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Delhi 6 ttbc) (Rakesh ()mprakash .‘slehra. India. 2009) Abhishek Bachchan. Sonam Kapoor. ()m PuriAmerican-lmrii Indian. Roshan (Bachchan) returns to India with his ailing grandmother but is more affected by Delhi than he expected. Seler'red release.
Dinosaurs Alive 30 (H (David ('lark/Bayley Silleck. l'S. 2007) 40mm. Follow palacuntologtsts as they scour lhe globe for some fantastic dinosaur finds. then watch the creatures burst into il) lite. IMAX Theatre. Glasgow.
Don Giovanni it.) «(‘qus (iuth. Austria. 2008) ('hristopher Maltiiian. Annette l)asch. lehnin. Bertrand de Billy condticts the Vienna Philharmonic. British baritone Maltiiian in the title role. and l)asch in the role of Donna Anna. Filmed on the opening night of the 2008 Sal/burg Festival. I’ll/"home. Ift/lllbllffill.
Doubt t l5) me (John Patrick Shaiiley. US. 2009) Meryl Streep. Philip Seymour Hoffman. Amy Adams. I0-4miii. Screen adaptation of writer/director Shanley's prescient and troubling catholic school-set play in which headmistress Sister AloysiUs (Streep) begins to suspect liberal forward thinking Father lilynii (Hoffman) of having inappropriate relationships with some of the pupils. As evidence begins to mount. Sister Aloysius shows her mettle and dogged resolve to try' and elicit a confession. Although stagy. this is as robust and enthralling as any character driven drama. (ienerul release.
Eduafl ( l5) (Angeliki Antoniou. (ireece/(iermany', 2006) lishref Durmishi. Andre llennicke. Ndriciiii Xhepa. I0-1min. Based on a true story lz'tlimr! chronicles a young Albanian immigrant who arrives in Athens with dreams of becoming a rock star but ends up hustling in a gay bar. In a fit of anger liduart (Durmishi) murders a client and flees back to his homeland only to be imprisoned for a theft he had earlier committed. Part of (ireek Film Festival. Film/muse. lz'rli'rihiugli.
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Elm (PU) tMichael (‘acoy annis. (ireece/l'S. I962) Irene Papas. (iiannis Fenis. 'l‘heodoros [)imitriou. Aleka Katselli. I 10min Papas stars as the beautiful daughter of the ruler of the kingdom of My'cenae. Agamemnon lDlltillntml. When her father is murdered by his Queen tKatselli). [ZLCCLTU is imprisoned while her brother tl-‘enisi flees. A dramatic tale of trickery and revenge. Part of (ireek L‘tllli Festival. l'l/"t/lullu‘. Edinburgh. Elizabeth: The Golden Age I DA» ”0 tShckhar Kapur. l'K/l'rance. 2007) (‘ate Blanchett. Jordi Molla. Samantha Morton. (ieoflrey RUsh. ('liye (Men.
I 14th”). An exploration of the forbidden love between Elizabeth I tBIanchctt) and Sir Walter Raleigh (Owen) as she prepares to go to war to defend her empire. while trying to balance her royal duties with her affection for Raleigh. Much of the film's blood and thunder liveliiiess comes from the sheer relish Blanchett brings to her role. with excellent support from Owen. The star of this sumptuotis pantomime. however. is costume designer Alexandra Byrne whose startling work will leave you gobsmacked. Empire ('Iy'tlehunk. ('lvtleliunk.
Falling from Earth t 12A) ((‘tmdi Veneddine. Lebanon/France. 2007) Rafik Ali Ahmad. ('armen Lebbos. Animar Shalak. 70min. Zeneddine employs an intriguing mix of techniques. including faux home movies and surveillance footage. to depict the strangeness of life in wartime Beirut. ('entering on a homeless man with a resplendent collection of photographs. the film delivers four chapters set in 2008. l‘)‘)(). l982 and 1975. Part of Middle liast Film Festival. l-‘ilrriliouse. Edinburgh.
Fear Eats the Soul t IS) 00000 (Rainer Werner Fassbinder. (iermany. 1973) lil Hedi Ben Salem. Brigitte Mira. Barbara Valentin. 93min. A middle-aged charwoman who used to be a Nazi Party member. takes up with a young Arab immigrant worker. much to the consternation of her friends and neighbours. 'l‘ypically melodramatic
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French child tNoeIBruncau) stiikes up a friendship with a fox she meets on the way home from school. This marks a step forward in narrative storytelling for Jacquet. who successfully depicts the fox as a wild and uncontrolled force iii a non l)isiiey manner. An olteii beguiling account of how mankind and animals can t'\|\l iii harmony Empire ('IvtIe/umk, ('lviIe/mnk
Fassbinder study of a disintegrating relationship, which also examines the problems of racism in West (iermaii society. Part of Fassbinder season. (i/usemi- I-‘ilni Theatre. Glasgow.
The Fox and the Child it?) 00. (Luc Jacquet. France. 2007) Voice of Kate Winslet. Bertille Nm'l-Bruneau. Thomas Laliberte. 92min. A giggly eight-y'ear-old
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