Film
Calvaire (The Ordeal) 1 tin eeee fl'alirlce Du WelI. Belgumt/l'rance/ l.u\emhourg. 2004i Laurent Lucas. Jackie Berroyer. Philippe \ahoii. Jean-Luc ("ouchard Brigitte I.ahaie. 87min. After trayclling singer Marc Steyens tl.ucasi becomes stranded stay off the beaten track yy ith iiiiikeeper Mr Bartel tBerroy er). the demented host starts beliey mg his guest is the ieincarnation of his long abscoiided
yy ife. W hat folloyys is a torturous. purgatorial trial that is as terrify ineg aggiessiye as it is tiiibliiikiiig A cult film in the making (amen, Iztlin/mreh.
Camping on the Farm (Camping a la Ferme) t l5i iJean-Pierre Siiiapi. l'iaiice. Z005: Roschdy '/.eiii. Julie (iayet. Nadine Marcoy ici. 93min. ("omedy dealing yy ith a clash of cultures. Sis sink estate youths accept a last chance for redemption community seryice in a rural farming
\ illage 'l‘hcie's social coiiitiicntary. touching on race and the idea of In ing on yotii \sits Part of the Renault l'reiich l‘illll l‘esll\.’tl (/ltly'c'mi I'll/ti I'lll'tlll't'. (II/(IXK'UH .‘ Ii/nihuuye. lztlinhureh.
Capote f l5i .0. tBeiineft Miller. l'S. 2005i Philip Seymour Hoffman. ('atherine Keener. ('lifton ('ollins. I I-imin. Iii I‘l5‘) author 'l‘ruman (’apote tlloffmani dragged his best friend Harper Lee (Keener) to i'uial Kansas to my estigate the brutal iuuideis of farmer llerb ('lutter. his yy ife and his tyso teenage children. What folloyy ed \yas sad. shocking and in terms of IS literature. near i'eyolutionary and \yould result in the publication of ('apote's only ‘non fiction noyel' In (‘ultl Blood. Beautifully performed but sottieltoyy unless and stilled recreation of the eyeiits that surrounded the creation of a masterpiece. St'lt'tll'tl I‘eleaye.
Casanova i IZAi ee ll.ti.s.se lIaIIsti'oni. IS 2006) Heath Ledger. Sienna Miller. Jeremy Irons. ()llVCl' Platt. l.ena (Hm. I I lmiii. (ilossy period romp setting the Venetian paramour against the moralistic killjoy s of the Inquisition as he attempts to yyoo the fair Francesca (Miller). Despite an espensiye attempt to impoit yy it by the yard thiough hiring Tom Stoppard for a script polish. Ilallstrom quickly gets catiglit tip in lay isli btit irreleyant details and Ledger's ('asanosa becomes uncomfonably boysdlei'ised. substituting schoolboy brayado for sestial charisma. (iron-error: (i/asguu: Changing Times (Les Temps qui changent) 1 I5) tAndre 'l‘echine. I‘rance. 200-1) (ierard Depardieu. ('atherine
Deneuy e. (iilbert Melki. 93min. Two of I-i'ance's great actors star in this story of lost one rekindled. Iingineer Antoine iDepardieui is posted to 'I'angiers and i'econnects \y ith (‘ecile after 30 )ears. ller Moroccan husband is surprisingly understanding of their need to reminisce. Part of the Renault French Film Festival. (iltiyeoii I'ilm 'I‘heatre. (i/aygoii.‘ I'll/tilit’llu'. Edinburgh.
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52 THE LIST 16—30 Mar 2006
Cold Showers (Douches Froids
The Renault French Film festival is still going on
and there are just too many good films to recommend. But one to look out for is definitely Antony Cordier's teenage coming of age story which is told against a background of judo and ménage a trios sex. This film was a small hit at last year's Toronto Film Festival.
frenchfilmfestival.org.uk.
I Film/muse. Edinburgh (Fri 24 Mar only) and GFf, Glasgow /Sat 25 Mar only).
