(iuediguian returns once more to Marseilles \\ ith this intimate epic. his most illlililllttth and tragic work to date. It lolloyyx the o\er1apping paths oi \ariou\ characters: a night-shill \\()1'l\c1' (.-\\caride) desperately tries to care for her heroin-addicted teenage daughter ( herself a mother); a middle-aged teacher heginx an allair \\ ill) a young cx-con: \\ hilc a l'oriner docker ( 1)arrous\in) \ll'tlgglcx to make ends meet as a ta\i driy er. Marseilles is depicted as being beset by racial tensions. \ocial deprhation and municipal corruption. tlL‘\PllL' the c‘tNIlL‘llc‘ ell-ot'lx ()1 the authorities to rehrand the area as a ltllli’hl dextination. 1-'rom the striking opening pan o\c1' .\lai'\eille\. (illc'tllg'tllilli\ iilm ix \h()l.\co1‘ed and edited \y 1111 admirable ;I\\tll'illiL'L‘. (‘ameo. lidinhurgh.
The Wicker Man ( 18) .0000 (Robin Hard). ('8'. 1973) l-Lduard Woodyyard. Brill lildand. Diane (‘ilento. Ingrid Pitt. (‘hrixtopher1.ee. 102 Ililli\. .\ de\outly celihatc policeman (\Vooduard) arri\e\ at a remote Scottish island to my extigate a schoolgirl disappearance and hecomex
in\o1\ ed in local pagan rituals. .-\ Hammer L‘l;l\\t\‘. \\ 1111 some e\treme1y scary and erotic ltlUlIiL‘lih.(i1'()\\clit)1'.(iliixgtm.
Wind In The Willows (1‘)... ((‘o‘gl'aw llall. l'K. 1983) With the \o1cc\ ()1 [kn id Jason. Michael llordern. lan (‘armichael 85 nuns. Rat. 'l'oad. Badger and .\1ole spring to me \ ia the higth dey eloped techniquex oi c\perienced children’s
leley ixion animation company ('oxgrm c llall. \lacRohert. Stirling.
Windowlickeri 18) ((‘hrix ('unningham. PK. 1999) Mills the. Director's cut of the music promo (‘unnmgham made for the .v\phe\ '1‘“ in. ('( ':\. (ilaxgoyy.
Yellow Earth (P610... ((‘hen Kaige. China. 1984) Xue llai. Wang Xequie. 89 minx. Kaige'x e\traordinary dehut liealure centres ()11 the clash hefuecn the traditional \aluex and l'llttitl\ ()I' a remote mountain tribe and the tiltttlL‘l‘lihl dri\c l()\\at'tl\(30111111011181 littllhll'lilllxitl1011. lidinhurgh1‘i1m(iuild. lidinhurgh.
Zoolanderi 12).... (lien Stiller. IS. 2001) llcnStiller.()\\en\\'i1\on.JonVoigl‘il. 891mm. 1)e\eloped hy Stiller irom a character cI'catcd 101' TV. /UU/(r‘l1(/('I' l\ a gltil'ltilhl) gooi'y \atire on the Ne“ York laxhion \cene. (‘rammed \\ ilh \ ixual and \crhal gilgx. and peppered \\ ith celebrity camem. it strings together a \L'l'lL‘\ ol' ll'Cit\tll';tl)lL‘ \cl picccx. including a ‘\\all\-o11. lk‘l“ L‘L‘Ii Stillcr\ l)L‘I'cl\‘ /.()i)ltllitlc1';llitl \Vilxon'x blonde upstart Hansel and the e\plaization as l() uh) the \\()I'ltl o1 l'axhion is Implicatcd in the last 200 years ()1' American political awaxxinationx. The deadpan lead pcrlormance o1 Stiller is a comic treat: Derek'x pouting \ericx o1 'lookx'. his snakeskin outiitx. hix squeaky mice and his terrin mg \ltlpltlll} \yart'anl intmediate cult \tatux. (‘ameo. lidinhurgh.
