Film LISTINGS Enduring Love (15) (Roger Michellv, UK, 2004) Rhys Ifans, Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton. 100min. Based on Ian McEwan’s bestseller, a man’s worldview is bruised when his attempt to save a boy from a hot air balloon accident goes wrong. Part of the Words & Pictures season in association with EIBF. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Expendables 2 (15) (Simon West, US, 2012) Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li. 102min. See review, page 104. The Flowers of War (Jin líng shí san chai) (15) (Yimou Zhang, China/ Hong Kong, 2011) Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang. 146min. Bale plays a priest trying to rescue a group of women from Japan’s 1937 attack on Nanking. Zhang is well-versed in the art of depicting large- scale conflict. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee.
✽ The Forgiveness of Blood (12A) (Joshua Marston, USA/Albania/ Denmark/Italy, 2011) Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej, Refet Abazi. 109min. See review page 104. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Friday Night Dinner (15) (Steve Bendelack, Martin Dennis, UK, 2012) Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, Paul Ritter. 30min. Sitcom series featuring The Inbetweeners’ Bird. Followed by a Q&A with writer and producer Robert Popper and cast members, chaired by Andrew Collins. Part of Edinburgh International Television Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Giants (Les géants) (12A) ● (Bouli Lanners, Belgium, 2011) Paul Bartel, Zacharie Chasseriaud, Marthe Keller. 84min. Occasionally puerile but beautifully shot drama about two teenage
brothers, with credible performances and an undercurrent of casual melancholy. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. Glyndebourne: Le Nozze di Figaro (E) (UK, 2012) Sally Matthews, Vito Priante. Mozart’s classic opera is brought to the Glyndebourne festival stage, with incoming musical director Ticciati at the helm. Selected screenings on Fri 17 Aug. Glyndebourne: Ravel Double Bill (E) (UK, 2012) Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Elliot Madore. Two one-act operas by Ravel, performed at the Glyndebourne festival: L’enfant et les Sortilèges and L’heure Espagnole. Selected screenings on Sun 19 Aug. Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (tbc) (Pamela Yates, US, Guatemala, Spain, 2011) 103min. Documentary looking at how Yates’ own 1982 documentary helped bring a Guatemalan dictator to justice. Part of the Karama Human Rights Film Festival. Summerhall, Edinburgh. Grindhouse (18) ● Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Rob Zombie, Edgar Wright, Eli Roth, Jason Eisener, US, 2007) Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Kurt Russell. 191min. Tarantino and Rodriguez’s salute to the 1970s exploitation movie is a three-hour cultish treat, shown here complete with the original imaginary trailers. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. I Came to Testify (15) (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011) 52min. Documentary charting the revelation of shocking tactics from the Bosnian war. Followed by a Q&A. Part of the Beyond Borders: Small Nations in Cinema season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Ice Age: Continental Drift (U) (Robert
(Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier,
US, 2012) Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo. 92min. The fourth instalment brings polished animation but with an unoriginal script and banal characterisation. General release. If You See a Cat & Other Animal Tales (U) (Various, Poland, Various) Six animated shorts for kids from some of Poland’s leading filmmakers. Summerhall, Edinburgh. The Imposter (15) (Bart Layton, UK, 2012) 99min. Compelling documentary about con-artist Frédéric Bourdin and his impersonation of a missing boy that took in even the boy’s own family. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. Jackpot (Arme Riddere) (15)
(Francois (Magnus Martens, Norway, 2011) Kyrre Hellum, Henrik Mestad, Marie Blokhus. 85min. Black comedy in which a syndicate at a Norwegian artificial Christmas tree factory wins big on the pools. Not a game-changer, but still a sprightly low-budget film that will appeal to fans of the Nordic crime genre. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow; Cameo, Edinburgh. Jules et Jim (PG) ● Truffaut, France, 1962) Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre. 105min. French New Wave filmmaker Truffaut’s third film, made in 1962, was undoubtedly his masterpiece with its story about a freewheeling bohemian love triangle. Part of the Summer of Love season. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Justice for Sergei (tbc) (Hans Hermans, Martin Maat, Netherlands) 52min. Documentary exploring the story of a man who died in 2009 trying to expose the corruption in Russia. Part of the Karama Human Rights Film Festival. Summerhall,
