GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL
day planner WED 22 FEB THU 23 FEB FRI 24 FEB SAT 25 FEB SUN 26 FEB
BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST GMFF Hip hop doc. Cineworld, 1pm; also screening at GFT, Sat 25 Feb, 10.45pm.
ECSTASY OF ORDER: THE TETRIS MASTERS KAPOW! Obsessive players of one of the world’s most popular video games form the basis of this doc. CCA, 1.15pm.
INTO THE ABYSS STRANGER THAN FICTION Werner Herzog’s challenging and poignant exploration of the human cost of crime. GFT, 11.15am; also screening at GFT, Thu 23 Feb, 5.10pm.
THE BENGALI DETECTIVE STRANGER THAN FICTION Documentary following eccentric Indian private detective Rajesh Ji, soon to be dramatised by Stephen Frears. GFT, 1pm.
SUPERCLASICO EUROPEAN CINEMA Warm, witty redemption story set between Copenhagen and Buenos Aires. GFT, 11.30am; also at GFT, Sat 25 Feb, 8.45pm.
TILT EUROPEAN CINEMA Bulgarian teenage love story set against the fall of Communism. Cineworld, 4pm; also screening at Cineworld, Thu 23 Feb, 6.45pm.
MITSUKO DELIVERS IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD Japanese heartwarmer about a young woman coping with her pregnancy. Cineworld, 4.30pm; also screening at Cineworld, Wed 22 Feb, 6.30pm.
HOW TO DIE IN OREGON STRANGER THAN FICTION Timely documentary about the ethics of assisted suicide. GFT, 3pm; also screening at Cineworld, Thu 23 Feb, 3.45pm.
3 WELCOME TO GERMANY Tom Twyker (Run Lola Run, the forthcoming Cloud Atlas) directs this sexy, witty romantic drama. GFT, 6pm.
VINCENT WANTS TO SEA WELCOME TO GERMANY Award-winning comedy/ drama about three runaway people with mental illnesses on a road trip. GFT, 1.30pm.
BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK FASHION IN FILM Documentary about The New York Times’ roving style chronicler. Cineworld, 7.15pm; also screening at GFT, Fri 24 Feb, 1.15pm.
LIVID FRIGHTFEST EXTRA Atmospheric horror with shades of Guillermo Del Toro, set in a crumbling Brittany mansion. Cineworld, 9.15pm; also screening at Cineworld, Wed 22 Feb, 4.20pm.
NATURAL SELECTION THE STATE OF INDEPENDENTS Odd-couple road movie that performed well at SXSW. GFT, 10.30pm.
THE RAID FRIGHTFEST LE HAVRE CLOSING GALA
High octane Indonesia- set action fi lm from Welsh director Gareth Evans. GFT, 11.15pm. A tender comedy about romance, immigration and shining shoes from Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki. GFT, 8.20pm.
2 Feb–1 Mar 2012 THE LIST 21