Ginger & Rosa - Filmhouse Cinema Edinburgh

5 OCT 12 1 NOV 12 

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Ginger & Rosa 

A film by Sally Potter 

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INDEX INDEX AUDIODESCRIPTIONANDSUBTITLES 

SCREENING DATES AND TIMES 18-19 

TICKET PRICES & INFORMATION 19 

GENERAL INFORMATION 35 

80 Million 32 

About Elly 6 

Africa in Motion 2012 8-15 

African Films for Children 10 

African Science Fiction 9 

African Storytelling 11 

After School Midnighters 24 

AiM Short Film Competition 12 

Anime Mirai Project 26 

Anime Shorts 24 

Anna Karenina 6 

Arab Spring Documentaries 11 

Arrietty 17 

Arsenic and Old Lace 23 

Barbara 4 

Belle de jour 30 

Berberian Sound Studio 6 

Berserk: The Golden Age Arcs 1 & 2 25 

The Birds 20 

Blood-C: The Last Dark 25 

The Blue Angel 31 

Call Me Kuchu 33 

The Canadian Dresses 32 

Cécile Corbel: Composing for Studio Ghibli 16 

Cry of Love 14 

Dali in New York 28 

Dear Mandela 13 

Death for Sale 12 

Dimanche à Brazzaville 14 

The Dwarf Magician 16 

The Dying Swan 30 

Elles 32 

Elmina 10 

Essaha 10 

F for Fake 7 

Family Plot 21 

Fear of Falling 32 

Filmhouse Cafe Bar & Quiz 29 

Filmhouse Membership & Loyalty Cards 36 

From Up on Poppy Hill 24 

The Genius of Hitchcock 20-23 

Ginger & Rosa 5 

Der Golem 30 

The Gruffalo’s Child and Other Stories 17 

Holy Motors 4 

Hope Springs 6 

Husbands 7 

I, Anna 28 

Introduction to European Cinema 30-31 

Joanna 32 

La kermesse héroïque 31 

Kinyarwanda 13 

Learning Events 34 

MAAMi 13 

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) 20 

Marnie 22 

Miracle in Milan 31 

Mr and Mrs Smith 20 

Nerawareta Gakuen 25 

Night and the City 31 

Ninja Scroll 26 

The Northern Lights Film Project... 29 

October 30 

Otelo Burning 14 

ParaNorman 17 

Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney 24 

Play Poland 32 

Le Point de Vue du Lion 15 

Psycho 21 

Quartier Mozart 12 

Rear Window 22 

Restless City 15 

Room 237 5 

Rope 22 

Rupture: A Matter of Life or Death 28 

Les Saignantes 9 

Santa Sangre 26 

Scotland Loves Anime 24-26 

Scottish International Storytelling Festival 16 

Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Fest 28-29 

Serious Drugs 28 

Shadow of a Doubt 21 

The Shining 7 

Shorts for Wee Ones 17 

The Singing Ringing Tree 16 

The SMHAFF International Film Awards 2012 29 

Snow White 16 

Spellbound 22 

Stocktown X South Africa 14 

Strangers on a Train 20 

Surprise Screening: Take One Action... 33 

Suspicion 23 

Swandown 5 

Tey 11 

To Catch a Thief 21 

The Trouble with Harry 22 

Twigson 17 

Uhlanga 9 

Under Capricorn 22 

Untouchable 4 

Weans’ World 17 

The Winner 32 

Wolf Children Ame and Yuki 26 

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us, whenever the necessary digital files are 

available, to show onscreen subtitles for 

customers who are deaf or hard of hearing, 

and provide audio description (via infra-red 

headsets) for those who are sight-impaired. 

This issue, all screenings of Hope Springs will 

have audio description, and the following 

screening will also have subtitles: 

Hope Springs – Sat 27 Oct at 3.25pm 

FORCRYINGOUTLOUD 

Screenings for carers and their babies! 

Barbara – Mon 8 Oct at 11am 

Anna Karenina – Mon 15 Oct at 11am 

Ginger & Rosa – Mon 22 Oct at 11am 

Hope Springs – Mon 29 Oct at 11am 

Screenings are limited to babies under 12 

months accompanied by no more than two 

adults. Baby changing, bottle warming and 

buggy parking facilities are available. 

Tickets £3.40/£2.50 concessions per adult. 

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Introduction 

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THE SHINING AFRICA IN MOTION – DIMANCHE A BRAZZAVILLE GINGER & ROSA 

Did Stanley Kubrick really fake the moon landing...? 

At the risk of incurring the wrath of at least the anonymous correspondent who last year let me know, in no uncertain terms, that neither he 

(I suspect it’s a he) nor anyone else was interested in my international film festival travels (prone, as I am, to write about them in this column), and 

making the bold assumption that someone out there actually might be, I’m writing this standing in a queue for a screening of the film version 

of David Mitchell’s novel, ‘Cloud Atlas’, at the Toronto Film Festival. His suggestion was that the money spent on sending me here could be better 

spent letting folks (including him, I assume) into our cinema for less, and whilst he may have a point of some kind or another, the truth is if I didn’t 

come here I’d be having to go down to London every other week to see the films I need to see by way of ensuring we bring only the best new 

cinema to our screens. So, with all those trips south as the alternative, it actually turns out to be financial prudence that brings me here. QED. 

(Not that I’m on the defensive or anything.) I’m especially keen to see Cloud Atlas, mainly because a friend of mine, an Edinburgh-based actor, is in 

it. He’s told me not to blink or I may miss him, so I’ll need to be alert for the full 2h43m despite it being my 5th film of the day. (I’ve just come out 

of it... mmm... I’ll refrain from saying too much about this hugely ambitious film, suffice to say my friend gives a great account of himself. Oh, and 

there are some beautiful scenes shot in our fair city too, including up our very own Scott Monument.) 

Another film screening here now, and there in October, is Sally Potter’s marvellous Ginger & Rosa, a largely autobiographical coming-of-age tale 

set in Britain against the backdrop of the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the new freedoms and possibilities of the 1960s. A must-see for 

all you baby-boomers out there, and no mistake. Our Hitchcock season heats up considerably with some of the great man’s very best-known 

films, including The Birds, Marnie and Psycho; and Untouchable, Holy Motors and Barbara continue through the first half of the month. 26 October 

sees the release of the brilliant and hilarious documentary Room 237, which introduces us to a whole host of obsessives who have spent an awful 

lot of time ‘deciphering’ the secret codes and hidden meanings they have found in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. It’s great stuff, and in what can 

only be described as a programming coup, we also have the re-released/remastered original 144-minute US version (it was originally released in 

the UK in a 119-minute version, so it’s really more like a ‘release’) of the aforementioned horror masterpiece, with a preview on Halloween and 

a short run from 2 November. We’ve festivals galore for you too – Africa in Motion, now in its 7th edition, Scotland Loves Anime, and the Scottish 

Mental Health Arts & Film Festival, to name but three. 

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy... 

Rod White, Head of Filmhouse

4 New releases 

HOLY MOTORS UNTOUCHABLE BARBARA 

NEWRELEASE 

Holy Motors 

Showing until Thu18 Oct 

Leos Carax • France/Germany 2012 • 1h56m • Digital projection 

French, English and Chinese with English subtitles 

18 – Contains strong nudity 

Cast: Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue, Elise 

Lhomeau. 

French filmmaker Leos Carax (Les amants du Pont-Neuf, 

Pola X) took Cannes by storm this year with this cyclone of 

cinematic invention, receiving rapturous praise from critics 

and audiences alike and making a dark-horse charge at the 

Palme d’Or. 

An intoxicating blend of science fiction, song and dance, 

romance and carnival funhouse dada pranksterism, Holy 

Motors is confounding and dazzling in equal measure, 

earning comparisons to David Lynch, Lewis Carroll, Tron 

and Metropolis. With vaudevillian genius (and the help of 

elaborate costumes and makeup), French character actor 

Denis Lavant inhabits no less than eleven roles as he is 

driven about a digitally transformed fantasy Paris by his 

chauffeur (the brilliant Edith Scob) in an odyssey that is 

both espionage and performance, and overtly a metaphor 

for our ever-changing online existences. 

Gorgeously shot by Caroline Champetier, with an inspired 

supporting cast including Kylie Minogue and Eva Mendes, 

Holy Motors enchants with its stunning imagery, entertains 

like a cyberpunk cabaret act, and provokes with its howl of 

rage against our enslavement to technology. 

NEWRELEASE 

Untouchable Intouchables 

Showing until Thu 18 Oct 

Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano • France 2011 • 1h52m 

Digital projection • French with English subtitles 

15 – Contains strong language and soft drug use 

Cast: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot. 

Move over Jean Dujardin and The Artist: France’s most 

talked-about performance and film this year comes in 

the shape of this fuse-lighting comedy that’s become the 

country’s second-biggest box-office hit of all time with its 

portrait of friendship across the racial and economic divide. 