Chicken Little tl'i .0. (Mark Dindal. IS. 3005) Voices of Zach Braff. Patrick Steys art. Joan (‘usack. (iary Marshall. 80min. liolloyying the death of his mother. (‘hicken l.ittle tyoiced by Serubs star Braffi struggles to communicate yy ith a hutch father yylio‘s 'ney er there for him'. then sends the toyyn into chaos after misdiagnosing that the sky is falling. The [\H) become the laughing stock to all btit a few equally ostracised oddball friends. Fast paced. fun and a little corny but u ith its heart in the right place. (ieiierul release. Cookies 8. Muscles (Crustaces & Coquillages) I I5) eee (Jacques Martineau/ t)liy‘ier Ducastel. France. 3005) Valeria Bruni 'l‘edeschi. (iilbert Melki. Jean- Mai'c Barr. 93min. Beatrix and Marc go on holiday to the Riyiera Willi their teenage son (‘harly and their independent-minded daughter Laura. yy‘ho leay es for Portugal
yy ith her hiker boyfriend almost on arriyal. Beatrix and Marc begin to ysonder about (‘harly‘s sexuality due to his habit of taking long \yalks along the coast with his friend Martin. but more transpires to be happening than just (‘harly 's antics. (ilas'gim’ l’i‘lm Theatre. (ilasguii:
Coffee and Cigarettes t ISi eeee tJiin Jarmusch. l'S. 2003) Tom Waits. Iggy Pop. (‘ate Blanchett. Steye Buscemi. RZA. Steye (‘oogan. Alfred Molina. the White Stripes. ()(illllli. What indie auteur Jim Jarinuseh started in the 1980s as a series of off-the-cuff shorts made with actors he'd jtist completed features with. he finishes off here yy ith this anthology of the I I films he‘s made to date. Iggy and 'I‘om's catty argument oy er the need for the latter to hire a drummer remains the best of the bunch. although RZA. (31A and Murray 's talk of 'tea' also comes close to genius. Seeing the films in a single sitting highlights the jau- inflected Variations on a number of recurring themes: people playing themselyes (son of). barely suppressed riy‘alries. yoicing of conspiracy theories. Stranger than paradise indeed. (itlmm‘ehlllU/l (Ilasgaii'.
Cold Showers (Douches Froides) .0. 1 l8) (Antony (‘ordier. France. 3005) Johan I.ibereau. Salome Sley'enin. Pierre Perrier. 90min. Level-headed 17-year- old judo champ Mickael copes \y ell \y ith his drunk father and neurotic mother. lloyy ey er his loyalties - and his relationship yy ith girlfriend Vanessa - are tested yyhen he becomes friends yy ith (‘leiiienL W hose lather bankrolls the judo club. (ilasgaii' I’tlm Theatre. (ilasgoii': Film/muse. Edinburgh. The Constant Gardeneri ISi eee (Femando Meirelles. L'S/l'ls'. 2005i Ralph Fiennes. Rachel Weisz. Hubert Kounde. Danny Haston. |28min. When Nairobi- based diplomat Justin Quayle‘s (Fiennesi outspoken actiy'ist yy‘ife Tess (Weiszi is found murdered in a remote region of Northem Kenya. he begins to uncoy'er a whole load ofdiny' secrets. Beautifully structured and shot. Mereilles' film succeeds
as both a poleiiiical thriller and a retrospectiye loye story. \s ith l‘iennes outstanding in the iole of a man gradually opening up to the depth of his feelings for his yy ife only after her death. Selected release.
Crash I l5) 0... tPaul llaggis. l'S/(iermaiiy. 200-1) Sandra Bullock. Don ('Iieadle. Matt Dillon. Jennifer Iisposito.
l I3imn. A car accident brings together a group of strangers in I.os Angeles. Impressiy'e polemical drama inyestigatiiig racism in modern day l.A. An insightful and occassionally brilliant treatise supported by some \‘ery fine acting. ('i/ieimrltl Rt'llll'eti' .‘Itreel. (ilasgmi .' .S'ltnii‘t‘ase ('mema. I’atyley. Paisley:
* Crossing the Bridge t 12m
0... tl‘atih Akin. (iermany fl‘urkey. 2005) ()0mm. See profile in listings and
rey ieyy. page 48. (amen. lz'tlirilmreh; l-ilmhnuye. Edinburgh.
Cyberworid 3D ll’(ii 1 Various. t'S. 3000i Jenna lilfman. Matt l‘reyy er. Woody Allen. 44min. Jenna lilfmaii is the cyber- host yy ho introduces us to yarioUs unrelated segments of cy ber animation. The .S'i'mpsnns and Ant; make 3D appearances in a spectacular display of today's most iinpressiye graphic technology. IMAX Theatre. (ilasgnu;
Date Movie 1 1m ee (Jason liriedberg/Aaron Sell/er. l'S. 2006i Alyson Ilannigan. Adam ('ampbell. Jennifer Coolidge. 90min. Spoofon the rom-com genre from the folk who brought you Sea/ii .llai'te. l.o\y broyy rubbiin that contains two good y'isual gags. (ieIieral release. Delicatessen t m 0000. iJean-Pierre Jeunel/Marc (‘aro. France. I‘NI i Dominique Pinon. Marie-Laure Dougnac. Jean-('laudc Drey fus. 99min. In a sepia yyasteland somewhere in the future. a butcher feeds his neighbours with the juicy joints of his lodgers. Btit yy hen former cloysn I.ouison iPinoiii arriyes and falls for his daughter. an underground yegetarian resistance group comes to the rescue. IlilarioUs blend of Name characters. slapstick and comic tension makes for the first true cult item of the 90s. (ilasemi I’ll/n Theatre. (ilasgou.
