Film INDEX Confessions (15) ●●●●● (Tetsuya Nakashima, Japan, 2010) Takako Matsu, Masaki Okada, Yoshino Kimura. 106min. Japan’s contender for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards is a very dark drama about murder and revenge in a Japanese school. Following the death of her four-year-old daughter, a teacher announces to her classroom that she knows two of them were responsible. Uncomfortable viewing but expertly executed and satisfyingly complex. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Conformist (Il Conformista) (15) ●●●●● (Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy/France/Germany, 1970) Jean-Louis Trintigant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastonne Moschin. 113min. Bertolucci’s brilliant 1970 psychological thriller about one collaborator’s troubling journey through Nazi-occupied Europe gets a limited release on new 35mm print from a restored negative. A classic from an Italian master. Part of Bertolucci season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Cooking History (Ako Sa Varia Dejiny) (PG) (Péter Kerekes, Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Finland, 2009) 88min. This documentary examines the role of the cook on the battlefields of the 20th century. Part of New Europe Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Country Strong (12A) ●●●●● (Shana Feste, US, 2010) Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund. 116min. Fable set in the country and western music scene. Selected release. Daniel Takes a Train (Szerencsés Dániel) (Pál Sándor, Hungary, 1985) Péter Rudolf, Sándor Zsótér, Katalin Szerb. 87min. In 1956 two teenage boys take a train from Budapest to Vienna in an atmosphere of panic and moral dilemma. Part of Hungarian Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Dark Crystal (PG) ●●●●● (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, 1982) 94min. The Muppet men branch out with this unoriginal children’s fantasy surrounding the quest for a missing shard from the all-powerful dark crystal
which must be retrieved to prevent evil consuming the known world. Part of Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Dark House (Dom Zly) (15) (Wojciech Smarzowski, Poland, 2009) Arkadiusz Jakubik, Marian Dziedziel, Kinga Preis. 106min. A dark crime thriller that switches between the events leading up to a murder and the investigation afterwards, gradually revealing the grim truth of what happened. Part of New Europe Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Desire (15) (Gareth Jones, UK, 2009) Tella Kpomahou, Oscar Pearce, Adam Slynn. 97min. An agoraphobic writer invites a student to look after his children but is she carer, muse, lover or thief?. Glasgow Film Theatre. Despicable Me 2D (U) (Pierre Coffin/Chris Renaud, US, 2010) Voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand. 94min. Universal’s latest offering is a good- humoured tale of a curmudgeonly aspiring supervillain (Carrell). Engaging, if not quite a classic. Glasgow Film Theatre. Les Diaboliques (15) ●●●●● (Henri- Georges Clouzot, France, 1955) Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Paul Meurisse. 107min. Fiendishly clever and much imitated thriller in which a tyrannical schoolmaster is murdered by his wife and mistress. Except that he doesn’t stay dead for long. The famous bathroom finale has frequently been borrowed, but this is the original and best. Matinees only. Cameo, Edinburgh. Digital Desperadoes Premiere Night (E) (Various, UK, 2011) 90min. The first screening of short films made by women of colour on the Digital Desperadoes filmmaking course. CCA, Glasgow. The Dilemma (12A) ●●●●● (Ron Howard, US, 2011) Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connolly. 111min. When best friends and business partners Ronny (Vaughn) and happily married Nick (James) tries to land a dream
