GFT Brochure - May 10

MAY 10

Dogtooth Agnès Varda Season Refugee Week Film Festival More Late Night Cult Classics Ghost World and Wild at Heart

GLASGOW FILM THEATRE BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535 WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

ART AT GFT NOW SHOWING IN GFT FOYER:

VENDING MACHINE From mid April to mid June

An installation by Glasgow based artist Ellie Harrison featuring an old vending machine, which has been reprogrammed to release snacks only when search terms relating to the recession and the economy make the headlines on the BBC News RSS feed. As the general election campaign hots up around the country with finances high on the politicians’ agenda, drop by the GFT foyer and see if you can grab yourself a free packet of crisps. www.ellieharrison.com

1

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

CONTENTS

AGNES VARDA FILM SEASON The Beaches of Agnes Le Bonheur CinĂŠvardaphoto Cleo from 5 to 7 The Gleaners and I Vagabond

3-7 27 9 11

13 6 10 6 9 7 21 7 8 12 17 17 10 8 5 18 18 10 14 21 15 15 16 15 16 16

25 26 22-24 21 18 26 26 25

SEAT DEDICATIONS USEFUL INFORMATION

28 29 - 30

2 FOR 1 TICKETS There are two ways of getting hold of two for one tickets every week at GFT. Buy the Sunday Herald for a voucher for one of our Monday night screenings or use Orange Wednesdays. www.heraldscotland.com www.orange.co.uk/orangewednesdays

A large print version of this brochure is available from Box Office.

Bad Lieutenant

DIARY Africa Rising Agora American: The Bill Hicks Story Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call: New Orleans Beyond the Pole Cemetery Junction Dirty Oil Dogtooth The Ghost Ghost World The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Give Me Your Hand Lebanon Letter from an Unknown Woman The Manchurian Candidate The Milk of Sorrow No One Knows About Persian Cats Revanche The Shout The Sky Crawlers Valhalla Rising Vincere Wild at Heart

GFT REGULARS Access Take 2 Film Discussion Group GFT Learning Late Night Cult Classic Monorail Film Club The Skinny Film Quiz Silver Screen Take 2: Free Saturday Films for Families

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

2

MAY 10

Friday 30 April Revanche (15) p5 3.30 / 8.15 Beyond the Pole (15) p6 1.30 / 6.00 The Ghost (15) p7 3.00 / 8.30 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18) p7 5.30 Saturday 1 May Revanche (15) p5 3.30 / 6.15 Beyond the Pole (15) p6 8.45 The Ghost (15) p7 6.00 / 8.30 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18) p7 1.30 Take 2: Astro Boy (PG) p25 11.30 F C Access Take 2: Astro Boy (PG) p25 12.30 F Sunday 2 May Revanche (15) p5 Beyond the Pole (15) p6 The Sky Crawlers (12A) p18 The Ghost (15) p7 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18) p7

3.30 / 8.00 6.00 1.00 4.30 1.30 / 7.00

Monday 3 May Revanche (15) p5 1.30 / 6.30 The Sky Crawlers (12A) p18 4.00 The Ghost (15) p7 4.15 / 6.45 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18) p7 1.00 Tuesday 4 May Revanche (15) p5 3.30 / 8.15 Give Me Your Hand (15) p8 1.30 / 6.15 The Ghost (15) p7 3.00 / 8.30 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18) p7 5.30 Dirty Oil (U) p6 12.45 Wednesday 5 May Revanche (15) p5 1.30 / 6.00 Give Me Your Hand (15) p8 4.00 / 8.30 The Ghost (15) p7 3.00 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18) p7 7.45 Dirty Oil (U) p7 5.45 Thursday 6 May Revanche (15) p5 1.15 / 5.45 / 8.15 Give Me Your Hand (15) p8 3.45 The Ghost (15) p7 8.30 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18) p7 5.30

3

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

Friday 7 May Dogtooth (18) p9 1.30 / 3.45 / 6.30 / 8.45 Agora (12A) p9 3.15 / 8.15 No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A) p8 1.00 / 5.45 Ghost World (15) p21 10.45pm ÂŁ Saturday 8 May Dogtooth (18) p9 1.30 / 3.45 / 6.30 / 8.45 Agora (12A) p9 1.00 / 6.00 No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A) p8 3.30 / 8.30 Take 2: Bandslam (PG) p25 11.30 F Sunday 9 May Dogtooth (18) p9 3.00 / 7.45 Agora (12A) p9 2.30 / 7.30 No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A) p8 5.00 The Manchurian Candidate (12A) p17 5.15 Monday 10 May Dogtooth (18) p9 3.45 / 8.45 Agora (12A) p9 1.00 / 6.00 No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A) p8 8.30 Valhalla Rising (15) p10 3.30 The Manchurian Candidate (12A) p17 6.15 Tuesday 11 May Dogtooth (18) p9 3.45 / 6.30 / 8.45 Agora (12A) p9 2.30 Valhalla Rising (15) p10 8.30 Africa Rising (N/C 15+) p27 5.45 The Manchurian Candidate (12A) p17 12.45 Wednesday 12 May Dogtooth (18) p9 3.45 / 8.45 Agora (12A) p9 5.45 Valhalla Rising (15) p10 8.30 The Manchurian Candidate (12A) p17 6.15 Film Discussion Group p26 6.30 F Thursday 13 May Dogtooth (18) p9 Agora (12A) p9

3.30 / 6.30 / 8.45 2.30 / 5.45 / 8.15

Friday 14 May American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 1.30 / 4.00 Lebanon (15) p12 2.00 / 4.15

