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Deep Sea 30 tl’(i) tlloward llall. ('anada/l'S. 200m Voices of Johnny Depp. Kate \Vinslel. 4lmin. .\ .i-l) digital exploration of the ocean's depths and its L'I‘L'illlll'c's. [WAX Ill/lt'tlll't’. (i/tlygmt.
Delta t l5) lls'ornel .\lundruc/o. Hungary. 2008) lielix l.a_iko. ()rsolya 'l‘oth. l.ili Monori. 92min. Slow -htirning drama about quiet young .\lihai| llatkol who returns to the isolated landscape til his childhood and
meets a sister he neyer knew he had t'l‘oth ).
The pair moy e into their father's ri\ er but and grow gradually closer. ‘l‘ragedy sadly ensues when the couple let the outside world in. and their affiliation deeply embarrasses the community. Part of the Winter l-'esti\al of ('entral and last litlt'opcalt l‘llltt. I'l/mliuuye. lit/in/mrg/I. Desert of the Tartars (II Deserto dei Tartari) l l5) .... l\'illL‘l'lU Zurlini. Italy/l‘rance/lran/\Vesl (iermany. 107(3) Vittorio (iassma. (iiuliano (lemma.
llelmut (iriem. l50min. /.urlini's final film.
at) adaptation of l)ino Bunali's noyel. was shot entirely within the two thousand year old Persian citadel of Ban). l‘ocusmg on periods of inaction and conflated bureaucracy mostly neglected by filmmakers in the e\amination of war. Xurlini's I‘)0'.'-set film stars Jacques l’errm as [)rogo. a lieutenant assigned to an l\0ltllL‘tl l'tll'lt’css (Hi the edge 01 lltt‘ dcscl'l. 'I‘his enigmatic. slow. bombastic and
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Dinosaurs Alive 30 it') ll)a\id ('lark/llaylcy Silleck. 1-3. 3007) 40min. l~ollow palaeontologists as they scour the globe for some fantastic dinosaur finds. then watch the creatures burst into 31) life. I.ll.>l.\' li/lt'tllll'. (r/tlyg'ult.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
t l2.\) 0... lJulian Schnabel.
France/l 200") .\lalhieu :\ma|ric. limmanuellc Seigner. .\lai'ie»Josee (role.
I l2nnn. Julian Schnabel's third biopic tells the tale ol [file editor Jean—l)otninique Bauhy l.'\llll;ll'lc'l who. after suffering a debilitating stroke. authored a slim memoir. I'lie Hiring lie/l am] the [fuller/It. This is an unusual. rich. lormlcss and challenging film. which fits perfectly with the tritnnph of the human spirit theme that runs through llauhy ‘s core lest. Part of the Biomedical lilltics l'lllll l‘csli\al. Film/mine. lat/inlmr‘ell. Don’t Touch the Axe mm 00.0 (Jacques Rneltc. l'rance/ltaly. 200“) Jeanne lialrhar. (itnllaume Depardieu. Michel l’tccoli. 138mm. Adapted from llal/;tc\ 'I'lie I’llt [It \\ Hl l.tlllL‘('tll\ .lllt'tlllL'S RJ\L'HC.\ litlL'Sl film tells the tragic story ol a l’rench general. Armand de \lontrneau
ll)epardlen ). back from a difficult trip in .v\lt'lca \\ ho lalls tor a lttat'l'icd dtlchcss _«\nlometle dc langeais tllaliharl. This great. now aged. New \Vay e filmmaker still know s how to keep an audience's interest without resorting to ready conyention. llis characters aren‘t qtnle so lucky. Depardieu memorial screening. [NIH/Hume. lit/inliiu'elt. Dostana tl’(il llarun .\lansttkham. lndiaxl‘S. 2008) .\bhtshek llachchan. John Abraham. l’riyanka ('hopra. 142mm. Hollywood film featuring two young lads
\\ ho pretend to he gay in order to secure a .\liamt apartment. ('lneunrll/ Rt'llll’t'll
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The Duchess l 12A) .0. (Saul l)ibb. IS. 2008) Keira Knightley‘. Ralph l‘iennes. Dominic (‘ooper. l l0min. Period drama retelling the true life story of early l‘)th century socialite (ieorgiana ('ayendish lKnightley). who finds herself in a mismatched and temperamental ntarriage. complete with a meddling other woman. She falls for the fttture prime minister ('harles (irey (Cooper) but only inequality and tragedy call come of such assignations. l-"amiliar and tediotis sttiff.‘l'he I)ll(‘/l¢’.\'.\ is essentially a beautifully shot period TV drama. ('umeu. Edinburgh.
