FILM | Highlights
GLITCH FILM FESTIVAL MY LIFE AS A
page 75. Out Fri 5 May.
A free festival featuring work by or about LGBT+ people of colour, with documentaries, short film, Q&As, discussions, and performance art. All live events have BSL and most films are subtitled. See feature, page 19. CCA, Glasgow, Sat 1 Apr, digitaldesperados.org/ glitch
COURGETTE Icare (Gaspard Schlatter) is a nine-year-old boy who gets placed in an orphanage after the death of his alcoholic mother. Charming but profound stop-motion animated tale, skilfully adapted by Celine Sciamma (Girlhood) from Gilles Paris’ novel. See review,
MINDHORN Washed-up actor Richard Thorncroft (Julian Barratt) was the star of an 80s British TV series in which he played an MI5 agent with an optical lie detector. Now he’s back. See feature, page 47 and review, page 76. Out Fri 5 May.
H I T L I S T
THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE
A poker-playing restaurateur and ex- travelling salesman befriends refugees from
Finland. See review, page 77. Out Fri 26 May.
THE RED TURTLE A dialogue-free film exploring ambition, acceptance and the beauty of companionship. A man is shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds. See review, page 77. Out Fri 26 May.
FILM HIGHLIGHTS
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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: TWELFTH NIGHT
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity. Out Thu 6 Apr.
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Documentary examining race relations in America, based on James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript Remember This House and narrated by Samuel L Jackson. Out Fri 7 Apr.
CITY OF TINY LIGHTS In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of political intrigue. Starring Riz Ahmed and Billie Piper. Out Fri 7 Apr.
NERUDA Chile, 1948: when President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla (Alfredo Castro) outlaws communism, poet and leftist politican Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) has to go into hiding, with cop Oscar Peluchonneau (Gael Garcia Bernal) on his trail. See review, page 76. Out Fri 7 Apr.
A QUIET PASSION Emily Dickinson (Cynthia Nixon) is a quick-witted, intelligent woman living in 19th century Amherst, Mass., debating with her Catholic lawyer father (Keith Carradine) and pious aunt (Annette Badland). Compelling portrait of the great American poet, with brilliant work from Jennifer Ehle as Emily’s younger sister and a barnstorming performance from Nixon, combining wit with vulnerability. See review, page 74. Out Fri 7 Apr.
FAST AND FURIOUS 8 More high octane stuntastic automobile-based insanity. Out Fri 14 Apr.
78 THE LIST 1 Apr–31 May 2017
THE HANDMAIDEN Thief Sook-Hee is hired to pose as a maid to a wealthy heiress as part of a con trick, but then maid and heiress discover mutual passion. This loose adaptation of Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith is bravura filmmaking from Park Chan-wook (Oldboy), but while the emotion between the two women is vibrant, an extended sex scene is exploitative, and the plot is too convoluted. See review, page 75. Out Fri 14 Apr.
MULHOLLAND DRIVE Given the troubled production history of Lynch’s nightmare noir (it was originally a pilot for a US television series which was cancelled) it’s nothing short of miraculous that Mulholland Drive shines with the filmmaker’s idiosyncratic brilliance. Although set in the present day (albeit with retro styling), Lynch draws on his fascination with 40s and 50s Hollywood and its secret history of crime, here involving two actresses,
amnesiac Rita (Laura Harring) and amateur sleuth Betty (Naomi Watts). Out Fri 14 Apr.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S
NEST Milos Forman’s classic film adaptation of Ken Kesey’s seminal novel, with Jack Nicholson in typically wild form, is one of the best films from a brilliant era in US filmmaking. Out Fri 14 Apr.
DEAD BY DAWN Celebrating 24 years of cinematic scares, the Filmhouse’s horror fest hosts a selection of genre premieres, classic features, short films and special guests. For a concentrated dose of evil, the Spawn of Dawn mini-fest runs throughout the Saturday night. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 20–Sun 23 Apr, filmhousecinema.com/ seasons/dead-by-dawn-2017
BUNCH OF KUNST A film about British rock duo Sleaford Mods. Out Fri 21 Apr.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2
Another summer of Chris Pratt action. Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Out Fri 28 Apr.
LADY MACBETH Katherine (Florence Pugh) is a young bride shackled to a middle-aged man. When left alone in the grand manor house she begins an affair with a stable hand (Cosmo Jarvis) and it all goes downhill. Restrained, compulsively watchable debut feature with a chilling, droll performance from Pugh. See review, page 76. Out Fri 28 Apr.
THE PROMISE Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana, and Chris, a