/ 6.15 / 8.30 / 6.30 / 8.40

Saturday 15 May American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 1.30 / 4.00 / 6.15 / 8.30 Lebanon (15) p12 2.00 / 4.15 / 6.30 / 8.40 Take 2: Old Dogs (PG) p25 11.30 F C Sunday 16 May American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 3.00 / 5.15 / 7.30 Lebanon (15) p12 1.45 / 7.45 Le Bonheur (15) p15 5.45 The Milk of Sorrow (CTBC) p10 3.45 Monday 17 May American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 1.30 / 4.00 / 8.30 Lebanon (15) p12 4.15 / 8.40 The Milk of Sorrow (CTBC) p10 2.00 / 6.30 Letter from an Unknown Woman (U) p17 6.15 Tuesday 18 May American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 4.00 / 6.15 / 8.30 Lebanon (15) p12 2.00 / 4.15 / 6.30 The Milk of Sorrow (CTBC) p10 8.40 Letter from an Unknown Woman (U) p17 12.45 £ Wednesday 19 May American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 1.30 / 4.00 / 8.30 Lebanon (15) p12 2.00 / 4.15 / 8.40 The Milk of Sorrow (CTBC) p10 6.40 Letter from an Unknown Woman (U) p17 6.30 Thursday 20 May American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 4.00 / 6.15 / 8.30 Lebanon (15) p12 2.00 / 4.15 / 6.30 / 8.40 Friday 21 May Bad Lieutenant - Port Of Call: New Orleans (18) p13 1.15 / 6.00 / 8.30 Vincere (15) p14 3.30 / 8.15 American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 3.45 Lebanon (15) p12 1.30 / 6.15 Wild at Heart (18) p21 10.45pm £

Special features

£3.50 tickets

F

Saturday 22 May Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call: New Orleans (18) p13 3.45 / 8.30 Vincere (15) p14 1.00 / 6.00 American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 1.30 / 6.15 Lebanon (15) p12 3.30 / 8.40 Take 2: Azur & Asmar: The Princes’ Quest (U) p25 11.30 F Sunday 23 May Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call: New Orleans (18) p13 2.15 / 4.45 Vincere (15) p14 1.00 / 7.45 American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 7.15 Lebanon (15) p12 3.30 The Beaches of Agnes (18) p15 5.30 Monday 24 May Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call: New Orleans (18) p13 1.15 / 8.30 Vincere (15) p14 1.00 / 6.00 American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 3.45 Lebanon (15) p12 3.30 / 8.40 Cemetery Junction (15) p10 6.30 Tuesday 25 May Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call: New Orleans (18) p13 3.45 / 8.30 Vincere (15) p14 3.30 / 8.15 American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 6.15 Lebanon (15) p12 1.30 / 6.00 Cemetery Junction (15) p10 12.45 C The Skinny Film Quiz p26 8.45 £ Wednesday 26 May Bad Lieutenant - Port Of Call: New Orleans (18) p13 1.00 / 3.30 / 8.30 Vincere (15) p14 1.00 / 5.45 American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 6.15 Lebanon (15) p12 3.30 / 8.40 Thursday 27 May Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call: New Orleans (18) p13 1.00 / 6.00 Vincere (15) p14 3.45 / 8.15 American: The Bill Hicks Story (15) p11 3.30 / 8.30 Lebanon (15) p12 1.45 / 6.15

Free events

£

Special ticket price

C

Captioned films

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

4

REVANCHE

15

Friday 30 April – Thursday 6 May Director Götz Spielmann / Cast Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss Germany, 2008, 2h1m, subtitles

One-to-watch Götz Spielmann’s multi award-winning film is a suspense-filled thriller, full of jarring angularities, perfectly composed scenes and dollops of steamy sex. Alex (Krisch) is a tightly wound ex-con working in a Viennese brothel. His only respite is his love for Ukrainian prostitute Tamara (Potapenko) who reluctantly plies her trade in the same brothel. Out in the sun-dappled countryside, lovers Susanne (Strauss) and inexperienced cop Robert (Lust) have just moved into their new home. Two couples in seemingly diametrical opposition are brought into one another’s spheres after a botched robbery sets Spielmann’s taut tale in motion…

The pleasures here are threefold: an intelligently constructed screenplay; the gorgeous compositions and rural locations filmed by cinematographer Martin Gschlacht; and, above all, the performances of Krisch et al, who make their characters human and believable, and then demonstrate that insurmountable differences are not necessarily so.

Vancouver International Film Festival Programme Academy Award Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, 2009 Winner, Best European Film, Berlin Film Festival

5

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

BEYOND THE POLE

15

DIRTY OIL

U

Friday 30 April – Sunday 2 May

Tuesday 4 (12.45) & Wednesday 5 May (5.45)

Director David L Williams Cast Stephen Mangan, Rhys Thomas, Alexander Skarsgard

Director Leslie Iwerks Cast Neve Campbell

UK 2009, 1h27m

Narrated by Canadian actress and environmentalist Neve Campbell, this convincing, no-nonsense Canadian-financed documentary draws attention to the Florida-size area of northern Alberta that has been devastated by open pit mines to provide oil for the North American market. This much anticipated feature documentary from Academy Award® nominated director Leslie Iwerks is the heart-wrenching story of industry and government putting money before the health and security of its people and the environment.

A documentary film crew follows a wonderfully eccentric but inept duo who must overcome competitive Norwegians and encounters with the local wildlife to become the first ever Carbon Neutral, Vegetarian, Organic expedition to the North Pole.

A satirical breath of fresh air ... comically cherishable Variety Exceptional...a consistently enjoyable romp Empire After the screening on Friday 30 April (6.00) meet director and cast courtesy of Shooting Pictures and via SKYPE technology. Super Green Q&A with director and cast including Helen Baxendale and Stephen Mangan where the audience can discuss the trials and tribulations of shooting a comedy on floating sea ice, deep in polar bear country!

Rest of the World/USA 2009, 1h13m

www.toxicfuels.com The screening on Wednesday 5 May (5.45) will be introduced by Take One Action, Scotland’s global action cinema project, and followed by a short discussion. To hear about similar events visit takeoneaction.org.uk

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

6

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Män som hatar kvinnor

THE GHOST 18

Friday 30 April – Thursday 6 May Director Niels Arden Oplev Cast Peter Haber, Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, David Dencik Sweden 2009, 2h32m, subtitles

A tense thriller based on Stieg Larsson’s bestselling novel. Mysterious computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist unite to solve the case of a missing girl.

The unlikely duo form a fragile alliance as they dig into the past of a secretive and dysfunctional, high profile family. But as they unravel the dark mystery, they begin to find their own lives under threat. An edge of your seat thriller that acts as an excellent opener to the Millennium trilogy, continuing later this year.

Fans of this particular novel will be relieved to know that Niels Arden Oplev has done a superb job. Those who haven’t yet read the book will find the film a compelling piece of work in its own right.

Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film

7

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

15

Friday 30 April – Thursday 6 May Director Roman Polanski Cast Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan France/Germany/UK 2010, 2h8m

Winner of the Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, The Ghost is a sophisticated political thriller from master auteur Roman Polanski based on the novel by Robert Harris.