Edinburgh International Fashion Festival
The inaugural Edinburgh International Fashion Festival features an enticing selection of film events to complement their vibrant programme of shows, exhibitions and talks. At the Institut français d’Ecosse Le Jour D’Avant (Sat 18 Aug) documents Karl Lagerfield, Sonia Rykiel and Jean Paul Gaultier in the hours leading up to their runway shows. There’s also a chance to see two collaborative film projects made by visual artist Linder Sterling, The Darktown Cakewalk and Forgetful Green (Fri 17 Aug), as part of the after party to the Aimee McWilliams show. And the British Fashion Council will host Fash/On Film, a screening and panel discussion about fashion and film. ■ Various venues, Edinburgh, Thu 16–Sun 19 Aug. 106 THE LIST 16–23 Aug 2012
Edinburgh. Kapitalism: Our Improved Formula (tbc) (Alexandru Solomon, Romania/ France/Belgium, 2010) George Becali, George Copos, Dan Diaconescu. 80min. Documentary maker Alexandru Solomon explores the corrupt elite of Romania twenty years after the death of Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu. Part of Karama Human Rights Film Festival. Summerhall, Edinburgh. Keep Her Lit (U) (Roddy Buchanan, UK, 2012) 60min. Film following the journey of the Olympic Torch across Scotland. Introduced by the director. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Kosmos (12A) ● Turkey/Bulgaria, 2010) Sermet Yesil, Türkü Turan, Serkan Keskin. 122min. Erdem’s metaphysical fable about a man’s relationship with the sister of a boy whose life he saves has great visual power and beauty, but the meaning is frustratingly elusive. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Kulajo: My Heart is Darkened (15) (Helena Appio, Iraq, 2012) 80min. Documentary examining the testimonies of Kurdish villagers who survived the firings squads and death camps of Saddam Hussein. With introduction and Q&A. Part of the Beyond Borders: Small Nations in Cinema season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. (Reha Erdem,
✽ Linder Sterling Screenings (tbc) (Various, Various) Screenings of The
(Laurent Tirard, France/ Darktown Cakewalk and Forgetful Green as part of the after-show party for the Aimee McWilliams Runway Show. Part of Edinburgh International Fashion Festival. Summerhall, Edinburgh. Little Black Riding Hood & other surreal stories (U) (Various, Poland, Various) 81min. Subversive animated shorts from some of Poland’s best filmmakers, including Jan Lenica, Stefan Schabanbeck and Zigniew Rybczynski. Summerhall, Edinburgh. Little Nicholas (Le petit Nicolas) (PG) ● Belgium, 2009) Maxime Godart, Valerie Lemercier, Kad Merad. 91min. A little boy is mistakenly worried that his parents are having another baby and will no longer want him. A light soufflé of a film that will appeal to indulgently sentimental adults rather than thrill-seeking kids. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (PG) (Alfred Hitchcock, UK, 1927) June, Ivor Novello, Marie Ault. 74min. A serial killer named ‘The Avenger’ is killing London-dwelling blondes in Hitchcock’s early silent feature. Part of the Genius of Hitchcock season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. LOL (12A) (Lisa Azuelos, US, 2012) Miley Cyrus, Douglas Booth, Ashley Greene. 97min. High school romcom drama for the social media age. macrobert, Stirling. London (U) ● UK, 1993) Three trips across London, taking in the city’s artistic and literary heritage and rubbing it against contemporary social and political events from 1992. A poetic, brilliantly photographed, insightful take on the capital. Part of a ‘Lost in the City’ double bill with Chain. Summerhall, Edinburgh.
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✽ The Lost Art of the Film Explainer (E) (Various, Various)
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75min. Storyteller Andy Cannon and cellist Wendy Weatherby guide and entertain through some rare films from the Scottish Screen Archive. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Magic Mike (15) ● Soderbergh, US, 2012) Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Olivia Munn. 110min. A young stripper is shown the ropes by a more experienced colleague: an insightful and smart exploration of male friendship, and Tatum and Matthew McConaughey ooze charisma. Vue Omni, Edinburgh; Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow. Marnie (15) ● US, 1964) Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker. 130min. Hedren (in a role intended for Grace Kelly) is the glacial blonde heroine in this most florid of Hitchcock’s psychological melodramas. Cameo, Edinburgh. Mission to Lars (tbc) (James Moore/ (Alfred Hitchcock,