Paralysed from the neck down after an accident, gloomy 

millionaire Philippe (François Cluzet) finds little in life worth 

living for, until the arrival of his new assistant, Driss (Omar 

Sy), a Senegalese rowdy from the downtrodden banlieues. 

Not quite on doctor’s orders, Driss takes Philippe as far out 

of his comfort zone as possible and into a world he never 

knew existed – or rather always tried to avoid. 

A slapstick, gleefully politically incorrect throwback to ’80s 

culture-clash comedies like Trading Places, only played 

out across contemporary France’s ever-palpable racial 

and class tensions, Untouchable hit a nerve with French 

audiences, critics hailing it as a cultural milestone. 

NEWRELEASE 

Barbara 

Showing until Thu 11 Oct 

Christian Petzold • Germany 2012 • 1h45m 

Digital projection • German with English subtitles • cert tbc 

Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Christina Hecke. 

In the paranoiac nightmare of East Germany, 1980, 

Barbara, a physician from Berlin, has been sent to a small 

country town as punishment for a crime against the state. 

Tormented by the Stasi, she dreams of escape to the West 

but finds herself being drawn inexorably, disastrously into 

a relationship with a fellow doctor. 

Subtly drawn and impeccably acted, Barbara is the assured 

new offering from German master Christian Petzold, who 

deservedly won the Best Director award at this year’s Berlin 

Film Festival. A film of glancing moments and dangerous 

secrets, Barbara paints a haunting picture of a young 

woman being slowly crushed between the irreconcilable 

needs of desire and survival. 

After the 5.50pm screening on Monday 8 October there 

will be an open discussion on the issues raised by the 

film, led by a representative of the Humanist Society of 

Scotland. 

Humanism is an ethical stance which asserts that we 

can lead good lives guided by compassion and reason, 

rather than religion or superstition. Humanists are vitally 

concerned with issues that affect our world.

New releases 

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GINGER & ROSA SWANDOWN ROOM 237 

NEWRELEASE 

Ginger & Rosa 

Fri 19 Oct to Thu 1 Nov 

Sally Potter • UK/Denmark/Canada/Croatia 2012 • 1h30m 

Digital projection • 12A – Contains infrequent strong language 

and moderate sex and suicide references 

Cast: Christina Hendricks, Elle Fanning, Annette Bening, 

Alessandro Nivola, Alice Englert. 

Best friends forever, Ginger (Elle Fanning) and Rosa (Alice 

Englert) have grown up together and are now on the 

brink of adulthood, strutting their bathtub-shrunk jeans 

and flaunting their own brand of teenage existentialism. 

One fears annihilation, the other invites it. Ginger is 

preoccupied with the Cold War and the mounting threat 

of nuclear devastation. Rosa is defiant – her revolution is 

sexual – a form of protest that will irrevocably impact on 

their families, her future and ultimately, the girls’ friendship. 

While Sally (Orlando, The Tango Lesson) Potter’s intoxicating 

coming-of-age drama is historically specific in its 1960s 

London setting, its relevance to the current era of ill-defined 

protest and the question of generational legacy is palpable. 

The left-leaning adults – Ginger’s carefree bohemian 

father (Alessandro Nivola), her frustrated mother (Christina 

Hendricks) and her mother’s politically active friends 

(Annette Bening, Timothy Spall and Oliver Platt) all give 

lessons on freedom and responsibility that prove flawed and 

hypocritical when turbulent reality encroaches on idealism. 

Carlos Conti’s understated design and Robbie (Fish Tank, 

Wuthering Heights) Ryan’s moody cinematography amplify 

the sense of claustrophobic intimacy and underscore Potter’s 

choice to evoke the 60s through mood and sensibility rather 

than by overt design. (Clare Stewart, LFF programme) 

NEWRELEASE 

Swandown 

Tue 23 Oct only 

Michael Kötting • UK 2012 • 1h38m • Digital projection 

12A – Contains one use of strong language • Documentary 

Swandown is a travelogue and odyssey of Olympian 

ambition; a poetic film-diary about encounter, myth and 

culture. It is also an endurance test and pedal-marathon 

in which Andrew Kötting (the filmmaker) and Iain Sinclair 

(the writer) pedal a swan-shaped pedalo from the seaside 

in Hastings to Hackney in London, via inland waterways. 

With a nod to Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo and a pinch of Dada, 

Swandown documents their epic journey, on which they 

are joined by invited guests including comedian Stewart 

Lee, writer Alan Moore and actor Dudley Sutton. 

Matinee Special! 

If you’re a Senior Citizen you can now go to a 

matinee screening and get either soup of the day 

OR a cup of tea or coffee and a traycake for only £6! 

Offer runs from Mondays to Thursdays inclusive and 

only applies to screenings starting before 5.00pm. Ask 

for the Matinee Special deal at the box office and you’ll 

receive a voucher which can be exchanged in the café 

bar between 1.30pm and 5.00pm that day only. Offer is 

subject to availability and only available in person. 

NEWRELEASE 

Room 237 

Fri 26 Oct to Thu 8 Nov 

Rodney Ascher • USA 2012 • 1h42m • Digital projection 

15 – Contains strong violence, horror and nudity 

Documentary 

“One of the great movies about movies.” – Variety 

Room 237 dissects Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining in 

amazing and unexpected ways, looking at a host of 

conspiracy theories around secret codes and messages 

supposedly hidden within the film. 

Director Rodney Ascher has uncovered a thriving 

subculture of Kubrick fans, critics and film theorists 

– ranging from semi-obsessive to paranoid delusional 

– who ascribe a plethora of interpretations to The Shining. 

Is it about the Holocaust? Or the plight of the American 

Indians? Or is it a confession of Kubrick’s involvement with 

faking the moon landing? 

Screened at Sundance and Cannes, the film itself is about 

so much more than just obsessive fandom; it gets to the 

heart of what it is to find meaning in a film, and there, to 

discover one’s secrets. 

Catch the new restoration of The Shining at our special 

Halloween preview on 31 October (see page 7), or when 

it returns for a short run from 2 November.

6 Maybe you missed... 

ANNA KARENINA ABOUT ELLY HOPE SPRINGS 

MAYBEYOUMISSED MAYBEYOUMISSED MAYBEYOUMISSED 

Anna Karenina 

Sun 14 to Thu 18 Oct 

Joe Wright • UK/France 2012 • 2h10m • Digital projection 

12A – Contains moderate sex, language and brief bloody images 

Cast: Keira Knightley, Aaron Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Jude 

Law, Matthew Macfadyen. 

A society woman is torn between loyalty to her husband 

and the desires of her heart in this sweeping drama 

about love and desire, compromise and adultery, social 

mores and self-realisation. Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece of 

realist fiction has been adapted for the screen more than 

a dozen times, yet it is safe to say that it has never before 

been realised with anything close to the imaginative brio 

of this latest incarnation from British director Joe Wright. 

With a script by playwright and Academy Award®-winning 

screenwriter Tom Stoppard, glorious cinematography 

by EIFF patron Seamus McGarvey and a stunning 

performance by Keira Knightley (collaborating with Wright 

for the third time) in the title role, this Anna Karenina is 

both a faithful rendering of Tolstoy’s novel and a brilliant 

piece of conceptually audacious showmanship. 

Berberian Sound Studio 

Fri 19 to Wed 24 Oct 

Peter Strickland • UK 2012 • 1h32m 

Digital projection • English and Italian with English subtitles 

15 – Contains sustained psychological threat and references to 

sexual violence 

Cast: Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Cosimo Fusco, Susanna 

Cappellaro, Eugenia Caruso. 

In the 1970s, a British sound technician (Toby Jones) 

is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a 

gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes 

over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past. 

Berberian Sound Studio is many things: an anti-horror film, 

a stylistic tour de force, and a dream of cinema. 

About Elly Darbareye Elly 

Fri 19 to Tue 23 Oct & Thu 25 Oct 

Asghar Farhadi • Iran 2009 • 1h58m • Digital projection 

Persian and German with English subtitles 

12A – Contains moderate violence and threat 

Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, 

Merila Zare’i, Mani Haghighi. 

A superb drama from the director of the multiple-awardwinning 

Iranian feature A Separation. Over a weekend at 

the seashore, a group of well-to-do young Teheranians 

tries to set up their freshly-divorced friend Ahmad with an 

amiable yet aloof kindergarten teacher Elly, whom none of 

them knows very well. But their relaxed weekend suddenly 

takes a dramatic turn when Elly disappears, and various lies 

– casual and serious, necessary and unnecessary – come 

back to haunt the characters. 

Hope Springs 

Fri 26, Sat 27, Mon 29, Tue 30 Oct & Thu 1 Nov 

David Frankel • USA 2012 • 1h40m • Digital projection 

12A – Contains frequent moderate sex references 

Cast: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart. 

Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a 

devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay 

wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. 

When she hears of a renowned couples specialist in the small 

town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her 

sceptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a 

plane for a week of marriage therapy. A warm and very funny 

comedy with two marvellous performances at its heart. 

Screening in association with Relationships Scotland. 

Relationship counselling helps people with their 

relationships. We can help you to work through 

problems in current relationships, explore the effects of 

past relationships or look at how to improve and enrich 

relationships for the future. We can do this whether 

you are in a couple or on your own, regardless of sex, 

gender, sexual orientation, religion or ethnicity. What’s 

important to us is your relationship. If sex (or lack of it) 

is the specific problem, sex therapists can help you look 

at your sexual relationship and work on how to explore 

what is not working and what needs fixing. 

Visit www.relationships-scotland.org.uk for details of 

counselling services 

in all parts of Scotland, 

or phone 0845 119 2020.

Restored classics 

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HUSBANDS F FOR FAKE THE SHINING 

RESTOREDCLASSIC 

Husbands 

Fri 12 to Tue 16 Oct 

John Cassavetes • USA 1970 • 2h11m • Digital projection 

12A – Contains domestic violence and moderate sex references 

Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre, 

Jenny Lee Wright. 

The deceptively simple tale of three men’s nihilistic 

attempts to deal with the death of a friend, Husbands 

is a dissection of middle class suburban ennui like few 

others. Three friends – Gus (Cassavetes), Archie (Peter 

Falk) and Harry (Ben Gazzara) use the funeral of their 

friend as a jumping off point for a European bender to 

end all benders. There’s drunkenness, singing, basketball, 

gambling, picking up girls and making complete fools of 

themselves aplenty, but this is no ageing frat pack flick. For 

Husbands is actually a powerfully intuitive re-evaluation 

of male values (their instability and stupidity) in the age of 

change that was the end of the 1960s and early 1970s. 

Long overdue re-evaluation, Husbands is an important 

work by a major American filmmaker. 


F for Fake 

Fri 12 to Sun 14 Oct 

Orson Welles • France/Iran/West Germany 1973 

1h28m • Digital projection 

English, French and Spanish with English subtitles 

PG – Contains infrequent nudity 

Part essay, part prank, and one of the most inventive and 

invigorating non-fiction features ever made. At its heart are 

two of the world’s great fakers – Elmyr De Hory, a man who 

could dash off a Picasso in the time it takes to finish a cup 

of tea, and Clifford Irving, the crime author who claimed 

he’d been hired to write the biography of Howard Hughes. 

Rather than looking down his nose at the forgers, director 

Orson Welles dares to wonder whether what they do isn’t 

itself a form of art. He also contemplates the less noble 

moments of his own career – principally the infamous 

‘War Of The Worlds’ radio broadcast – leads us on a tour of 

great restaurants, and introduces us to everyone from his 

long-time partner and collaborator Oja Kodar to celebrity 

friends like Joseph Cotten and Laurence Harvey. 

As cheerfully subversive as Welles’ film is (he constantly 

refers to elisions at the request of his lawyers), it’s not a 

glib statement for the sake of irony itself, but a personal 

meditation on the nature of art and art’s audience, and the 

capricious nature of fame and fortune. Simply dazzling. 


The Shining 

Wed 31 Oct only 

Stanley Kubrick • UK/USA 1980 • 2h24m • Digital projection 

15 – Contains strong violence and language 

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman 

Crothers, Barry Nelson. 

A stunning new digital transfer of the longer, US cut of 

Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece of modern horror. 

Hired as caretaker for a mountain hotel cut off from civilisation 

by winter snowfall, struggling author Jack Torrance is haunted 

by his frustrated creative ambitions and fears of failure both as 

a husband and an artist. Nurtured by the claustrophobia and 

isolation of his surroundings, his underlying insanity gradually 

evolves into rampant madness. 

Nicholson’s startling performance, beginning with the 

overdone charm at his job interview already showing signs of 

inherent insanity, to the final maniacal beast on the rampage, 

is perfectly realised. 

A special Halloween preview of this new restoration, 

which will return for a short run from 2 November. And 

don’t miss the brilliant and entertaining documentary 

Room 237, also screening this month (see page 5).

8 Africa in Motion 2012 

UHLANGA AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION – THE LAST ANGEL OF HISTORY AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION – HASAKI YA SUDA 

Africa in Motion 2012: Modern Africa 

Welcome to the seventh edition of the Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival, the biggest celebration of African cinema in Scotland. 

Over the past seven years, our strong belief in the brilliance of African film and the need for it to be seen by audiences in a public space has led us 

to share over 200 films to audiences totalling around 15,000 people. In response to growing demand from our audiences in Glasgow, we are expanding this year to Scotland’s 

biggest city. We are delighted to be working with the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) and look forward to welcoming our new Glasgow audience to AiM. 

The theme of Africa in Motion 2012 is Modern Africa. We invite you too to take a close look at the new, provocative, innovative and experimental artistic work being produced 

on the continent; which makes evident the important role Africa is playing in today’s global society. Alongside this positive outlook, it is clear that African filmmakers continue 

to reflect on the contemporary challenges that persist to trouble the continent, such as poverty, drainage of resources – natural and intellectual, diasporic and migratory 

movements, peacebuilding and reconciliation, and economic development. 

Overall, we have prepared an extensive and diverse programme of over 20 UK premieres; we have the 5th edition of our much loved Short Film Competition, and guest 

filmmakers from the continent such as Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Cameroon) and Ndaba ka Ngwane (South Africa) will be in attendance. As always, our film programme is 

accompanied by a wide range of exciting complementary events such as directors’ Q&As, seminars and masterclasses, workshops, music performances and visual arts 

exhibitions, and an academic symposium dedicated to ‘African Popular Arts in the 21st Century’. Of special interest are our two opening nights: one in Edinburgh (Cargo Bar) 

and for the first time, one in Glasgow (The Lighthouse)! 

It is with gratitude that we recognise the dedicated work of our team of staff and volunteers and the support of our funders, sponsors and partners, notably Filmhouse and GFT. 

We hope you enjoy the programme we prepared for you, and we’ll see you when the lights come up! 

Much love, Isabel Moura Mendes and Natalia Palombo 

Main funders: Creative Scotland; Awards for All; Regional Screen Scotland (Africa in Motion Rural Scotland and Schools Tour) 

Sponsors: Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI), University of Edinburgh; School of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling; Division of Literature and Languages, University of Stirling; Scottish Documentary 

Institute; Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies; Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh; Rwandan High Commission; Rwanda Scotland Alliance; Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh; British 

Council; The Africa Channel (Short Film Competition); Buni TV (Short Film Competition); Wines for South Africa; Spoilt for Choice; Divine Chocolate; The Co-operative; Tropical Wholefoods; Café Ecosse 

Partners: Filmhouse; Glasgow Film Theatre; Edinburgh College of Art; Toto Tales; Film Africa; African and Caribbean Network (A&CN); School of Culture & Creative Arts (SCC), University of Glasgow 

Media partners: The Africa Channel; Buni TV; See Africa Differently; The Skinny

Africa in Motion 2012 

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LES SAIGNANTES ELMINA ELMINA 

Uhlanga The Mark 

UK Premiere 

Thu 25 Oct at 8.30pm 

Ndaba ka Ngwane • South Africa 2012 • 1h30m 

MiniDV • Zulu with English subtitles • 15 

This beautiful and thought-provoking debut feature film 

from South African filmmaker, author and playwright 

Ndaba ka Ngwane follows three young teenagers in rural 

KwaZulu-Natal through their daily struggles of poverty, 

abuse and prejudice. With stunning cinematography 

by first-time director of photography and film editor 

Khulekani Zondi, Uhlanga features a cast of young amateur 

actors, stirring poetry and an original and engaging 

soundtrack of South African music. 

We are excited to host the UK premiere of Uhlanga 

and delighted to have the director Ndaba ka Ngwane 

and cinematographer Khulekani Zondi in attendance. 

The film recently scooped five awards at the Zanzibar 

International Film Festival – including the Golden Dhow 

Award for best feature. Ndaba ka Ngwane and Khulekani 

Zondi are presenting a masterclass at Edinburgh College 

of Art, Friday 26 October at 10.00am. Their attendance 

was made possible by the generous support of Film 

Africa in London. 

After the screening everyone is warmly invited to an 

opening reception at Cargo Bar (129 Fountainbridge) 

featuring live African music, African canapés and South 

African wine. Thanks to Spoilt for Choice for generously 

sponsoring the canapés! 

African Science Fiction 

Fri 26 Oct at 5.45pm 

1h42m • Various languages with English subtitles • 15 

African sci-fi might sound like an unusual concept, but in 

fact this genre is increasingly being explored by African 

artists, writers and filmmakers. Adopting and reinterpreting 

the genre of science fiction allows these artists to imagine 

possible futures for Africa while drawing on the past, to 

speculate about scientific and technological innovation 

and environmental change, and to create counternarratives 

to persisting stereotypes of Africa as the ‘Dark 

Continent’. 