Ewan McGregor is The Ghost, a ghostwriter who agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (a superb againsttype Pierce Brosnan) after his predecessor died in an unfortunate accident. But when The Ghost uncovers some dark secrets about Lang he finds his own life in jeopardy. Featuring an all star cast that also includes Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams and Tom Wilkinson, The Ghost is an intelligent, topical and suspenseful film, proving Polanski has lost none of his touch.

GIVE ME YOUR HAND Donne-moi la main 15 Tuesday 4 - Thursday 6 May Director Pascal Alex-Vincent Cast Victor Carril, Alexandre Carril, Samir Harrag France 2008, 1h20m, subtitles

Two twin brothers, Antoine and Quentin, hitchhike across France to attend their estranged mother’s funeral. As they travel towards Barcelona, old grudges between the pair resurface. Antoine resents the friendships that his brother makes on their journey, while sensitive Quentin is frustrated by his brother’s possessive behaviour. Inspired by various road movies of the 70s, this is a lyrical and inspired debut by one of France’s most promising directors.

Preceded by Pascal Alex-Vincent’s hilarious short film Hollywood by Accident (12 mins).

NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh 12A Friday 7 – Monday 10 May Director Bahman Ghobadi Cast Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Koshanejad, Hamed Behdad Iran 2009, 1h47m, subtitles

Previewed at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, this quirky and original exploration into the underground music scene of Iran’s capital, Tehran, won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes 2009.

The plot follows a teenage boy and girl, just released from prison, with dreams of starting a band and leaving Iran.

Travelling to Tehran they find themselves in the thick of a subculture of rappers, indie rockers and metal heads. The focus on the hope and rebellion that music can inspire is given a political underpinning by director Ghobadi, and this brilliant film is utterly entertaining and thoroughly moving.

The screening on Friday 7 May (5.45) will be introduced by Dr Christopher Gow whose book ‘From Iran to Hollywood and Some Places In-between’ is published by I.B. Tauris.

12A Contains moderate injury detail

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

8

DOGTOOTH Kynodontas

18

12A

Friday 7 – Thursday 13 May

Friday 7 – Thursday 13 May

Director Yorgos Lanthimos Cast Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia

Director Alejandro Amenábar Cast Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac

Greece 2009, 1h36m, subtitles

In Roman Egypt, a slave falls in love with his master, the female astronomer, philosopher and atheist Hypatia.

A father creates a bizarre self-styled utopia within the confines of his walled home in a desperate bid to preserve the innocence of his son and two 20-something daughters.

Forbidden to leave and completely isolated from any interaction with the outside world, in their alternative reality cats are man-eating predators and planes are flying toys. When their father invites a woman into their home to service his son’s sexual urges the domestic balance is irrevocably disturbed as she provokes a violent chain of events that destroys their superficially constructed world. An audacious, merciless satire of misguided ethics with a dark, twisted humour that some viewers may find disturbing, this is provocative, powerful filmmaking.

Winner Un Certain Regard Award, Cannes 2009

9

AGORA

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

Spain/USA 2009, 2h6m

Alejandro Amenabar’s first feature since 2004’s The Sea Inside foreshadows the transformation of the Roman-dominated ancient world into Christian medieval times through the story of the much-celebrated astronomer and mathematician Hypatia (Rachel Weisz) in 4th-century Alexandria.

This elaborately produced English-language Spanish production is consistently spectacular and features plenty of conflict and action.

12A: Contains moderate violence and brief gory moments

On Wednesday 12 May (5.45) Dr. David Archibald, lecturer at Glasgow University, will introduce this screening as part of the Contemporary Cinema course. See page 22 for details.

VALHALLA RISING

15

Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 May Director Nicolas Winding Refn Cast Mads Mikkelsen, Gary Lewis, Jamie Sives Denmark/UK 2009, 1h32m

Shot in Scotland this is the story of One-Eye (Mikkelsen), a mute warrior of formidable strength, who has been held prisoner by the chieftain Barde for years. A spectacularly brutal and efficient killer, One-Eye is dispatched

by Barde to fight for money and land in increasingly ferocious hand-to-hand conflicts.

On one level, One-Eye’s mission to find his destiny is rendered with explicit and violent physicality, but director Winding Refn also employs the beauty and strangeness of the natural world to create an impression of the quietness and stillness of his inner self. ...a true original. London Film Festival

CEMETERY JUNCTION

THE MILK OF SORROW La teta asustada

CTBC

Sunday 16 – Wednesday 19 May Director Claudia Llosa Cast Magaly Solier, Susi Sanchez, Efrain Solis Spain/Peru 2009, 1h34m, subtitles

Winner of the Berlin Golden Bear, Claudia Llosa’s second feature focuses on a young Peruvian woman coming to terms with the death of her mother in a country whose recent history has been marked by bloody civil conflict.

Fausta is a young Peruvian, who suffers from a mysterious illness, which affects children born to women abused during Peru’s bloody civil conflict in the 1980s. Her mother’s passing, however, brings change and Fausta is forced to face the immense fear that has crippled and isolated her all her life.

15

Monday 24 (6.30) & Tuesday 25 May (12.45) Directors Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant Cast Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan UK 2009, 1h35m

Cemetery Junction tells the funny, touching and universal story of being trapped in a small town and dreaming of escape. In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie (Cooke) wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce (Hughes) and lovable loser Snork (Doolan) are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his high school sweetheart Julie ( Jones), the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever…

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

10

AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY

15

Friday 14 – Thursday 27 May Directors Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas UK 2009, 1h50m

American is the tale of great American comedian Bill Hicks - his life, his comedy and his untimely passing. Directed by Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas, the film mixes animation and archived footage to bring Bill Hicks’ story to the big screen.

Much more than a comedian, Bill Hicks was and still is an inspiration to millions. His timeless comedy tackled the contradictions of America and modern life head on, as he skewered organised religion, railed against the hypocrisies of his government and exposed the collusion of the mainstream media, earning him censorship in the USA, but continues to resonate with subsequent generations. www.americanthemovie.com

11

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

LEBANON

15

Friday 14 – Thursday 27 May Director Samuel Maoz / Cast Yoav Donat, Itay Tiran, Oshri Cohen Israel/France/Germany 2009, 1h33m, subtitles

Reminiscent of Wolfgang Petersen’s classic U-boat war film Das Boot, Lebanon confines the action almost entirely to a tank. Based on the director’s own experiences, Lebanon once again finds an Israeli director – after Ari Folman and Waltz With Bashir – analysing his country’s illfated 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Where Folman’s animated documentary tested the boundaries of memory and reality with dazzlingly surreal imagery, Maoz ratchets up the tension by remaining largely within the suffocating metal confines of his platoon’s armoured tank. Largely leaving the wider politics to one side, the director instead etches a human portrayal of soldiers and civilians alike. The horrors of modern urban warfare are made all the more visceral through the lens of a gun sight, as Maoz creates a haunting examination of young men caught out of their depth in a situation they do not understand.