Eagle Eye l 12.-\) .0. (I) J ('arttso. l'S. 2008) Shia l.aBeouf. Michelle Monaghan. Rosario Dawson. 1 l7min. An anonymous mice on photocopy shop worker Jerry 's ll.aBoeuf) mobile phone starts depositing large amounts of money in his bank account. accompanied by large amounts of bomb-making equipment in his flat. ('ue raule-da/lle car-chases and foot pursuits with agreeable intensity. Selected I’('l('(l.\('.
Easy Virtue (Hi) 0. (Stephan lilliott. l’K. 2008) Jessica Biel. (‘olin l’irth. Kristin Scott Thomas. 97min. lingland. the l‘)20s. Dashing young socialite Whittaker (Bill‘llcsl returns to his ancestral pile with his spunky new American wife Larita
tlliel ). 'l'heir family home is a hotbed of dysfunction. xenophobia and bankruptcy. and it's not long before all hell breaks out in this loose and disappointing adaptation of Noel ('oward's little known 1924 play. (it'llel'tt/ release.
Emi: Liya Hal to Chukana Padega l l2.-\) lSaurahh Kahra. India. 2008) Sunil Shelly. Sanjay‘ l)utt. Arjun Rampal. l3-lmin. Bittersweet Bollywood satire about India's
Adapted from a novel by Balzac, veteran French filmmaker Jacques Rivette’s compelling 2007 bi-polar romancer gets a special screening to mark the death of Guillame Depardieu (pictured), the intense and gifted actor who died last
changing economy. (‘lnewurltl Rt‘llfl't’lt' Street. Glasgow; (‘ineii'nrld [ti/inlmrgll. Edinburgh.
Esma’s Secret (Grbavica) t 15) O... lJasmila Xbanic. Bosnia. 2005) Mirjana Karanoyic. l.tina Mijoyic. Leon Lucey. 90min. In the years after the Balkan war lisma (Karanoyic) and her daughter tMijoyic) struggle to cope. Proving that Sara‘s father is a war hero will entitle them to preferential treatment. but can they rewrite history '.‘ The past haunts the present in this economical low-key post ciyil war drama. which delicately inyestigates the weight of past traumas and their effect on society. Part of the Winter l‘t‘sliyztl of (‘entral and [fast liuropean liilm. Film/tome. lit/inlmrglt.
Etre Et Avoir (To Be and to Have) (Y) 0... (Nicolas Philihert. France. 2002) (ieorge l.ope/. l0-lmin. Philihert‘s documentaries are well recognised for managing to equal the emotional depth normally produced through great fiction. and this film is considered his most successful to date. haying premiered at lilH". 'lb Be and to [lure documents one year at (ieorge Lopez's one-room school house in the remote dairy farming region of Auyergne. Screening followed by ()&:\ with director l’hilihert. I'llntltntts'e. l'ft/t'tl/mrg/t.
Eyes of Laura Mars ( IS) .00
tlryin Kershner. l'S. 1978) liaye Dunaway'. Tommy Lee Jones. Brad l)ourif. l0-lmin. Fashion photographer Laura Mars (Dunaway) suddenly discoyers that she cart see through the eyes of a serial killer. 'l‘ogether with police inyestigator John Neville tJones) she struggles to make sense of her \‘isions. Dated but occasionally intriguing mystery thriller. lttg/t'ln‘ (iu/lery. lzitlitthurglt.
month from pneumonia at the tender age of 37. Depardieu led a troubled life, estranged from his famous father, but his inherited talents were undeniable and his star had only just begun to really shine.
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