>l< Double Indemnityit’Gi eeeee tBilIy Wilder. [S 1944) Barbara Stanwyck. Fred McMurray. Iidyyard (i Robinson. I06min. See rey levy. page 48.I-'i'liiihouye. Edinburgh
Elephant t l5) 0... ((ius Van Sant. l'S. 2003) Alex Frost. Iiric Deulen. John Robinson. Elias McConnell. Jordan Taylor. Slmin. Quiet. intelligent. non judgemental pseudo reconstruction of the eyents that could haye led up to a Columbine-style school massacre. Van Sant uses real students to play the parts of the kids as he sloyy ly
rey eals different parts of the day through various points of view A major work. this is a fascinating experiment in the heart of the CS indie scene. (Ilas'gmi' Film Theatre. Glasgow
L'Enfant (The Child) t IS I me tJCdll‘l’lL‘fL‘e Dardenne l tic Dardenne. Belgium I'rance. 2005i Jeieinie Rey iei. Deborah l'iancois “5min I-ighteeii-yeai ~old Sonia iI-‘rancoisi returns from hospital yyith her new born son Jimmy. only to find that hei flat has been sub-let by liel petty thief boyfriend Bruno i Renteri When .i ‘fence' tells him that people pay good money foi babies to be illegally adopted. he iiiipulsiyely decides to sell his oyyn offspring. tiiggeiing a fateful chain of eyents -\notlier iiiipiessiyely unsentiiiieiital yet compassionate account by the Dardenne brothers of life amongst young haye-nots in the anonymous Belgian industrial toyyn ot Seiaiiig llllllllt'llH l‘alllllllltull
Evil Aliens 1 Is: ee tJakc \yest. t k‘. 3005i('hiis Adanison. liiiiily Booth. Sam Butler ‘limin Michelle l'o\ iBootlii is the successful piesentei of a l‘\' shoys
my estigatmg paranormal actiy fly but then slie \ isits a remote island off the coast of Wales Variable ('( il effects pros ide some relief fioiii the iniiuendorstreyy ii dialogue and crude stereotyping 0i l'i\\'s l~\ cteyy but ills tfitl hard to see that I;i ll .l/ierii aspites to the offhand comedy that infused \htiiui or the Head. btit West's film is liamstrung by lousy production \aIties and \y itless scripting Utleutt .-ll lltt Quay, (;llta'\‘\'l‘l\_ (flower ‘ll (Menu for! Kiri/tam]. lath/thatch
Exils (Exiles) I IS l O... l lolly (iatlif. l'i'ance. 3004i Romain Duris. lubiia \labal. I.eila Maklilouf l05min Wiunei of the Best Director pit/e .it ('annes. I; tll.\ folloss s .i young couple of Algerian descent is ho decide. on a yyliim. to tray el the reyeise path taken by their parents in their flight fioiii north Africa. I‘illing theii journey \sith music. (iatlif’s iiito\icating film tries to illuminate us about the blurring of cultures in modern society. (amen. lidiiihurfli.
Familia Rodante t ISi eeee il’ahlo 'l‘rapero. Argentiiia/I-rance/( iermaiiy / Spaiii/Bia/il/l'l's'. 3004i Liliana ('apurio. ("raciana (‘hii‘onL Ruth Dobel. l'iedeiico lisqtierro. Bernardo l‘oi'te/a Ill-1min l‘Hlll generations of a Buenos Anes family get into an ageing camper \an lot a l000km tiip tip to the Bra/iliaii border in oider to attend a yyedding, The cramped. stilling conditions iii the yehicle aifd assorted mechanical Iailtftes bring domestic tensions and romantic conflicts to the surface Another ony budget gem from the News Argentine cinema. this yibrant. bittersyyeet tale is geueious in its sympathies. and is buoy ed by the spiiited [X'rformances (ilaieuu I'll/N lllt'tlllt'. (Hawaii.
Fantastic Four t I’(ii 0. fl im Stoiy. l‘S/(iermany. 2005i loan (iruffud. Jessica Alba. ('hris liyans. Michael ('hiklis. Julian McMahon. I0(iinin Brash. empty. tiresome and alarmingly dtill yersion of a classic comic book series, ()(lt't'll l'u/‘I Kiri/tam]. I'ali/iltiu'c-h Fate t l5) 0... t'/.eki DeniirkubuI. Turkey. 200I I Serdar ()rciii. ISSmin l.'e'trtmi:er. this first installment of a tiilogy. features etfslollis clerk Mustl. Wlil) lifts abandoned free is ill and lets fate dictate lle marries a girl he doesn't loy e and is imprisoned mistakenly. A compelling enquiry into personal responsibility (ilaxqmi li/ni 'I'heatre. (ilayeim.
Filman (Ie Filmeur) 1 12A» i.-\fain ('ayalier. France. 2005i I0| min. Alain ('ayalier directs a third autobiography. presenting a mix of impressions. thoughts and Name instances rather than the traditional linear narratiye and anecdotal arc ()n a minimal budget. the D\’ camera becomes an artist's hrUsli in l‘fls hands. (ilawmi I'll/Ii Theatre. (ilayguii; l'ilmhuuye. lit/triliiirgli. Final Destination 3 l 15; ee
tJames Wong. I'S. Zoom Mary lei/abeth Winstead. Ryan Merriman. llarris Allan, 90min.The third timeout the fatal destination is at an amUsement park. ’I‘yyo uords ‘diminishing returns’. (ieueral releuy.
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