Winner of the top prize (Golden Bear) at the Venice Film Festival Programme notes for this film are available for this season in the cinema and online at www.gft.org.uk/notes

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

12

BAD LIEUTENANT - PORT OF CALL: NEW ORLEANS

18

Friday 21 May – Thursday 3 June Director Werner Herzog / Cast Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer USA 2009, 2h2m

Fearless legend Werner Herzog (Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man), who once played down being shot during an interview with Mark Kermode remarking ‘It is not a significant bullet’, teams up with a wonderfully unhinged Nicolas Cage for this excellent tale of a corrupt cop in a New Orleans rebuilding itself after Hurricane Katrina.

Cage plays Terrence McDonagh, a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs – while playing fast and loose with the law and taking full advantage of a city deserted by its citizens.

Director Herzog and Cage make a great partnership, both throwing caution to the wind and the result is a wild, daring and manically funny masterpiece.

Before Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans blew us all away, Nicholas Cage gave an electrifying performance as a convict with a heart of gold and penchant for Elvis in Wild at Heart (see p21 for details).

Programme notes for this film are available for this season in the cinema and online at www.gft.org.uk/notes

13

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

VINCERE

15

Friday 21 – Thursday 27 May Director Marco Bellocchio / Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Corrado Invernizzi Italy/France 2009, 2h5m, subtitles

The idea of explaining Mussolini’s Italy as a wronged woman is nothing new in cinema (see La Strada), but the fascinating thing about Vincere is the way it moves freely among genres, evoking everything from a traditional biopic to a propaganda film to a Sirkian “women’s picture.” The subject is Ida Dalser (a superb Mezzogiorno), Mussolini’s unacknowledged first wife. Bellocchio (Fists in the Pocket) deliberately limits the politics to flashes of fervour (one of the most evocative scenes involves an impromptu rally in a movie theatre), but we know that this man will go on to become Il Duce, long after Ida has wed him and borne his son. But he remarries and goes so far as to have Ida committed to prevent the truth from being revealed.

Full of bold colours and operatic musical interludes, the movie is powerful, robust filmmaking from one of Italian cinema’s reigning lions.

On Wednesday 26 May (5.45) Dr. David Archibald, lecturer at Glasgow University, will introduce this screening as part of the Contemporary Cinema course. See p22 for details.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

14

Agnès Varda – Film Season A true pioneer of the French New Wave, the feisty 82-year old Agnes Varda is still creating filmic sensation today. This short touring season from the bfi includes her compelling features Cleo from 5 to 7 (1963) and Vagabond (1985) – and documentaries The Gleaners and I (2000) and The Beaches of Agnes (2009) - films which place her firmly among the major post-war French filmmakers.

Programme notes for this season are available for this season in the cinema and online at www.gft.org.uk/notes

LE BONHEUR Happiness

THE BEACHES OF AGNES Les Plages d’Agnes 18

CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 Cleo de 5 a 7 PG

Cast Jean-Claude Drouot, Marie-France Boyer

Sunday 23 May (5.30)

Cast Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Michel Legrand

France 1965, 1h25m, subtitles

Varda’s self-portrait is at once emotional, incisive and self-deprecating.

Through a wonderful array of images and sounds, living tableaux, interviews and art installations, Varda takes the viewer from her childhood home in Brussels to her 80th birthday in Paris, via extracts from her films and views of her friends, her late husband Jacques Demy, her collaborators and her children.

15

Sunday 16 May (5.45)

The blissfully married François (French television star Drouot, acting with his own wife and children) starts an affair with Émilie (Boyer) with varied consequences. Under the guise of an apparently banal story of love and adultery, and idyllic surface prettiness, Varda’s third feature film trenchantly explores the myth of romance and the underside of the ‘perfect’ family in 1960s France, with its unthinking misogyny.

15

France 2008, 1h53m, subtitles

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

Friday 28 - Monday 31 May

France/Italy 1961, 1h30m, subtitles

Varda’s second feature remains a highlight of the extraordinary outpouring of French movies in the early 60s. Following a pop singer around the streets and parks of Paris as she whiles away two hours awaiting the results of some medical tests, this subtle, innovative character study also succeeds brilliantly as a stylish, vivid documentarystyle portrait of a wondrously vibrant city.

AGNÈS VARDA

VAGABOND Sans toit ni loi 15 Tuesday 1 June (6.15)

THE GLEANERS AND I Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse U

Cast Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Yolande Moreau

Sunday 6 June (1.30)

France 1985, 1h45m, subtitles

Varda’s ground-breaking and hugely successful documentary explores the idea of ‘gleaning’, from the ancient practice enshrined in paintings such as Jean-François Millet’s 1857 ‘Des Glaneuses’, to the victims of late capitalism who scavenge in supermarket bins both to survive and to denounce consumerist excess. Mixing documentary reportage and interviews with art and photography, Varda’s investigation ranges widely across France, offering a poignant yet heartlifting discourse on her relationship to others, her practice as a filmmaker and her own ageing.

France 2000, 1h22m, subtitles

Deservedly one of Varda’s best known films, Vagabond is amongst the most powerful portraits of a woman in modern cinema.

Mosaic-like, the film reconstructs the last weeks of rebellious and nihilistic vagrant Mona (the young Bonnaire, in a careerdefining performance), inspired by a real case.

Mona’s identity emerges from her impact on others, many played by non-professionals. Set in a bleak, wintry South of France, Vagabond embeds Mona’s fate in the region’s landscape and customs.

CINÉVARDAPHOTO: SALUT LES CUBAINS

N/C 12+

Tuesday 8 June (6.15) France 1963, 30m

A montage of photographs taken in Cuba gives an exuberant portrait of the country, set against Cuban music.

+ ULYSSE France 1982, 22m, subtitles

Varda reflects on a photograph she took in 1954 of a young Spanish boy.