project that will launch their design company, their friendship is tested by secrets and lies. Mediocre and unfunny bromance that wastes the talents involved including Ryder and Connolly. Howard directs like a man distracted. Macrobert, Stirling. The Double Hour (La Doppia Ora) (15) (Giuseppe Capotondi, Italy, 2009) Kseniya Rappoport, Filippo Timi, Antonia Truppo. 95min. Sonia meets Guido at a speed dating club in this fiendish thriller. He then takes her to a country mansion filled with treasure, which is where things begin to go bad. Part of Italian Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre. The Eagle (12A) ●●●●● (Kevin McDonald, US/UK, 2011) Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland. 113min. Adapted from Rosemary Sutcliffe’s beloved children’s novel about a Roman legion lost north of Hadrian’s Wall. Although frequently engrossing, this bird doesn’t quite soar, thanks to Jeremy Brock’s over-literal script and Tatum’s flat performance. One for older children only. General release. Eastern Plays (15) (Kamen Kalev, Bulgaria/Sweden, 2009) Christo Christov, Ovanes Torosian, Saadet Aksoy. 89min. Two estranged brothers are reunited after a one beats a man and the other comes to his aid. Part of New Europe Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Eleanor’s Secret (U) ●●●●● (Dominique Monfery, France, 2009) Paul Bandey, Pascale Berger, Lorant Deutsch. 76min. Cute French animation about a young boy who is left a library of books by his aunt Eleanor. DCA, Dundee. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (PG) ●●●●● (Werner Herzog, West Germany, 1974) Bruno S, Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira. 110min. A young man, who seems to have had no contact with other human beings, arrives in Nuremburg in the 19th century. Herzog uses this figure as the ultimate misfit and an excuse for satirising
social conventions from the point of view of the innocent. Part of Werner Herzog season. Cameo, Edinburgh. Erratum (15) (Marek Lechki, Poland, 2010) Tomasz Kot, Ryszard Kotys, Tomasz Radawiec. 95min. A man returns to his hometown where he reminisces about his past and re-evaluates his future. Part of New Europe Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
✽✽ Essential Killing (15) ●●●●● (Jerzy Skolimowski,Poland/Norway/
Ireland/ Hungary, 2010) Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, David L Price. 84min. See interview, page 63. Glasgow Film Theatre. Even Dwarfs Started Small (PG) ●●●●● (Werner Herzog, Germany, 1970) Helmut Doring, Gerd Gickel, Paul Glauer. 96min. Herzog’s brilliantly bizarre parable about a remote penal colony inhabited by dwarfs, who stage a revolution in the prison warden’s absence. This has to be seen to be believed, unmissable. Part of Werner Herzog season. Cameo, Edinburgh. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (12A) ●●●●● (Luc Besson, France, 2010) Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche. 107min. See review, page 65. Selected release.
✽✽ Farewell (L’Affaire Farewell) (12A) ●●●●● (Christian Carion,
France, 2009) Guillaume Canet, Emir Kusturica, Willem Dafoe. 113min. See review, page 65. Selected release. Fast Five (tbc) ●●●●● (Justin Lin, US, 2011) Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson. 90min. Diesel returns with his big hot rod in this latest vroom vroom action adventure. See Also Released, page 66. General release from Fri 22 Apr. The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) (PG) ●●●●● (François Truffaut, France, 1959) Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier. 101min. Still amazingly fresh after all these years, Truffaut’s debut about a 13-year-old Parisian boy’s odyssey through his depressing family
CINEMA INFORMATION GLASGOW
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 352 4900. cca- glasgow.com Prices vary (free–£6).
■ Cineworld Parkhead Forge Shopping Centre, 1221 Gallowgate. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £5.90–£6.50 (£4.40–£4.80; family ticket £18.80); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. ■ Cineworld Renfrew Street 7 Renfrew Street. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.30–£7.50 (£5.20; family ticket £21.20); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm and Fri–Sun before noon.
■ Empire Clyde Regional Centre, 23 Britannia Way. 0871 471 4714. empirecinemas.co.uk £5.20–£6.75 (£5; family ticket £20); 3D supplement £1.50. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm; SaverDay Tuesday £3.95.
■ Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street. 0141 332 6535. glasgowfilm.org/theatre £6.90 (£5.20). ■ Grosvenor Ashton Lane, Hillhead. 0845 166 6002. grosvenorcafe.co.uk/ cinema £5–£7.75 (£4–£6; sofa seats £15–£30). Various peak and off peak prices throughout the week.
