the people who died in the last ten years came back to life and returned to their homes? Where the TV series has gruesome murders and a cannibalistic serial killer, the film focuses on the personal problems of a loved one returned (a husband, a wife, a child), and the pressure of continuing the relationship where it left off. Understated, offbeat and entirely engaging in its tackling of tough themes, The Returned, is a welcome and original addition to the zombie genre.

Little Lion Comme un lion Sat 23 Nov at 1.00 (Tickets £3.50) Samuel Collardey • France 2012 • 1h41m DCP • French with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Mytri Attal, Marc Barbé, Jean-François Stévenin, Anne Coesens, Marc Berman.

Talented footballer Mitri dreams of leaving Senegal and playing for one of the big European clubs. When a talent scout passes through the village and sets his sights on Mitri, the naïve 15 year-old can’t believe his luck – but once in Europe, his dream gets turned inside out.

The Day of the Crows Le jour des corneilles Sun 24 Nov at 11.00am (Tickets £3.50) Jean-Christophe Dessaint • France 2012 • 1h36m DCP • French with English subtitles • PG With the voices of Jean Reno, Lorànt Deutsch, Isabelle Carré, Claude Chabrol, Chantal Neuwirth.

Deep in the forest, a boy and his father lead a wild life in complete isolation. The child grows up with the forest spirits as his only companions until the day he discovers a village, where he meets a young girl and discovers the existence of love. From that moment on, he becomes obsessed with finding the place where his father’s love has been hiding. This charming and fast-paced animation is a joy.

An absorbing example of the awkward beauty of the work of Maurice Pialat, Loulou deals with those eternal obsessions, love, sex and class, and is shown as a tribute to the director, who died ten years ago. A young accountant (Isabelle Huppert, in one of her most sensual performances) leaves her incredulous bourgeois husband for the bed of an earthy, unemployed petty ex-con (a superbly cocksure Gérard Depardieu).

Weans’ World/Robert Louis Stevenson Day

ROOM ON THE BROOM

Weans’ World Films for a younger audience, this month including a programme of spooky animation from the annual Discovery Film Festival (www. discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk). Tickets cost £3.50 (£4.50 for 3D screenings) per person, big or small! Please note: although we normally disapprove of people talking during screenings, these shows are primarily for kids, so grown-ups should expect some noise!

MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND

Robert Louis Stevenson Day

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

To mark this year’s celebrations for RLS Day on 13 November, Edinburgh Napier University’s Centre for Literature and Writing presents a short season of films inspired by the work of Robert Louis Stevenson. Come and join us in celebrating the work of one of Edinburgh’s greatest writers and his cinematic afterlives.

Still the best version of Stevenson’s novella, shot in pre-Hayes Code days and therefore able to trace Jekyll’s troubles to their source in sexual repression. As Jekyll, courting his unattainable fiancée or tampering with nature and chemistry to create the evil side of his nature in living form, Fredric March embodies the essence of gentility. As Hyde, his hideous alter ego, he is truly frightening as he taunts and brutalises a promiscuous barmaid. March deservedly won an Oscar for his astonishing dual performance, but perhaps the real star of the film is director Rouben Mamoulian, whose audacious use of symbolism and careful pacing increase the mystique of this strange story.

Room on the Broom and Other Bewitching Tales Sat 2 Nov at 1.00pm & Sun 3 Nov at 11.00am 40m • U – For ages 3+

In Julia Donaldson’s bewitching story, a rather grumpy witch’s cat learns to get along with a dog, a bird and a frog, then they all band together to defeat a fire-breathing dragon. Plus Macropolis, the animated story of two faulty toys, discarded from a factory production line, and Les Fables en délire: La Poule, l’Eléphant et le Serpent is a language-free animated fable – literally, a delirious tale – featuring three rather mismatched animals. Also screening this month as part of Weans’ World, Muppet Treasure Island on 9 & 10 Nov (see right) and, as part of the French Film Festival UK, Little Lion on 23 Nov and The Day of the Crows on 24 Nov (see page opposite).

DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE

Muppet Treasure Island Sat 9 Nov at 1pm & Sun 10 Nov at 11am (Tickets £3.50) Brian Henson • USA 1996 • 1h40m • 35mm • U Cast: Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders, Dave Goelz (voice), Steve Whitmire (voice).

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure gets the full Muppet treatment in this musical version, with Kermit’s captain pitted against the villainous Long John Silver (Tim Curry) and his band of eccentric pirates in a search for buried treasure. Miss Piggy shows up as the island’s love goddess (naturally!).

Tue 12 Nov at 6.00pm Rouben Mamoulian • USA 1931 • 1h36m • 35mm 12A – Contains moderate violence and threat Cast: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Holmes Herbert, Halliwell Hobbes.

This screening will be introduced by Professor Linda Dryden, a leading expert on Stevenson who has written extensively about his work, and will be followed by a Q&A with Professor Dryden and Dr Sarah Artt.

Dark Visions

HÄXAN: WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES

Dark Visions The first five films (with more to come in December and January) in a season exploring representations of witchcraft and gothic horror in cinema. Dark Visions is part of the BFI season Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film, and is curated in collaboration with the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s exhibition Witches & Wicked Bodies, at Modern Two until 3 November (go to www.nationalgalleries.org for more information). Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film is a celebration of film and television’s ability to reveal our darkest fears and desires, and conjure the creatures of the night into being. Over the coming months, the BFI and a host of UK partners lift the lid on Gothic’s dark storehouse of horror and romance tales, with over 150 titles and around 1,000 screenings, and spectacular and terrifying special events to thrill every corner of the land. Featuring restorations from the BFI National Archive, new BFI publications, DVD releases, an education programme, and some very special guests, we look forward to welcoming you to the dark heart of film. Part of the BFI Gothic season. For more information, visit bfi.org.uk/gothic

Scottish Film is a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network. Scottish Film is a consortium between Filmhouse, Glasgow Film, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Eden Court, Regional Screen Scotland and Screen Academy Scotland.

THE WITCHES

Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

Screening with live musical accompaniment Fri 1 Nov at 9.00pm - Tickets £13/£10 Benjamin Christensen • Sweden 1922 • 1h54m • 35mm Silent with live musical accompaniment by Verity Susman • 15 Cast: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Tora Teje.

Since its premiere in 1922, Benjamin Christensen’s exploration of the role of superstition in medieval minds has caused outrage and protest from both the general public and religious groups. Dramatising satanic activities and rituals, including the ways in which suspected witches were tortured and killed, Haxan is a deliriously imaginative masterpiece. This screening will be accompanied by a speciallycommissioned live score, written and performed by composer and musician Verity Susman of Electrelane. A production of the newly-formed Scottish Film network, this event will be presented not just at Filmhouse but also at our partners Dundee Contemporary Arts and Glasgow Film Theatre (on 2 and 3 November respectively). “I am particularly interested in working with Häxan because of the representation of women in the film through the lenses of witchcraft and hysteria, and the links that are explicitly drawn between the two. The women in the film are represented as alternately powerful, weak, and sexually available, but we don’t get a real sense of their internal worlds. So I want to use the soundtrack to explore their imagined experiences, from the perspective of a woman. My score combines manipulated spoken word and electronics, woven through with wind instrumentation and vocalisations.” - Verity Susman www.veritysusman.tumblr.com

Dark Visions

WITCHFINDER GENERAL

BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW

NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE

The Witches

Witchfinder General

Sat 9 Nov at 10.15pm

Sat 16 Nov at 10.15pm

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

Cyril Frankel • UK 1966 • 1h30m • DCP • 12A Cast: Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Ann Bell, Ingrid Boulting.

Michael Reeves • UK 1968 • 1h27m • DCP 15 – Contains strong violence and execution scenes Cast: Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark, Wilfrid Brambell.

Wed 4 Dec at 6.10pm & Thu 5 Dec at 5.45pm

A new restoration of this mid-period Hammer production which, featuring none of the studio’s regular directors or stars, remains one of the studio’s most overlooked films. Following a brush with voodoo and a nervous breakdown, Gwen Mayfield (Joan Fontaine in her last big-screen appearance) accepts a teaching job, relocating from Africa to a sleepy English village. As she begins to settle into a different pace of life, Gwen notices a series of strange occurrences that seem to point towards just one thing: witchcraft.

In 1645, during the English Civil War, Ipswich lawyer turned Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price on masterful form) tours the country instigating witch hunts, extracting confessions through torture. Witchfinder General was considered controversial upon release due to the particularly violent and sadistic scenes on display, despite being heavily censored by the BBFC. It has however generated a large cult following in the years since its release.

Blood on Satan’s Claw Sat 23 Nov at 11.15pm Piers Haggard • UK 1970 • 1h32m • DCP 18 – Contains strong sex, bloody violence and horror Cast: Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews, Michele Dotrice, Wendy Padbury.