Zubeidaa (1’(i) .0. (Shyam Benegal. India. 2001) 143iiiiii\.'1‘1ie\lot‘} oi~ one man\ quest to Iind out about the mother he ney er late“. Piecing together her lil\1t)1‘_\ 110111 lli()\c \\ ho once kneu her. our hero exentually lallx in 1m e on the \yay. as he gets closer to the truth. ('aineo. lidmhurgh.
Films are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Film Listings compiled by Henry Northmore
GGA: Glasgow
350 Sauchiehall Street. ()141 352 4900. 1.4 (£2.50).
WEDNESDAY 23 JAN
Late August, Early September ( 15) 6.30. Windowlicker ( 18) + Gonsplrators 0i Pleasure ( 18) 8.30.
THURSDAY 24 JAN
Late August, Early September ( 15) 6.30. Windowllcker ( 18) 8.30 + Conspirators 0f Pleasure ( 18) 8.30.
FRIDAY 25 JAN
Late August, Early September ( 15) 6.31 ). Windowllcken 18) 8.30 + Conspirators 0t Pleasure ( 18) 8.30.
SATURDAY 26 JAN
Un Chien Andalou ( 18) 3.00 + Page d’or (18) 3.00.
Late August, Early September ( 15) 6.30. Windowlicker ( 18) 8.30 + Conspirators OlPleasure ( 18) 8.30.
SUNDAY 27 JAN
Un Chien Andalou ( 18) 3.01) + Page d’or (18) 3.110.
WEDNESDAY 30 JAN The Low Down ( 18) 6.30.
OneWeek(l5)+TheFlat(l5)+Alice (15) 8.30.
THURSDAY 31 JAN
The Low Down(18) 6.30. OneWeek(I5) +The Flat(l5) +Allce (15) 8.31).
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose Street. ()141 332 8128. (’al'e/har. All performances bookable. Il)|. Ilil. liyenings: £4.75 (£3.50). \latiiiees: £3.75 (£2.50). Wed (before 5pm): £3.75 (£2). Double hill £5 (£3.50). (il’l‘ \ayers: £19 (£14) the tickets for the price ()1'4 (yalid l'or three tittitillixl.
THURSDAY 17 JAN
1. Mulholland Drive ( 15) 2.15. 5.15. 8.00.
2. Presque Rein (Almost Nothing) ( 18) 2.00. 6.15.
Lovely Rita ( 15) 4.30.
Meet Me In St Louis (1') 8.30.
FRIDAY 18 JAN
1. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.30. 5.30. 8.15.
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 3.00. 5.00. 7.00. 9.00.
SATURDAY 19 JAN
1. My Neighbour Totoro (13) 12.45. Monsoon WeddingttS) 2.45. 5.31). 8.15.
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 3.00. 5.00. 7.00. 9.00.
SUNDAY 20 JAN
1. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.00. 8.15. FloodTlde(tf) 5.01).
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 1.30. 3.30. 9.00.
Monsoon Wedding(15) 5.30.
MONDAY 21 JAN
1.Monsoon Wedding(15) noon. 2.30. 5.31). 8.15.
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 3.00. 5.00. 7.00. 9.1)().
TUESDAY 22 JAN
1. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.30. 5.30. 8.15.
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 2.00. 4.00. 9.00.
Only Yesterday (P( I) 6.30.
WEDNESDAY 23 JAN
1. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.30. 5.30. 8.15.
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 2.00. 4.00. 9.00.
Memory Of The Camps ( 15) 6.30.
THURSDAY 24 JAN
1. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.30. 5.30. 8.15.
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 3.00. 5.00. 7.00. 9.00.
FRIDAY 25 JAN
1. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.30. 5.30. 8.15.
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 2.01). 6.30.
lleist(15) 4.00. 8.30.
SATURDAY 26 JAN
1. Princess Mononoke (3) noon. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.45. 5.30. 8.15.
2. lleist(15) 2.00. 6.30.