■ IMAX Theatre Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay. 0141 420 5000. gsc.org.uk/imax £8.95 (children £6.95); IMAX films: add £2.50 to Science Mall admission. ■ Odeon at the Quay Springfield Quay, Paisley Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.10–£8.40 (£4.85–£6.25; family ticket £19.40–£23); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
■ Odeon Braehead X-scape, Kings Inch Road. 0871 2244 007. odeon.co.uk £7.10–£8.40 (£5.20–£6.80; family ticket £20.80–£24.60); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
■ Paisley Arts Centre New Street, Paisley. 0141 887 1010. paisleyfilmsociety.com £5 (£4; members £3; matinee screenings all £3).
■ Showcase Cinema Barrbridge Leisure Centre, Coatbridge. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas .co.uk £5.90–£7.20 (£5.40); 3D supplement £2; glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices before noon.
■ Showcase Cinema Griffin Avenue, Phoenix Business Park, Paisley. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas .co.uk £5.90–£7.20 (£5.40); 3D supplement £2; glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 6pm; Sat & Sun before noon. ■ Sloans 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street. 0141 221 8886. sloansglasgow.com/ eatfilm Free.
EDINBURGH ■ Brunton Theatre Ladywell Way, Musselburgh. 0131 665 2240. bruntontheatre.co.uk £3.60.
■ Cameo 38 Home Street. 0871 902 5723. picturehouses.co.uk £5.30–£7.30 (£2–£5.80). Sunday Double Bills £7.30 (concessions £5.80; members free).Off peak price Tue–Fri before 5pm, all late shows and all day Mon; Wed first screening £2 for concessions. ■ Cineworld Fountainpark Fountain Park, 130/3 Dundee Street. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.70–£7.90 (£5.10; family ticket £21.60); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 5pm.
■ Dominion 18 Newbattle Terrace. 0131 447 4771. dominioncinemas.net £6–£10.90 after (£4.60–£7.90; seniors discount Sun–Thu only). Off peak prices before 6pm.
■ Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road. 0131 228 2688. filmhousecinema.com £5.60–£7.50 (£2.60–£5.50). Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 5pm (extra discount on Fri). ■ National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge. 0131 623 3918. nls.uk/events/booking Free (ticketed).
■ Odeon 118 Lothian Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.50–£8.85 (£5.50–£6.90; family ticket £22–£26); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. ■ Odeon Wester Hailes 120 Wester Hailes Road, Westside Plaza. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £6.60–£7.85 (£4.75–£6; family ticket £19–£22.60); premier seat upgrade £1.10 (family £4.40); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
■ Scotsman Screening Room Scotsman Hotel, 20 North Bridge. 0131 556 5565. scotsmanscreenings.com Screenings on Sundays only. Film only £10. Meal packages £39.
■ Sofi’s 63–65 Henderson Street. 0131 555 7019. bodabar.com £2.
■ St Bride’s Centre 10 Orwell Terrace, 0131 346 1405. stbrides.wordpress.com Screenings on Friday afternoons only. £0.80. ■ Vue Ocean Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Victoria Dock,
Leith. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com £5.95–£8 (£4.50–£6.10; family ticket £18–£23.80); 3D supplement £2.40 (£1.80). Off peak prices all day Mon–Thu and Fri before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu before 5pm). ■ Vue Omni Omni, Greenside. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com £5.95–£8 (£4.50–£6.10; family ticket £18–£23.80); 3D supplement £2.40 (£1.80). Off peak prices all day Mon–Thu and Fri before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu before 5pm).
OTHER INDEPENDENTS ■ The Hippodrome 10 Hope Street, Bo’ness. 01324 506850. falkirk.gov.uk/ hippodrome £5.25 (£4; family ticket £14.40).
■ Macrobert University of Stirling, Stirling. 01786 466666. macrobert.org £4.75–£5.75 (£4.25–£5.25). Off peak prices before 6pm.
■ Dundee Contemporary Arts Nethergate, Dundee. 01382 909900. dca.org.uk £4.50–£6 (£3.50). Off peak prices before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu).
68 THE LIST 31 Mar–28 Apr 2011