+ YDESSA, LES OURS ET ETC. France 2004, 42m

Reflections on Ydessa Hendeles’s extraordinary ‘Teddy Bear Project’, in which thousands of photographs, all including a teddy bear, were exhibited in Munich, inspired by the photo of a young cousin who died in Auschwitz.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

16

CLASSICS AT GFT NEW DIGITAL PRINT

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

NEW DIGITAL PRINT

12A

LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN U

Sunday 9 – Wednesday 12 May

Monday 17 – Wednesday 19 May

Director John Frankenheimer Cast Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury

Director Max Ophüls Cast Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, Art Smith

USA 1962, 2h6m

USA 1948, 1h27m

Frank Sinatra excels as a Korean War veteran plagued by nightmares involving a fellow POW (an amazingly well cast Laurence Harvey) who - thanks partly to the ambitions of his wellconnected mother (Angela Lansbury) - has since become a national hero. Then he finds he’s not alone in having the recurring dream, and gradually unravels a web of murky intrigue and murderous extremism... A frighteningly relevant (and, indeed, prescient) account of psychological warfare, dynastic powermongering, media manipulation and political assassination, the film also - like Psycho - comprises a corrosive attack on the cult of mother-love, with Lansbury supremely effective as a ferociously Machiavellian Medusa. A highpoint of the strikingly adult, adventurous Hollywood cinema of the 60s.

This is one of cinema’s most achingly poignant romances. About to leave the city in order to avoid a duel, concert pianist Stefan Brand receives a letter from a woman he can no longer remember Ilse, who first nurtured a crush on him as a schoolgirl neighbour and whose later encounters with him were considerably more intimate. Joan Fontaine is magnificent throughout - within a cruel cycle of obsessive longing born of romantic fantasy (in which regard Louis Jourdan’s suave, slightly shallow beauty fits Brand perfectly).

12A Contains moderate violence

17

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

MONORAIL FILM CLUB

THE SHOUT

15

Sunday 30 May (7.15)

THE SKY CRAWLERS Sukai Kurora

12A

Sunday 2 (1.00) & Monday 3 May (4.00)

Director Jerzy Skolimowski Cast Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt

Director Mamoru Oshii Voices of Ryō Kase, Rinko Kikuchi, Shōsuke Tanihara

UK 1978, 1h26m

Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski’s film is a strange, disturbing, and elusive tale of a mental patient, Alan Bates, who, having once lived with a tribe of Aborigines, has learned the secret of “the shout,” which has the power to kill. Told in flashback during a cricket match that takes place on the grounds of a mental asylum, the film follows Bates’s relationship with experimental composer Hurt and his wife, York. Bates moves in with the couple, and gradually his disturbing presence takes its toll.

Selected by Glasgow-based composer, Craig Armstrong. Craig originally studied composition and piano and is probably best known for award winning film scores and his arrangement work for Massive Attack. He is currently working in his own studio on a new album. He is a fan of both the film and Tony Banks’ soundtrack.

Japan 2008, 2h2m, subtitles

From the director of the acclaimed anime Ghost in the Shell, comes Mamoru Oshii’s latest masterpiece, set in an alternate universe where the world is at peace and realistic dogfights are staged to entertain an aggressive population. Piloted by teenagers known as ‘Kildren’ who seem to never age, a rookie commander discovers that they are products of a mysterious genetic experiment and sets out to discover the secrets behind their creation.

Winner at Sitges and Venice Future Film Festival Digital Award 12A Contains moderate violence

Join the film club after the screening in Café Cosmo.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

18

Refugee Week (14-20 June): Different pasts, shared futures A series of films that celebrate, reveal and challenge ideas about the experience of refugees around the world. This year’s Refugee Week takes the theme of journeys and continues the campaign of Simple Acts which states that, by participating in one simple action (such as watching a film and talking about it), we can change the perception of refugees in our country.

GFT Learning is offering dedicated schools screenings for Refugee Week at GFT. For information please see p23 Supported by the Scottish Refugee Council with thanks to Alliance Française de Glasgow.

THE SEA WALL Un barrage contre le Pacifique 12A

AFGHAN UNVEILED Fremde STAR N/C 12+ Haut N/C 15+ Monday 14 June (6.15)

Wednesday 16 June (8.40)

Sunday 13 (5.00) & Tuesday 15 June (12.45)

Director Havana Marking

Director Angelina Maccarone Cast Jasmin Tabatabai, Navíd Akhavan

Director Rithy Pahn Cast Isabelle Huppert France 2008, 1h56m, subtitles

Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Pahn explores the political complexities hidden beneath a veneer of paradise in a sumptuous adaptation of Marguerite Duras’ classic novel, starring Isabelle Huppert.

See details of the Rithy Pahn season in June’s brochure.

12A: Contains infrequent strong language, a gory image, moderate sex and nudity

19

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

UK 2009, 1h27m, subtitles

Oscar-nominated documentary about the return of pop culture to post-Taliban Afghanistan.

A Pop Idol-style TV series searches the country for the next generation of stars but those who take part may be risking their lives to do so.

Germany 2005, 1h37m subtitles

An Iranian woman seeks refuge in Germany from persecution over her sexuality. When her application for asylum is denied she decides to assume a false identity as a man.

refugee week

MOVING TO MARS

PREVIEW

N/C 15+

Thursday 17 June (6.00) Director Mat Whitecross UK 2009, 1h30m some subtitles

A unique insight into the experiences of displaced people throughout the UK from the director of The Road to Guantanamo. Moving to Mars intimately charts the journey of a family from Burma forced into a Thai refugee camp and then resettled in Sheffield.

WHITE MATERIAL Friday 18 June (6.15) Director Claire Denis Cast Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert France 2009, 1h40m, subtitles

Denis revisits Africa, this time exploring a place rife with civil and racial conflict. Thanks to Artificial Eye for this special preview.

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION U Sunday 20 June (2.30) Director Billy Wilder Cast Marlene Dietrich USA 1957, 1h51m

The careers of Marlene Dietrich and Billy Wilder cross paths in this classic courtroom mystery about love and betrayal.

COMING SOON...

RITHY PAHN – FILM SEASON 13-29 JUNE Rithy Panh migrated to France and in his early twenties studied filmmaking at the prestigious Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies) in Paris. His textured fiction and documentary films explore the history and experiences of post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia and speak of a traumatic history. Panh himself experienced the mass evacuation of Phnom Penh in 1975, witnessing family members die from exhaustion and starvation in a Cambodian labour camp before fleeing to a refugee camp in Thailand. He returned to Cambodia in 1990 and established Bophana: Audio Visual Resource Centre in Phnom Penh, which aims to preserve and develop Cambodia’s film, photography and audio heritage.

