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who have retreated from the world to live on a secluded island find them- selves at the mercy of gangsters. Part of the Roman Polanski retrospective. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 25–Thu 31 Jan. The Dead (U) (John Huston, 1987) Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Dan O’Herlihy. 83min. An adaptation of James Joyce’s short story, focussing on an epiphany-yielding Christmas dinner with Gabriel Conroy (McCann), his wife (Houston), and his two spinster aunts. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 17 Feb. Death In Venice (15) (Luchino Vis- conti, Italy, 1971) Dirk Bogarde, Bjorn Andressen, Silvano Mangano. 128min. Ageing celebrated composer Von Auscenbach (the capable, slightly mis- cast Bogarde) comes to Venice in the midst of a creative crisis and becomes infatuated with a beautiful Polish boy who embodies the kind of physical and spiritual purity he’s been looking for in his work. Highly decorative attempt at the unfilmable, though the use of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is highly affecting. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 27 Jan. Edinburgh Iranian Festival A season of films celebrating Iranian culture including screenings of family drama A Cube of Sugar, Kissing the Moon-Like Face and Jila Peacock’s Scottish BAFTA-nominated animated short The Tongue of the Hidden, inspired by the poems of Hafez. Filmhouse and St John’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, Fri1—Fri 8 Feb, ediranfest.co.uk. Either Way (Á annan veg) (tbc) (Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, Ice- land, 2011) Sveinn Ólafur Gunnars- son, Hilmar Guðjónsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann,Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir, Runólfur Ingólfsson. 84min. This char- acter comedy, set in a barren, isolated landscape, follows two men spending their summer painting lines on roads. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 24 Jan. Eugene Onegin (PG) (Dmitri Tchernakov, France, 2008) Mariusz Kwiecien, Andrey Dunaev, Tatyana Monogarova. 165min. Stirring opera based on the novel in verse by Aleksandr Pushkin. Performed by the Bolshoi Theatre and filmed live in September 2008 at the Opera de Paris. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Wed 20 Feb; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Wed 20 Feb. The Fearless Vampire Killers (Dance of the Vampires) (12) (Roman Polanski, US/UK, 1967) Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Alfie Bass. 108min. Polanski also appears in this oddball comedy horror about a the escapades of Count Von Krolock. Part of the Roman Polanski retrospective. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 31 Jan and Mon 4 Feb. The Gruffalo’s Child (U) (Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland, UK/ Germany, 2011) Helena Bonham Carter, Shirley Henderson, Robbie Coltrane. 27min. Star-studded follow- up. A young Gruffalo goes in search of the Big Bad Mouse, despite warnings from her father. Double bill with The Gruffalo. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 9 Feb.
✽ Glasgow Film Festival The an- nual film celebration returns with
368 film events and screenings hap- pening in 27 venues across the city, including 57 UK premieres and 6 world premieres. See feature, page 12. Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 14–Sun 24 Feb. Glasgow Short Film Festival Four days of events celebrating films of the shorter variety including international and Scottish competi- tion strands, a focus on women in filmmaking, 2 programmes of films from graduates from Columbia’s MFA programme. See previews, page 58 and 63. Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 7–Sun 10 Feb.
MIDDLE EASTERN FILM FESTIVAL Palestinian cinema is the focus of the Middle Eastern Film Festival, which returns this February. This year’s programme aims to explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict beyond surface stereotypes, showing the complexities and contradictions involved. Films in the programme include the award-winning Wedding in Gallilee, the first film to deal directly with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, released in 1987, and Susan Youssef’s Habibi, about two students whose relationship is challenged by the traditional and religious society they live in. ■ Middle Eastern Film Festival, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 7–Thu 21 Feb.
Glasgow Youth Film Festival Back for a fifth year, GYFF is pro- grammed by and for young people and includes a week of films and special events. See 5 things, page 61. Various venues, Glasgow, Sun 3–Wed 13 Feb. House (Hausu) (15) (Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Japan, 1977) Kimiko Ikega- mi, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ohba. 88min. One of Japanese cinema’s wildest exports. A schoolgirl sets off to her aunt’s house with six friends but the house harbours physical manifesta- tions of terrifying emotional traumas. Introduced by Aidan Moffat. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 27 Jan. The House of Mirth (PG) (Terence Davies, UK, 2000) Gillian Ander- son, Eric Stoltz, Anthony LaPaglia. 140min. Davies’ superb screen adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, filmed in Glasgow, makes it clear that beneath the well-bred skin of New York society at the turn of the century lurks a remorseless savagery. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 10 Feb. I Am (tbc) (Tom Shadyac, US, 2011) Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky. 76min. Following an unexpected recovery from a cycling accident that left him immobile, Shadyac, director of Ace Ventura and Liar Liar, goes on a journey to explore how we can make our world better. He talks to Chomsky and Tutu, among a host of other think- ers, along the way. Vue Ocean, Edin- burgh, Thu 24 Jan; Showcase Cinema Paisley, Paisley, Thu 24 Jan.
✽ Intertidal Canadian artist Alex MacKenzie takes the audience
on a submersive exploration of tidal
zones and marine life. This unique performance on two analytic 16mm projectors speaks to the fragility of both the film medium and the marine environment. CCA, Glasgow, Sun 10 Feb, as part of Glasgow Short Film Festival; Whitespace, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Feb. Jules et Jim (PG) ●●●●● (Fran- cois 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 and released on a lovely new print still speaks to a contemporary conscious- ness. Set in the 1910s and 20s it is the story of a freewheeling love triangle between alpha female Catherine (Moreau), Austrian Jules (Werner) and Frenchman Jim (Serre). Featuring an introduction. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 30 Jan. LIAF Amazing Animations (tbc) (various) A selection of animated short films for ages 0–6. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sat 2 Feb. Live from London’s West End: Great Expectations (tbc) (Graham MacClaren, UK, 2013) Jack Ellis, Chris Ellison, Paula Wilcox. A live production of Dickens’s classic, broadcast from London’s Vaudeville Theatre. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 7 Feb; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 7 Feb. Live from the Bolshoi: Don Quixote (E) (Russia, 2011) A stun- ning production of Miguel de Cer- vantes’ ballet, packed with energetic personalities, colourful characters and
magnificent choreography by Alexei Fadeyechev. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sun 10 Feb. Metropolitan Opera: Verdi’s Rigoletto (tbc) (Michael Mayer, US, 2013) Director Mayer sets Verdi’s towering opera in 1960s Las Vegas. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sat 16 Feb; Cameo, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Feb. Middle Eastern Film Festival (tbc) A retrospective of cinema on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2013. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 7– Thu 21 Feb.
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