this terrific trip are some serioUs metaphysical questions about human relationships ('an love endure" If not. was it worth it in the first place" ('unieo. Edinburgh
Exile Family Home ([2) (Arash. AUstria. 2005) 90mm. A portrait of an extended Persian family. many of them exrles lran. who have come to Mecca after 20 years to meet in secret 'lhey come from America. Sweden. AUstria and Iran to laugh. argue. cook and celebrate. Part of Document 5. (CA. (ilasgovi.
Exploring Madness and Terminus (li) (Dr Parve/ Imam/(labor Peter Nemeth. India/Hungary. 2006/2005) l‘)/37min. 'l‘wo films exploring mental illness. Part of Document 5. ('(34. (ilusgois.
Fallen Angel (la) (MasJa Nov‘lk‘ova. Netherlands, 2005) 50mm, Tatiana went to the Netherlands believing a well-paid Jtlh awaited her. lristead her boyfriend sold her to a pimp who forced her into prostitution. Tatiana fotiiid the strength to seek help from tlte state authorities and police and continued to fight for her rights even wheii a protracted legal battle ensued tlial did not afford her any protection from a criminal gang. A horrific comment on the failures of democratic systems to protect the weak and the oppressed. Part of Document 5. ((34. Glasgow.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (P(i) ee (Tim Story. lIS/(lermany. 2007) loan (iruffudd. Michael (‘hiklis. Jessica Alba. l20min. After the 'origin' stories of the first filrii. the Four are tested against other super-powered beings: Silver Surfer and the planet-eating (ialactus. 'l‘hough superior to its predecessor in nearly every way this soft-footed retread of one of Marvel's most popular stories still manages to be fantastically underwhelming. ('llteii'orld Park/lead. (ilasgon'; ('ilteii'orld lz'drrtburgh. Edinburgh.
A Few Days in Septembert l5) .0. (Santiago Arnigorena. ltaly/l‘rance/Ponugal. 200(3) Juliette Binoche. John 'l'urturro. Sara l‘orestier. Nick Nolte. I lbmin. A stripped down thriller taking place in the days leading up to September I l 200l. Irene (Binoche) is an agent. purportedly working for the French government. sent to rendezvous with the children of an American agent named lilliot (Nolte). who has been working undercover for sortie decidedly non-American individuals. Meanwhile. an assassin who is planning to kill lilliot for professional and personal reasons hampers her already daunting mission. Film/rouse. Edinburgh.
The Fishing Party (E) (Paul Watson.
UK. NBS) ~10min. Watson records a group of
(‘ity men on a fishing trip. taking a sardonic look at their reactionary views and privileged backgrounds. and their relationship with the boat's working class crew. Followed by a discussion with the director. Part of Document 5. ('(Il (ilusgon:
The Forgotten Children of the Congo (ti) (Alex TWCtlLllC. UK. 2007) 48min. Shot over four w eeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo. this powerful and harrowing documentary focuses on the plight of children forced into acts of witchcraft and cannibalism and recruited as child soldiers. Pan of Document 5. (‘Ci-l. Glasgow.
Future Shorts (E) (Various). Newest of new short lilrn showcase. The Arches. Glasgow.
* God's Gift (Wend Kuunii ( IS) .0. l ((iaston Kabore . Burkina Faso. 1982) Serge Yanogo. Rosine Yanogo. Joseph Nikiema. 68min. A gentle fable by one of African cinema's most celebrated directors. about a mute boy who is discovered in the Savanna by a peddler and adopted by a family iii a nearby village. The boy remains mute until a tragic incident prompts him to reveal his own painful history. See preview. page 37. Pan of Africa in Motion. Film/rouse. Edinburgh.
Good Cop (E) (Doug Aubrey. L'K. 2006) 69min. Aubrey follows a race relations cop as he goes about his work on the streets of Glasgow. in his final year before retirement. Pan of Document 5. C(‘A. Glasgow.