In this collection of films, we look at different 

manifestations and interpretations of the genre from 

various parts of the continent as well as from the African 

diaspora. 

The screening will be followed by a discussion with 

Cameroonian director Jean-Pierre Bekolo, whose feature 

film Les Saignantes, hailed as one of the first African 

sci-fi films, will be screened later the same evening. 

The films in this programme are: 

The Last Angel of History 

John Akomfrah · Ghana/UK 1995 · 45m 

Sweetheart - UK Premiere 

Michael Matthews · South Africa 2012 · 26m 

Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere 

Bobb Muchiri · Kenya 2011 · 7m 

Hasaki Ya Suda (Swords) 

Cédric Ido · Burkina Faso 2010 · 24m · Lingala with English subtitles 

Les Saignantes The Bloodettes 


Jean-Pierre Bekolo • France/Cameroon 2005 • 1h37m 

Digibeta • French with English subtitles • 15 

Yaounde, Cameroon 2025: Two femme fatales, Majolie and 

Chouchou, use their beauty to win favour from powerful 

men in Cameroon. When one of these men dies, it sets in 

motion a plot involving a severed head, a secret society of 

women and the fate of a struggling nation. 

Les Saignantes has been hailed as one the first science 

fiction films to come out of Africa. An experimental scifi/action/horror 

hybrid, the film aims to expose the deep 

social crises that according to the filmmaker, Cameroon 

in particular and Africa in general, suffer from. The avantgarde 

feel of the film, its stylised aesthetic and superb 

acting earned the film second prize for Feature Film and 

Best Female Actresses awards at FESPACO (2007). 

We are delighted to have Jean-Pierre Bekolo in 

attendance for a Q&A session following the screening. 

Bekolo is an award-winning filmmaker, script writer, 

author and scholar. His first film Quartier Mozart 

(screening on Sun 28 Oct) was awarded the Prix Afrique 

en Création at Cannes Film Festival (1992). Bekolo’s visit 

is generously funded by the University of Stirling. 

SEASON CONTINUES OVERLEAF

10 Africa in Motion 2012 (continued) 

ESSAHA 

AFRICAN FILMS FOR CHILDREN – ABEBA AND ABEBE 

AFRICAN FILMS FOR CHILDREN – MWANSA THE GREAT 

Elmina 

Sat 27 Oct at 6.00pm 

Emmanuel Apea Jr • Ghana 2010 • 1h44m • Digibeta • 15 

Elmina brings together two worlds that don’t often 

intersect - the Western art world and the African 

popular cinema industry - in a unique hybrid that turns 

conventional notions of globalisation on their head. The 

film depicts the journey of a small-town Ghanaian farmer 

fighting government and corporate corruption to protect 

his land and family from a Chinese oil company against 

all odds. It’s an intriguing melodrama full of witchcraft, 

murder and sex which chronicles a man’s struggle against 

the system. 

In an unusual casting choice, Doug Fishbone, a white 

American from New York City, portrays a character that 

would traditionally be played by a black actor from Ghana. 

No reference is ever made to this irregular casting, which 

in a quietly subversive way challenges our ideas of fiction 

and tests the acceptable limits of role and representation 

in film. 

Kindly supported by Social Anthropology at the 

University of Edinburgh, the screening will be followed 

by a discussion with researchers and anthropologists 

working in Africa. 

Essaha The Square 


Dahmane Ouzid • Algeria 2010 • 1h53m 

35mm • Arabic with English subtitles • 15 

UK Premiere 

Essaha is the first-ever Algerian musical comedy! A group 

of juveniles defend ‘the Square’, the place where they live, 

against a company which plans to build a shopping mall 

in its place. None of them has a job nor any chance of 

getting one. Violence, drugs and illegal immigration are 

everywhere, and the threat of an acquisition of their living 

space generates huge concern. 

Dahmane Ouzid has created a humorous musical where 

the youths’ hopes and dreams for a better life, love, and 

a visa end up being the catalyst to move a mostly silent 

community into action. 

TICKETDEALS 

Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season 

and get 15% off 

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get 25% off 

Buy any nine (or more) tickets for films in this season 


These offers are available online, in person and on the 

phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. 

Tickets must all be bought at the same time. 

African Films for Children 

Sun 28 Oct at 11.00am 

1h3m • PG 

A programme of exciting films and animations, designed 

especially for our younger audience members and 

their families. The screening will be introduced by 

Ogova Ondego, director of Lola Kenya Screen based in 

Nairobi, an audiovisual media festival, skills development 

programme and market for children and youth in eastern 

Africa. The first two films in this programme were made 

in collaboration with the African children and youth 

who took part in Lola Kenya’s creative and cultural 

entrepreneurship mentoring scheme. 

Subtitles will be narrated for younger viewers. 

The films are: 

Little Knowledge is Dangerous - UK Premiere 

Karama Ogova/Samora Michel Oundo/Adede Hawi Nyodero · Kenya 2010 

5m · English and Swahili with English subtitles · Animation 

Vanessa’s Dream - UK Premiere 

Adede Hawi Nyodero/Daki Mohamed · Kenya 2011 · 2m · Documentary 

Bino and Fino: A Big Birthday Party 

Adamu Waziri · Nigeria 2011 · 6m · Animation 

Abeba and Abebe: The Pepper Merchant - UK 

Premiere 

Danny Gebeyehu & Bisrat Amare · Ethiopia 2011 · 7m 

Amharic with English subtitles · Animation 

Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere 

Lazare Sie Pale · Burkina Faso 2011 · 20m 

French with English subtitles · Animation 

Mwansa the Great 

Rungano Nyoni · Zambia/UK 2011 · 23m · Nyanja with English subtitles


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EXHIBITION – INFLUENCE 

ARAB SPRING DOCUMENTARIES – ROUGE PAROLE 

TEY 

African Storytelling 

Sun 28 Oct at 1.00pm 

1h • PG 

Kenyan/Scottish storyteller Mara Menzies from Toto Tales is 

back! A fine and fantastical afternoon for children and their 

families of brand new stories and songs from across the 

African continent exploring the transition from old to new. 

With plenty of opportunity for audience participation, this 

promises to be storytelling at its best. 

A FREE ticketed event, suitable for children and families. 

Exhibition 

The exhibition in the Filmhouse cafe bar is one 

of the central events of the AiM film festival 

every year. This year two artists – Luis Dourado 

(Portugal) and Willem Venter (South Africa) 

– offer visual interpretations of what ‘Modern 

Africa’ might signify. 

Influence by Luis Dourado explores, through 

a variety of mediums, ideas of territory and 

history, and investigates the possibility of a 

new reality for a new Africa. 

Sieberiana by Willem Venter focuses on the 

pod of the Acacia Sieberiana var. woodii, often 

associated with the portrayal of the African 

savannah landscape, to become the site 

through which a different aspect of African 

identity is explored. 

Arab Spring Documentaries 



Beginning in December 2010 a wave of popular uprisings 

and demonstrations swept through the Arab World, civil 

protests that resulted in the toppling of decades-long 

oppressive regimes and the beginnings of a new era of 

democracy for those countries. Rulers in Tunisia, Egypt and 

Libya were forced from power, and uprisings and protests 

have erupted in many other countries since, reaching as far 

as sub-Saharan Africa. While these young democracies are 

finding their feet, their artists are embracing a new-found 

freedom of creative expression which is having a positive 

effect on the cinema industries in these countries. 

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Noe 

Mendelle (producer of the Tripoli and Rabat Stories) and 

other experts on the Arab Spring revolutions. 

The films in this programme are: 

Rouge Parole - UK Premiere 

Elyes Baccar · Tunisia/Switzerland/Qatar 2011 · 1h36m 

English, Arabic and Turkish with English subtitles 

Graffiti (Tripoli Stories) - UK Premiere 

Anas El Gomati/Ibrahim El Mayet · Libya/UK 2012 · 4m 

Arabic with English subtitles 

Granny’s Flags (Tripoli Stories) 

Naziha Arebi · Libya/UK 2012 · 5m • Arabic with English subtitles 

The Secret Room (Tripoli Stories) 

Ibrahim Y. Shebani · Libya/UK 2012 · 5m • Arabic with English subtitles 

Bitter Return (Rabat Stories) - UK Premiere 

Mohamed Benabou · Morocco/UK 2012 · 5m • Arabic with English subtitles 

Tey Today 


Alain Gomis • France/Senegal 2012 • 1h26m 

Digibeta • French and Wolof with English subtitles • 15 

He is a strong, healthy man, yet today is the last day of 

his life. Satché (played by African American musician, 

poet, writer and actor Saul Williams) recounts his past as 

he ambles through the familiar streets of his Senegalese 

home town for the last time. As if on a quest to leave his 

relationships in peace, he journeys from his parents’ house 

to his first love, to the friends of his youth, to his wife and 

children. Satché experiences his concluding moments full 

of fear, yet exuding serenity. Followed by a congregation 

of admirers, he weaves through the streets with an 

unwavering focus on his death foretold. 

