Christopher Nolan: in town
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The Edinburgh International Filn‘ Festival draws Its fair share of stars to Scotland each year. The opening gala screening of Morvern CaI/ar will he attended by director Lynne Ramsay and actors Samantha Morton and Kathleen McDermott: the closing gala screening is of Insomnia hi, director Christopher Nolan. Other guests. Such as DJ soundtrack composer David Holmes and Bollywood god Shah Rukh Khan. have already been announced as taking part in the Film Festwal‘s Reel Life masterclass sessions.
There are. however. many more guests attending the Film FOSll‘z’éi'. Many of them can't he con‘1riiied until the 1 1th hour. but you can he sure
more often than not a screening will he
introduced by a guest who will take part in a post-screening question and answer session. These are Just some of the peoi)le also attending the Film Festival: the impossith glamorous
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Monica Bellucci and her enfant terrihle director Gaspar Noé for Irrt)versih/e: another haughty French ill"."‘.‘£il<(}.". Francois O/on. ‘.‘-.'no will he here for his I“? ‘. '."()i'77()v"1 cheeky —i'ather than-naughty. Nottiiighar" lad Shane Meadows. who wi!’ he bringing his gang Robert Carlyle. Rhys Ifans and Shirley Hendersoni to" Once Upor‘ a live ir: .‘llt? fufirflaI.‘ is: Mike Leigh and n s A, (2' Moth/cg stars Timothy Spall {ll‘il Lesley Manville: and l as? is Fast director Damien O’Donnell. here for his HOW fil'ii létl)()lli darts flea/tiarltis.
Big gait Terence Stamps to he in /','i‘ a Big I. ial‘. Eddie Izzard and director Alex Cox will give ‘.‘.’<)i‘(i on their Rei./erigr,-r's Tragedy. Sophie Fiennes lhi‘other of Ralph) '.‘/|ll talk ahout her Hoover Street Revival. Philip Noyce is likely to explain the Rabbit Proof Fence. A third naughty french filmmaker. Catherine Breillat. WI“ explain why Sex is
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Comedy. Heather Graham. Jimmy Mistry and their Guru director Daisey von Scherler are also likely to talk fuck'ng and funny. But Oliver Parker 'l‘éi‘, well get more serious for The /'7?.’)()"l(i.'lt,‘(,’ of being Earnest.
Do check out which Film Festival screenings come complete with .iitroduction and (MA. They're relaxed. informal sessions during which you can talk with the lll"."‘~‘éil<(}l'f3 about their '.vork » and they‘re completely free.
Eaton to the beat Voices of concern have been raised ahotit Scots/liar) arts editor Andrew Eaton. Not content with running the countn.”s hiisiest newspaper arts desk. having a three-week—old hahy. haying rust moved house and commuting from Glasgow. the tireless Eaton deCided to do a DJ set at La Belle Angele last Thursday. Still wrth Andrew Neil as your hoss. it's always safest to have a second career.
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FRINGE SWEAT-O-METER
On the streets. the temperature is the usual Arctic Scottish summer chill. Inside. it's a different matter. The mercury bubbles out of thermometers and sweat drips off ceilings. And that's just the box offices. We name the hottest venues in town.
FULL BODY WET PATCHES
Balcony Bar, Cllded Balloon Tevlot One performer was seen with sweat soaking thr0ugh a cord jacket. Sitting next to an R2- 02 Sized air conditioner made no difference: on a half-full night. you Wlll leave with scoping hair and shortness of breath.
Pleasance Below More unpleasant than a full-body seaweed wrap with heated blankets.
The Stand 2
By the end of the show the performers are dripping. shirts sticking to their backs. the kids are nodding off and you feel quite ill.
The Ca Studio
YOur bathroom is probably bigger than this space. but that doesn‘t stop them cramming up to 60 people in there. And they all need to breathe.
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PIeaeance Dome 8
The ceiling in this little hole is so low that the performers risk bumping their heads. Is it cornCidence that such a low-status corner is where they put the kids' shows?
Underbel
The drips in front of the stage cause
performer James Campbell to explain: 'This
isn't a leak. it's your own sweat condensing
and dripping back on y0u.' The hanging wires. uneven floors and damp and dingy ambience add to that feeling of danger.
“ DAM ‘
Gllded Balloon Caves The constant dripping of water makes you vent to go to the torlet five minutes into the show, But who could live wrthout that OdOur of mossrpenSioner/bi'ick?
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The Corn Exchange
Not cold. as such. but absolutely no atmosphere. Painted to look like the set of Porridge. A concrete box where even the bands get depressed.
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