Grow Your Own (PG) eel (Richard Laxton. UK. 2007) Benedict Wong. Eddie
Marson. ()niid [)jalili. 97min. Previously a documentary project. this story of allotment strife has race issues. the threat of a mobile phone mast and a none too subtle metaphor for contemporary British society in place. Simplistic characterisatioii. predictable plotting and a prosaic telev isual style have resulted in a mediocre. triuinph-agairist-the- odds British comedy. l’ue Edinburgh ()eean. Edinburgh.
Hairspray (PU) eee (Adam Shankman. (IS. 2007) John 'l‘ravolta. Nikki Blonsky. Amanda Bynes. l Ibmin. lr'aithful adaptation of the Broadway musical rather than a remake of John vs aters' 1988 lilrii. Although darker elements of the story are lost in pursuit of fun and a mainstream audience. this all-singing. all-dancing teen flick shines ariiid a summer of noisy blockbuster sequels. 'l‘ravolta‘s surprisineg endearing performance (in full drag) as Edna Turnblad is the cherry on top. Sela led release.
Hallam Foe ( 18) see (David Mackenzie. L'K. 2007) Jamie Bell. Sophia Myles. ('iaran Hinds. 95min. lfallam (Bell) moves to Edinburgh from a small town where he spies on the neighbours and tries to implicate his stepmother in his mother's mysterious death. Life in the city brings romance in the form of Kate (Myles). with whom he forms an immediate connection. Flawed but darkly humorous. Hal/am I-oe stands head and shoulders above any thing else that has come out of Scotland in the last few years. (iinreo. Edinburgh. Halloween ( ls) ee (Rob Zombie. US. 2007) Malcolm McDovs ell. Brad Dourif. Tyler Mane. 1 10min. See rev iew. page 39. Selected release.
Handsworth Songs (E) 00000 (John Akomfrah. l'K. was) 61min. Hmidsvrorr/i Songs opens on the civil disturbances of September and October 1985 in the Birmingham district of Handsworth and in the urban centres of London. exploring society's suppression of black people's presence in Britain in inciting the riots. Pan of Document 5. ((14. Glasgow:
Happily H’Ever After (L') ee
(Paul J Bolger. Yvette Kaplan. L'S/Germany.
2007) Sarah Michelle Gellar. Freddie Prinze Jr. John Di Maggio. Sigoumey Weaver.
ls’oniin. lsso bumbling sorcerers apprentices. a pig called Munck (Wallace Shawn) and a cat called Matiibo (Andy Dick) accidentally allovs evil witch l-rieda (Sigourney \s'eav er) to alter the balance of good arid evil ill the magic kingdom. Disappointmeg familiar contemporary take on olde fairy tales. lint/tire ('lnlelnirrL. ('lvdelmnk.‘ (iluvgovv l'il/nt lllealre. (ilavgmi.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( l2A) O. (l)av id Yates. l'K/l'S. 2007) Daniel Radcliffe. Rupert (irmt. limma Watson. 133mm. With llarry 's fifth return to Hogwarts comes the realisation that \'oldemor't‘s return to povs er is not the only factor that vs i|| trouble liirii and he is forced to confront a different force that matches his growing pains. Rowling's most complex and uneven book has prov en to be the most difficult to adapt. Missing the talents of a big name director this still contains some enloyable moments courtesy of newcomer liiielda Staunton. play mg the latest Defence Agalnst the Dark Arts teacher. Sadly e\p()\lll()lt over action is this filtn's real undoing ('lIlt'HUlltl Rt'llll't‘lt Street. (ilasgon.
The Heartbreak Kid ( (5: see
(Bobby l-ari'elly (Peter l‘arr‘elly. IS. 200") Ben Stiller. Michelle Moiiagliaii. Jerry Stillei'liddie believes he's iust married the perfect woman mud. on their honeymoon. she starts to reveal more and more personalin 'qtltrks‘ he wasn't aware of lo add to his problems. he’s becoming increasingly besotted vs itli another woman (it Ilt'l'tll I'l'lt’llH'.