Meditative and exotic, French/Senegalese director Alain 

Gomis’ film tells the story of a man who leaves America 

to return to the land of his birth. It is a poetic and 

experimental narrative that prompts the audience to 

contemplate their own mortality. 

This screening is sponsored by the Society for 

Francophone Postcolonial Studies. 


12 Africa in Motion 2012 (continued) 

QUARTIER MOZART AiM SHORT FILM COMPETITION – MKHOBBI FI KOBBA DEATH FOR SALE 

Quartier Mozart 


Jean-Pierre Bekolo • France/Cameroon 1992 • 1h20m 

Digibeta • French with English subtitles • 15 

Told over a 48-hour period in a working-class 

neighbourhood in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon, Quartier 

Mozart is the story of a young schoolgirl known as Queen 

of the ‘Hood, and her education on the sexual politics 

of the male quarter. Maman Thekla, the local sorceress, 

enables Queen of the ‘Hood’s spiritual acquisition of the 

body of the young man My Guy, allowing her to satisfy 

her curiosity about men. She then becomes a boy suitor 

competing for the amorous attentions of a policeman’s 

daughter. Maman Thekla herself assumes the shape of 

Panka, a familiar comic figure in Cameroonian folklore with 

the ability to make a man’s genitals disappear when he 

shakes hands with him. 

Awarded the Prix Afrique en Création at the 1992 Cannes 

Film Festival, Jean-Pierre Bekolo’s humour-filled film and 

its colourful cast of characters has delighted film festival 

audiences from across the world, and we know you are in 

for a treat in Edinburgh as well! 

We are delighted to have Jean-Pierre Bekolo in 

attendance to talk to the audience, in a Q&A session 

following the screening. 

This screening is sponsored by the School of Arts and 

Humanities, University of Stirling. 

AiM Short Film Competition 

Mon 29 Oct at 5.30pm 


The Short Film Competition is part of AiM’s commitment 

to nurturing young African filmmaking talent. From the 

dozens of submissions, eight films have been shortlisted, 

comprising a diverse and captivating collection from 

across the continent. The winner is selected by our jury 

of acclaimed film practitioners/academics and will be 

announced immediately after the screening. The audience 

will also have the opportunity to vote for their favourite 

film, with the Audience Award winner announced at the 

closing screening of the festival on 2 November. 

Our thanks go to The Africa Channel and Buni TV 

for sponsoring the prize money for the Short Film 

Competition. 

The shortlisted films are: 

Le Parrain (The Godfather) - UK Premiere 

Lazare Sie Pale · Burkina Faso 2011 · 20m 

Dog - UK Premiere Jaco Minnaar · South Africa 2012 · 12m 

Who Killed Me - UK Premiere 

Amil Shivji · Tanzania/Canada 2012 · 15m 

Nola - UK Premiere Askia Traoré · France/Chad 2010 · 26m 

Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Turbulence) 

Leyla Bouzid · Tunisia/France 2011 · 22m 

Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere 

Bobb Muchiri · Kenya 2011 · 7m 

Salam Ghourba (Farewell Exile) - UK Premiere 

Lamia Alami · Morocco/USA/Switzerland 2011 · 16m 

Mwansa The Great Rungano Nyoni · Zambia/UK 2011 · 23m 

Death for Sale 


Faouzi Bensaïdi • Belgium/France/Morocco 2011 • 1h57m 

Digibeta • Arabic with English subtitles • 15 

In the port city of Tetouan, Morocco, there is a permanent 

low, heavy sky. Malik, 26, is out of a job and madly in love 

with Dounia, a prostitute at the La Passarella nightclub. 

Malik and his two friends, all small time crooks, conceive 

a plan to rob the city’s biggest jewellery store in the hope 

of escaping from an inevitably bleak future. Malik is in on 

the heist so that he can take Dounia out of prostitution 

and create a new life for them. Allal needs cash so he can 

fry bigger fish in the drugs trade. Soufiane, the youngest of 

the three, has left school and is looking for direction. When 

the plan falls apart, the three friends must face their own 

separate destinies alone. 

Award-winning director Faouzi Bensaïdi’s third feature is 

an open invitation to dive into a visually playful neo-noir 

tale of ordinary people who, as Bensaïdi describes, “are 

suffocated by a political, economic and religious system.” 

AiM 2012 in partnership with Filmhouse 

Knowledge & Learning Department is 

organising a Secondary School Screening of 

the UK premiere of the Kenyan/South African 

film Inside Story on Monday 29 October at 

10.00am. Learn more about this screening on 

AiM and Filmhouse’s websites. 

Interested schools can book directly with 

Filmhouse box office. Tickets: £2.60 per pupil, 

teachers free.


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KINYARWANDA DEAR MANDELA MAAMi 

Kinyarwanda 

Tue 30 Oct at 5.45pm 

Alrick Brown • USA/France/Democratic Republic of the Congo 

2011 • 1h40m • Digibeta 

English and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles • 15 

During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, when neighbours 

killed neighbours and friends betrayed friends, some 

crossed lines of hatred to protect each other. The Mufti of 

Rwanda, the most respected Muslim leader in the country, 

issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating 

in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a 

slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where 

Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to 

protect each other. Kinyarwanda is based on true accounts 

from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of 

Kigali and the madrassa of Nyanza. It recounts how the 

Imams opened the doors of the mosques to give refuge 

to the Tutsi and those Hutu who refused to participate in 

the killing. 

The screening is kindly sponsored by the Rwandan High 

Commission and the Rwanda Scotland Alliance, and will 

be followed by a discussion with a representative from 

the Rwandan High Commission. The discussion will be 

preceded by the screening of a pre-recorded message 

from the director of Kinyarwanda, Alrick Brown. 

AiM is also partnering with the Rwanda Scotland 

Alliance in presenting the visual arts exhibition ‘KIGALI, 

KIGALI - Contemporary Art from young Rwandan Artists’, 

featuring work by Rwandan artists from the Ivuka Arts 

group in Kigali. The exhibit runs from 30 October to 

7 November at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall (30-36 

Dalmeny Street). 

Dear Mandela 


Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza • South Africa/USA • 2011 • 1h33m 

HD-Cam • English and Zulu with English subtitles • 15 

Destroyed homes, threats at gunpoint and high-court 

action; this battle by three young people to stand up for 

their rights is a testimony to people power. When the 

South African government promises to ‘eradicate the 

slums’ and begins to evict shack dwellers far outside the 

city, three friends who live in Durban’s vast shantytowns 

refuse to be moved. Dear Mandela follows their journey 

from their shacks to the highest court in the land, as they 

invoke Nelson Mandela’s example and become leaders in a 

growing social movement. 

By turns inspiring, devastating and funny, the film offers a 

new perspective on the role that young people can play in 

political change and is a fascinating portrait of South Africa 

coming of age. 

PLUS SHORT 

Peace Wanted Alive: Kenya at the Crossroads 

Stephen Marshall • Kenya/USA • 2010 • 18m • Digibeta • 15 

This short tells the story of the courageous Kenyan 

peacebuilders who saved their country from descending 

into genocide during the 2008 election crisis. 

These two documentaries are screened in collaboration 

with the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Theology 

and Public Issues (CTPI) project on ‘Peace-building 

through Media Arts’. 

MAAMi 

Wed 31 Oct at 6.15pm 

Tunde Kelani • Nigeria 2011 • 1h32m 

Digibeta • Yoruba with English subtitles • 15 

MAAMi is an enthralling story of a poor, devoted single 

parent’s struggles to raise her only child, Kashimawo, who 

goes on to become an international star in an English 

football club, and consequently, a national hero. Set 

over a two-day period in the southern Nigerian town 

of Abeokuta leading up to the 2010 World Cup, the film 

retrospectively accounts Kashimawo’s childhood through 

his own thoughts, addressing his turbulent childhood and 

unresolved issues with his absent father. MAAMi is a film 

about love, fate, hard work and goodwill. 

Tunde Kelani is a highly acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker, part 

of the hugely popular and prolific Nollywood industry, and 

has been making popular Nollywood films for over twenty 

years. 

Nigerian film academic and Nollywood expert 

Onookome Okome will introduce the screening. 

To learn more about Africa’s video-film industries, 

don’t miss Birgit Meyer’s seminar on Friday 

26 October, Onookome Okome’s seminar on 

Wednesday 31 October, and the Africa in Motion 

Symposium on Saturday 27 October. 

