SEPTEMBER 2011
JANE EYRE Ken Loach at 75
Special screenings of Loach’s Scottish films
Take One Action Film Festival
Celebration of the people and movies that are changing the world
Troll Hunter
Drily comic Scandinavian monster movie
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Scotland s most popular FIlmmaking event comes to Glasgow for the fIrst time. Spend a wild and crazy October weekend (Saturday 8 & Sunday 9) making a movie. All films will received their premiere on 11 & 12 October at GFT and prizes will be awarded in 20 categories. Register your team today! Only a few spaces left! www.48hourfilm.com/glasgow glasgow@48hourfilm.com
Contents Diary
Attenberg
3–4 8
TAKE ONE ACTION Blood in the Mobile
9
Beautiful Lies
14
Enjoy Your Meal
Billy the Kid
24
Even the Rain
9
Clerks
20
Fezeka’s Voice
11
Come Closer
23
Our Generation
11
Doors Open Day
12
Position Among the Stars
10
FilmCamp Meets Social Media Week
19
There Once was an Island
10
Flying Monsters 3D
14
When China Met Africa
10
French Cancan
13
You’ve Been Trumped
11
Grease
13
Heavenly Creatures
20
The Hedgehog Horizontal 8
5 13
In a Better World
5
Jane Eyre
6
The Light Thief
7
Mademoiselle Chambon
7
Melancholia Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times The Painted Veil
19 8 21
Poetry
7
Post Mortem
6
Roll Out, Cowboy
24
Self Made
23
The Skin I Live in
14
Tomboy
6 8
Trust
21
Wayne’s World
20
Leonardo Live from the National Gallery
22
NT Live: Collaborators
22
NT Live: The Kitchen
22
NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors
22
Ae Fond Kiss
16
Carla’s Song
15
Kes
16
My Name is Joe
15
Sweet Sixteen
16
ALTERNATIVE CONTENT
KEN LOACH AT 75
GFT REGULARS Access Take 2 Cinema City
27 15, 16 & 23
Film Discussion Group
28
The GFT Film Quiz
28
GFT Learning
25–26
Horror/Cult Film Discussion Group
28
Late Night Classics
20
Lock Up Your Daughters
20
Monorail Film Club
24
Silver Screen
28
Take 2: Free Saturday Films for Families
27
USEFUL INFORMATION
29–30
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Super 8 Troll Hunter
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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
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Friday 2 September The Hedgehog (12A) p5
The Skin I... (15) p5 12.50
13.40
/ 15.20
In a Better World (15) p5
/ 18.20
/ 17.50 / 20.20 15.50
/ 20.30
Saturday 3 September The Hedgehog (12A) p5
20.40
The Skin I Live in (15) p5
17.50 / 20.20
In a Better World (15) p5
18.10
Friday 9 September Jane Eyre (PG) p6
12.50
/ 15.20
16.10
/ 20.30
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
14.00
/ 18.20
Saturday 10 September Jane Eyre (PG) p6
15.20 / 17.50 / 20.20
Post Mortem (15) p6
13.00 / 18.20
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
13.15 / 20.30
The Painted Veil (12A) p21
14.30
Come Closer (N/C 15+) p23
Self Made (N/C 15+) p23
15.45
Take 2: The Fox and the Child (U) p27
Take 2: Rango (PG) p27
11.30
Access T2: Rango (PG) p27
12.30
Sunday 4 September
/ 17.50 / 20.20
Post Mortem (15) p6
15.30 11.30
Sunday 11 September Jane Eyre (PG) p6
14.30 / 19.20
Post Mortem (15) p6
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
12.20 / 17.00
The Skin I Live in (15) p5
14.20 / 16.50 / 19.20
In a Better World (15) p5
14.30
Carla’s Song (15) p15
19.30
Monday 5 September
15.10
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
13.00 / 17.20
Super 8 (12A) p14
17.00
My Name is Joe (15) p15
19.30
Monday 12 September Jane Eyre (PG) p6
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
13.15 / 20.30
The Skin I Live in (15) p5
13.30 / 18.10
In a Better World (15) p5
15.30
Beautiful Lies (12A) p14
16.00 / 20.40
Roll Out, Cowboy (N/C 15+) p24
18.15
Tuesday 6 September The Hedgehog (12A) p5
13.40
13.00 / 15.30 / 20.20
Post Mortem (15) p6
14.00 / 18.20
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
16.10 / 20.30
Super 8 (12A) p14
18.00
Tuesday 13 September Jane Eyre (PG) p6
15.20 / 18.10
Post Mortem (15) p6
15.10 / 20.30
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
13.00 / 20.40
The Skin I Live in (15) p5
15.00 / 20.20
Super 8 (12A) p14
12.45
In a Better World (15) p5
15.50 / 20.30
Trust (15) p21
17.45
Beautiful Lies (12A) p14
12.45
Horizontal 8 (N/C 18+) p13
Wednesday 7 September
/ 18.00 18.15
Wednesday 14 September Jane Eyre (PG) p6
12.50 / 15.20 / 17.50 / 20.20
Post Mortem (15) p6
16.10 / 20.30
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
13.45 / 20.30
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
The Skin I Live in (15) p5
13.30 / 18.10
In a Better World (15) p5
18.00
Film Discussion Group p28
Beautiful Lies (12A) p14 Self Made (N/C 15+) p23 Horror/Cult Film Discussion Group p28
Thursday 8 September The Hedgehog (12A) p5
16.00 / 20.40 16.10 18.30 13.45
The Skin I Live in (15) p5
15.30 / 20.20
In a Better World (15) p5
16.00 / 20.30
Beautiful Lies (12A) p14
13.15 / 18.00
Self Made (N/C 15+) p23
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18.30
14.00 / 18.15 18.30
Thursday 15 September Jane Eyre (PG) p6
12.50 / 15.20
Post Mortem (15) p6
16.10 / 20.30
The Hedgehog (12A) p5
14.00 / 18.20
NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors p22
Friday 16 September
19.00
Tomboy (U) p6
16.45
/ 20.45
The Light Thief (15) p7
14.45
/ 18.45
Jane Eyre (PG) p6
12.50
Wayne’s World (PG) p20
/ 15.20
/ 17.50 / 20.20 23.00
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Sunday 25 September
Saturday 17 September Tomboy (U) p6
14.45 / 18.45
The Light Thief (15) p7
16.45 / 20.45
Jane Eyre (PG) p6
15.20 / 17.50 / 20.20
Take 2: The Thief of Bagdad (U) p27
11.30
Sunday 18 September Doors Open Day p12
10.00–14.00
The Story of Glasgow in Four Chapters p12
13.00
Acting and Casting Workshop p12
13.45
Tomboy (U) p6
15.00
Jane Eyre (PG) p6
14.20 / 16.50 / 19.20
Sweet Sixteen (18) p16
17.00
Lock Up Your Daughters: Heavenly... (18) p20 19.30
Monday 19 September Tomboy (U) p6
16.00 / 20.45
Poetry (12A) p7
13.15 / 18.00
Jane Eyre (PG) p6
12.50 / 15.20 / 17.50 / 20.20
Tuesday 20 September
FilmCamp Meets Social Media... p18 14.00–17.00 Tomboy (U) p6
15.30 / 19.30
Poetry (12A) p7
12.45
Jane Eyre (PG) p6
17.50 / 20.20
Wednesday 21 September Tomboy (U) p6
13.00 / 17.45
Poetry (12A) p7
15.00 / 19.45