With the support of Culturesfrance and Alliance Francaise de Glasgow, GFT presents four of Pahn’s most incisive and poetic films. Full details of screenings can be found in the GFT June brochure.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

20

Late Night Cult Classics GHOST WORLD

15

Friday 7 May (10.45pm) Director Terry Zwigoff Cast Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro USA 2001,1h41m

Adapted from Daniel Clowes’ cult graphic novel, this black comedy is a love letter to teenage sarcasm and heartache. Enid (Birch) and her sullen best mate (Johansson) sneer at all the conformity around them, only to discover their options after high school are severely limited.

When Enid decides to pick upon a lonely record collector (Buscemi) she realises that he’s the exact opposite of everything she hates. Strikingly original, Ghost World ranks among the most insightful portrayals of modern adolescence.

20th Anniversary Screening:

WILD AT HEART Friday 21 May (10.45pm) Director David Lynch Cast Nicholas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton USA 1990, 2h4m

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, David Lynch’s bizarre paean to The Wizard of Oz (1939) has divided critics and audiences ever since. A petty criminal called Sailor (Cage) is on the run with his Southern belle Lula (Dern) from her deranged mother who wants the handsome outlaw dead. An exhilarating ride through the dark heart of America, brimming with Lynch’s trademark assortment of kitsch and unsettling characters while the onscreen romance stirs up enough passion to melt celluloid.

Before Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (page 13) blew us all away, Nicholas Cage gives an electrifying performance as a convict with a heart of gold and penchant for Elvis.

Present your Ghost World or Wild at Heart ticket to get FREE club entry to Nice N Sleazy’s after the film! www.nicensleazy.com Any cult films that you’d like to see screened at GFT? Email info@gft.org.uk with your suggestions...

21

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

18

learning

LEARNING AT GFT

We offer regular courses and events at GFT for people who want to discover more about film. If you’d like to be kept up to date register online at www.gft.org.uk to receive the GFT e-newsletter. For more information about GFT Learning visit www.gft.org.uk/learning To contact GFT Learning, please email Paul on info@gft.org.uk or telephone 0141 352 8613.

CONTEMPORARY CINEMA COURSE Wednesday 28 April – Wednesday 30 June Course Level: 1 (Introductory/Beginning Critical Engagement)

This course is ideal for those wishing to broaden their critical understanding of contemporary cinema and to engage in discussion about a range of topics.

Led by Dr David Archibald, journalist and lecturer at the University of Glasgow.

The course comprises 5 films and 5 seminars (6.30 - 8.30) in the GFT Education Room. Films will be in early evening slots but exact times may vary. Due to the material occasionally shown or discussed in screenings and seminars, all participants must be over 18 years old.

Image: Agora (see p9)

ARTISTS’ FILM & VIdeo COURSES IN ASSOCIATION WITH LUX This GFT Course in association with LUX offers in depth examination of the work and careers of artist filmmakers in a relaxed and friendly environment.

SUBVERTED AUDIO: EXPERIMENTS IN FILM SOUND Tuesday 27 April – Tuesday 18 May 6.30-9.00pm Course Level: 2 / 3 (Intermediate / Film knowledge required)

Examining four unique artists, this course examines how experimental filmmakers subvert conventional notions of sound through film practice. Featuring work by Guy Sherwin, Andrew Kötting and Semiconductor.

Led by Aimee Mollaghan (University of Glasgow) The course comprises of 4 illustrated seminars and discussions (6.30 – 9pm) held in the GFT Education Room. Due to the material occasionally shown or discussed in screenings and seminars, all participants must be over 18 years old. £

The course costs £40/£34 LUX is an agency for artists’ film and video which holds an archive of over 5,000 works and publishes a range of books and DVDs. www.lux.org.uk

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

22

learning

SCREENINGS AND EVENTS FOR SCHOOLS For regular updates on forthcoming events, moving image education news and special offers, sign up to our e-newsletter at www.gft.org.uk/schools

Refugee Week (14-20 June): Different pasts, shared futures For further details and to book go to www.gft.org.uk/schools The theme for Refugee Week 2010 is Journeys. For more information and to read about the Simple Acts Campaign go to www.refugeeweek.org.uk LEAPS AND BOUNDS Hoppet

AFGHAN STAR N/C 11+

with introduction by the Scottish Refugee Council

N/C 12+

with introduction by the Scottish Refugee Council Tuesday 15th June, 10.15am – 11.50pm

Monday 14 April 10.15am – 12.50pm

Recommended for Secondary 1 – 6 [History/Geography/Music/Modern Studies]

Recommended for Primary 7 – Secondary S2 [History/Geography/Citizenship]

In Persian with English subtitles

In Swedish and Kurdish with English subtitles

When war breaks out in Kurdistan, Azad and Tigris are separated from their family and end up in snowy Sweden. They struggle being so far away from home but with the help of some friendly locals and Azad’s passion for high jumping, the boys grow to love their new home country. But will the boys ever be reunited with their parents?

Contains some scenes of mild language and violence.

After decades of Taliban rule, TV is no longer banned in Afghanistan and the Afghan version of Pop Idol has taken the nation by storm. For many people voting by mobile phone, the show is the first time they’ve experienced democracy. But for the contestants it is a matter of life and death as they risk everything to become the nation’s favourite singer. Winner of countless awards and the UK’s official Foreign Language entry to the 2010 Oscars.

Contains some scenes of emotional distress and war.

F

F

23

Free for all schools

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

Free for all schools

learning END OF TERM FILM FUN - MONDAY 21 AND TUESDAY 22 JUNE The summer holidays are almost here and to celebrate GFT Learning have some special cinema treats lined up for Primary and Secondary schools in June. For more details, please check GFT Learning’s website and sign up for our newsletter for the latest announcements.

GFT YOUTH TEAM SEEKS NEW MEMBERS! Want to be part of the Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2011?

Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2010 had almost 7,000 young people come see films and events chosen by the GFT Youth Team. This year the team introduced films, hosted Q&As with special guests and made their own festival film trailer!

We want to hear from younger movie fans who can help us make next year’s festival even better.

