purpose in society. Tough. soulful filmmaking at its best. l-‘ilmhoase. Edinburgh.
Monsieur Nulot’s Holiday (PG i .... (Jacques 'I'ati. I’rance. 1953) Jacques 'I‘ati. Nathalie Pascaud. Michelle RoIIa. ()Imin. M lIqut. the accident-prone bachelor arrives at a jaunty coastal resort and devastation very soon ensues. (‘omic tiiiiitig at its tiiost irresistible. as 'I‘ati gets away with a number of memorable. slow- burning gags. all undercut by the stabbing notion that we all have an uncle exactly like Ilqut. Glasgow I-‘ilm 'l'heatre. Glasgow:
Monster in Law ( IZA) 0..
(Robert Luketic. US. 2005) Jennifer Lopez. Jane Fonda. Michael Vartan. Wanda Sykes. IOImin. When (‘harlottc Honeywell (Lopez) finally meets her perfect man. Kevin (Vartan). she has to jump one last hurdle — his merciless. overprotective mother (Fonda). who will do anything to destroy their relationship. (‘Iiched comedy. General release.
The Motorcycle Diaries ( IS)
... (Walter Salles. US/Germany/ UK/Peru/ Argentina/Chile. 2004) Gael Garcia BernaI. Rodrigo de la Serna. Mia Maestro. I28min. SaIles' lovineg recreates (‘he Guevara's epic cross- continental trip. GilnioreliillGl2. Glasgow. Mr 8; Mrs Smith (t5) 0.. (Doug Liman. US. 2005) Brad Pitt. Angelina Jolie. Iifren Ramirez. Angela Bassett.
I 17min. See review. page 47. General release.
My Summer of Love ( 15) 0000 (Pach Pavvlikowski. l'K. 2004) Nathalie Press. liniin Blunt. Paddy (‘onsidine 86min. Pawlikovski's lovely. lusty sitti- drcnched follow up to The last Resort (2000) is another rare. cogent. powerful. little gem of a film. l‘llltfllulLV’. Edinburgh.
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(Gregg Araki. L'S. 2004) Brady (‘orbet. Joseph Gordon-Levitt. lilisabeth Shuc. Mary Lynn Rajskub. Michelle 'I‘rachtcnberg. I05min. Araki's measured. tender take on Scott Ileim‘s cthereally poetic novel boasts compelling performances all round and a great soundtrack (by (‘octeati 'I‘wins' Robin Guthrie and composer llarofd Budd). This is a disturbingly memorable tale of listing. UFOs. false memory syndrome and the blemish of youth. ('ameo. lidinhargh. Napoleon Dynamite (t’( E) .00. (Jared lIess. US. 2004) John lleder. John (iries. Aaron Rttell. 90min. Napoleon (Ileder) is a quirky teenage geek who believes he has the potential to rule the universe through the most oddball means bill when his grandmother cracks her cocch in a motorbike accident. sleazy Uncle Rico (Gries) is called in as babysitter. I‘unny if uneven misfit comedy which pays heavy homage to the 80s misfit comedies such as Jeff Kanew‘s The Revenge of the Nerds and John lIughes‘ Weird Selenee. ('ameo. Edinburgh. Nicholas Winton - The Power of Good (U) (Matej Mina. Slovakia. 2002) (i2min. Documentary about the ‘British Schindler' wartime stockbroker Nicholas Winton. Part of the Peace Season. Glasgois' I’ilni Theatre. Glasgow: I'lltttltouse. Edinburgh.
North by Northwest (PG) .0... (Alfred Hitchcock. US. I959) (‘ary Grant. live Marie Saint. James Mason. Martin Landau. 13(imin. Quintessential Hitchcock comedy-actioncr. Sec caption. Glasgow I'llm Theatre. Glasgow:
Notre Musique (15) 00. (Jean- Luc Godard. France. 2004) Sarah Adler. Nade Dieu. Rony Kramer. 80min. Divided into three ‘kingdoms‘ - [infer (llell). Purgatoire (Purgatory) and Paradis (Paradise) Notre Masiqae is art indictment of modern titties using documentary footage of recent atrocities. Godard airs his grievances against the world. See caption. Glasgoii' l‘llllt Theatre. Glasgow.