Jane Eyre (PG) p6
12.50 / 15.20 / 17.50 / 20.20
Thursday 22 September Tomboy (U) p6
Jane Eyre (PG) p6
14.00 / 16.00 / 20.50
12.50 / 15.20 / 17.50 / 20.20
Even the Rain (N/C 15+) p9
18.00
Friday 23 September Page One (CTBC) p8
Mademoiselle... (CTBC) p7 13.30
16.30
/ 20.40
/ 15.45
/ 20.30
Troll Hunter (15) p8
14.20
Blood in the Mobile (N/C 15+) p9
/ 18.30 18.00
Saturday 24 September
12.50 17.45
Grease (PG) p13
15.00
When China Met Africa (N/C 15+) p10
15.15
Ae Fond Kiss (15) p16
17.30
Monorail Film Club: Billy the Kid (N/C 15+) p24 19.50
Monday 26 September Page One (CTBC) p8
Mademoiselle Chambon (CTBC) p7
16.30 / 20.40 14.00
Attenberg (18) p8
16.10 / 20.30
Troll Hunter (15) p8
14.20 / 18.30
Kes (PG) p16
18.15
Flying Monsters 3D (U) p14
Tuesday 27 September
12.30
Page One (CTBC) p8
16.30 / 20.40
Mademoiselle Chambon (CTBC) p7
16.00 / 20.30
Attenberg (18) p8
13.50
Troll Hunter (15) p8
18.30
Kes (PG) p16
12.45
Position Among the Stars (N/C 15+) p10 The GFT Film Quiz p28
Wednesday 28 September
18.15 20.45
Page One (CTBC) p8
14.10
Mademoiselle Chambon (CTBC) p7
13.40
Attenberg (18) p8
16.00
Troll Hunter (15) p8
18.20
French Cancan (PG) p13
16.10
Melancholia (15) p18
18.45
Fezeka’s Voice (N/C 12+) p11
20.30
Thursday 29 September Page One (CTBC) p8
Mademoiselle Chambon (CTBC) p7
14.15 16.10 / 20.30
Attenberg (18) p8
14.00 / 18.20
Troll Hunter (15) p8
16.20 / 20.40 18.30
18.40
13.50 / 18.20 / 20.30
Troll Hunter (15) p8
16.30 / 20.40
Flying Monsters 3D (U) p14 There Once was an Island (N/C 15+) p10 Take 2: Mars Needs Moms (PG) p27 Special features
13.00 / 20.00
Troll Hunter (15) p8
French Cancan (PG) p13
Page One (CTBC) p8
Mademoiselle... (CTBC) p7
Page One (CTBC) p8
Mademoiselle Chambon (CTBC) p7
£4.00 tickets
13.30 16.00 11.30 Free events
Special ticket price
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Captioned films
3D films
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The Skin I Live in
The Hedgehog
Friday 26 August – Thursday 8 September
Friday 2 – Thursday 15 September
The Skin I Live in reunites Almodóvar with his favourite leading man Antonio Banderas after twenty-one years of working apart. Banderas plays accomplished plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard who, since his wife was fatally burned in a car crash, has been working on a new type of skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a shield against every assault. Now he just needs a human guinea pig... Influenced by Fritz Lang and Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face, Almodóvar is playing on the outskirts of horror.
Precocious eleven-year-old rich girl Paloma, who is intent on ending her life on her twelfth birthday, makes a film to explain why she thinks life is absurd. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she documents life in her Parisian apartment building, making trenchant and often hilarious observations about those around her. But as her birthday approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits in the form of solitary concierge Renée Michel and enigmatic and elegant neighbour Mr Kakuro Ozu. Based on the best-selling novel by Muriel Barbery, this is a sophisticated story in the best sense of the word: complex and layered, observant and warmly humane.
La piel que habito
Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Pedro Almodóvar Cast Elena Anaya, Antonio Banderas, Blanca Suárez Spain 2011, 2h, subtitles, 15
Le hérisson
The screening on Wednesday 14 September (18.15) will be introduced by Dr Christopher Gow. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Mona Achache Cast Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillermic, Togo Igawa France 2009, 1h39m, subtitles, 12A: contains suicide theme
In a Better World Haeven Friday 2 – Thursday 8 September 2011 Academy Award and Golden Globe winner, In a Better World is a breathtaking exploration of cycles of violence in modern society. Claus moves to Denmark following his wife’s death. Anton, recently separated from his wife, commutes to work at an African refugee camp. As each family deals with conflict and grief, their sons form an extraordinary and dangerous friendship with potentially tragic consequences. Ultimately, all must choose between forgiveness and revenge. Oscar nominee and Sundance winner Susanne Bier masterfully uncovers the fragility of everyday life and the chaos lurking beneath. Director Susanne Bier / Cast Mikael Persbrandt, Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dyrholm Denmark 2010, 1h58m, subtitles, 15
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Post Mortem
Jane Eyre
Friday 9 – Thursday 15 September
Friday 9 – Thursday 22 September
With frosty gaze and jet-black sense of humour intact, director Pablo Larraín returns with this even more unnerving follow-up to 2009’s Tony Manero, set against the backdrop of Chile’s murderous 1973 military coup. Mario (Alfredo Castro, Tony in the earlier film) is a stenographer at a morgue, and something of a walking cadaver himself: stiff, grey, blank-eyed. He picks the day of the coup against Allende to act on his long-suppressed feelings for his next-door neighbour, ageing show-girl Nancy – his self-absorbed, borderline psychotic drive for her affections reflecting Pinochet’s own sociopathic fight for power. As in Tony Manero, Larraín captures his protagonist’s mushrooming derangement with an impressive rigour, using ultra-widescreen cinematography for constricting close-ups and off-kilter compositions to generate a memorably nasty chill.
The quintessential Victorian, death-steeped romance is given a contemporary immediacy in this bold new adaptation from director Cary Joji Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) and screenwriter Moira Buffini (Tamara Drewe). Neither a contemporary re-working nor a stuffily respectable costume drama, this Jane Eyre employs a nifty flashback structure and plays up the novel’s gothic sensibility. Michael Fassbender brings wit and smouldering intensity to the role of the ‘abrupt and changeful’ aristo Mr Rochester, and together he and Mia Wasikowska as Jane make a ravishing pair of romantics… and give proceedings an unexpected sizzle.