All events taking place at Centre for African 

Studies, Edinburgh University. 

More information at www.africa-in-motion.org.uk 


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Africa in Motion 2012 (continued) 

OTELO BURNING STOCKTOWN X SOUTH AFRICA DIMANCHE A BRAZZAVILLE 

Otelo Burning 


Sara Blecher • South Africa 2011 • 1h35m 

DCP • English and Zulu with English subtitles • 15 

Shot in Durban and set in 1989, in the final years of the 

crumbling apartheid system, Otelo Burning tells the 

story of a group of township kids who discover the joy 

of surfing. When 16-year-old Otelo Buthelezi takes to 

the water for the first time, it is clear that he was born 

to surf. But then tragedy strikes. On the day that Nelson 

Mandela is released from prison, Otelo is forced to choose 

between surfing and justice. This beautiful, insightful and 

entertaining film captures a turbulent time in South Africa’s 

history. 

The film will be introduced by South African director 

Sarah Blecher, who will be in attendance. 

Documentary Screenings: African Popular Arts 

Thu 1 Nov from 10.00am to 5.00pm 

Room 1.18, Evolution House 

(Edinburgh College of Art) 

Free and non-ticketed 

A full day of free documentary screenings 

exploring contemporary popular African art 

forms, accompanied by discussions. We journey 

through Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, South Africa 

and Kenya to see musicians, poets and visual 

artists at work. 

More information at www.africa-in-motion.org.uk 

DOUBLE BILL 

Thu 1 Nov at 6.00pm 

A double bill of documentaries depicting cutting-edge 

contemporary culture in Africa’s urban centres through 

street fashion, hip hop, graffiti and more. 

Stocktown X South Africa 

Teddy Goitom • Sweden/South Africa • 2011 • 29m • Digibeta • 15 

Beyond the stereotypical daily reporting on violence, 

AIDS and safari tours, Swedish directors Teddy Goitom 

and Benjamin Taft set out to capture the creative street 

vibes of South Africa. On their trip to Cape Town and 

Johannesburg, they meet up with the heavy metal band 

Ree-burth, the Soweto style-setters Smarteez with their 

colourful street savvy fashion, video gamers label 2bop, 

and limpop music genre innovator Gazelle. 

PLUS 

Dimanche à Brazzaville UK Premiere 

Adrià Monés & Enric Bach • Republic of the Congo 2011 • 51m 

Digibeta • French, Lingala and Kitouba with English subtitles • 15 

In his weekend show, a young radio talk show host, Carlos 

La Menace, unveils three figures from Congo’s capital, 

Brazzaville. The Sapeur Yves Saint Laurent, surrounded 

by extreme poverty, chooses elegance as a way of life. 

Cheriff Bakala is not a usual rapper. He mixes hip hop with 

Congolese folk, and uses local instruments such as selfcrafted 

drums. Finally, Palmas Yaya, Brazzaville’s wrestling 

champion is relying on voodoo to defend his throne at a 

crucial moment of his life. 

Cry of Love 

UK Premiere 


Faith Isiakpere • South Africa 2012 • 2h • HD-Cam • 15 

Cry of Love follows the lives of young and talented teens 

who explore their musical gifts in Johannesburg’s African 

Performing Arts Centre school. Set against the city’s 

vibrant cosmopolitan backdrop, this film brings together 

characters from across Africa. Despite their differences, 

each character finds solace in ‘The Sanctuary’, a place of 

common ground where people are united through music 

and the celebration of Ubuntu - the African expression for 

“I am what I am because of who we all are.” 

In Cry of Love, Nigerian-born director Faith Isiakpere 

delivers an uplifting Fame-style musical starring legendary 

South African songbird Yvonne Chaka Chaka. This ‘faction’ 

(fact and fiction) film distinguishes itself by combining 

a compelling narrative with music and contemporary 

human rights issues. 

This film is screened in collaboration with the University 

of Edinburgh’s Centre for Theology and Public Issues 

(CTPI) project on ‘Peace-building through Media Arts’. 

The screening will be followed by a discussion on issues 

of peacemaking and reconciliation in film.


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CRY OF LOVE LE POINT DE VUE DU LION RESTLESS CITY 

Le Point de Vue du Lion UK Premiere 

The Lion’s Point of View 

Fri 2 Nov at 6.00pm 

Didier Awadi & Vincent Vallet • Senegal 2011 • 1h12m • Digibeta 

English, French and Spanish with English subtitles • 15 

50 years of independence. A promise of happiness and 

prosperity. But nowadays young Africans climb into simple 

wooden boats, and cross the desert and the sea towards 

El Dorado. Why? What are the deeper reasons? And how 

could it come this far? These were the starting questions 

from Senegalese director and hip-hop star Didier Awadi. 

For several years he interviewed ex-presidents and 

ministers, important UN officials, writers, artists, historians, 

activists and lay migrants and refugees: 44 people who 

have analysed the situation of their continent and do not 

mince their words. The result is a decidedly Pan-African, 

deliberately subjective and revolutionary documentary 

with an undoubted power of impact. 

This screening is kindly sponsored by Centre of African 

Studies at the University of Edinburgh and will be 

followed by a discussion hosted by experts in African 

history and development. 

For full programme details and 

additional screenings and events, 

see the Africa in Motion website, 

www.africa-in-motion.org.uk, or pick 

up an Africa in Motion brochure in 

Filmhouse foyer. 

Restless City 

Fri 2 Nov at 8.30pm 

Andrew Dosunmu • USA • 2011 • 1h20m • HD-Cam 

English, French, Wolof and Yoruba with English subtitles • 15 

Djibril (Alassane Sy) is a young African immigrant whose 

life can only go upward. Leaving a past of hardship behind, 

he arrives in New York. After living in the City for a while he 

begins to believe that he can achieve his dreams. Djibril 

wants to be a musician, a pop star, and one-day return to 

Africa where his mother and father still toil for a meagre 

living. By day he sells merchandise on Canal Street for the 

small income that keeps him going, and at the same time 

he seeks a way to succeed as a singer. During his searches 

he meets the beautiful and fragile Trini; an encounter that 

changes his life forever. 

Nigerian-born director Andrew Dosunmu’s feature-length 

debut is a remarkable, stylised cinematographic exercise. 

With its alluring aesthetics and phenomenal soundtrack, it 

marks Dosunmu as a new name to follow. 

The closing film will be preceded by the screenings of 

the winners of the AiM Short Film Competition. Join us 

for a celebratory drink and some African music in the 

bar afterwards. 

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Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2012 

ARRIETTY THE SINGING RINGING TREE SNOW WHITE 

Scottish International 

Storytelling Festival 2012 

Folk tales are a universe of dream, humour, fantasy, fear and wisdom. They power ancient cultures and new media 

alike. Their fascination remains because they touch our humanity in places that reason fails to plumb or language 

cannot always fathom. Where better to experience this art than in Scotland, the ancient home of storytelling, and of 

Celtic hospitality. Sit at the hearth of stories and be transported into other worlds. The 2012 Scottish International 

Storytelling Festival celebrates the art and humanity of folk tales across Europe, tracing the way in which the 

publication of the Brothers Grimm Tales 200 years ago, sparked a revival of interest in nations and regions across the 

continent and influenced every art form. 

Filmhouse’s EISF events this year include a session with renowned Breton harpist and composer Cécile Corbel, who 

will be performing her beautiful compositions for the Studio Ghibli animated film Arrietty, and three films based on 

Grimm fairytales, made by the famous DEFA studios in the former East Germany. Many thanks to the Goethe-Institut 

in Glasgow for their support with these screenings. 

For details of more EISF events, go to www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk/festival/scottish_storytelling_festival.asp 

Cécile Corbel: 

Composing for Studio Ghibli 


1h • U 

The renowned Breton harpist and composer introduces 

and performs her compositions for Arrietty, the beautiful 

animated film. Cécile Corbel originally sent her second album 

to Studio Ghibli as a gift, and, after listening to it, producer 

Toshio Suzuki invited her to compose the film’s score. 

Arrietty is screening on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October. 

The Singing Ringing Tree 

Das Singende, klingende Bäumchen 


Francesco Stefani • East Germany 1957 • 1h15m 

Digibeta • German with English subtitles • U 

Cast: Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux. 

Princess Thousandbeauty learns kindness and humility 

when her scornful treatment of a princely suitor renders 

him victim to a cruel spell and transforms her into an ugly 

hag. Only the legendary singing ringing tree has the power 

to save her, and will mark the event with a tune. 

The Dwarf Magician 

Das Zaubermännchen 


Christoph Engel • East Germany 1960 • 1h13m 


Cast: Karl-Heinz Rothin, Karin Lesch, Reinhard Michalke. 