Oliver Mist (P( i) 0... (David Lean. UK. l‘)48) Alec Guinness. Robert Newton. I‘rancis l. Sullivan. l I(imin. A classic screen version of the I)ickens‘
novel. with Guinness a sly l-‘agiii and Newton a menacing Bill Sykes. Instead of making it a light children's story (as in the musical version). Lean taps into the darker side arid captures it all in crisp black-and- white images that still look superb. Part of the Victorian Iiiltii Season. Weston l.lIf/s. India/Magh.
Only Human ( IS) 000 (Doimnte llarari. 'I‘eresa Pelegri. Spain/.'\rgentina/ Portugal/I'K . 2004) Norma Aleandro. (iuillermo Toledo. 80min. A threcvact Arabian flavoured farce about the events that unfold when Lcni l)a|insky (Aguilera) arid her fiancee Rafi (Toledo) come to the l)a|insky famin flat to announce their upcoming nuptials. Lightweight and genuinely entertaining but slightly too unruly and undcrfed to linger long in the memory. (’(K‘ ReIt/reii' Street. Glasgow; Glasgow'; l-i/nihoase. lidlnlnogh. Osama ( 12A) .... (Siddik Barmak. Afghanistan/Ireland/Japan. 2003) Marina Golbahari. Arif IIerati. Xtibaida Sahar. 83min. Writer/(Iirector and editor Stiltqu Barmak‘s debut feature film exposes the plight of()sama (Golbahari) a 12-year» old sxiil whose life under the Taliban is blighted by poverty and oppression. Stunning and frightening award-w inning drama from Afghanistan. Glasgow l-ilm Theatre. Glasgow.
The Pacifier (PG) 00 (Adam Shankman. LS. 2005) Vin Diesel. faith I‘ord. 95min. Navy Seal Shane Wolfe (Diesel) is assigned to take care of a single-parent suburban family while mysterious mom Julie Plummer (I‘ord) goes off on some dubious government business. ('ue much fiin-out-of- water ‘hilat‘ity'. General release.
Parineeta (the) (Pradccp Sarkar. India. 2005) Saif Ali Khan. Vidya Balatifl‘he romance between young lovers Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man. Small Indian tticlodt'aiiia. ('(‘I l-kllIt/no'gh. [allot/Hugh. Peace One Day (H .0. (Jeremy (iilley. l'K. 2004) fs’thiiiu. I’iliiimakcr (iiIIey' attempts to bring around the IN International Day of Peace in this mov ing documentary that took five years to make. Part of the Peace Season. Glasgow l’i/m Theatre. Glasgow; l’llmhoave. lidlnlno'gh. Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (t'i
.. (I‘rank Nissen. LS. 2005) David ()gdcn Stiers. Jim (‘ummings (voices). (iSmin. Another camp adventure from Thousand Acre Woods. ’I‘iggcr gets all the best lines ttgititt. (irosi'euor; Glasgow. Private ( IX) .00. (Saverio ('ostan/o. Italy. 2004) Ilcnd Ayoub. Mohammad Baki'i. Lior .‘vliller. 04min. A troop of Israeli soldiers descends onto a
prospering Palestinian family. turning their
house into an observation post. The effects are overwhelming as liberty is lost and the members of the famin become incarcerated iti their own home. Powerful. immediate and vital drama based on real life evctits. ('arneo. lidin/nogh. Property is No Longer a Theft (15).... (lilio Petri. Italy. 1973) I’Iavio Btteei. l'go 'Iiigna/li. ‘)0iiiin. Iixeellcnt capitalist satire from great Italian filmmaker Petri about a batik clerk who despises money and begins to take out his frustrations on a wealthy local butcher. Part of Iilio Petri Season. See liilm Season Analysis. page 50. Glasgow I‘ll/It 'l'heatre. Glasgow:
Pure Product 1: No Place Like Home ( IX) (Vitt‘itius. LS. 2005) (lillllll, A series of filtiis which meditate on the dominance of IS culture in the world. These programmes tie iii to the theatrical release of Jonathan ('aouette‘s 'larnalion. Glasgow I'llm Theatre. Glasgow.