Director Pablo Larraín Cast Marcelo Alonso, Alfredo Castro, Steve Nave Chile/Germany/Mexico 2010, 1h38m, subtitles, 15
Fukunaga has reanimated a classic for a new generation, letting Jane Eyre resonate with terror and tenderness. Rolling Stone Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Cary Joji Fukunaga Cast Judi Dench, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender UK/USA 2011, 2h1m, PG
Tomboy Friday 16 – Thursday 22 September This second feature from the director of 2007’s Water Lillies was one of the most admired films at the Berlin Film Festival this year. Ten-year-old tomboy Laure moves to a new flat with her parents and younger sister. When new neighbour Lisa mistakes her for a boy, Laure seizes the opportunity to live out a new persona. As Michaël, Laure has a confidence that eludes her as a girl and she is soon adopted and admired by Lisa and a posse of local youngsters. But how long can she keep her secret? Tender, funny and naturalistic, Tomboy recalls classic French coming-of-age movies like The 400 Blows (1959), but brought up to date with just a dash of Gus Van Sant. Wonderful. The screening on Tuesday 20 September (19.30) is part of GFT’s Screen Salon event, see p25 for full details. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Céline Sciamma / Cast Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana / France 2011, 1h24m, subtitles, U
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The Light Thief Svet-Ake
Friday 16 (14.45/18.45) & Saturday 17 September (16.45/20.45) Blending tradition with political commentary, The Light Thief is a modernday folk tale of good and evil in which an electrician devotes himself to improving his neighbours’ lives. Fixing anything he can including short circuits, power cuts, electricity meters and even marriages, Svet-Ake is an unassuming local hero in his small Kyrgyzstan village. When unemployment and capitalist corruption challenge the villagers, he refuses to give up his humble struggles. Director Aktam Arym Kubat Cast Aktan Arym Kubat, Asan Amanov France/Germany/Kyrgyzstan/Netherlands 2010, 1h20m, subtitles, 15
Poetry Monday 19 – Wednesday 21 September A terrific performance from veteran actress Yun Junghee is the shining heart of an intelligent, satisfying melodrama from Secret Sunshine director Lee Changdong. Yun Junghee plays Yang Mija, an elegant, sixty-something woman who looks after her sullen, bone idle grandson. She has enrolled at a local arts centre and committed herself to writing a poem. A trip to the doctor confirms the early signs of dementia. A call to the school reveals that her grandson was part of a gang who raped a girl. The other parents want to pay hush money to the girl’s family. As Yang Mija struggles to survive the harshness of the modern world, her simple quest to write a poem becomes heroic in this sensitive, deeply moving tale. Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Director Lee Changdong Cast Yun Junghee, Lee David, Kim Hira South Korea 2010, 2h20m, subtitles, 12A: contains one use of strong language, moderate sex and sex references
Mademoiselle Chambon Friday 23 – Thursday 29 September Vincent Lindon, that grizzled heartthrob of French cinema, is the star of this elegant, moving tale of unexpected romance. He plays Jean, a married builder who falls for his son’s primary-school teacher, the mademoiselle of the film’s title. He’s gruff, she’s refined: both sense that it’s impossible, but there’s an undeniable spark between them, and neither will let it fade. Patient, thoughtful direction – a sensitivity to the rhythms of this special relationship, full of misconstrued signals and ambiguous feelings – makes Mademoiselle Chambon more than just another tale of male midlife crisis: by the end, the question of whether familial responsibility or passionate spontaneity will win out is genuinely suspenseful. Director Stéphane Brizé / Cast Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain, Aure Atika France 2009, 1h51m, subtitles, CTBC
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Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times
Troll Hunter
Friday 23 – Thursday 29 September
All of us know the rules of zombie and vampire combat, but how do you fight against trolls again? Three novice filmmakers set out to investigate a series of unexplained bear poaching incidents that are plaguing the Norwegian countryside. Their investigation quickly implicates Hans, a shadowy loner who unexpectedly invites the trio into his world, revealing the poaching epidemic as an orchestrated cover for Hans’ top-secret work managing the country’s rampant and unruly troll population. From there, Troll Hunter is a wildly entertaining ride – part conspiracy thriller, part creature feature, part deadpan Scandinavian comedy. You won’t see anything more dynamic or original this year.
Two years ago the advertising market for newspapers catastrophically collapsed and dozens of American newspapers shut down. Filmmaker Andrew Rossi stepped into the maelstrom by spending a year at the media desk of the august New York Times, where gumshoe reporters are following the enormous impact of new media on old. The unlikely hero of the media desk is David Carr, a gravelly voiced ex-crack addict, who hit rock bottom before cleaning up and skyrocketing through the ranks of journalism. He sits alongside Brian Stelter, who earned his desk at the NYT by writing a fantastically successful media blog while still in university. They’re chasing up stories of the mergers and collapses shaking up their industry whilst hoping that they’re not the ones making the news next. This is very much West Wing territory – professionals at the top of their game in extraordinary times – and a pure pleasure to watch. Sheffield Doc/Fest Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Andrew Rossi USA 2011, 1h28m, CTBC
Friday 23 – Thursday 29 September
The screening on Wednesday 28 September (18.20) will be introduced by Dr Christopher Gow. Director André Øvredal Cast Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum Norway 2010, 1h44, subtitles, 15
Attenberg Monday 26 – Thursday 29 September From the producer of Dogtooth comes another distinct and stylish film from Greece. Attenberg is about Marina, a young woman living in a small coastal town who is infatuated with synth-pop band Suicide and the documentaries of David Attenborough. Despite help from her father and close friend Bella she struggles to understand the rituals of human interactions, attempting to make sense of her relationships with the same detached manner demonstrated by her favourite naturalist. Filled with playful set pieces, deadpan humour and unexpected poignancy, Attenberg frequently defies categorisation making it a standout film. Director Athina Rachel Tsangari / Cast Ariane Labed, Giorgos Lanthimos / Greece 2010, 1h37m, subtitles, 18
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TAKE ONE ACTION Want to change the world but not sure where to start? This festival will rouse you into action! The Guardian GFT is delighted to welcome back Take One Action Film Festival in its fourth year. Take One Action celebrates the people and movies that are changing the world. It explores the most compelling global issues of our time alongside international directors, campaigners and companies. For details of nationwide screenings and workshops, visit www.takeoneaction.org.uk. Principle funders
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Even the Rain
Blood in the Mobile
Thursday 22 September (18.00)
Friday 23 September (18.00)
Nominated for thirteen Goyas (Spain’s Oscars), Even the Rain features Gael García Bernal as Sebastian, a filmmaker caught up in Bolivia’s mass protests against the privatisation of the national water company. As he tries to tell the story of Columbus’ colonization of the new world, his cast and crew get drawn into a contemporary version of events, blurring the boundaries between past and present.
What’s the price of a text message? This nail-biting documentary takes director Frank Poulsen on a rollercoaster journey to explore the connection between the conflict in the Congo and the international trade in minerals used in products such as mobile phones.
Followed by a Q&A with screenwriter Paul Laverty. Intensely moving... at once subtle and shattering. Hollywood Reporter Director Icíar Bollaín Cast Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde Spain/France/Mexico 2010, 1h43m, subtitles, N/C 15+
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Followed by a Q&A with director Frank Poulsen. Tightly constructed... a courageous piece of investigative reportage. Variety Director Frank Poulsen Denmark/Germany 2010, 1h22m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
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There Once was an Island
When China Met Africa
Saturday 24 September (16.00)
Sunday 25 September (15.15)
Takuu, a unique, centuries old island community in the Pacific Ocean, is going under water. This beautiful film (Best Doc, Raindance 2010) gently explores the local response to this devastating news. One by one, families must choose between resettling to an alien mainland hundreds of kilometres away or staying to defend their culture, and watch their paradise disintegrate.
A historic gathering of over fifty African heads of state in Beijing reverberates in Zambia where the lives of three characters unfold in this new film from the makers of one of the world’s most widely seen documentaries, Black Gold. This intimate portrayal of Davids and Goliaths on both sides of the cultural divide points to a radically different future, not just for Africa, but for the world.
Followed by a discussion with leading international climate change campaigners.
Followed by a Q&A with director Marc Francis.
Intimate and quietly passionate... an object lesson in documentary filmmaking. New Zealand Herald
A rare grass-roots view into one of the most important economic developments of the age. The Times
Director Briar March New Zealand 2010, 1h20m, N/C 15+
Directors Marc Francis, Nick Francis France/UK 2010, 1h30m, N/C 15+
Position Among the Stars Tuesday 27 September (18.15) An exclusive UK preview of this Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner. In one of the most extraordinarily visual films in years, filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich follows the lives of an Indonesian family as the tumult of democracy and corruption grip their country. He intimately captures the family in transition as they adjust to bewildering gaps in education, outlook, religion and even class among three generations jammed into cramped quarters. Wildly expressionistic‌ a canvas so vast that people, fighting fish and cockroaches complete a bizarre ecosystem of co-dependence. LA Weekly Director Leonard Retel Helmrich Netherlands/Indonesia 2011, 1h45m, subtitles, N/C 15+
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Fezeka’s Voice
You’ve Been Trumped
Wednesday 28 September (20.30)
Friday 30 September (17.45)
Fezeka High School sits in one of the most deprived areas in South Africa, but inspirational music teacher Phumi Tsewu knows the only way his students can claim their right to a better society is to teach them that they are worthy of it. So begins a journey that leads seventy-seven young musicians right outside their comfort zones, to the UK, and back again.
Back after a popular screening at GFT in July, this funny, inspiring and shocking film charts the conquest of Donald Trump’s golf course over an area of outstanding natural beauty on Scotland’s Aberdeenshire coast. A rare and revealing glimpse into the mechanisms of power on Scottish soil that raises the enormous question: whose rules rule in Scotland today?
Followed by a Q&A with director Holly Lubbock.
Followed by a Q&A with director Anthony Baxter.
A remarkable story. The Evening Standard
A runaway success. The Times
Director Holly Lubbock UK/South Africa 2009, 1h20m, N/C 12+
Director Anthony Baxter UK 2011, 1h35m, N/C 12+
Enjoy Your Meal
Our Generation
Saturday 1 October (17.45)
Sunday 2 October (17.00)
In this UK premiere, journey from your favourite restaurant to Kenya via the Amazon and Philippines to discover the social and environmental cost of the global food industry. Native tribes look on as huge tracts of rainforest are burned to grow soya. The livelihoods of local fishermen in Asia and subsistence farmers in Kenya are threatened as multinationals draw away their water supplies. Just who is paying for the food we love?
Made in unique collaboration with its subject community, this groundbreaking documentary is igniting a people-power movement across Australia. Northeast Arnhem Land is one of the last heartlands of traditional Aboriginal culture. Here, despite high profile government apologies for ‘historical’ abuses, the state is unleashing an extraordinary new bid to remove the people from their land.
Followed by a discussion with leading food journalists and campaigners. Director Walther Grotenhuis The Netherlands 2011, 1h30m, N/C 15+
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Followed by a Q&A with director Sinem Saban. Knowledge, passion… much to admire. The Guardian Directors Sinem Saban, Damien Curtis Australia 2010, 1h13m, N/C 15+
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DOORS OPEN DAY Doors Open Day takes place on Sunday 18 September (10.00–14.00). As usual, we will conduct free ticketed tours round the building every thirty minutes, first-come-first-served. Unique to this year, we will also host the below events.
The Story of Glasgow in Four Chapters Sunday 18 September (13.00) Compressing 800 years into a forty-minute talk, this presentation considers the evolution of Glasgow from a centre of pilgrimage to the world city of today. En-route it introduces the 12th century bishop and marketing genius who really got the whole thing going, the slave-owning plutocrats whose names are still in everyday use and the pivotal role of Glasgow’s weavers in the invention of world tourism. Presentation by Neil Baxter of the RIAS. Free tickets available on the day on a first-come-first-served basis.
Glasgow Youth Film Festival presents
Acting and Casting Workshop Sunday 18 September (13.45–14.45) Fancy becoming an actor and want to know how to survive auditions? Maybe you’re planning on making a film and need advice on how to find the star for your next project. This informal workshop for young audiences will reveal the industry secrets behind selecting actors for film and TV and how the casting process works. Guest speakers include Glasgow-based casting director Kahleen Crawford who has chosen actors for recent British films like Green Street, Hallam Foe and Red Road. Free tickets available on the day to those aged twenty-one and under. Valid proof of identity required.
Photography exhibition in Café Cosmo
Beautiful Glasgow Thursday 1 – Friday 30 September Highlights from French photographer Jean-Marc Millière’s photographic art book Beautiful Glasgow will feature in an exhibition in Café Cosmo throughout September. Jean-Marc will be on hand on Sunday 18 September (10.00–21.00) to sign copies of the limited collectors’ edition of Beautiful Glasgow (on sale for £20.00). Jean-Marc describes Beautiful Glasgow as ‘a selection of shots, taken during my many Glaswegian strolls, of places that have caught my eye, without the desire to create a sense of cohesion or create an archive of different parts of the city. Neither of these would fulfil the aim of this book which is to offer you a photographic promenade leading you to discover or rediscover some aspects of Glasgow that are dear to my heart.’
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Tuesday 6 September (18.15) Poland in the near future. A man wakes up in a hotel room with a gun and a briefcase full of money but no memory. When he throws the money out a window, the film follows one of the banknotes as it changes hands, altering the lives of those who touch it. This latest offering from Grzegorz Lipiec, one of Poland’s leading indie directors, is influenced by Dogme aesthetics and the tricksy narratives of Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie. Director Grzegorz Lipiec Cast Ewa Golebiowswka, Tomasz Burka, Ewa Pajak Poland 2008, 1h30m, N/C 18+
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Grease Sunday 25 September (15.00) It’s 1959, California, and it’s time for some summer lovin’… Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover that they’re now at the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance? This Club Noir screening will be introduced by DJ Loveless. Director Randal Kleiser Cast Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Stockard Channing USA 1978, 1h50m, PG
French Cancan Wednesday 28 (16.10) & Thursday 29 September (18.30) A loving tribute to the Paris painted by his father Pierre Auguste and the other Impressionists, Jean Renoir’s digitally restored classic is one of the great Technicolor films and an exquisite musical. Jean Gabin is memorably marvellous as impresario Danglard, who plans to launch his latest club – the Moulin Rouge – with a reinvigorated version of the cancan. That the dance will feature his new ‘discovery’, lovely young Montmartre laundress Nini, only ignites the jealousy of his belly-dancer lover Lola... Charting Danglard’s risky adventures in romance and show business, this putting-on-a-show story culminates in one of the most exhilarating dance sequences ever filmed. A glorious celebration of human passion, in all its absurdity and thrilling vitality. Director Jean Renoir / Cast Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Maria Félix, Giani Esposito France 1955, 1h44m, subtitles, PG
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De vrais mensonges Monday 5 – Thursday 8 September Audrey Tautou stars in this Gaelic romantic comedy as provincial hairdresser Émilie (not Amelie!) who runs her beauty parlour with an iron fist, particularly when it comes to dealing with hunky handyman Jean. Jean has a secret crush on Émilie and mails her an anonymous love letter, which she decides to copy out and mail to her love-spurned mother! Further complications arise when Émilie’s feelings for Jean start to develop. Classic French farce in the tradition of La cage aux folles (1979) and this year’s Potiche.
Super 8 Sunday 11 – Tuesday 13 September A coming-of-age monster movie from director JJ Abrams (Lost, Cloverfield) and producer Steven Spielberg, Super 8 follows a group of kids who unwittingly document an extra-terrestrial disaster that the government is desperately trying to cover up. Director JJ Abrams Cast Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths USA 2011, 1h52m, 12A: contains one use of strong language, moderate horror and soft drug use
Director Pierre Salvadori Cast Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye, Sami Bouajila France 2010, 1h45m, subtitles, 12A: contains one use of strong language
Flying Monsters 3D Saturday 24 (13.30) & Monday 26 September (12.30) This BAFTA winning documentary explores the colourful world of flying dinosaurs, brought to breathtaking life through state-of-the-art CGI technology. Accompanied by David Attenborough’s expert commentary, the film is a visual feast, a highly informative glimpse at a long-lost prehistoric world, and a lot of fun too. £1.50 on top of ticket prices Family tickets available – £1.00 off each ticket for a family of four Director Matthew Dyas / Cast David Attenborough UK 2011, 1h21m, U
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cinema city: Ken Loach at 75 During September, the British Film Institute in London will mark Ken Loach’s 75th birthday and 50year career in film and television with the most comprehensive-ever retrospective of his work. Of course, the director has for many years worked with Glaswegian screenwriter Paul Laverty and made Glasgow and the surrounding area the setting for his films. So we thought we’d get in on the party with a re-run of his much-loved debut feature, Kes, and screenings of all four of his Scottish films. Get involved by sharing your memories of Ken Loach in Glasgow: perhaps you were an extra in Ae Fond Kiss, recognise the picnicking spot in Carla’s Song, or remember the shoot for My Name is Joe at the end of your road? Either email your stories directly to us at tamara.anderson@ glasgowfilm.org or add them to the cinema memories form at www.glasgowfilm.org/cinema_city/ cinema_memories. Our favourite stories will feature on the Cinema City website (an online celebration of Glasgow’s love affair with film) and those who wrote them will win free tickets to the Ken Loach screenings. Ticket deal: see 4 films for £24/£18
Carla’s Song + GFT Screen Salon
My Name is Joe
Sunday 4 September (19.30)
A recovering alcoholic and football coach embarks on a tentative romance with a health visitor encountered through their shared concern for a young couple troubled by debt and drug addiction. Typically insightful and moving, and surprisingly sexy (for a Loach movie), Joe was an audience favourite at GFT on first release.
At the height of the Nicaraguan civil war, a young woman takes home her Glaswegian bus driver boyfriend, who has his eyes opened by American involvement in the country’s affairs. Loach’s first collaboration with writer Paul Laverty (who had worked as a human rights lawyer in Nicaragua), Carla’s Song is a film of two halves – romantic and political. In the first of our new Screen Salon events, journalist and film critic Gail Tolley gives an illustrated introduction to Carla’s Song and the Ken Loach at 75 season, and leads a post-screening audience discussion. For more on what to expect, see p25. Cast Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn UK/Spain/Germany 1996, 2h6m, subtitles, 15
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A passionate, compassionate and magnificently acted film. The Observer Cast Peter Mullan, Gary Lewis, Louise Goodall Spain/Italy/France/UK/Germany 1998, 1h45m, 15
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Ae Fond Kiss
Sunday 18 September (17.00)
Sunday 25 September (17.30)
Martin Compston exudes a scruffy charisma as teenager Liam who, to buy a caravan and begin a better life when his junkie mum gets out of jail, takes to dealing drugs around his Greenock estate – in the process crossing local gangsters and jeopardising relationships with his older sister and joyriding best mate, Pinball. Edgy, grim, but with dashes of unexpected humour.
In this astute Glasgow-set riff on the Romeo and Juliet theme, the star-crossed lovers are a white Catholic schoolteacher and a second-generation Scots-Pakistani DJ. Religion, race, tradition, modernity, age and gender clash, but Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty bring a light touch to the material, and even allow themselves a cautiously optimistic (if uncertain and bittersweet) ending.
Tremendously powerful. The Guardian
This screening will be introduced by actor Atta Yaqub.
Cast Martin Compston, William Ruane, Michelle Coulter UK/Germany/Spain 2002, 1h46, 18
Cast Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Ahmad Riaz UK/Belgium/Germany/Italy/Spain 2004, 1h44m, subtitles, 15
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Kes
Monday 26 (18.15) & Tuesday 27 September (12.45) Fifteen-year-old Billy lives with his dismissive mother and embittered coal miner brother on a drab Barnsley estate. He’s evasive, disengaged, light-fingered, but there’s a spark in him – a spark neglected rather than nourished by family and teachers. Then one morning he spots a kestrel, catches and begins to train it. And suddenly a brief opportunity of escape opens up: his growing interest in the art of falconry, coupled with an admiration for the bird’s own hunting skills and proud independence, allow him at least to glimpse an alternative to the tediously oppressive present and the uninviting future that awaits him down the mine. Named one of the ten best British films of the century by the BFI. For details of our schools’ screening of Kes, followed by a Q&A with Ken Loach, see p26. Cast David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie / UK 1969, 1h51m, PG
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Melancholia Wednesday 28 September (18.45) The opening sequence of Melancholia instantly reveals that there will be no happy ending. No amount of science or weaponry can save the Earth as it is about to be swallowed up by a planet named Melancholia. This apocalyptic sucker-punch results in a movie which is infinitely morbid but completely compelling, and at times very moving. Melancholia is then played out over two chapters. The first focuses on Kirsten Dunst who plays Justine, a newly wed who is overwhelmingly depressed despite this supposedly being the happiest day of her life. The second half features her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) as she struggles to accept her husband’s belief that Melancholia will not strike the Earth. Lars von Trier creates a mesmerizing, visually gorgeous and often-moving alloy of family drama. The Telegraph This special screening will be followed by a Q&A with actress Kirsten Dunst, beamed in live via satellite from London.