A young farmhand discovers the remains of a hairy beastlike creature in the fields when he is ploughing. He alerts the local judge (Patrick Wymark), but when he takes him to the site, whatever it was is no longer there. The judge doesn’t believe that the sighting was real, but soon strange things begin to happen. A beautifully crafted, dark and gruesome horror.

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Werner Herzog • West Germany/France 1979 • 1h47m DCP • German with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast.

Herzog’s remake of what he considers to be the most visionary and important of all German films, FW Murnau’s 1922 silent masterpiece, Nosferatu. Held together by the sheer power of Klaus Kinski’s performance as the vampire, Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre recreates several scenes (practically shot-for-shot) from the Murnau classic while slightly altering some of the original’s thematic structures. In Murnau’s film, the vampire is pure evil invading a small German community (Herzog feels that the 1922 film prefigured the rise of Nazism in Germany). Herzog’s vampire is much more sympathetic. An outcast from society (as are all of Herzog’s protagonists), Kinski’s Nosferatu longs for contact, acceptance, and even love from the humans who fear and revile him. Sadly, his curse and death’s-head appearance forever prevent this.

See next month’s programme for more Dark Visions!

FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME

1 November - 5 December 2013

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Fri 1 Nov

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The Nun Häxan + live music (DV) Gloria Something Necessary (AiM) The First Grader (AiM) The Selfish Giant (AD) Gloria

3.10/5.45 9.00 (£13/£10) 1.00/3.25 6.00 + discussion 8.30 1.15/3.20/8.45 6.15

Wed 1 6 1 Nov 1 2 2 3 3

Gloria The Nun Blue Jasmine (AD) Gloria Let’s Go Adventure The Selfish Giant (AD) L’Atalante (EC)

3.00 6.00 8.30 6.10 9.00 + Q&A 3.30/8.15 5.50 + intro

Sat 2 Nov

11am (babies + carers) 3.30/6.10/8.30 3.15 6.15 8.40 3.00 6.00 8.45

Room on the Broom... (WW) Blue Jasmine (AD) The Nun Adventures in Zambezia (AiM) African Storytelling... (AiM) The Selfish Giant (AD) Aya of Yop City (AiM) Virgin Margarida (AiM) Hidden Beauties (AiM) Gloria The Selfish Giant (AD)

Thu 7 Nov

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The Nun Henri (FFF) Gloria All This Can Happen + short (DF) The Selfish Giant (AD) In the Bedroom

3.00/6.00 8.30 + Q&A 3.15/8.45 6.30 2.50/8.25 6.15

Hannah Arendt Philomena (AD) The Nun Tonnerre (FFF) Me, Myself and Mum (FFF) Me, Myself and Mum (FFF) The Nun Hannah Arendt

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1.00 2.10/6.50 4.25/9.05 11.00am 1.00 (FREE) 2.00 4.15 6.20 8.30 1.15/6.15 3.45/8.45

Mon 1 11 1 Nov 2 2 2 3 3 3

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Room on the Broom... (WW) Blue Jasmine (AD) + (S) The Nun Blue Jasmine (AD) The Nun La pirogue (AiM) The Children’s Republic (AiM) The Forgotten Kingdom (AiM) Gloria The Selfish Giant (AD)

11.00am 1.00 (subtitled) 3.15/6.00 8.25 1.30 4.05 6.10 + discussion 8.30 1.15/8.45 3.45/6.15

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Philomena (AD) Attila Marcel (FFF) The Nun Hannah Arendt Philomena (AD) Hannah Arendt Dance of the Dragon + sh (DF) The Nun

3.00/6.00 8.15 + Q&A 3.10 5.45 8.30 3.15 6.00 8.40

3.30/8.50 6.10 + discussion 3.15 6.05 + Q&A 8.40 3.00 6.00 + discussion 8.45

Sun 3 Nov

Fri 8 Nov

Philomena (AD) Philomena (AD) The Nun For Those in Peril Apaches (FFF) Apaches (FFF) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde The Nun

11am (babies + carers) 3.00 6.00 8.15 3.15 6.15 8.30 3.30/6.30 8.45

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Muppet Treasure Island (WW) Philomena (AD) The Witches (DV) The Nun The Dance Doc Double Bill (DF) Paulette (FFF) Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (DF) Philomena (AD) Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters Hannah Arendt The Nun

1.00 3.15/5.45/8.00 10.15 1.15 4.00 6.15 8.45 12.50 3.00 + discussion 6.00 8.40

3.30/6.10/8.30 3.15/6.00 8.40 3.00 5.50 + intro 8.00

The Nun (B) The Nun Blue Jasmine (AD) Follow the Fleet (DF) Gloria Adventure Film Fest Prog 3 The Nun The Selfish Giant (AD) Gloria

Sat 9 Nov

Philomena (AD) The Nun Capital (FFF) Capital (FFF) Boudu Saved from Drowning (EC) The Nun

Blue Jasmine (AD) The Nun Gloria Dance Pioneers (DF) The Nun The Selfish Giant (AD) Gloria

3.00/8.30 6.00 3.15 6.10 8.45 3.30/8.40 6.15

Sun 10 Nov

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Muppet Treasure Island (WW) Philomena (AD) The Nun Hannah Arendt Tenderness (FFF) 11.6 (FFF) Tenderness (FFF) 11.6 (FFF) The Nun Hannah Arendt

11.00am 1.15/3.30/6.10/8.30 1.15 3.40 6.15 8.20 1.30 3.45 6.00 8.45

Mon 1 4 1 Nov 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 Tue 5 Nov

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Tue 12 Nov

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Wed 1 13 2 Nov 2 3 3 3

KEY (AD) – Audio Description (see page 22) (B) – Carer & baby screening (see page 22) (S) – Subtitled (see page 22) All screenings in 2D unless marked [3D] SEASONS: (AiM) – Africa in Motion Film Festival (pages 34-36) (CE) – Cyborg Ethics Film Festival (pages 28-29) (DF) – DANCE:FILM 13 (pages 26-27) (DV) – Dark Visions (pages 18-19) (EC) – Introduction to European Cinema (page 37) (FFF) – French Film Festival UK (pages 12-16) (JN) – Jack Nicholson: Presented by Drambuie (pages 8-10) (MBW) – Missing Believed Wiped (page 29) (Pr) – Previously... Scotland’s History Fest (page 23) (ST) – Spotlight Taiwan (pages 24-25) (WW) – Weans’ World (page 17) Full index of films on page 2

WWW.FILMHOUSECINEMA.COM DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE

1 November - 5 December 2013

SCREENING TIMES

DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE

SCREENING TIMES

DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE

Philomena (AD) Short Term 12 Short Term 12 For Those in Peril FFF Shorts (FFF) For Those in Peril Summer Interlude (EC) Philomena (AD)

3.00/6.10 8.30 3.15 6.15 8.25 3.30 5.50 + intro 8.25

Mon 1 25 1 Nov 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

Thu 14 Nov

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The Great Beauty Philomena (AD) Philomena Jappeloup (FFF) A Lady in Paris (FFF) Jappeloup (FFF) The Nun The Great Beauty

3.00 6.10/8.30 3.15 5.50 8.45 3.00 5.45 8.15

Wed 1 20 1 Nov 2 2 2 3 3 3

Fri 15 Nov

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Philomena (AD) For Those in Peril The Crash Reel Short Term 12 The Great Beauty For Those in Peril

3.15/6.10/8.30 3.20 6.00 8.40 3.00/8.20 6.15

Sat 16 Nov

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Philomena (AD) The Dandelions (FFF) Witchfinder General (DV) Short Term 12 For Those in Peril The Crash Reel The Cheviot, the Stag... (Pr) The Great Beauty For Those in Peril

1.15/5.45/8.00 3.30 10.15 1.10/8.40 3.20 6.00 1.00 3.10/8.20 6.15

Thu 21 Nov

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Philomena (AD) Short Term 12 Short Term 12 For Those in Peril Lola (FFF) For Those in Peril Philomena (AD) Short Term 12

3.00/8.30 6.10 3.15 6.15 8.25 3.30 6.00 8.15

Fri 22 Nov

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Blue Is the Warmest Colour Philomena (AD) Chinese Puzzle (FFF) Philomena (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour ¡Vivan las Antipodas! Tron (CE)

2.15 6.00 8.30 2.10 4.20/8.00 3.15/9.00 6.15 + discussion

Sun 17 Nov

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Philomena (AD) The Crash Reel The Man Who Laughs (FFF) Short Term 12 Louis de Funès Forever (FFF) The Crash Reel For Those in Peril Philomena (AD) + (S) Philomena (AD)

