GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL
G L A S G O W F I L M F E S T I VA L 1 7 – 2 7 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 1 DAY PLANNER
FRIDAY 18
SATURDAY 19 SUNDAY 20
MONDAY 21
TUESDAY 22
EAR L IER
HOWL THE STATE OF INDEPENDENTS GFT, Fri 18 Feb, 1.30pm James Franco continues his rapid career ascendancy in this biopic of Allen Ginsberg, focusing especially on his obscenity trial following a public reading of his eponymous poem. ■ Also showing at GFT, Sat 19 Feb, 9.15pm. See interview, page 12.
LATER
CONFESSIONS IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD GFT, Sat 19 Feb, 11.15am A Japanese teacher takes revenge on some unruly students as a result of their involvement in her own daughter’s death. Think less Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds, more Park Chan Wook’s Vengeance trilogy. ■ Also showing at GFT, Fri 18 Feb, 10.45pm. See review in Film.
ATTENBERG EUROPEAN CINEMA Cineworld, Sun 20 Feb, 3.45pm STEAM OF LIFE STRANGER THAN FICTION Cineworld, Mon 21 Feb, 3.45pm
The Dogtooth producer delivers another distinctive and stylish Greek drama, this one with flashes of synth- pop, relationships and Sir David Attenborough. And tongues, as seen in the picture above. ■ Also showing at Cineworld, Sun 20 Feb, 3.45pm. Highly original and engaging documentary from Finland examining the confessional and confidential nature of a Scandinavian institution – the humble sauna. Expect some very sweaty revelations from partially naked men. ■ Also showing at Cineworld, Tue 22 Feb, 6.45pm.
WHY MAKE A FILM ABOUT THESE PEOPLE? THE STASI ARE AMONG US CCA, Tue 22 Feb, 10am The title comes from the criticism Thomas Heise received from his film tutor, back when he submitted this piece on East Berlin’s petty criminals back in 1980. Heise will also be present to discuss filmmaking in the GDR with Claus Loser.
SUBMARINE BEST OF BRITISH GFT, Fri 18 Feb, 8.30pm
A LETTER TO ELIA STRANGER THAN FICTION GFT, Sat 19 Feb, 5.15pm THE BIG UNEASY STRANGER THAN FICTION GFT, Sun 20 Feb, 6.30pm
Director Richard Ayoade (you’d know him as Moss from The It Crowd) adds another string to his acting/writing/ comedy bow by directing this Welsh rite of passage film featuring Sally Hawkins and Paddy Considine. ■ Also showing at GFT, Sat 19 Feb, 3.45pm.
Martin Scorsese concentrates on the landmark post-war cinema of Elia Kazan in this documentary, rather than his controversial status as an informant for the McCarthyite House of Un-American Activities Committee. ■ Also showing at GFT, Sun 20 Feb, 11.15am. Harry Shearer – best known for his work in Spinal Tap and giving voice to Mr Burns, Ned Flanders and countless other inhabitants of Springfield – uses his comedic skills to broach a much more serious topic: Hurricane Katrina, and the American government’s unsatisfactory response in its aftermath.
ISLAND GREAT SCOTS Cineworld, Mon 21 Feb, 8.45pm A disturbed and homicidal young woman faces a conflict between emotion and revenge on a remote Scottish island. ■ Also showing at Cineworld, Sun 20 Feb, 1.30pm. See interview with directors Brek Taylor and Elizabeth Mitchell at www.list.co.uk/gff
SUPERMAN II - THE RICHARD DONNER CUT SUPERHEROES IN GLASGOW Cineworld, Tue 22 Feb, 6.30pm Kick-Ass scribe Mark Millar introduces the definitive take on the Man of Steel story – the one that director Richard Donner had nearly completed when Warner Brothers fired him from the original production in 1980.
20 THE LIST 17 Feb–3 Mar 2011