If you’re aged 15-18 and looking for something fun to do for a few hours every Monday, please email Paul (Learning Project Coordinator) on info@gft.org.uk or call 0141 352 8613. Places are limited so don’t delay!

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

24

Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE! All other tickets at GFT are £3.50. Each child’s ticket admits one adult free of charge. Take 2 screenings are held at both GFT and Cineworld Parkhead. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied. For full film details, please pick up a leaflet in the foyer. Take 2 screenings start promptly at 11.30am. Free tickets are only issued on the day of the screening.

free family films ASTRO BOY PG Saturday 1 May 11.30am (1h34m)

Astro Boy sets out to save Metro city with his new mechanical friends!

A

C

Audio described and captioned at GFT screening only.

BANDSLAM PG Saturday 8 May 11.30am (1h51m)

A group of musical kids take on the school bullies through song.

OLD DOGS PG Saturday 15 May 11.30am (1h28m)

Two old friends have to look after a pair of rebellious twins.

A

C

Audio described and captioned at GFT screening only.

AZUR AND ASMAR: THE PRINCES’ QUEST U Saturday 22 May 11.30am (1h39m)

A prince battles his royal rival to rescue a mystical fairy.

NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG U Saturday 29 May 11.30am (1h49m)

Nanny McPhee is back and always knows best!

A

C

Audio described and captioned at GFT screening only.

ACCESS TAKE 2: AUTISM-FRIENDLY SCREENINGS Access Take 2 screenings are for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families, and are also suitable for any child with any disability who would enjoy seeing a film in a ‘low sensory environment’. The films have no subtitles, the volume is turned down, the house lights left on low, and children can make noise and move around.

The screenings will take place on the first Saturday of each month at 12.30pm.

Next Access Take 2 Screenings: ASTRO BOY PG Saturday 1 May 12.30pm (1h34m)

Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE! Take 2 terms and conditions apply. Admission to Access Take 2 screenings is at the discretion of GFT managers.

Take 2 leaflets are distributed through Glasgow Local Authority primary schools. Please let us know if you don’t receive your copy!

If you have any queries (not bookings) about Access Take 2 contact Paul at GFT Learning on info@gft.org.uk or 0141 352 8604.

25

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

gft regulars

Image: Letter From an Unknown Woman

SILVER SCREEN Every Tuesday at 12.45pm GFT programmes films for our more discerning viewers!

All tickets are £3.50 DIRTY OIL U Tuesday 4 May (12.45) – see page 6

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE 12A Tuesday 11 May (12.45) – see page 18

LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN U Tuesday 18 May (12.45)– see page 18

CEMETERY JUNTION 15 Tuesday 25 May (12.45)– see page 10

FILM DISCUSSION GROUP Wednesday 14 April (6.30pm) Free

This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month in the upstairs bar at GFT to discuss both blockbusters and arthouse movies. Led by film writer Eddie Harrison. Come along to chat about recent releases with other film lovers.

THE SKINNY FILM QUIZ Tuesday 27 April (8.45) in Café Cosmo

Test your knowledge of film facts and trivia against the wonderfully talented writers of The Skinny’s film section. Having put their movie-drenched heads together, they’ve come up with a quiz that will test even the most knowledgeable of cinema buffs, while offering a guaranteed great evening to boot. Assemble your team and join the fun. £ Tickets £1.50.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

26

SCREEN DEBATES

AFRICA RISING

18

Tuesday 11 May (5.45 – 8.15) Director Paula Heredia USA 2009, 1h2m

Equality Now in partnership with Women’s Support Project and FGM Aware present the documentary Africa Rising.

From the Horn of Africa to the Western shores of the sub-Saharan nations, every day 6,000 girls are subjected to a practice called female genital mutilation or FGM. Africa Rising is a powerful documentary portraying the indomitable grassroots movement to end FGM. This screening is followed by a panel discussion. Panel includes: Faiza Jama Mohamed, Director, Equality Now, Nairobi, Kenya; Hawa Mohamed, Founder and Exec Director of Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development; Jacqui Hunt, Director London Office, Equality Now. Part funded by Ingrid McClements Memorial Award

Red Onion

Pre- & PostMovie menu £15.50 for 3 courses £13.50 for 2 courses To book a table call 0141 221 6000 or log on to www.red-onion.co.uk

Available throughout the week from 12noon-10pm.Tables back for 7.30pm on Sat. Subject to change

27

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

257 West Campbell Street, Glasgow, G2 4TT

SEAT SPONSORS

Seat Dedications C36

Nanette Forsyth

K277

Robert G Tedford

N347

Robert Innes

D61

Ann F Mickel

K278

Ronni Richards

N357

James McCluskey - chic

D62

John Brown

Fay, Peter & Jack

Cameron J Rollo

E89

Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda

In memory of Nancy Dangerfield, film enthusiast.

N359

D63

K30

N363

Derek Fletcher

Malcolm J Pender

Helen and Laura Antebi

Dave Gilmour, Michael James

E90

K31

N360

Elizabeth and Ralston Andrew, Bill Andrew ‘...Teacher, Writer, Friend...”

Jean Morton, nee Singleton.

Yours Always, C

F133

L2

N364

L3

From her family to Kathryn Mary Singleton Kerr

O363

John McDonald Miller

O377

Albert Bell Pratt

O383

Brian Dolan

I193

Inksters Solicitors

I194

Phil Oliver

J219

In Loving Memory of Andrew, Nan and Anne Crawford

J220

Armenio Trevisan

J221

Willie & Isabel Morrison “Tokyo Olympiad” 1965

J248

In Memory Of Miriam Gerber, film enthusiast at GFT

J249

Vera Livinstone A Film Lover

M316

J32

In loving memory of Patsy Leishman. She loved Glasgow.

M337

K1

Jacqueline Hilley, our ever shining star

N3

K255

Anne C. Baker née Fabian

L30

O384 Brian Stern

N341

John Gerrard and Margaret Mackay, GFT O385 David Blair fans O386 John McDonald Miller Stuart Wilson O388 Iain Wotherspoon In loving memory O393 Park Film Society of Mary Spence O394 Park Film Society Mathias Ledoux WS-C1 In memory of Alice Brian Neville

Atkinson, founding In loving memory of

member of the Glasgow Stewart Maclean,

Group of the Humanist filmgoer at the Cosmo

Society of Scotland.