1.00/6.10 3.30 8.30 + Q&A 1.10/8.40 3.45 6.20 1.15/6.15 3.25 (subtitled) 8.25

Sat 23 Nov

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Little Lion (WW) Philomena (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Blood on Satan’s Claw (DV) Blue Is the Warmest Colour The Returned (FFF) Cybermen Double Bill (CE) ¡Vivan las Antipodas! Repo Men (CE)

1.00 3.10/5.30 7.45 11.15 1.20/5.00 8.45 1.15 + discussion 3.50/9.00 6.15 + discussion

Philomena (AD) (B) Philomena (AD) Short Term 12 Pandora’s Promise Today (FFF) For Those in Peril Short Term 12

11am (babies + carers) 3.00/6.10/8.30 3.15 6.00 + Q&A 8.45 3.30 6.15/8.40

Philomena (AD) Marius (FFF) Fanny (FFF) Short Term 12 Philomena (AD) For Those in Peril Philomena (AD)

3.00 6.15 8.30 3.15/8.45 6.10 3.30/6.00 8.25

Sun 24 Nov

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The Day of the Crows (WW) Philomena (AD) From the Archive... (Pr) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Blue Is the Warmest Colour Loulou (FFF) FIXED (CE) ¡Vivan las Antipodas! Videodrome (CE)

11.00am 1.00/5.30 3.30 7.45 1.20/5.10 8.45 1.15 + discussion 3.40/8.30 6.00 + discussion

Mon 1 18 1 Nov 2 2 2 3 3 Tue 19 Nov

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FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME SCREENING TIMES

¡Vivan las Antipodas! (B) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Chinatown (JN) Philomena (AD) ¡Vivan las Antipodas! Write Shoot Cut Blue Is the Warmest Colour Philomena (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour ¡Vivan las Antipodas!

11am (babies + carers) 2.25 6.00 8.45 3.00 6.00 + Q&A (£6/£5) 8.10 3.05 5.15 8.50

Blue Is the Warmest Colour ECA Postgraduate Degree Show Philomena (AD) ¡Vivan las Antipodas! The Spirit of ‘45 (Pr) Philomena (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2.25 6.00 8.30 3.00/8.50 5.45 + discussion 3.05/5.50 8.00

Wed 1 27 1 Nov 1 2 2 3 3

Blue Is the Warmest Colour Easy Rider (JN) Touch of the Light (ST) ¡Vivan las Antipodas! Blue Is the Warmest Colour Philomena (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2.25 6.00 8.15 + Q&A 2.50/8.50 5.15 3.05/5.50 8.00

Thu 28 Nov

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Blue Is the Warmest Colour Philomena (AD) The Shining (JN) ¡Vivan las Antipodas! Blue Is the Warmest Colour Philomena (AD) Taipei Factory (ST) Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2.25 6.00 8.15 2.50/8.50 5.15 3.05 5.45 + Q&A 8.00

Fri 29 Nov

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Gravity [3D] (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Philomena (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Blue Is the Warmest Colour Together (ST) Prince Avalanche

3.15/9.00 5.20 3.10/5.45 8.00 2.40 6.15 8.45

Tue 26 Nov

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GRID CONTINUES OVERLEAF

FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME

1 November - 5 December 2013

BOX OFFICE 0131 228 2688

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TICKET PRICES & INFORMATION

AUDIODESCRIPTIONANDSUBTITLES

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Philomena (AD) Gravity [3D] (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Blue Is the Warmest Colour Philomena (AD) Prince Avalanche A Rolling Stone (ST)

1.00 3.15/9.00 5.20 2.00/8.00 5.45 1.15/3.30/8.45 6.15 + Q&A

MATINEES (Shows starting prior to 5pm) Mon - Thu: £6.50 full price, £4.50 concessions Friday Matinees: £5.00/£3.50 concessions Sat - Sun: £8.20 full price, £6.00 concessions

In all three screens we have a system which enables us, whenever the necessary digital files are available, to show onscreen subtitles for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing, and provide audio description (via infra-red headsets) for those who are sight-impaired.

Sun 1 1 1 Dec 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

Philomena (AD) Gravity [3D] (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Blue Is the Warmest Colour Will You Still Love Me...? (ST) Philomena (AD) Prince Avalanche MBW I: Music, Comedy and Doctor Who (MBW) MBW II: Sean Connery in Colombe (MBW)

1.00 3.15/9.00 5.20 2.00 6.00 8.30 1.15/8.45

All tickets to Weans’ World screenings (marked WW on grid) are £3.50. Tickets for children under 12 are £3.50 for any screening.

Mon 1 2 1 Dec 1 2 2 3 3

Gravity (AD) (B) Gravity [3D] (AD) Philomena (AD) Prince Avalanche Blue Is the Warmest Colour Blue Is the Warmest Colour Go Grandriders (ST)

11am (babies + carers) 3.15/8.30 6.00 3.00/8.50 5.15 2.15/8.00 5.55

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Gravity [3D] (AD) Bonnie and Clyde Philomena (AD) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Blue Is the Warmest Colour Stilt (ST)

3.15/6.00 8.15 3.00/8.50 5.15 2.15/8.05 5.45 + Q&A

Wed 1 4 1 Dec 2 2 2 3 3

Gravity [3D] (AD) Philomena (AD) Philomena (AD) Nosferatu the Vampyre (DV) The Crossing Guard (JN) Blue Is the Warmest Colour Either Way

3.15/6.00 8.30 3.00 6.10 8.45 2.15/8.05 6.05

1 1 2 2 3 3

Gravity [3D] (AD) Philomena (AD) Either Way Modern Playing Blue Is the Warmest Colour Nosferatu the Vampyre (DV)

3.15/8.40 6.00 3.00/5.55 8.30 2.15/8.05 5.45

DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE

Sat 30 Nov

Tue 3 Dec

Thu 5 Dec

SCREENING TIMES

3.30 + intro 6.15 + intro

EVENING SCREENINGS (Starting 5pm and later) £8.20 full price, £6.00 concessions

For screenings in 3D add £2 to ticket price. Filmhouse Members get £1.50 off every ticket (excludes Friday matinees and Weans’ World)

This issue, all screenings of The Selfish Giant, Blue Jasmine, Philomena and Gravity will have audio description, and the following screenings will also have subtitles: The Selfish Giant: Sun 27 Oct, 3.30pm Blue Jasmine: Sun 3 Nov, 1.00pm Philomena: Sun 17 Nov, 3.25pm

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).

There will be a subtitled screening of Gravity in December.

We participate in the Orange Wednesdays 2 for 1 scheme.

Screenings for carers and their babies! Tickets £4.50/£3.50 concessions per adult. Screenings are limited to babies under 12 months accompanied by no more than two adults. Babychanging, bottle-warming and buggy parking facilities are available.

There are usually ticket deals available on film seasons. All performances are bookable in advance, in person, online at www.filmhousecinema.com or by phone on 0131 228 2688. We do not charge a fee for bookings made by telephone or on the website. Tickets may also be reserved without payment, in which case they must be collected no later than 30 minutes before the performance starts. Tickets cannot be exchanged nor money refunded except in the event of a cancellation of a performance. Screenings are subject to change, but only in extraordinary circumstances. All seats are unreserved. If you require seats together please arrive in plenty of time. Cinemas will be open 15 minutes before the start of each screening. The management reserves the right of admission and will not admit latecomers. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Double bills are shown in the same order as indicated on these pages. Intervals in double bills last 10 minutes. BOX OFFICE: 0131 228 2688 (10am-9pm daily) PROGRAMME INFO: 0131 228 2689 BOOK ONLINE: www.filmhousecinema.com

FORCRYINGOUTLOUD

The Nun: Mon 4 Nov, 11am Hannah Arendt: Mon 11 Nov, 11am Philomena: Mon 18 Nov, 11am ¡Vivan las Antipodas!: Mon 25 Nov, 11am Gravity [2D]: Mon 2 Dec, 11am

We are embarking on some essential remedial works to upgrade our boilers, water supply, heating control systems and back room facilities over the next few months. These works will result in significant improvements in energy and operational efficiency for Filmhouse. There may be some occasional noise disruption and access issues to Cinemas 2 and 3 during these works. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience, and be assured we are working with our contractors to keep this to a minimum.

Previously... Scotland’s History Festival/Pandora’s Promise

FROM THE ARCHIVE: ERISKAY - A POEM OF REMOTE LIVES

Previously... Now in its third year, Previously... Scotland’s History Festival will take place from 13 - 30 November. For information on all events go to www.historyfest.co.uk.

THE SPIRIT OF ‘45

From the Archive: Scotland at Work Sun 24 Nov at 3.30pm

Sat 16 Nov at 1.00pm John Mackenzie • UK 1974 • 1h30m • Digibeta • 12A Cast: Bill Paterson, Alex Norton, Timothy Martin, John Bett.