Because of miller Kunz’s boastfulness, his daughter Marie is 

imprisoned in the castle. Kunz claimed that she could spin 

straw into gold and now she is supposed to fill the king’s 

empty coffers. Suddenly, a dwarf appears to the desperate 

Marie, offering to spin all the straw into gold if she will 

promise him her first-born child... 

Snow White Schneewittchen 


Gottfried Kolditz • East Germany 1961 • 1h3m 


Cast: Doris Weikow, Marianne Christina Schilling. 

Everyone is fond of Snow White because of her kindness, 

friendliness and readiness to help. But her stepmother, 

tormented by jealousy and envy, pursues her with hatred. 

When Her Royal Majesty’s magic mirror tells her one day 

that it is Snow White who is the fairest of all, she is out 

for blood, but Snow White manages to reach the seven 

dwarfs, who give her a warm reception… 

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Tickets must all be bought at the same time.

Weans’ World 

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PARANORMAN SHORTS FOR WEE ONES TWIGSON 

Weans’ World 

Films for a younger audience. Tickets cost £2.50 

(£4.50 for 3D shows) per person, big or small! 

This month, we’re featuring some of the highlights 

of the Discovery Film Festival in Dundee 

– delightful Norwegian family film Twigson and 

three fantastic programmes of shorts. For more 

information go to www.discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk 

Please note: although we normally disapprove of people 

talking during screenings, these shows are primarily for 

kids, so grown-ups should expect some noise! 

Arrietty 

Sat 13 Oct at 1.00pm & Sun 14 Oct at 11.00am 

Hiromasa Yonebayashi • Japan 2010 • 1h34m 

Digital projection • English language version 

U – Contains no material likely to offend or harm 

With the voices of Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Tom Holland, 

Geraldine McEwan, Phyllida Law. 

Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion set in a 

magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, tiny 14- 

year-old Arrietty lives with her equally tiny parents. Arrietty’s 

parents have always warned her: “Never let humans see you.” 

But the adventurous Arrietty doesn’t listen, and is spotted by 

a 12-year-old boy. The two begin to confide in each other 

and, before long, a friendship begins to blossom. 

See left for details of an event with Arrietty composer Cécile 

Corbel. 

ParaNorman 

Mon 15 to Thu 18 Oct at 1.00pm 

Chris Butler, Sam Fell • USA 2012 • 1h33m • Digital projection 

PG – Contains mild comic horror and violence, frightening 

sequences and innuendo 

With the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Tucker 

Albrizzi, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse. 

A spooky stop-motion comedy for all the family! A small 

town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only 

misunderstood local boy Norman, who is able to speak to 

the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on 

ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his 

town from a centuries-old curse. 

Shorts for Wee Ones 

Sat 20 Oct at 12 noon 

1h • U 

Once again Discovery Film Festival have searched high 

and low to bring you a new mix of the best short films for 

the very young. All the films are either in English or have 

no dialogue, so they’re suitable for even the youngest 

children and form an ideal introduction to the big screen 

experience. 

In this year’s selection you’ll meet a most determined bull, 

a duck on a mission and an ant with a dream. There are 

brilliant colours, fantastic soundtracks and a huge range of 

animation styles: hand-drawn, computer generated and 

even one that’s made with tea leaves! 

Shorts for Middle Ones, for those aged 8 and above, will 

screen next month. 

Twigson Knerten 

Sun 21 & Mon 22 Oct at 2.00pm 

Åsleik Engmark • Norway 2009 • 1h15m 

Digibeta • Norwegian with English subtitles • U 

Cast: Adrian Grønnevik Smith, Asleik Engmark, Pernille Sørensen, 

Jan Gunnar Røise, Petrus Andreas Christensen. 

Poor Junior has plenty of time to play, but no-one to play 

with. His family has just moved to a ramshackle old house 

in the country and he doesn’t know anyone. He’s pretty 

lonely until he finds a special twig called ‘Twigson’ – a twig 

who can talk! Before long they’re getting into all kinds of 

scrapes in the woods with the oddball neighbours. 

The Gruffalo’s Child and Other Stories 

Sat 27 Oct at 12 noon 

45m • U 

The wonderful thing about great books is that they can 

be made into great films too! Following on the heels of 

the hugely enjoyable film version of Julia Donaldson’s The 

Gruffalo is this beautiful adaptation of the next chapter, 

The Gruffalo’s Child. Once again we venture into the deep, 

dark wood and encounter Snake, Owl and Fox, who are 

on their way to a showdown with Mouse. But is he as big 

and bad as everyone says? The Gruffalo’s child is about to 

find out. 

Discovery Film Festival have also included two more short 

films in this compendium. Based on a Tibetan folk tale, 

Rumours shows just how quickly a story can get out of 

hand and distort the truth. In Gus, a cave boy with chronic 

flatulence and his father live a cold life in the Alps, until the 

boy is sent outside and changes their lives forever.

18 FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME 5 October - 1 November 2012 BOX OFFICE 0131 228 2688 

DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE SCREENING TIMES DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE SCREENING TIMES DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE SCREENING TIMES 

Fri 1 The Birds (H) 1.00 

5 1 Untouchable 3.35/6.05/8.30 

Oct 2 Barbara 1.10 

2 The Man Who Knew... (1934) (H) 4.00 

2 The Birds (H) 5.50 

2 Call Me Kuchu (TOA) 8.25 + discussion 

3 Holy Motors 1.20/8.40 

3 Barbara 3.50/6.15 

Sat 1 The Birds (H) 1.00 

6 1 Untouchable 3.35/6.05/8.30 

Oct 2 Barbara 1.10/3.30/8.45 

2 Surprise Scr: TOA Aud Award (TOA) 6.00 



3 The Birds (H) 5.50 

Sun 1 The Birds (H) 1.00 

7 1 Untouchable 3.35/6.05/8.30 

Oct 2 Barbara 1.10/3.30 

2 Strangers on a Train (H) 6.00 

2 Shadow of a Doubt (H) 8.25 

3 Mr & Mrs Smith (H) 1.20 


3 Barbara 6.10 

Mon 1 Barbara (B) 

11am (babies & carers) 

8 1 Untouchable 2.15/6.05/8.25 

Oct 2 Barbara 3.20 

2 Barbara 5.50 + discussion 

2 Dali in New York + short (MH) 8.30 + disc. (£4/£2) 


3 Arsenic and Old Lace + short 5.45 

Tue 1 Untouchable 2.15/6.05/8.25 

9 2 Barbara 3.20/8.30 

Oct 2 Serious Drugs (MH) 5.45 + disc. (£4/£2) 


3 Mr & Mrs Smith (H) 6.00 

Wed 1 Untouchable 2.15/6.05/8.25 

10 2 Barbara 3.20/8.30 

Oct 2 Rupture: A Matter of... (MH) 5.45 + disc. (£4/£2) 


3 The Dying Swan + shorts (EC) 6.00 + intro 

Thu 1 Untouchable 2.15/6.05/8.25 

11 2 Barbara 3.20/8.30 

Oct 2 Strangers on a Train (H) 6.00 


3 Joanna (PP) 8.45 

Fri 1 To Catch a Thief (H) 1.00 

12 1 Untouchable 3.15/8.30 

Oct 1 Shadow of a Doubt (H) 6.00 

2 Untouchable 1.10 


2 To Catch a Thief (H) 6.10 

3 Husbands 1.05/8.20 

3 F for Fake 3.45 


Sat 1 Arrietty (WW) 1.00 

13 1 Untouchable 3.30/8.30 

Oct 1 Psycho (H) 6.00 


2 Family Plot (H) 3.40 


3 Husbands 1.05/8.20 



Sun 1 Arrietty (WW) 

11.00am 

14 1 Anna Karenina 1.00/8.00 

Oct 1 Untouchable 3.45 




2 Under Capricorn (H) 8.30 


3 Husbands 3.05 

3 Untouchable 5.50/8.15 

Mon 1 Anna Karenina (B) 