Pure Product 2: Karaoke Kulture (IX) (Various. LS. 2005) (ioniin. Second programme of films which meditate on the dominance of LS culture in the world. Glasgow l-ilni 'I'heatre. Glasgow
The Quiet Man it”) .00 (John l‘ord. I’S. I052) John Wayne. Maureen ()‘Ilara. Victor McLaglan. I20min. An immigrant boxer returns to (‘ounty (ialway' iii l-‘ord's nostalgic romantic comedy. ()irish stereotyping aplenty. Glasgow I’ll/n 'I‘healre. Glasgoii.
DIRTY SHREWD GODLESS MURDEROUS DETERMINED
‘NTERNATIONAL (WMINAi CONSPIRACY
Hearts and Minds
Peter Davis’ remarkable, rarely screened but ultra influential 1974 documentary about the
Vietnam War is showing as part of DocSpace’s Nobel Peace season. Writer AL Kennedy will be introducing two screenings of the film. I GFT, Glasgow (8 [Intro]. 76. 20, 25 Jan only). Fi/mhousc, Edinburgh (2] [intro],
23, 25) and 30 Jan only)
A Quiet Place in the Country (Un Tranquillo posto di campagna) (I5) (lilio Petri. Italy/I‘rancc. I‘)(i‘)) I-‘ranco Nero. \lttttesstt I"ergras c. (ietit'g‘es (ieret. l05min. A pop artist decides to move to the country in the hope that it will provide him with new inspiration. But he moves into the Iiotise of a murdered girI atid the change of scenery causes fierce arguments with his fiancee (Redgrave) and lie ends tip losing his sanity and dreaming of killing her. Part of Iilio Petri Season. Sec I’ilm Season Analysis. page 50. Glasgow [Vi/m Ihealre. Glasgoii'; I'ilmhoase. Izdinlnogli. >i< Rebel without a Cause ( 18) .... (Nicholas Ray. I'S. l‘)5(i) James Dean. Natalie Wood. Jim Backiis. Sal .\Iineo. I I Iiiiiii. See review. page 50. Glasgoii' I‘ll/)1 'l‘heatre. Glasgoii'; l'i/nrhoase. [xi/inlno'gh.
Refugee Week: Three Films by Sana Bilgrami (PG) (Sana Bilgrami. Scotland. 2004) (i7min. 'l'ree I'el/ers (24 min) tells the story of 900 lumberjacks who. in l‘)47. came to Scotland from British Ilonduras to fell trees in an attempt to hpr Britain fight fascism. lti Aeross the Haters (28 min) it's 1955 and a four-month pregnant woman has left her homeland of Pakistan for the ()uter llebrides. Now her granddaughter. one of a small community of third generation Asians on the tsIatttIs. is preparing to leave home for the first time. l'nder .llv Skin (I5 min) is a documentary exploring the lives of two immigrants: a poet and a dancer. A clash between art and
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Rikidozan ( I5) (IIac-sung Sotig. South Korea/Japan. 2004) Kyung-gu Sol. .‘vliki Nakatani. 'l‘atsuya l‘tiji. 135mm. Drama based on the life and times of Japanese- Korean wrestler Rikido/an. the man who helped popularise the sport iii Japan after being barred from Sumo fighting in Korea. Part of Koreati Film Festival 'I’our 2005. l'lllHllUllM’. lidlnlno'gh.
Robots (t') 0. (Hints Wedge. ('arlos Saldhana. LS. 2005) Voices of Robin Williams. IlalIe Berry. (ireg Kinncar. liwan McGregor. Ulinin. New animated adventure from the makers of Ice Age is desperately in need of an upgrade. ('G(' ('inenias Ifdinlno'gh. lzilin/no‘gh. Sacrifice ( I5) (IiIIcn Bruno. LS. 1998) 70min. Alternating dreams with nightmares. director Bruno looks at child slavery and prostitution among Burmese girls in 'I'hailand. Amnesty International screening. l-ilnihoase. Iidinlno‘gh. Sahara ( 12A) .0 (Breck t-Lisner. LS. 2005) Matthew .\'lc('onaughey. Penelope (‘ruL Steve Zahn. 125mm. I‘unctional action-adventure thriller. based on the novel by (live ('usslcr. which tries and fails to revive the spirit of Indiana Jones. While director liisncr ensures that the story moves along at a decent clip. the film doesn‘t even manage to match National ’I’reasare for excitement. l-ilnihoase. lidoiliio'gh.
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