Kenny Macleod WS-C1 For Willy Slavin

a.k.a Barry Norman For my father,

From the McCormick Matthew Harvie

Family and Mary National Pop League WS-C1 In loving memory of Marguerite and

Dan Buglass Desmond Morrow

“We’ll always Drew Scott

have Paris” June xxx Elsie Freer

N346

Eileen McDade

L282 L285

L287 L308 L310

M315

M338

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

28

USEFUL INFORMATION

Café Cosmo

Box Office is open: Sunday to Friday from 12 noon Saturday from 11am

Café Cosmo closes 15 mins after start of final film.

OPENING HOURS:

Café Cosmo is open: Sunday to Friday from 12noon Saturday from 11am

Box Office closes 15 mins after start of final film.

GFT’s licensed bar serves excellent home made soup, sandwiches and snacks until 5pm. Snack platters available when the kitchen closes. Drinks may be taken into the cinema – just ask for a ‘take-in’ container.

Ticket Prices:

Website

Unless otherwise stated: Full: £6.50 Concessions: £5 CineCard holders £1 off every ticket a all tickets £3.50 F

free but ticketed events

Concessions apply to Children (under 16), full-time students, over-60s, Jobseekers Allowance or Income Support recipients, and registered disabled people.

Please produce proof of eligibility when purchasing or collecting tickets.

Tickets are non-refundable.

www.gft.org.uk Features further information on the programme and ticket booking along with ‘Extras’ including programme notes, trailers, and footage of GFT events.

Certification Films awaiting BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) certification are marked ‘CTBC’ (check the website or call the box office for up-to-date information). Films not being certified by the BBFC are marked N/C and accompanied by an age recommendation i.e. N/C 15 + (suitable for ages 15 and older, no-one under 15 will be admitted).

Mailing List

Cinema management reserve the right of admission and their decision is final.

Join our mailing list for £6.50 per year and receive this guide delivered to your home.

Please note programme may be subject to change.

Free E-List

CineCard For a single annual payment of £30, receive 4 free tickets and £1 off every screening.

Receive regular bulletins of films and activities at GFT visit www.gft.org.uk to subscribe.

Events, Conferences & Private Hires

Join at Box Office or visit www.gft.org.uk

A unique venue for a large variety of events. Contact Angela on (0141) 352 8601 or email: manager@gft.org.uk

Saver Tickets

Access Information

See 5 Films for £28.25 / £21 Tickets valid for 3 months

ADVANCE BOOKING Online: www.gft.org.uk Phone: during Box Office hours call (0141) 332 6535 (at busy times you will be asked to leave a contact number). A £1.50 booking charge is made for each transaction online or by phone.

Gift Vouchers Available from Box Office.

29

BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535

GFT accepts the CEA Card. (www.ceacard.co.uk)With the exception of the Balcony Bar and Education Room all public areas of the GFT are fully accessible to people using wheelchairs. Toilet facilities for wheelchair users are available on the ground floor. We have a lift to Cinema 1 for customer use.

We can offer an infrared sound facility for the hearing-impaired (please ask at Box Office for a head set). There is disabled badge holders’ parking to the rear of the building in Cambridge Street.

If you are a wheelchair user, please inform Box Office when booking. Guide dogs are welcome at GFT. Please contact our Manager (0141) 352 8601 / 8603 or email tickets@gft.org.uk with your specific access enquiries.

U NS ROAD

P

P

RENFREW

BUCHANAN ST BUS STATION

STREET

NT STREET

SAUCHIEH

ENT STREET

HOPE STR EET

BATH STR EET

RENFIELD STREET

ALL STREET

WEST REG

KILLERMO EET

DALHOU SIE

STREET

ROSE STR EET

HILL STREET

COWCAD DE

HOw to Get Here WEST GE

ORGE STR

EET

BUCHAN AN STREET

CH STREET

WEST NIL E STR

BUCCLEU

CAMBRID GE

STREET

COWCADDENS

GFT offers both Audio Description and Descriptive Subtitling on selected titles and selected screenings in Cinema 1 only. Audio Description A is a service for partially sighted or blind people (AD headphones are available to collect from Box Office when you pick up your tickets prior to the film screening). Descriptive Subtitling C is a service for the hearing-impaired or deaf who rely on subtitling to enable them to follow the film’s dialogue.

WELLING TON STREET

GFT Accessible Programme

QUEEN ST STATION

It’s easy to find us. We’re right in the city centre just off Sauchiehall Street.

By Subway: Nearest subway is Cowcaddens.

Leave the station and turn right, then right again turning left onto Rose Street. The GFT is a short walk from here. www.spt. co.uk/subway

By Bus: Local bus services stop close to the cinema. www.spt.co.uk

This issue: Cemetery Junction (15) Monday 24 (6.30) & Tuesday 25 May (12.45) Both screenings A Cemetery Junction (15) Tuesday 25 May (12.45) C Take 2: Astro Boy (PG) Saturday 1 May (11.30) A C Take 2: Old Dogs (PG) Saturday 15 May (11.30) A C Take 2: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (U) Saturday 29 May (11.30) A C

By Train: Glasgow city centre is served by both Central and Queen Street Stations. www.nationalrail.co.uk Car Parking: Closest public parking is the supervised 24 hour multi-storey car park in Cambridge Street. Parking after 6pm costs £1. There is limited on street metered parking.

Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB

Due to circumstances beyond our control, occasionally we are unable to provide these accessible screenings. You are advised to check with Box Office.

Glasgow Film Theatre (known as GFT) is a charity registered in Scotland, No. SCO05932.

GFT is delighted to have been awarded:

BUY TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GFT.ORG.UK

30

Summer Sunday Matinees In collaboration with the Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Strathclyde, GFT and the Scottish Screen Archive present two special afternoon classes in July and August. Step back in time to experience the feel of a ‘continuous performance’ in the cinema, followed up by group discussion around the films and moviegoing in the past with a film historian.

Murder and Mystery: Madeleine (dir. David Lean, 1950) U Sunday 4th July (3.00), Glasgow Film Theatre

Victorian Glasgow is represented in this stunning movie about the Madeleine Smith murder trial.

Tomorrow’s World:The Man in the White Suit (dir.Alexander Mackendrick, 1952) PG Sunday 8th August (3.00), Glasgow Film Theatre

Hilarious Ealing comedy staring Alec Guiness as an unlikely chemist genius.

If you would like to enrol on these classes, please contact 0141 548 5778 or visit www.strath.ac.uk/summergft10 for more information.

Scottish Screen Archive