Hercules and Hercules Ventures into the World (lit (Lidia l)uda. l’oland. 2004/2005) 23/50mm Hercules is an ll- year-old boy liv mg in the poorest district of Bytorii in Poland. who must work to support his family After Herr ult'v was broadcast in Poland. a young couple took pity on him and brought him to Warsaw and the seaside. The second film follows hirii into this tievs world. Pan of Document 5. ('(El. (i/useoiv. >i< Heritage Africa (PG) eee
(Kw aw Aiisah. (ihana. 1989i Kofi Bucknor. Ian ('ollier. Anima Misa. 125mm. A drama about betrayal and awakening. Kwesi is a civil servant whose elevation through the
Don’t miss these long overdue screenings of Sandhya Suri’s lovely documentary, which tells the story of Yash Pal Suri, an immigrant from India to the UK in 1965 who kept in touch with his family back home through a series of Super 8mm movies. Kay Foubister, acquisition officer for the Scottish Screen Archive, will introduce the screening at the GFT on Sun 28 Oct. I CCA. Glasgow, Sun 27 Oct, 8.45;)!” (part of Document :3); Fi/riibouso. l_'(f/ol;.;rgli. li’ori‘ .‘ ‘J 5-; Hit) .‘ ’i'i (if, GFT. Glasgow, Sun 28, 2. 75pm & Mon 29 Oct. (l.-15[)/7l.
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ranks causes him to repress his African identity (‘hanging his name to Quincy. he starts to reiect parts of his African ctiltttte. btit as he rises through the educational and religious regiriieii of British leHlll.lll\lll. he begins to rediscover his heritage Part of Africa iii Motion llllllllt'lHt'. lzilinburgh Hint, People who Drink Alone and Park ( [2) (Various. l‘ls'. Various) ()llllltl ’l'vso poltlttlls (ll people's espcttenccs vs Ill) dtiig and alcohol addiction. and a tour of the characters vs ho frequent a city 's park. a haven amidst the urban sprawl Part of Document 5 ((A. (ihivgon
Holy Warriors ( |~.i( Marianna
Yai’ov skaya. Russia. 2005) “min A filtii chronicling the spiritual upheaval brought about by war. which deriioiistrates the traumatic effect of enlisting unwilling
soldiers Part of l)ocuriient S ((A. (lltl\§'l'l'. Homotopia (l2) eee (lziic
Stanley/( ~lll‘ls \ittlgas, lb. lefl7) Rtiltivs e 'l Atiipti. Kciitaro Karieko. Mattilda :Hllllll Short filtii set soriietime iii the fulur'erptesent that chronicles a group of radical queers dedicated to esposing the trouble vs itli gay marriage A critique of 'heterorn)i’riiatrvity' and its perceis ed perpetuation of IS patr‘iotisiii that is also a call for a kind of melancholic utopiariisiii A( 'l.. [all/ll’lllifll The Hours 1 12A) eeee (Stephen Daldry. l'K. 200‘) Nicole Kidmaii. Julianne Moore. Meryl Streep l l4llllll, Illt lllllll\ takes Virginia Woolf 's idea of a 'vvoman‘s whole life iii a single day‘ and estctids it to three women from three different time periods: \Vooll herself (played by Kidmani circa WIS. 50s I.A housewife l.aura Brow n (Moore) and present day New York lesbian mother. ('larissa Vaughan (Strecpi [sing a series of common motifs to move effonlessly front narrative to narrative. it becomes clear that these very different individuals share the feeling they have been Irv ing their lives for someone else. Screenwriter David Hare (adapting Michael ('unningham's novel) and Daldry seamlessly blend the stories. and the performances are remarkable. Please note this is a women- only screening. as part of the Mental Health Ans and film l‘esllHtl. (i/usgow llonieri's Librarv. (illl\L’/IH
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