A rare chance to see The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil, filmed by the BBC in 1974 as part of their Play for Today strand. Written by John McGrath, the play was originally staged by the 7:84 Theatre Company (so called because of the fact that 84% of Scotland’s wealth is held by 7% of the population). The play compares the Highland Clearances and the ownership of Scottish land by the gentry with the hot topic (in the early 1970s at least) of US ownership of Scotland’s oil fields. TICKETDEALS Buy tickets for all 3 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.

SPECIALEVENT

1h21m • PG

Pandora’s Promise

A selection of films from the Scottish Screen Archive, showing the people of Scotland at work from the 1930s to the 1970s. Some of the films screening are silent, and live musical accompaniment will be provided by Will Pickvance.

Mon 18 Nov at 6.00pm

North Sea Herring Fleet James E Henderson Ltd, 1935, 7 min Coalmining in Central Scotland Lanarkshire Experimental Group, 1930-39, 16 min

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

PANDORA’S PROMISE

Country Policeman Gilbert Gunn, 1946, 17 min Eriskay - A Poem of Remote Lives Dr Werner Kissling, 1935, 19 min

Fire - Fire - Fire J Mwakitawa, 1969, 6 min Shop! Margaret Tait, 1978, 16 min

The Spirit of ‘45 Tue 26 Nov at 5.45pm Ken Loach • UK 2013 • 1h38m • DCP U – Contains no material likely to offend or harm • Documentary

Is the foundation of the British welfare state a lost opportunity destroyed by Thatcherism, or a project still awaiting completion? Ken Loach seeks an answer in conversations with those who remember its beginnings. The screening will be followed by a discussion in association with Disability History Month Scotland. The Spirit of ’45 illuminates and celebrates a period of unprecedented community spirit in the UK. Ian Harrower, Producer Previously... Scotland’s History Festival asks a panel of guests representing local community initiatives whether we still believe in community spirit.

Robert Stone • USA 2013 • 1h29m • DCP • 12A • Documentary

The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we’ve got nuclear power wrong? An audience favourite at the Sundance Film Festival, Pandora’s Promise asks whether the one technology we fear most could save our planet from a climate catastrophe, while providing the energy needed to lift billions of people in the developing world out of poverty. In his controversial new film, Academy-Award-nominated director Robert Stone tells the intensely personal stories of environmentalists and energy experts who have undergone a radical conversion from being fiercely anti to strongly pro-nuclear energy, risking their careers and reputations in the process. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Robert Stone.

Spotlight Taiwan

TOUCH OF THE LIGHT

TAIPEI FACTORY

Spotlight Taiwan Taiwan Film Festival There have been exciting developments in the Taiwan cinematic landscape in recent years, with more high quality and diverse films being made each year, gaining international attention and recognition. The Taiwan Film Festival provides a unique opportunity to see some of these great examples of contemporary Taiwan cinema on big screen, many of them screening for the first time in the UK. Seven award-winning feature films by emerging Taiwanese filmmakers have been handpicked to share with the audience of Edinburgh, each with a unique theme and telling touching modern stories in Taiwan, connected by the common thread of relationship and family to give a glimpse into the kaleidoscopic life of Taiwan. We are honoured to have directors and cast from Taiwan to attend audience Q&As at four of the screenings. There will also be an Asian Film Workshop at the University of Edinburgh and a piano recital concert by Yu-Siang Huang, the leading star from Touch of Light’ in the Reid Concert Hall on 29 November, both open to the public. To keep up to date, feel free to ‘Like’ our Facebook page, ‘Spotlight Taiwan in Edinburgh’, and visit our website at goo.gl/arzmFZ Taiwan Film Festival is part of the 2013-2014 Spotlight Taiwan project, organised by History of Art at the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with Ministry of Culture Taiwan and Filmhouse. A series of events will be hosted throughout the year to celebrate contemporary Taiwanese Art, Culture and Cinema in Scotland.

A ROLLING STONE

Touch of the Light Ni guang fei xiang

UK Premiere

Wed 27 Nov at 8.15pm Jung-Chi Chang • Taiwan 2012 • 1h50m • DCP Mandarin with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Yu-Siang Huang, Sandrine Pinna, Amy Sisson.

Presented by Wong Kar Wai, Touch of the Light is based on the real life story of Yu-Siang Huang, who stars as himself. The film tells Huang’s story as a blind piano prodigy from rural Taiwan, and his relationship with Xiao Jie (Sandrine Pinna), a young woman who dreams of becoming a dancer despite enormous challenges. Winner of multiple Golden Horse awards and Taiwan’s submission for the Academy Award in 2012, the film has been critically acclaimed and warmly received worldwide, blessed with the most striking performance by Yu-Siang Huang as it celebrates the triumphs of those who dare to dream. This screening will be followed by a piano recital performed by Yu-Siang Huang and a Q&A with Yu-Siang Huang and director Jung-Chi Chang.

Spotlight Taiwan

WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW?

GO GRANDRIDERS

Taipei Factory Tai bei gong chang

A Rolling Stone

Thu 28 Nov at 5.45pm

Zhu chao ren

Singing Chen, Jéro Yun, Midi Z, Joana Preiss, Ko-shang Shen, Luis Cifuentes, Jung-chi Chang & Alireza Khatami • Taiwan/France 2013 • 1h12m • DCP • Mandarin with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Patty Wu, Chu Chih-Ying, Jack Kao, Dawang Huang.

Sat 30 Nov at 6.15pm

STILT

UK Premiere Go Grandriders Bu lao qi shi

Ko-Shang Shen • Taiwan 2012 • 54m • Non-DCI Digital Mandarin with English subtitles • 12A • Documentary

A joint project by Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and Taipei Film Commission to focus on emerging talents: four young Taiwanese directors were paired with their equals from Chile, France, Iran, and South Korea to share their life experience, co-write and co-direct four short films in 17 days, based on their impressions and imaginations of Taipei.

A father and son are virtually unable to communicate with one other, yet they only have each other. The son is physically a 30-year-old man and mentally a 13-year-old kid, only more self-centred, innocent, and elusive. The 50-year-old father has to play various roles to hold together this family: he is both father and mother, friend and provider, and he strives to connect his son’s unique creations with this world.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Ko-Shang Shen and Jung-Chi Chang.

The screening will be followed by Q&A with director Ko-Shang Shen.

Together Tian mi mi Fri 29 Nov at 6.15pm

Mon 2 Dec at 5.55pm Tien-hau Hua • Taiwan 2012 • 1h30m • DCP Mandarin with English subtitles • 12A • Documentary

How much do you dare to dream once you turn 80? A blockbuster documentary in Tawian: seventeen Grandriders with an average age of 81 embark on a motorcycle tour around Taiwan. Two have battled cancer, four need hearing aids, five suffer from high blood pressure, eight have coronary disease, and every one of them has symptoms of joint degeneration. Yet, they courageously ride motorcycles in order to feel the land they have lived on for their entire lives. Their thirst for life has inspired Taiwan and the rest of the world to respect the elderly, and inspired other senior citizens to pursue their dream with courage.

UK Premiere Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Ming tian ji de ai shang wo UK Premiere Stilt Hou niao lai de ji jie

Chao-jen Hsu • Taiwan 2012 • 1h54m • DCP Mandarin with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Lieh Lee, Shao-Yang Huang, Sonia Sui, Kenny Bee, Umin Boya.

Do you still remember being 17? Everyone around Xiao Yang, a 17-year-old high-school boy, keeps secrets and suffers from heartbreak. His father runs a print shop and meets a girl next door, Li, who is about to get married. Meantime, his shopkeeper mother gets close to her neighbour tailor, Shian. Yang tries to set up a date for his sister Lang who just got dumped. Also, Yang needs to cover his friend Mao who has had a lovers’ quarrel with girlfriend Tian. As the only one who’s alone, Yang quietly witnesses the romances from a distance and secretly reads those love letters he helps deliver...

Sun 1 Dec at 6.00pm

Arvin Chun-lin Chen • Taiwan/Hong Kong 2013 • 1h40m DCP • Mandarin with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Richie Ren, Mavis Fan, Kimi Hsia, Lawrence Ko.

In this madcap and lighthearted comedic romp, introverted optometrist Weichung begins to question his marriage with his wife Feng, upon learning of her desire to have another baby. At his sister Mandy’s engagement party, Weichung bumps into an old friend, Stephen, a wedding photographer who, though also married, is living the high life of a younger, single gay man. When Stephen teases Weichung for his newly straightlaced lifestyle, dormant emotions are awakened in Weichung, setting him off on a quest for true romance and desire.

UK Premiere

Tue 3 Dec at 5.45pm Yin-chuan Tsai • Taiwan 2012 • 1h48m DCP • Mandarin with English subtitles • 12A Cast: James Wen, Bianca Bai, Zhuang Kai-xun, Helen Thank Dao.

Min, who longs to be as free as the migratory birds he observes every year, finds himself in family predicaments. There is growing tension between him and his wife. He and his brother, who were once on good terms, have been distant with one another for years. Under the frustration with work, his wife and his old home, how will he cope? The screening will be followed by Q&A with director/ writer Yin-chuan Tsai.

DANCE:FILM 13

FOLLOW THE FLEET

JOFFREY, MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE

Scotland’s premier dance film festival is back in its autumn biennial spot with DANCE:FILM 13. Celebrating dance and film in all its many forms, this year’s programme starts with the traditional Hollywood musical (Follow the Fleet) and ends with an 80s dance classic (Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo). In between we have a documentary double bill about dance pioneers, a first UK cinema screening of a film from Korea/Singapore, the first Scottish screening of the collaboration between filmmaker David Hinton and award-winning choreographer Siobhan Davies, and a contrasting pair of dance documentaries (one straight faced, one not so much). There will also be an evening of shorts and installation at new venue partner Inspace. Thank you to Filmhouse, Distrify, Inspace and media partner The List for helping this celebration continue. Keep dancing and keep watching!

www.dancefilm.co.uk

I PLAY DEAD

Follow the Fleet

All This Can Happen

Mon 4 Nov at 8.15pm

Thu 7 Nov at 6.30pm

Mark Sandrich • USA 1936 • 1h50m • DCP • U Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, Astrid Allwyn.

David Hinton & Siobhan Davies • UK 2012 • 50m • DCP • 12A

Join Fred and Ginger for this story of a sailor trying to rekindle the romance with his old flame when his fleet pulls into San Francisco. Including the famous ‘Let’s Face the Music and Dance’, this is a timeless classic.

Dance Pioneers Tue 5 Nov at 6.10pm 1h56m

Scottish Ballet: Healah Dancing Eve McConnachie • UK 2013 • 5m • Format TBC • PG

A study in motion as two Scottish Ballet dancers connect and disconnect; bodies are drawn together, close, intense as these muscular forms ignite. Peter Darrell: Scotland’s Dance Pioneer

A flickering dance of intriguing imagery brings to light the possibilities of ordinary movements from the everyday which appear, evolve and freeze before your eyes. Made entirely from archive photographs and footage from the earliest days of moving image, All This Can Happen follows the footsteps of the protagonist from the short story The Walk by writer Robert Walser. Juxtapositions, different speeds and split frame techniques convey the walker’s state of mind as he encounters a world of hilarity, despair and ceaseless variety. This screening will be followed by something completely different... I Play Dead Kaveh Akaber • Sweden 2013 • 14m • DCP • 12A

A surreal dance journey set in a dystopian post-war world where an innocent game turns into an odd ballet.

Eleanor Taylor • UK 2012 • 29m • HD-Cam • PG

Peter Darrell was already a successful and groundbreaking choreographer when he became the first artistic director of Scottish Ballet in 1969. This film explores what made Darrell’s work so innovative and influential with the help of dancer/choreographer Michael Clark and Matthew Bourne, the UK’s most successful contemporary choreographer. Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance Bob Hercules • USA 2012 • 1h22m • Format TBC • PG

This tells the story of the Joffrey Ballet, which revolutionised American ballet by daringly combining modern dance with traditional ballet technique.

DANCE:FILM 13

DANCE OF THE DRAGON

PONYDANCE: THE MOVIE

BREAKIN’ 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

Dance of the Dragon

Dance Documentary Double Bill

Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo

Fri 8 Nov at 6.00pm

Sat 9 Nov at 4.00pm

Sat 9 Nov at 8.45pm

Max Mannix • Singapore 2008 • 1h51m • Digibeta English and Korean with English subtitles • 12A Cast: Hyuk Jang, Fann Wong, Jason Scott Lee, Yeo Jin-gu, Jason Chan.

Dance documentaries about the creative process usually take a formulaic approach. Introduce the company/ artist, watch them create a piece, experience the trials and tribulation in the run up to the final performance (which you end up not seeing). Movement One is about a company making a dance film and uniquely, you see the full dance film at the end. And ponydance? It’s pretty much the same, just not so serious…

Sam Firstenberg • USA 1984 • 1h34m • 35mm • PG Cast: Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers, Susie Coelho, Harry Caesar.

A modern day tale of love, passion, courage and hope, with the demanding and visually stunning disciplines of ballroom dancing and martial arts woven into the plot. Martial arts champion Cheng’s relationship with Emi is threatened by the arrival of country boy Tae as she takes on the role of his dance mentor. Soon, student and mentor develop feelings for each other, leading to a showdown that will resolve the passionate love triangle. PLUS SHORT Turnaround Tango Marites Carino • Canada 2013 • 7m • Format TBC • PG

A quirky twist on the sultry dance form where back-toback becomes the new cheek-to-cheek in this world of electronic connections.

Movement One

Jesse Atlas • USA 2012 • 59m • Format TBC • 12A • Documentary

A documentary following the creative process of producer/composer Jon Arpino and Emmy-nominated choreographer Teddy Forance as they create an original dance production for film. In just eight days, 20 dancers collaborated to choreograph, perform and film a 30-minute dance production set to an original score. The film takes viewers into the studio for a unique view of the creative process from choreography to music composition, concluding with the full production. PLUS

ponydance: the movie

Derek O’Connor & Ian Whelan • Ireland 2013 • 26m • Digibeta • 12A

Part documentary, part mockumentary, ponydance: the movie is a kinetic, fly-on-the-wall portrait of the Belfastbased comedic dance company and their choreographer, Leonie McDonagh, as they create their biggest production to date. Comedy is a serious business...

An 80s classic bringing breakdancing to the screen. Join Kelly, Ozone and Turbo as they try to stop a property developer destroying their community centre with the power of dance! With its outrageous fashion and hairstyles, this takes you right back...

Look out for shorts programmes, installations and workshops, and an online programme of films with Distrify. See www.dancefilm.co.uk for further details.

Cyborg Ethics Film Festival

TRON

REPO MEN

Cyborg Ethics Film Festival How far can human beings go in replacing their body parts with machinery before they can be considered as cyborgs? Will humanity eventually become obsolete? Should individuals download themselves into their computer hard-disks before they die? What would these new developments mean for their identity? The Cyborg Ethics Film Festival, which is a first in the world, will seek to answer some of these questions. At the end of each screening, a discussion will take place between the audience and a panel of invited experts in bioethics, science, law, medicine and politics.

DOCTOR WHO - RISE OF THE CYBERMEN

Tron

Cybermen Double Bill

Fri 22 Nov at 6.15pm

Sat 23 Nov at 1.15pm

Steven Lisberger • USA 1982 • 1h36m • DCP • PG Cast: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes.

An 80s classic with dazzling special effects, Tron was one of the first major features to explore the film and computer game relationship. Jeff Bridges plays a young video games designer whose programmes have been stolen by his former boss. As he tries to hack into the system to retrieve them, he is sucked into a virtual world where he is forced to play games in which his life and freedom are at stake.

Repo Men Sat 23 Nov at 6.15pm Miguel Sapochnik • USA/Canada 2010 • 1h51m DCP • 18 – Contains strong bloody violence Cast: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Carice van Houten.

Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, Repo Men revolves around a repo man named Remy (Jude Law), whose body has been constructed almost entirely of artificial organs. When he fails to keep up on payments for his recent heart transplant, his former partner (Forest Whitaker) vows to take back the organ by force if necessary.

Make it a Doctor Who day with our screening of two classic Cybermen episodes in advance of the 50th anniversary episode on TV this evening! Screening supported by the Mason Institute.

Doctor Who - Rise of the Cybermen

Graeme Harper • UK 2006 • 47m • Digibeta • U Cast: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, Roger Lloyd-Pack.

After the TARDIS makes a crash landing on the Earth of another universe, Rose discovers her father is alive and rich, Mickey encounters his alternative self, and the Tenth Doctor learns one of his oldest and deadliest foes is about to be reborn. PLUS

Doctor Who - The Age of Steel

Graeme Harper • UK 2006 • 46m • Digibeta • PG Cast: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, Roger Lloyd-Pack.

The conclusion of this two-part story from 2006 focuses on events in a parallel universe London, where John Lumic plans to convert the whole world’s population into Cybermen and the Doctor, Rose and Mickey Smith try to stop him. They are assisted by Mickey’s parallel universe counterpart, Ricky, who is the leader of a resistance movement.

Cyborg Ethics Film Festival/Missing Believed Wiped

VIDEODROME

FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement UK Premiere

Sun 24 Nov at 1.15pm Regan Brashear • USA/Canada 2013 • 1h1m • DCP • 12A Documentary

This fascinating and thought-provoking documentary questions commonly held beliefs about disability and normalcy by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and minds forever. Told primarily through the perspectives of five people with disabilities – a scientist, journalist, disability justice educator, bionics engineer and exoskeleton test pilot – FIXED takes a close look at the implications of emerging human enhancement technologies for the future of humanity.

Videodrome Sun 24 Nov at 6.00pm David Cronenberg • Canada 1983 • 1h29m • 16mm • 18 Cast: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky.

David Cronenberg’s fascinating rumination on humanity, technology, entertainment and sex. James Woods stars as Max Renn, an ambitious cable television programmer who, looking for something new and sensational for his cable station, stumbles across a show called Videodrome which seems to depict the actual torture and murder of a different victim every night. Fascinated and excited by the programme, Renn tries to find out where the show originates, and becomes deeply embroiled in a bizarre, intriguing, and sometimes incomprehensible fusion of television, politics, and mind-control.

AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW

Missing Believed Wiped Twenty years ago, the BFI (British Film Institute) launched its Missing Believed Wiped (MBW) initiative to track down and screen material long missing from the official TV archives. Over the years many hundreds of items have resurfaced, found in various locations: the vaults of foreign TV archives or broadcasters; misfiled or mis-catalogued in UK archives; in the hands of ex-industry personnel or private collectors; in online auctions; at jumble sales, etc. Each year London’s BFI Southbank screens the best of the finds from that past 12 months to an avid audience of fans, pundits, press and industry personnel. Now, for the first time, MBW leaves its London home for a special double screening in Edinburgh. Introduced by Dick Fiddy, co-ordinator of the BFI’s Missing Believed Wiped campaign. Special thanks to Jonathan Melville.

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COLOMBE

MBW I: Music, Comedy and Doctor Who Sun 1 Dec at 3.30pm 1h50m • PG

This first session takes in music, comedy and sci-fi to offer a taster of the best of Missing Believed Wiped. Starting with recently unearthed amateur film from the classic BBC variety show The White Heather Club, there’s also a chance to see long-thought lost footage from the pre-Monty Python sketch show, At Last the 1948 Show, featuring John Cleese and Graham Chapman. Music lovers can sample some vintage pop with recovered footage from It’s Lulu, while fans of classic Doctor Who will finally see a recently discovered episode from the 1960s, currently unavailable on DVD. Plus other surprises! Introduced by Dick Fiddy.

MBW II: Sean Connery in Colombe Sun 1 Dec at 6.15pm 1h50m • 12A

This second session offers a rare opportunity to see the classic 1960 TV adaptation of Jean Anouilh’s French play, Colombe, starring a young Sean Connery. In this racy comic drama set backstage at a theatre, a lover’s jealousy at the perceived promiscuity of his sweetheart makes him an object of ridicule rather than someone to be pitied. This is one of the gems found amongst over 100 hours of missing British TV drama discovered within the National Education Television archives held at the Library of Congress in Washington and returned to the BFI in 2010. Plus other surprises! Introduced by Dick Fiddy.

Let’s Go Adventure/Write Shoot Cut/ECA Postgraduate Show

LET’S GO ADVENTURE

WRITE SHOOT CUT - BRIDGE’S NEW JACKET

ECA POSTGRADUATE DEGREE SHOW

SPECIALEVENT

Let’s Go Adventure

Write Shoot Cut

Wed 6 Nov at 9.00pm

Mon 25 Nov at 6.00pm - Tickets £6/£5

Edinburgh College of Art Postgraduate Degree Show

1h30m • 15

1h40m

Tue 26 Nov at 6.00pm

Two short comedy films, written by Josie Long and directed by Douglas King, about one young woman’s awkward rite of passage into modern adulthood.

Write Shoot Cut is dedicated to celebrating and showcasing short independent film from Scotland and beyond. Starting out as a blog (www.write-shoot-cut. com), the platform has grown to underground monthly screenings, podcasts and now, through Screen Education Edinburgh in association with Filmhouse, special showcase events with director Q&As hosted by Neil Rolland.

2h • 15

Let’s Go Swimming Josie has left her life in London for a better one in Glasgow, the indie band theme park where she will finally be happy and accepted. But sitting in cafes and going to gigs on your own isn’t as fulfilling as she’d hoped. Romance and Adventure

If you are a filmmaker, or someone with an interest in Scottish film and a desire to see something out of the ordinary, then this is an excellent opportunity to watch some great films and meet potential collaborators.

Darren is Josie’s best friend. Josie is Darren’s flatmate. Approaching 30, Josie is desperate to travel, to escape, to do something big. Darren is happy having his meals cooked by someone other than his mum. Together they drink Buckfast and wander the streets, wondering why their friends are becoming old and boring, with houses and marriages and kitchens to retile. Together they make fun of squares and make up games, it’s them against the world, or so Josie hopes. How much can you rely on a friend who doesn’t want to grow up?

Bridge’s New Jacket Brian Barlow, 22 min Bridge is a kind-hearted but bullied garbage picker who falls in love with a waitress.

Josie Long will take part in a Q&A after the screening.

The Lady and The Lamp Duncan Cowles, 4 min An accidental documentary that captures the relationship between the filmmaker and his mother.

Down the Line James Ewen, 8 min The past, present and future of the Scottish fishing industry as lived by a father and son working side by side. Lay Over Jordan Hayes, 13 min A young woman meets a young man during an eighthour layover in Los Angeles.

Hart’s Desire Gavin Robinson, 6 min An aspiring hermit, an aspiring socialite and a flask of tea.

This year’s post grads from the Screen Academy MA/ MFA at Edinburgh College of Art have made a dazzling selection of dramas and documentaries which include fantastical fairy tales, poetic essays and gripping dramas. They are tales of transformation – of men who turn into medieval warriors at weekends, of children who become animals and child solders who find ways of living with their past. Come and see the next generation of award winners from ECA .

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT A new adaptation by Chris Hannan Based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Thrillseekers Adventure Film Festival/Come and See...

INTO THE EMPTY QUARTER

Thrillseekers Adventure Film Festival The final screening of this year’s Thrillseekers Adventure Film Festival. The Adventure Film Festival travels the UK each year showcasing the best in extreme sports and adventure films. Experience an evening of adrenaline-pumping action through a selection of films that celebrate pushing mind and body to the limits. Whether your passion is mountainbiking, skiing, kayaking or BASE-jumping, each of our three exciting adventure programmes includes something for everyone. www.adventurefest.co.uk

DUCT TAPE SURFING

Adventure Film Fest Programme 3 Mon 4 Nov at 6.15pm 1h20m • Non-DCI Digital projection

Into the Empty Quarter Alastair Humphreys & Leon McCarron • 20m Join hardened British adventurers Alastair Humphreys and Leon McCarron on their latest quest to follow in the footsteps of one of their heroes, Wilfred Thesiger. Why Corey Rich • 7m What drives some of the world’s most talented adventure athletes to do what they do? How of Why Corey Rich • 11m A glimpse into the challenging and complicated lives of the production crew behind many of the world’s best adventure films. The Kyrgyzstan Project Jim Aikman & Matt Segal • 17m In 2000, John Dickey went on an expedition to Kyrgyzstan and was kidnapped by violent militants who held him and his partners at gunpoint for six days, until the climbers made a harrowing escape through the mountains of the Kara Su valley. The Kyrgyzstan Project chronicles John’s return to Kyrgyzstan in 2012 and his quest for resolution through climbing. Duct Tape Surfing Mark Tipple • 5m With the help of a family friend and a roll of duct tape, paraplegic Pascale Honore can feel what it’s like to be amongst the waves. The Beginning Warren Verboom • 20m In The Beginning, Warren Verboom and his team take the sport of canyoning to a new level.

BONNIE AND CLYDE

Come and See... A monthly one-off screening of a great film we simply thought you might like to see, again or for the first time, on the big screen.

Bonnie and Clyde Tue 3 Dec at 8.15pm Arthur Penn • USA 1967 • 1h51m • DCP • 15 Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons.

Arthur Penn’s landmark gangster film made a huge commercial and cultural splash. It also caused major controversy by redefining violence in cinema and casting its criminal protagonists as sympathetic anti-heroes. Based loosely on the true exploits of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker during the 30s, the film begins as Clyde tries to steal a car belonging to Bonnie’s mother. Intrigued by his brazen manner and bored with her job as a waitress, she decides to become his partner in crime.

“For better or worse, American cinema changed forever the day Bonnie and Clyde was released. Almost every aspect of it was revolutionary: the debt to the French New Wave (it was offered to Truffaut before Penn); the championing of the anti-hero; the freewheeling camera work and cinematography; the use of unknown stage actors in supporting roles; and, of course, the painfullyrendered violence, all were enormously influential.” Empire

Dyslexia Awareness Week/Modern Playing/Filmhouse Cafe Bar

PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS

SPECIALEVENT A special families event for Dyslexia Awareness Week, in association with Dyslexia Scotland and Edinburgh Libraries. After the screening there will be the opportunity for children and young people to take part in a discussion about dyslexia led by a panel of young people, including Dyslexia Scotland’s Young People’s Ambassador Ellie, who launched Ellie’s Blue Ribbon Dyslexia campaign last year, and young people from Edinburgh Libraries’ Dyslexia Chatterbooks group. Blue ribbons will be available free for everyone who comes along to the event.

Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters Sat 9 Nov at 3.00pm - Tickets £4/£3 Thor Freudenthal • USA 2013 • 1h46m • DCP • PG – Contains moderate fantasy violence and threat, and mild language Cast: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Nathan Fillion, Sean Bean.

A great threat looms over the world as the dreaded Kronos is set to be reborn. Percy Jackson and his companions have to travel to the Sea of Monsters in order to recover the fabled Golden Fleece, the only thing that can stop Kronos from laying waste to the planet. There’s action and spectacle galore in this fantasy adventure. See page 38 for details of a Dyslexia Awareness Week CPD screening for teachers.

MODERN PLAYING

SPECIALEVENT

Modern Playing Thu 5 Dec at 8.30pm 1h30m • 15

A Nottingham Trent University arts and humanities project, GameCity pioneers new ways to interact with videogame culture through art exhibitions and developers’ commentaries as well as playing the latest games from leading developers. Modern Playing is a 90-minute event supported by an arcade, where regional developers will be able to showcase their work. The main body of the event will feature insightful, stimulating and thought-provoking talks and debates about videogame culture.

FILMHOUSE CAFE BAR

Filmhouse Cafe Bar Drop in for a cappuccino, espresso or herbal tea and enjoy one of our superb cakes. 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.

Iain Simons, director, GameCity said: “Modern Playing is the spirit of GameCity on the move. We will be creating a quarterly event to bring a TED-style atmosphere to videogames culture.”

Or just come and relax in the ambience!

“Modern Playing’s remit is to inspire thought and fire debate. It’ll be an evening of chat, networking and play that we’ll be building as an ongoing event. Modern Playing will support videogaming’s place in the heart of the British cultural life.”

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Film Quiz Sunday 10 November 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.

Africa in Motion Film Festival

SOMETHING NECESSARY

Africa in Motion Film Festival Welcome to the 8th edition of the Africa in Motion Film Festival. We are here again warming up your winter with the vibrancy of African culture. As always we have brought to Scotland a fantastic showcase of awe-inspiring films from across the African continent. We will take you on a cinematic journey to discover how Africans see themselves in the world we all share. Following the spirit of Africa we will travel across forgotten Kingdoms, follow Islamic pilgrimages, see the life changing effects of revolutions and reimagine notions of what it means to be African in the modern world. Our festival theme for 2013 is Twende: Africa on the Move (‘twende’ is a Swahili word which translates as ‘let’s go!’), capturing Africa’s diverse richness and beauty through movement. Using this overarching theme we have devised a programme that encapsulates all types of movement, from the movement of people across regions and borders with films about immigration and asylum, to political, cultural and social movements, to movement in its more literal form with films about sport, dance and the vibrancy of African cities and street life. We hope you will enjoy the journey. For the full festival programme, including the Glasgow programme, additional screenings and complementary events, pick up a brochure in Filmhouse foyer or visit the AiM website: www.africa-in-motion.org.uk Principal funder: Creative Scotland. Principal corporate sponsor: Afrinolly. Principal venue partner: Filmhouse. Sponsors: School of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling; Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh; Scottish Documentary Institute; Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Edinburgh; Rwanda Scotland Alliance; Rwandan High Commission; Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies; Buni TV; The Africa Channel

THE FIRST GRADER

Something Necessary Fri 1 Nov at 6.00pm Judy Kibinge • Kenya/Germany 2013 • 1h25m DCP • Swahili with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Susan Wanjiro, Walter Lagat, Kipng’eno Kirui Duncan, Benjamin Nyagaka, Carolyne Chebiwott Kibet.

The past weighs heavier for some than for others. For Anne, a Kenyan woman and a victim of political and racial violence, it is heavier than conceivable. Nor is the past that light for Joseph, even though he was the culprit. They must hate each other but their stories unfold otherwise. Election violence based on ethnicity is a recurrent phenomenon in Kenya, but the destruction in 2007 was unparalleled. Something Necessary tells the true story, showing how complex things are when it is not about the statistics of a conflict but the people behind the numbers. In partnership with festivals Film Africa and Afrika Eye, we are delighted to have director Judy Kibinge in attendance for a discussion following the screening. Ms Kibinge will also present a free masterclass on her filmmaking practice at the Edinburgh College of Art earlier on Fri 1 Nov (see the AiM brochure or website for full details).

Africa in Motion Film Festival

ADVENTURES IN ZAMBEZIA

AYA OF YOP CITY

VIRGIN MARGARIDA

The First Grader

Adventures in Zambezia

Aya of Yop City Aya de Yopougon

Fri 1 Nov at 8.30pm

Sat 2 Nov at 11.00am

Sat 2 Nov at 4.15pm

Justin Chadwick • UK/USA/Kenya 2010 • 1h43m • Digibeta • 15 Cast: Oliver Litondo, Emily Njoki, Hannah Wacera, Joh Kimani.

Wayne Thornley • South Africa/USA 2012 • 1h23m • Format TBC • U

Clément Oubrerie & Marguerite Abouet • Ivory Coast 2012 1h25m • DCP • French with English subtitles • 15

In a small, remote primary school in the Kenyan bush, hundreds of children are jostling for a chance to the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government. One applicant causes astonishment when he knocks on the door of the school. He is Maruge (played by famed Kenyan actor Oliver Litondo), an old Mau Mau veteran in his eighties, who is desperate to reclaim the education he never had. Full of vitality and humour, the film explores the remarkable relationships Maruge builds with his junior classmates, while reminding us of the neglected history of the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule.

Part of Africa in Motion’s annual children’s day, this South African animated film is set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls. Adventures in Zambezia is the story of Kai, a naïve but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the city, where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community. Also screening for primary schools on Wed 30 Oct as part of AiM’s collaboration with National Youth Film Festival – see page 38.

African Storytelling: Starbird Sat 2 Nov at 1.00pm (FREE) 45m • U

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.

The Starbird is a most beautiful bird, with sparkling wings that touch the sky. When the sun sets, she flies way up high, and magically lights up the stars until they sing, giggle and glow. What happens when a wicked hunter appears in the Starbird’s forest? Can she escape him and save her family? Part of AiM’s annual children’s day, and inspired by Booker prize-winning Nigerian author Ben Okri, Starbird’s story is told through a dazzling combination of African-inspired music, story, dance, costume, puppetry and interactive storytelling by much-loved AiM storyteller Mara Menzies from Toto Tales. A free, ticketed event.

Set against the colourful and spirited backdrop of the Ivory Coast in the 1970s, Aya of Yop City is a vibrant, beautifullyanimated film. From teen romance to parental tribulations, the film offers a rare glimpse into African daily lives, set to the funky beats of a groovy soundtrack. Also screening for secondary schools on Tue 29 Oct as part of AiM’s collaboration with National Youth Film Festival – see page 38.

Virgin Margarida Virgem Margarida Sat 2 Nov at 6.10pm Licinio Azevedo • Mozambique 2012 • 1h30m Digibeta Portuguese with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Iva Mugalela, Sumeia Maculuva, Ermelinda Cimela, Victor Gonçalves, Rosa Mario.

Set in Mozambique in 1975, this revealing and poignant film exposes the mindless violence perpetrated against women at the end of colonial rule. After five hundred years of Portuguese colonisation, Mozambicans raise their flag for the first time. Those who fought for independence are empowered and apply their revolutionary ideals. But thousands of women are arrested, prostitutes or presumed prostitutes, leaving their lives and sometimes their children behind. Amongst them, Margarida, a 16-year-old peasant girl, is wrongly arrested and sent to a rehabilitation camp. Through such adversities the women are bound together as they discover their own humanity. SEASON CONTINUES OVERLEAF

Africa in Motion Film Festival (continued)

HIDDEN BEAUTIES

THE CHILDREN’S REPUBLIC

THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM

Hidden Beauties Millefeuille

The Children’s Republic

The Forgotten Kingdom

Sat 2 Nov at 8.30pm

Sun 3 Nov at 6.10pm

Sun 3 Nov at 8.30pm

Nouri Bouzid • Tunisia 2012 • 1h45m DCP • Arabic with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Souhir Ben Amara, Nour Meziou, Brahim Aloui, Lotfi Abdelli.

Flora Gomes • France/Portugal 2013 • 1h15m • DCP • 15 Cast: Danny Glover, Hedviges Mamudo, Melanie de Vales Rafael, Joyce Simbine Saiete.

Hidden Beauties is the striking tale of two young Tunisian women striving for gender equality, as their fellow citizens fight for freedom. Surrounded by the turmoil of revolution, Zaineb and Aisha are inspired to change the course of their own lives. As one woman resists putting on the veil and the other resists taking it off, the two friends stand together unrelenting in their fight.

In an unidentified African country, the citizens are ruled by a violent and unjust political and economic system. One day the adults run away, exhausted by the wars they triggered themselves, leaving their children behind. The children must rebuild their world and form a stable and prosperous country. When a group of traumatised child soldiers enter their country, they threaten to disrupt the peace and order of the Children’s Republic.

Andrew Mudge • Lesotho/South Africa 2013 • 1h37m DCP • Sotho with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Zenzo Ngqobe, Nozipho Nkelemba, Jerry Phele, Jerry Mofokeng, Lebohang Ntsane.

La pirogue

This fantasy tale comes from renowned director Flora Gomes of Guinea-Bissau. Co-starring Danny Glover, the film transports the viewer to a surreal world ruled by children.

Sun 3 Nov at 4.05pm Moussa Touré • France/Senegal 2012 • 1h27m DCP • French and Wolof with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Laïty Fall, Malamine Drame, Balla Diarra, Salif Jean Diallo.

Illuminating the moving and often tragic human stories behind the headlines about illegal immigration, La pirogue follows Baye Laye, the captain of a fishing pirogue as he journeys from Senegal to mainland Europe. Leading a group of 30 men – and a stowaway woman – of different religions and speaking different languages, some of whom have never seen the sea, Baye Laye will confront many perils in order to reach the distant coasts of Europe. Directed by Moussa Touré, this Un Certain Regard entry at Cannes is dedicated to the 5,000 or so Africans who have died trying to cross to Europe in the last decade. The screening is kindly sponsored by the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies.

The screening is kindly sponsored by the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Theology and Public Issues and will be followed by a discussion on issues of peacemaking and reconciliation in film.

UK Premiere

Atang Mokoenya reluctantly leaves the hustle of Johannesburg to bury his estranged father in their remote ancestral land, the Kingdom of Lesotho, a tiny country landlocked by South Africa. Stirred by memories of his youth, he falls in love with his childhood friend Dineo, now a radiant young school teacher. Through her, Atang is drawn to the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and land he had forgotten.

The Forgotten Kingdom takes us on a mesmerising road trip through the stunning rural hills of Lesotho, telling a story of romance and passion both for a country and for a woman. The film will be preceded by the screening of one of the winners of the AiM Short Film Competitions.

Introduction to European Cinema/Play Poland

L’ATALANTE

Introduction to European Cinema Now in its ninth year at Filmhouse, Introduction to European Cinema returns for 2013/14 with a completely new programme of films. Each screening will be preceded by a short introduction by Dr Claire Boyle (Lecturer in French and IEC Course Organiser), or one of the other core members of the Introduction to European Cinema course team.

SUMMER INTERLUDE

Boudu Saved from Drowning Boudu sauvé des eaux Wed 13 Nov at 5.50pm Jean Renoir • France 1932 • 1h25m DCP • French with English subtitles • PG Cast: Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska, Jean Gehret, Charles Granval.

Shot in 1932, when sound at the movies was still in its infancy, and later lamely remade as Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Boudu Saved from Drowning is one of Jean Renoir’s most enjoyable films, and its wit, freshness and spontaneity continue to impress more than eighty years later. Pioneering in its use of authentic locations, it stars Michel Simon as the anarchic tramp Boudu, who’s rescued from drowning by a kindly Parisian bookseller and then installed in the latter’s household, with chaotic results.

L’Atalante

Summer Interlude Sommarlek

Wed 6 Nov at 5.50pm

Wed 20 Nov at 5.50pm

Jean Vigo • France 1934 • 1h29m DCP • French with English subtitles PG – Contains brief nudity and infrequent sex references Cast: Michel Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Gilles Margaritis.

Ingmar Bergman • Sweden 1951 • 1h36m 35mm • Swedish with English subtitles • PG Cast: Maj-Britt Nilsson, Birger Malmsten, Alf Kjellin, Annalisa Ericson, Georg Funkquist.

Jean Vigo’s first and only full-length feature is one of the cinema’s greatest masterpieces. The story is very simple: newly-weds find living on a cramped Seine barge brings tension to their relationship; their naivety falls prey to the volatile eccentricity of second mate Père Jules, the temptations of a flirtatious pedlar, and their own unreadiness to compromise. But to this stark narrative Vigo brings a rich array of moods (comic, suspenseful, heart-rendingly romantic) to explore the nuances of every emotion.

In this melancholy romance, a not-so-young ballerina recalls an earlier, tragic love affair. A pivotal film in Ingmar Bergman’s oeuvre, Summer Interlude marked his maturation as a master filmmaker capable of evocative imagery and poignant expression. Of particular note are the unsettling scenes between Marie and her uncle, framed and lit to emphasise the disturbing nature of their relationship.

IN THE BEDROOM

Play Poland The final screening in this year’s Play Poland Film Festival, the largest mobile film event in the United Kingdom, which aims to present and promote contemporary Polish cinema. www.playpoland.org.uk

In the Bedroom W sypialni Thu 7 Nov at 6.15pm Tomasz Wasilewski • Poland 2012 • 1h18m DCP • Polish with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Katarzyna Herman, Tomasz Tyndyk, Agata Buzek, Miroslaw Zbrojewicz.

Edyta is forty and in the midst of a crisis. She has left her husband and son behind her, and spends her nights in a Warsaw hotel room and her days driving around the unfamiliar city. When she runs out of cash, she hatches a plan: An ad in the newspaper – sex for money. Edyta never lets things get that far though, as she drugs her clients and then uses their apartments as a refuge for the night. Then she meets an artist, Patryk...

Education and Learning

AYA OF YOP CITY

GATTU

THE DAY OF THE CROWS

Education and Learning CMI Education and Learning offers a range of screenings, workshops and events for all ages, year-round at Filmhouse and during the Edinburgh International Film Festival. We arrange schools screenings, supporting a variety of curriculum areas for Primary and Secondary schools. Details of current events can be found at www.filmhousecinema.com/learning, or for further information please email education@cmi-scotland.co.uk

National Youth Film Festival 29 Oct - 7 Nov FREE screenings and workshops for schools including: Aya of Yop City (29 Oct) and Adventures in Zambezia (30 Oct) in partnership with Africa in Motion Film Festival (see page 35); and Gattu (7 Nov) which charmed schools audiences at EIFF in 2011. Screenings start at 10am. For full details and to book FREE tickets please go to www.nationalyouthfilmfestival.org

Schools Screenings Tickets £2.60 per pupil, teachers free. To book tickets, please contact the box office on 0131 228 2688. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1931) Mon 11 Nov, 10am • 96min • Age 12+ To mark Robert Louis Stevenson Day on 13 November, a screening of the 1931 adaptation of this classic tale. The screening will be introduced by Professor Linda Dryden, a leading expert on Stevenson who has written extensively about his work. See page 17 for more information about the film and other RLS Day events.

French Film Festival: Little Lion (Comme un lion) Tue 12 Nov, 10am • 101min • P7 - S4 • In French ad Senegalese with English subtitles. Talented footballer Mitri dreams of leaving Senegal and playing soccer for one of the big European clubs. When a talent scout passes through the village and sets his sights on Mitri, the naïve 15-year-old can’t believe his luck, but once in Europe his dream gets turned inside out. Teaching resource available. Curriculum for Excellence subjects: Literacy / French / Social Studies / Religious and Moral Education.

French Film Festival: The Day of the Crows Tue 19 Nov, 10am • 96min • P5 - S2 • In French with English subtitles. Deep in the forest, a boy and his father lead a wild life in complete isolation. The child grows up with the forest spirits as his only companions until the day he discovers a village where he meets a young girl and discovers the existence of love. This c harming and fast-paced animation is a joy. Suitable for 8+. Curriculum for Excellence subjects: Literacy / French / English / Sciences / Religious and Moral Education. Resource: www.glasgowfilm.org/assets/0002/7148/education_pack_4.pdf

Free Teacher CPD Event The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia Wed 6 Nov, 4.30pm • 90min • To book please email nicola.kettlewood@cmi-scotland.co.uk A screening in association with Dyslexia Scotland as part of Dyslexia Awareness Week (4 - 9 November 2013). This documentary explores the complex and often challenging world faced by people with dyslexia. Focussing on the positive aspects, the film emphasises specific areas where dyslexics excel and suggests strategies for their academic success. This special screening for teachers is followed by a discussion led by Dyslexia Scotland about dyslexia in schools. Will include information about resources and support available for teachers about dyslexia, including the free online ‘Addressing Dyslexia’ Toolkit for teachers. See page 33 for details of a special Dyslexia Awareness Week families screening.

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