15 1 Anna Karenina 2.30 

Oct 1 The Trouble With Harry (H) 6.00 

1 Phoenix Wright... (SLA) 8.15 

2 ParaNorman (WW) 1.00 


2 Anna Karenina 5.55 



Tue 1 Anna Karenina 2.30/6.00 

16 1 Anime Shorts (SLA) 8.45 

Oct 2 ParaNorman (WW) 1.00 


2 Family Plot (H) 6.05 



Wed 1 Anna Karenina 2.30 

17 1 From Up on Poppy Hill (SLA) 8.30 

Oct 2 ParaNorman (WW) 1.00 


2 Rope (H) 6.25 


3 Der Golem + live music (EC) 6.15 + intro 

Thu 1 Anna Karenina 2.30 

18 1 Psycho (H) 6.00 

Oct 1 Marnie (H) 8.20 

2 ParaNorman (WW) 1.00 


2 Spellbound (H) 6.10 


3 80 Million (PP) 8.45 

Fri 1 Ginger & Rosa 1.00 

19 1 Psycho (H) 3.15 

Oct 1 After School Midnighters (SLA) 6.00 + intro 

1 Berserk: The Golden Age 1 (SLA) 8.30 + Q&A 

2 Rear Window (H) 1.20 

2 Ginger & Rosa 3.50/6.15/8.20 

3 Berberian Sound Studio 1.30/8.40 

3 About Elly 3.40 

3 The Trouble With Harry (H) 6.30 

Sat 1 Berserk: The Golden Age 2 (SLA) 1.00 + Q&A 

20 1 Cécile Corbel: Composing... (SF) 4.00 

Oct 1 Nerawareta Gakuen (SLA) 6.00 + intro 

1 Blood-C: The Last Dark (SLA) 8.30 + intro 

2 Shorts for Wee Ones (WW) 12 noon 

2 Ginger & Rosa 1.30/4.10/6.15/8.20 


3 Berberian Sound Studio 3.40 

3 Suspicion (H) 5.50 


Sun 1 Ginger & Rosa 1.15 

21 1 Ninja Scroll (SLA) 3.30 + intro 

Oct 1 Anime Mirai Project (SLA) 6.00 

1 Wolf Children Ame & Yuki (SLA) 8.40 + intro 

2 Twigson (WW) 2.00 

2 The Singing Ringing Tree (SF) 4.00 

2 Ginger & Rosa 6.15/8.20 




3 Spellbound (H) 8.30 

Mon 1 Ginger & Rosa (B) 


22 1 Marnie (H) 2.30 

Oct 1 Ginger & Rosa 6.00 

1 Santa Sangre (CS) 8.15 

2 Twigson (WW) 2.00 


2 I, Anna (MH) 5.45 + Q&A 



3 Under Capricorn (H) 8.40

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DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE SCREENING TIMES DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE SCREENING TIMES DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE SCREENING TIMES 

Tue 1 Rear Window (H) 2.30/8.45 

23 1 Marnie (H) 6.00 

Oct 2 Ginger & Rosa 3.45/8.30 

2 Swandown 6.10 


3 Ginger & Rosa 6.20 


Wed 1 Northern Lights Film Proj (MH) 3.30 - FREE 

24 1 The SMHAFF Awards 2012 (MH) 5.45 - FREE 

Oct 1 Berberian Sound Studio 8.40 


2 October (EC) 6.00 + intro 

3 Marnie (H) 3.00 


3 Rope (H) 8.30 

Thu 1 Rear Window (H) 2.30 

25 1 Marnie (H) 5.45 

Oct 1 Uhlanga (AiM) 

8.30 + intro 


2 Suspicion (H) 8.25 


3 Fear of Falling (PP) 6.15 


Fri 1 Ginger & Rosa 1.00/3.15/6.10/8.20 

26 2 Hope Springs (AD) 1.10/3.25 

Oct 2 African Science Fiction (AiM) 5.45 + discussion 

2 Les Saignantes (AiM) 8.30 + Q&A 

3 Room 237 1.15/3.30/6.05/8.15 

Sat 1 Ginger & Rosa 1.00/3.15/6.10/8.20 

27 2 The Gruffalo’s Child and... (WW) 12 noon 

Oct 2 The Dwarf Magician (SF) 1.30 

2 Hope Springs (AD) + (S) 3.25 (subtitled) 

2 Elmina (AiM) 6.00 + discussion 

2 Essaha (AiM) 8.45 

3 Room 237 1.15/3.30/5.45/8.15 

Sun 1 Snow White (SF) 1.30 

28 1 Ginger & Rosa 3.45/6.10/8.20 

Oct 2 African Films for Children (AiM) 11.00am + intro 

2 African Storytelling (AiM) 1.00 - FREE 

2 Arab Spring Documentaries (AiM) 3.15 + discussion 

2 Tey (AiM) 6.15 

2 Quartier Mozart (AiM) 8.30 + Q&A 

3 Room 237 1.15/3.30/6.00/8.15 

Mon 1 Hope Springs (B) 


29 1 Ginger & Rosa 2.30/6.10/8.20 

Oct 2 Hope Springs (AD) 3.15 

2 AiM Short Film Competition (AiM) 5.30 

2 Death for Sale (AiM) 8.45 

3 Room 237 3.30/6.00/8.15 

Tue 1 Ginger & Rosa 2.30/6.10/8.20 

30 2 Hope Springs (AD) 3.15 

Oct 2 Kinyarwanda (AiM) 

5.45 + discussion 

2 Dear Mandela + short (AiM) 8.30 

3 Room 237 3.30/6.00/8.15 

Wed 1 Ginger & Rosa 2.30/6.10 

31 1 The Shining 8.15 

Oct 2 Belle de jour (EC) 3.15 

2 MAAMi (AiM) 6.15 + intro 

2 Otelo Burning (AiM) 8.20 + intro 

3 Room 237 3.30/8.30 

3 Belle de jour (EC) 6.00 + intro 

Thu 1 Ginger & Rosa 2.30/6.10/8.20 

1 2 Hope Springs (AD) 3.15 

Nov 2 Stocktown X.../Dimanche à... (AiM) 6.00 

2 Cry of Love (AiM) 8.15 + discussion 

3 Room 237 3.30/6.15 

3 The Winner (PP) 8.45 

KEY: 

(AD) – Audio Description (see page 2) 

(B) – Carer & baby screening (see page 2) 

(S) – Subtitled (see page 2) 

All screenings in 2D unless marked [3D] 

SEASONS: 

(AiM) – Africa in Motion 2012 (pages 8-15) 

(CS) – Come and See... (page 26) 

(EC) – Intro to European Cinema (pages 30-31) 

(H) – The Genius of Hitchcock (pages 20-23) 

(MH) – Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 

(pages 28-29) 

(PP) – Play Poland (page 32) 

(SF) – Scottish Int. Storytelling Festival (page 16) 

(SLA) – Scotland Loves Anime (pages 24-26) 

(TOA) – Take One Action Film Festival (page 33) 

(WW) – Weans’ World (page 17) 

Full index of films on page 2 

TICKET PRICES & INFORMATION 

MATINEES (Shows starting prior to 5pm) 

Mon - Thu: £5.60 full price, £3.60 concessions 

Friday Bargain Matinees: £4.20/£2.60 concessions 

Sat - Sun: £7.50 full price, £5.50 concessions 

EVENING SCREENINGS (Starting 5pm and later) 

£7.50 full price, £5.50 concessions 

All tickets to Weans’ World screenings (marked WW 

on grid) are £2.50. Tickets for children under 12 are 

£2.50 for any screening. 

For screenings in 3D add £2 to ticket price. 

Filmhouse Members get £1.50 off every ticket 

(excludes Friday matinees and Weans’ World) 

Concessions available for: children (under 15); students 

(with valid matriculation card); school pupils (15-18 years); 

Young Scot cardholders; senior citizens; people with 

disability or invalidity status (carers go free); claimants 

(Jobseekers Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Housing 

Benefit); NHS employees (with proof of employment). 

We participate in the Orange Wednesdays 2 for 1 scheme. 

There are usually ticket deals available on film seasons. 

All performances are bookable in advance, in person, 

online at www.filmhousecinema.com or by phone on 0131 

228 2688. We do not charge a fee for bookings made by 

telephone or on the website. Tickets may also be reserved 

without payment, in which case they must be collected no 

later than 30 minutes before the performance starts. 

Tickets cannot be exchanged nor money refunded 

except in the event of a cancellation of a performance. 

Screenings are subject to change, but only in extraordinary 

circumstances. 

All seats are unreserved. If you require seats together 

please arrive in plenty of time. Cinemas will be open 

15 minutes before the start of each screening. The 

management reserves the right of admission and will not 

admit latecomers. Children under the age of 12 must be 

accompanied by an adult. 

Double bills are shown in the same order as indicated on 

these pages. Intervals in double bills last 10 minutes. 

BOX OFFICE: 0131 228 2688 (10am-9pm daily) 

PROGRAMME INFO: 0131 228 2689 

BOOK ONLINE: www.filmhousecinema.com

20 The Genius of Hitchcock 

THE BIRDS THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH STRANGERS ON A TRAIN 

The Genius of 

Hitchcock 

One of the world’s greatest directors, Alfred 

Hitchcock excelled in a variety of genres during his 

early British career, before moving to Hollywood in 

1939. It was here he became known as the ‘Master 

of Suspense’, producing some of the most analysed 

works in the history of cinema. 

See next month’s programme for more Hitch! 

We would like to thank Julie Pearce and her team 

at BFI Southbank for their invaluable help with this 

season. 

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The Birds 

DAPHNE 


DU MAURIER 

Afred Hitchcock • USA 1963 • 1h59m • Digital projection 

15 – Contains moderate threat and horror 

Cast: Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy, 

Veronica Cartwright. 

By the time of his last du Maurier adaptation, