All About Lily Chou-Chou
O... Fi/mhouse, 9pm. The Lin Chou-Chou in question is a fictitious (and unseen) pop singer, whose ethereal music provides both sanctuary and inspiration to her devoted cyber- fans. One of her most ardent internet admirers is the teenager Huichi (Hayato Ichihara) who runs the 'Lilyphilia' web site. but who also endures sadistic bullying at school from a former friend Hoshino (Shugo Oshinari). An epic paen to alienated Japanese youth from director Shunji lwai. which oscillates between rapture and sorrow. its radiant digital video cinematography and a rapturous Debussy-based soundtrack transcend any narrative incoherencies. (Tom Dawson)
Autobiographical Filmhouse, 9pm, £4.50 (£3). Jonas Mekas. the godfather of American avant-garde filmmaking. reflects upon his own life in two films: Casis and Reminiscences of A Journey to Lithuania. My Little Eye .0. 9. 75pm. See Fri 16. Every Day God Kisses Us on the Mouth 0.. Filmhouse, 70pm. See Fri 16.
Dark Water Cameo, 1 7.30pm. New supernatural thriller from Japan's Hideo Nakata. creator the Ring trilogy of Chillers.
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Sunday 18
Harp of Burma (Biruma no Tategoto) Filmhouse, noon, £ 4.50 (£3). Kon lchikawa most famous anti- war film. and the one which won him recognition in the West.
The Script Factory: The Story of Truth - Scripting Documentaries Filmhouse, 72.30pm, £7 (£4.50). Several of this year's documentary maker Film Festival guests go head to head to discuss methods of fashioning narrative from real life stories.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge UGC, 72.30pm, £4.50 (£3). Culture clash comedy and early film in the career of Shah Rukh Khan. India's Tom Cruise and guest of the Film Festival. Video Jukebox: The History of the Music Video UGC, 7pm, £4.50 (£3). The longest film of the Festival. a six and a half hour arse marathon compiling the pop promos of everyone from Frank Zappa to Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Baader Filmhouse, 2.30pm. See Fri 16.
Ten Years of Tartan Shorts 8. Tartan Shorts 2002 Cameo, 3pm. New films from Scotland's flagship shOrt filmmaking scheme. plus the cream of the crop of previous years. Explosive Fragments 4 Filmhouse, 3.30pm. Programme of short films from all over the world.
Bafta Lecture UGC, 3.30pm. A professional (name tbc) speaks about their experiences working in the film industry. Ten 0.. Fri 16. Fabriqué en France Filmhouse, 5.30pm, £4.50 (£3). Showcase of the best French pop promo talent. including Michel Gondry, maker of The White Stripes' ‘Fell in Love with A Girl'.
Filmhouse, 5pm. See
COMEDY DRAMA ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS
Shane Meadows completes his Nottingham trilogy O...
The action starts with Dek (Rhys lfans) proposing to Shirley (Shirley Henderson) on Vanessa, except that there is not the usual happy chat show result as she turns him down. Everyone seems to have seen Dek’s TV humiliation, including Shirley’s ex, Jimmy (Robert Carlyle), who is also the foster brother of Shirley’s neighbour Carol (Kathy Burke). Jimmy sees this as the opportunity to win his old girlfriend back, and leaves Glasgow with money from a botched robbery, fleeing to Nottingham and the new life he feels he deserves.
Meadows’ film is a Western parody, essentially the auteur from Snenton is just having fun.
(Nick Dawson) I UGC. 78 Aug. 6pm,“ GFI'. 22 Aug. 6.30pm, £7 (£4.50).
Dark Water Cameo, 5.30pm. See Sat 17.
Explosive Fragments 2 Filmhouse, 6pm. Programme of short films from all over the world.
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 00.. UGC, 6pm. See panel
8 Women .0. See panel.
The Eye of the Day 0..
Cameo, 7pm. An impressive balancing act between the personal and the political. Leonard Retel Helmrich‘s film looks closely at family life in Indonesia. This is. after all. a c0untry known for the corruption of its politics and yet Helmrich‘s film IS good on working from the personal out. In one scene we see just how political abuse can seem like manna from heaven: when some free food is dropped off in return for a rigged vote. the argument between family members can seem less clear- cut than an external political perspective would suggest. The mum thinks of the practicality of the food: another family member 'idealistically‘ of the political manipulation. (Tony McKibbin)
I Rabbit Proof Fence ODD. Dominion, 7pm. Phillip (Patriot Games. Dead Ca/m) Noyce returns to his roots to tell this true story from a shameful period in Australian history: the ‘Stolen Generation‘, when ‘half-caste' aboriginal children were forcibly resettled with white families. to have the aboriginal ‘bred out' of them and future generations. Three such young girls escape. and return to their mother. on foot. 1500 miles. following the fence of the title. A remarkable story illuminated by astonishing performances from the three leads. and a perfect turn from Kenneth Branagh. bringing a complex humanity to the Chief Protector of Aborigines; a man who honestly believes he is doing the right thing. A genuinely moving, poignant. beautiful film. (Rod White) Take Care of My Cat UGC, 7pm. Five girls find their friendship put to the test after they leave school in this likeable. lightweight KOrean film.
Filmhouse, 7pm.
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I Fate .0... Filmhouse, 8pm. On the basis of Confession and Fate what fascinates Turkish director Zeki Demirkubuz isn't social responsibility but a sense of personal culpability. And yet though Camus's The Outsider supplies the basic structure for the film. with Musa failing to mourn his mother's death and finding himself up on a murder charge. there's the suggestion that Demirkubuz wants to illustrate that within one's self maybe a scul peaks through. The film‘s existential themes are impressively explored. but it's the closing lines that indicate Demirkubuz has found his own very fresh perspective somewhere between Camus and social expectation. (Tony McKibbin)
The Happiness of the Katakuris Cameo, 8pm. See Thu 15
All or Nothing 0... GFT, 8.30pm. See Thu 15.
Reflections on the Art Scene of the Sixties Filmhouse, 9pm, £4.50 (£ 3). Five films — Award Presentation to Andy Warhol. Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio. Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas. Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol. Happy Birthday John — from Jonas Mekas. the godfather of American avant-garde filmmaking. Just a Kiss 0.. 9.30pm. See Thu 15. Mirrorball McLaren Animation UGC, 70pm, £4.50 (£3). Britain currently rules the animated pop promo world. according to this Mirrorball short film programme.
The Backyard O. Filmhouse, 70.30pm. A simple girl cries as she films her backward boyfriend being hurled - by his brother — into a large pit filled with burning wood and barbed wire. The somewhat terrifying mother cheers them on. saying that the hardcore amateur wrestling antics they're involved in gives her 'a rush as a parent'. This is just one of the priceless moments of Paul Hough's entertaining expose of poor white America's latest fad. With dreams of becoming the next Rob Van Dam (WWF‘s prize fighter). kids in backyards across America and most worrying.
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even in East Norfolk, England. are getting together to stage and film primitive sparring rituals. And while it is poorly made and highly sensationalist in its outlook. The Backyard is nonetheless scary evidence of what happens when you’re bored and stupid. (Catherine Bromley) Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Cameo, 70.30pm. Star- studded ensemble drama about life in New York starring Matthew McConaughey. John Turturro. Amy Irving and Alan Arkin.
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A Full-Up Train (Manin Densha) Filmhouse, noon, £4.50 (£3). Blackly comic savage social critique of Japan from Kon lchikawa.
The Script Factory: When the (Digital) Revolution Comes - Storytelling for Digital Cinema Filmhouse, noon. Several of the Film Festival's visiting digital filmmakers discuss the role that new technology has played in telling stories. Explosive Fragments 5 Filmhouse, 1 pm. Programme of short films from all over the world.
McLaren Animation Filmhouse, 2.30pm. Showcase for new British animated films and an opponunity to vote in The McLaren Awards. now in its thirteeenth year.
Night Games Filmhouse, 3pm, £4.50 (£3). Mia Zetterling's disturbing examination of man attempting to overcome the nightmares of his childhood. Overlooked 603 Swedish classic.
The Script Factory: Performed Reading Filmhouse, 3pm. Illustrating the script development process. top name actors read from scripts currently in development (details tbc).
Tartan Shorts Cameo, 3pm 8! 4pm, £5 (£3). New films from Scotland's flagship shon filmmaking scheme. Abouna DO. Filmhouse, 4.30pm. See Sat 17.
The Clay Bird .0. Cameo, 4.30pm. This lovingly shot look at a family living through late sixties social