A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 4.30. 9.00.
SUNDAY 27 JAN 1.MonsoonWedding(I5) 2.30. 8.15. Princess Mononoke (3) 5.30.
2. lleist(15) 2.00. 8.30.
A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 4.30. 6.30.
MONDAY 28 JAN
1. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.30. 4.15. Eureka ( 15) 7.00.
2. lleist(15) 2.00. 6.30.
A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 4.30. 9.00.
TUESDAY 29 JAN
1. Eureka ( 15) 1.31).
Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 5.30. 8.15.
2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 2.00. 4.00. 9.00.
My Neighbours The Yamadas (PU) 6.30.
WEDNESDAY 30 JAN 1.Eureka(l5) 1.30.
Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 5.30. 8.15. 2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( 18) 3.00. 5.00. 7.00. 9.00.
THURSDAY 31 JAN
listings Film
Mulholland Drive David Lynch's terrific nightmare noir. drawing on Hollywood's secret history of crime. Maddeningly obSCure plotting. brilliantly visionary direction. Many are hailing this as Lynch‘s best film yet. Selected release.
=2? The Lord Of The Rings The Fellowship Of The Ring. the first part of Tolkien's sword and sorcery Opus. arrives with another two to follow in 2002 and 2003. Easily the best blockbuster of 2001. General release.
Vertigo Welcome week long series of screenings of Hitchcock's best. most gloriously perverse film. Ties in with the first week of a popular film theory course. Fi/mhouse. Edinburgh.
.. Monsoon Wedding (pictured) Beautiful. funny. heart-warming Indian film about a New Delhi marriage. underscored by writer- director Mira Nair with solid. serious drama. See feature and review. GFT. Glasgow; Cameo. Edinburgh. is In The Bedroom Haunting bereavement drama from actor- turned-writeri’director Todd Field which focuses upon the effect the death of a child has upon its parents. Holly-tipped for Oscar success in March. See preview and review. Selected release.
.- A Ma Soeur! Another disconcerting exploration of female sexuality from French feminist auteur Catherine Romance Breillat. here dismantling cosy assumptions of the teenage summer romance movie. Fi/mhouse, Edinburgh. Studio Ghibli Princess Mononoke heads up his season of animated features from Japan's answer to Disney. Studio Ghibli. See review and Film Index. GFI'. Glasgow; Fi/mhouse, Edinburgh.
1. Monsoon Wedding ( 15) 2.30. 5.30. FRIDAY 18’THURSDAY 2‘4
8.15. Amelie(I5) 2. A Ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) ( (x) 300‘ Daily: 2.15. 0.15lno1'1'hu). 5.00. 7.1)(). 9.00. Flipperit’G)
Matinee Sat: 1 1.00am.
The Lord OlThe Rings (I’(i)
Daily: 2.15. 7.15.
Rat Race ( 12)
Fri Wed: 8.35.
Also 'I‘hu: 0.15.
Vanilla Sky ( 15)
Thu: 8.30.
TheWicker Man ( 18)
Late Fri & Sat: 11.10.
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Programme likely to he similar to the Pl'c\'l()ti.\ week. Phone 0141 339 4298 for details and times. >
Grosvenor: Glasgow
Ashton Lane. llillhead. 0141 3394298. (‘(‘ hooking: 0141 339 4298. £4 (£2 all day Mon). Students: £2; l'1340/1)isahled/Young Scot: £3: ('hild £2.50; ()AP: £2.80. Seats cant be booked in adyance for all screenings. Box office open 11am 7pm (Sun: 1 37pm).
Glasgow lad Alec Newman Inds himself on the receiving end of an evil spirit after sodding about with a Oiuja board in the lame supernatural thriller Long Time Dead
THURSDAY. -17. TheLordOlTheRingsd’U) 2.15. 7.15. Rat Race(l2) 2.15. 6.05. 8.35.
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