FilmCamp Meets Social Media Week Tuesday 20 September (14.00–17.00) What do Milan, LA and Moscow have in common with Glasgow? They’re all hosting Social Media Week (SMW) from 19–23 September this year. SMW is a global platform connecting people, content and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. GFT is getting on the act with an afternoon of talks offering a film-centric slant on current debates in social media. We kick off at 14.00 with a presentation from the folks at Scottishbased film websites ReelScotland and Netribution looking at the impact of social media on traditional filmmaking, distribution and marketing. At 14.45, we’ll hear from Blipfoto founder and CEO Joe Tree, who’ll reveal how and why the site has attracted such a unique community, the values that lie at its core, the new relationships it nurtures between users, and how participation online bleeds back into the real world. From 15.30, Google take centre stage to discuss how YouTube is proving such a successful experimental platform for filmmakers worldwide. As with our previous FilmCamp events, admission is free. These ‘un-conferences’ are designed to facilitate the sharing of ideas in an open environment. You can stay for all three talks or just pop in for the one that interests you particularly. Check GFT’s website (www.glasgowfilm.org) nearer the time for more detailed information on our speakers and events, or visit www.socialmediaweek.org/glasgow. SMW Glasgow is curated by New Media Corp and twintangibles Image: Frank Bonilla
Director Lars von Trier Cast Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany 2011, 2h16m, 15
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Wayne’s World Friday 16 September (23.00)
Clerks Friday 30 September (23.00)
Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, Wayne’s World is an irreverent comedy about the adventures of two metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. Together they host a late-night cable TV show in Illinois, on which they ogle pictures of female celebrities, play air guitar and mock the stupidity of the locals. When their growing success convinces a sleazy TV executive to buy the rights to their show, Wayne is ecstatic but Garth worries that they’ve sold out. Schwing along with one of the funniest films of the 90s.
When Dante (Brian O’Halloran) is reluctantly put in charge of the Quick Stop convenience store on his day off, he tries half-heartedly to perform his minimum-wage duties as efficiently as possible. Meanwhile, best friend Randall (Jeff Anderson) is working behind the counter of the adjacent video store, but only when he feels like it. Filmed in black and white on a minuscule budget, this bleakly funny comedy began the career of outspoken writerdirector Kevin Smith, who went on to make Chasing Amy, Dogma and soon-to-be-released Red State.
Director Penelope Spheeris Cast Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe USA 1992, 1h34m, PG
Director Kevin Smith Cast Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti USA 1994, 1h32m, 18
Lock Up Your Daughters presents
Heavenly Creatures Sunday 18 September (19.30) The international success of Heavenly Creatures established Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings trilogy) as a director to watch after his earlier cult horror films. Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) is a shy high school student in New Zealand whose drab life is transformed by the arrival of the glamorous English Juliet (Kate Winslet). Discovering that they share the same passion for art, literature and music, the girls withdraw into their own fantasy world until their concerned parents intervene. Based on true events that shocked a nation, this is an enthralling and frightening film of teenage obsession. This screening will be introduced by a special LUYD guest. All welcome to join LUYD in Café Cosmo after the screening. Director Peter Jackson / Cast Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet / New Zealand/Germany, 1994, 1h39m, 18
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The Painted Veil Saturday 3 September (14.30) Adapted from the 1925 Somerset Maugham novel, this is the story of an English doctor working in China who makes an ill-advised marriage to a flighty, beautiful socialite. To punish her infidelity, he insists she accompanies him up country where he is dealing with a cholera epidemic. They come to know each other better and to love again, only for tragedy to strike. Introduced by Professor Mike Barrett, the University of Glasgow, who will reveal the fascinating real-life story behind the film. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session on tropical diseases. Director John Curran Cast Naomi Watts, Edward Norton China/USA/Canada 2006, 2h4m, some subtitles,12A: contains one moderate sex scene
Screen Debates
Trust
Tuesday 13 September (17.45) Trust is an intelligent drama in which a teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator. At its heart is a star-in-the-making performance by fifteen-year-old Liana Liberato as Annie, a smart, funny, slightly shy suburban kid who meets a boy in a teen chatroom. The seduction is horribly plausible. This new friend tells Annie he’s sixteen. They flirt. He messages her a confession: actually he’s a college student. His age creeps up and when they meet he’s forty and a nondescript clean-cut family man in dad-chinos. And an expert manipulator: ‘I thought you were old enough to handle this?’ The encounter has devastating and unforeseen consequences for Annie, her mother Lynn (Catherine Keener) and father Will (Clive Owen) as the police become involved. Can the family survive this ordeal? This screening will be followed by a discussion led by a panel including: Karen Boyle, Lecturer in Film & TV Studies; Chief Inspector Graham Goulden, Violence Reduction Unit; and Liz Grattan, Team Leader, Family Support Project. Sign Language Interpretation is available. All tickets are £4 Director David Schwimmer Cast Liana Liberato, Clive Owen, Catherine Keener USA 2010, 1h46m, 15
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ALTERNATIVE CONTENT NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors Thursday 15 September (doors open 18.45, curtain up 19.00), 3h In Richard Bean’s English version of Goldoni’s classic Italian comedy, sex, food and money are high on the agenda. James Corden returns to the National Theatre for the first time since The History Boys to play Francis.
NT Live: The Kitchen Thursday 6 October (doors open 18.45, curtain up 19.00), 3h 1950s London. In the kitchen of an enormous West End restaurant, the orders are piling up: a post-war feast of soup, fish, cutlets, omelettes and fruit flans. The Kitchen puts the workplace centre stage in a blackly funny and furious examination of life lived at breakneck speed, when work threatens to define who we are. Arnold Wesker’s extraordinary play premiered at the Royal Court in 1959 and has since been performed in over thirty countries.
NT Live: Collaborators Thursday 1 December (doors open 18.45, curtain up 19.00), 3h Collaborators is a new play by John Hodge (screenwriter of Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and The Beach), directed by National Theatre Artistic Director Nicholas Hytner. The play centres on an imaginary encounter between Joseph Stalin and the playwright Mikhail Bulgakov. Alex Jennings will play Bulgakov and Simon Russell Beale will play Stalin. Tickets for NT Live screenings are £15 and £10 to CineCard holders.
Leonardo Live from the National Gallery Tuesday 8 November (19.00), 1h20m The opening of ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan’ at the National Gallery in London will be beamed live to cinemas across the UK on Tuesday 8 November. In a broadcasting first, Leonardo Live will give art lovers the opportunity to share in the excitement of viewing the exhibition before it opens to the general public. The exhibition brings together the largest ever number of da Vinci’s paintings, including some never before seen in the UK. The transmission, presented by Tim Marlow and Mariella Frostrup, will explore the exhibition on opening night and feature detailed examinations of the paintings and interviews with special guests and experts. Tickets: £8, £7 Concessions, £6 CineCards
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Self Made Saturday 3 (15.45) & Wednesday 7 (16.10) & Thursday 8 September (18.30) Self Made is the debut documentary feature from Turner Prize winning artist Gillian Wearing. Filmed on location in Newcastle it follows adverts that asked the public: ‘Would you like to be in a film? You can play yourself or a fictional character.’ Successful applicants were cast, undertaking a method acting workshop, and subsequently feature in the film. Wearing makes the provocation that in a world where CCTV, reality television and ‘fictionalised’ documentary make us all into performers, reality and fiction are interchangeable commodities. Are we all playing a role, consciously or unconsciously? GFT is delighted that the screening on Saturday 3 September (15.45) will be followed by a Q&A with director Gillian Wearing, streamed live from the Cornerhouse cinema in Manchester. Director Gillian Wearing UK 2010, 1h23m, N/C 15+
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Cinema City screening
Come Closer Saturday 10 September (15.30) Berlin Golden Bear-winning director Peter Mackie Burns allows the audience access to the private lives of disparate Glaswegians in this intimate documentary portrait of a city and its people. We are privy to their conversations, private moments and everyday occurrences in a piece that often makes for stirring and even voyeuristic viewing. Accompanied by the ambient music of Sigur Rós, the city takes on a character of its own as we follow the protagonists’ lives through an everchanging landscape, and all of life is examined, from cradle to grave. GFT is delighted that director Peter Mackie Burns will introduce the screening and participate in a Q&A afterwards. Come Closer is screening in memory of Bert Eeles, Film Editor, 1943–2011. Director Peter Mackie Burns UK 2010, 1h16m, N/C 15+
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Roll Out, Cowboy Monday 5 September (18.15) Chris ‘Sandman’ Sand is a cowboy from Dunn Center, North Dakota (population: 120 and shrinking). He drives a semi, plays the guitar and raps. Sandman looks like Woody Guthrie but writes songs like LL Cool J. Roll Out, Cowboy follows the thirty-nine-year-old country/hip-hop musician as he tours the American West, performing for rural towns who might not have heard live hip-hop before. Sandman’s story is the struggle of an artist trying to make a buck. In a tough economy, can his American dream still carry a tune? The screening will be preceded by an exclusive teaser (5 mins) for Matt Hulse’s eagerly anticipated second feature Dummy Jim, an eccentric travelogue that explores the story of a profoundly deaf cyclist (James Duthie) who cycled solo from Scotland to the Arctic Circle in 1951. www.dummyjim.com GFT is delighted that director Elizabeth Lawrence will introduce the screening and participate in a Q&A afterwards. Director Elizabeth Lawrence USA 2010, 1h15m, N/C 15+
Monorial Film Club
Billy the Kid Sunday 25 September (19.50) ‘I’m not black, I’m not white, not foreign, just different in the mind. Different brains, that’s all,’ explains fifteen-year-old Billy in Jennifer Venditti’s provocative coming of age film. Billy’s intuitive commentary and intimate verite footage reveal a unique attitude as he responds to a painful childhood, first time love, and his experience as an outsider in small town Maine. By turns humorous and disturbing, this portrait challenges the viewer to understand a triumphant teen on his own terms. The screening will be preceded by short film The Waltzer Boys (10 mins), directed by Martin Clark. Selected and introduced by Martin Clark, director of The Waltzer Boys and friend of the Monorail Film Club. Join the film club after the screening in Café Cosmo. Director Jennifer Venditti USA 2007, 1h24m, N/C 15+
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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.glasgowfilm.org to receive the GFT enewsletter. For more information about courses visit www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/courses.
Contemporary Cinema Course
GFT Screen Salons
Course Level: 1 (Introductory / Beginning critical engagement)
Tuesday 20 September: Tomboy (see p6)
Wednesday 14 September – Wednesday 16 November
An ideal beginner’s course for those wishing to broaden their critical understanding of contemporary cinema. Current releases are complemented by engaging discussion around a range of topics. Taught by Dr Christopher Gow. Places limited to sixteen. The course comprises five films and five seminars (18.30–20.30) in the GFT Learning space. Films will be in early evening slots but exact times may vary. Films in September are The Hedgehog (p5) and Troll Hunter (p8). The course costs £71/£63.
Sunday 4 September: Carla’s Song + Ken Loach at 75 (see p15) This September we’re launching a new monthly series of informal learning events. GFT Screen Salons offer you the chance to look at directors, actors and studios that have influenced what we watch in the cinema and how we watch it. At each Salon, an extended illustrated introduction will set the scene; our speaker will then stay on to lead a discussion after the screening. In all, we expect the talks to add approximately forty minutes to the film’s running time. GFT Screen Salons are included in the standard film ticket price.
Film: 21st Century Literacy – Teachers’ CPD
Thursday 15 September, 16.30–19.00 / Glasgow Media Access Centre, Trongate 103 A special Teachers’ CPD hosted by Film: 21st Century Literacy about improving the development of children and young people through the use of film in education. Topics and activities will include how to use short film in the classroom, analysing the links between literacy and film language, plus a guide to using scriptwriting and storyboards in the classroom. Speakers include: Mark Reid, Head of Education at British Film Institute; Bill Boyd, Literacy Consultant and Moving Image Education Practitioner; Kate Burton, Scriptwriter and Filmmaker Suitable for both Primary and Secondary teachers. £5 for all teachers, light refreshments and sandwiches will be provided. For more details and how to book please visit www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/schools.
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For regular updates on forthcoming schools events, moving image education news and special offers, sign up to our Schools Enewsletter at www.glasgowfilm.org. Glasgow Film Learning’s programme for children and young people is supported by The Robertson Trust and Glasgow City Council.
Schools Screenings Please note that these screenings are for schools only – members of the public will not be admitted. For more details and to book places, please visit www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/schools.
Jane Eyre
Thursday 15 September (10.15–12.15) A new film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel. A young governess discovers a dark secret about the master of the house where she works. £3 per pupil for all schools, teachers go free. Recommended for Secondary 1–4 / [Expressive Arts/Literacy] / PG
Kes
Thursday 29 September (10.15–13.00) Ken Loach received international acclaim for this enormously moving tale of Billy, a lonely working-class Yorkshire boy who catches a kestrel and decides to keep it and train it. We are delighted that director Ken Loach will join us to take questions from pupils following the film. Free to Glasgow Local Authority pupils, £3 per pupil for all other schools – accompanying teachers go free. Recommended for Primary 7 & Secondary 1–4 / [Expressive Arts/Literacy/Social Studies] / PG
Modern Language Screenings for Higher Pupils Tuesday 20 – Thursday 22 September
GFT will host three foreign language screenings for Higher and Advanced Higher pupils studying French, Spanish and German who’d like to use film as part of their Extended Reading and Viewing module. A variety of speakers will discuss their own experiences of studying a language and how it can benefit pupils’ career aspirations, followed by post-screening discussions on how to analyse film for their course requirements. Films include A Very Long Engagement (French), Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish) and Run Lola Run (German). Resources will be provided for follow-up activities in the classroom. Free to Glasgow Local Authority pupils, £3 per pupil for all other schools – accompanying teachers go free. Thanks to Glasgow City Council – Modern Languages Support & Development Team, Goethe Institut Glasgow and the University of Glasgow – French Department
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Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE! All other tickets at GFT are £4.00. 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 Rango PG
Saturday 3 September 11.30 (1h47m) Shy chameleon Rango becomes sheriff in the lawless Wild West. Audio described and captioned at 11.30 GFT screening only.
The Fox and the Child U
Saturday 10 September 11.30 (1h32m) A young girl befriends a fox in this charming tale.
The Thief of Bagdad U
Saturday 17 September 11.30 (1h47m) Prince Ahmad teams up with a clever thief to win back his kingdom.
Mars Needs Moms PG
Saturday 24 September 11.30 (1h28m) Aliens have stolen Milo’s mum and he must go to Mars to win her back! 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. Take 2 terms and conditions apply, see above for details. If you have any queries call Paul at GFT Learning on 0141 352 8613. Our Take 2 Autism-Friendly screenings are sponsored by The Wee Curry Shop in association with a New Arts Sponsorship Grant supported by the Scottish Government in conjunction with Arts & Business Scotland. I’ve got a real soft spot for GFT and the people who run it. I would highly recommend other businesses to sponsor GFT. It’s a rewarding and exciting experience. Monir Mohammed, Proprietor of The Wee Curry Shop
Next Access Take 2 Screenings:
Rango PG
Sat 3 September, 12.30 (1h47m)
Enjoy the experience of The Wee Curry Shop (tel 0141 339 1339), one of Glasgow’s favourite restaurants. On the last Sunday of every month you can treat yourself to a delicious two-course lunch for £10, with the full amount going to the National Autistic Society Scotland.
Rio PG
Sat 1 October, 12.30 (1h35m)
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Regulars
Horror/Cult Cinema Discussion Group
Wednesday 7 September (18.30), GFT’s Balcony Bar, Free Meet on the first Wednesday of each month to discuss horror and cult cinema.
Film Discussion Group
Wednesday 14 September (18.30), GFT’s Balcony Bar, Free Meet on the second Wednesday of each month to discuss blockbusters and arthouse movies.
The GFT Film Quiz
Tuesday 27 September (20.45), Café Cosmo, all tickets are £1.50 Test your knowledge of film trivia against our ‘experts’.
Illustration by Pete Sansom
Silver Screen
Every Tuesday at 12.45 GFT programmes films for our more discerning viewers! All tickets are £4
Beautiful Lies 12A
Poetry 12A
Super 8 12A
Kes PG
Tue 6 September (12.45) - see page 14 Tue 13 September (12.45) - see page 14
Seat Dedications D62 I193 J219 J221 J248 J249 J32 K1 K277 K278 K30 K31
John Brown Inksters Solicitors In Loving Memory of Andrew, Nan and Anne Crawford Willie & Isabel Morrison “Tokyo Olympiad” 1965 In Memory Of Miriam Gerber, film enthusiast at GFT Vera Livinstone A Film Lover In loving memory of Patsy Leishman. She loved Glasgow. Jacqueline Hilley, our ever shining star Robert G Tedford Ronni Richards In memory of Nancy Dangerfield, film enthusiast. Helen and Laura Antebi
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Tue 20 September (12.45) - see page 7 Tue 27 September (12.45) - see page 16
Jean Morton, nee Singleton. From her family to Kathryn Mary Singleton Kerr John Gerrard and Margaret Mackay, GFT fans Leo - enjoy with friends & family from Nonna & Pappa Leckie. Max - enjoy with friends & family from Nonna & Pappa Leckie. Stuart Wilson In loving memory of Mary Spence In loving memory of Stewart Maclean, filmgoer at the Cosmo Kenny Macleod For my father, Matthew Harvie National Pop League Marguerite and Desmond Morrow Drew Scott
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Elsie Freer Robert Innes James McCluskey - chic Derek Fletcher Yours Always, C John McDonald Miller John McDonald Miller Park Film Society Park Film Society In memory of Alice Atkinson, founding member of the Glasgow Group of the Humanist Society of Scotland. For Willy Slavin a.k.a Barry Norman From the McCormick Family and Mary In loving memory of Dan Buglass “We’ll always have Paris” June xxx Ray McKenzie Ben C G McGuigan
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Useful Information
Mailing List
Sunday to Friday from 12 noon Saturday from 11am Box Office closes 15 mins after start of final film.
Free E-List
Box Office Opening Hours
Ticket Prices
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Café Cosmo
Unless otherwise stated: Full: £7 Concessions: £5.50 CineCard holders £1 off every ticket all tickets £4.00 free but ticketed events £1.50 on top of ticket prices
Café Cosmo is open: Sunday to Friday from 12noon Saturday from 11am Café Cosmo closes 15 mins after start of final film.
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.
GFT’s licensed bar serves excellent home made soup, sandwiches and snacks until 5pm. Drinks may be taken into the cinema – just ask for a plastic glass.
Tickets are non-refundable. Please note that late entry to the cinema for ticket holders is at the discretion of the manager. Cinema management reserve the right of admission and their decision is final. Programme may be subject to change.
CineCard
For a single annual payment of £30, receive 4 free tickets and £1 off every screening. Join at Box Office or visit www.glasgowfilm.org.
Saver Tickets
See 5 films for £32.50 / £25 Tickets valid for 3 months
Family Tickets
Comes in combinations of 4 tickets, which should include at least 1 adult and 2 children with the fourth ticket being of any type. Gives you a discount of £1 per ticket on the total price. Full details found online.
Advance Booking Online: www.glasgow.film.org 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.
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Website
www.glasgowfilm.org 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 upto-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).
Events, Conferences & Private Hires
A unique venue for a large variety of events. Contact our Manager on (0141) 352 8603 or email dutymanager@ glasgowfilm.org
BOX OFFICE 0141 332 6535
Access Information
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 hearingimpaired (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 8603 or email dutymanager@glasgowfilm.org with your specific access enquiries.
GFT Accessible Programme
GFT offers both Audio Description and captioning on selected titles and selected screenings in Cinema 1 only. Audio Description 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). Captioning is a service for the hearing-impaired or deaf who rely on subtitling to enable them to follow the film’s dialogue.
This Issue’s Accessible Screenings Take 2: Rango (PG)
Saturday 3 September (11.30)
Super 8 (12A)
Sunday 11 – Tuesday 13 September, all screenings
Super 8 (12A)
Sunday 11 (17.00) & Tuesday 13 September (12.45)
Take 2: Mars Needs Moms (PG) Saturday 24 September (11.30)
Due to circumstances beyond our control, occasionally we are unable to provide these accessible screenings. You are advised to check with Box Office.
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Getting Here
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 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 £1.50. There is limited on street metered parking. Glasgow Film Theatre FSC PURE POR Green Whiteout 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB
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Glasgow Film Theatre (known as GFT) is a charity registered in Scotland, No. SCO05932.
GFT is delighted to have been awarded:
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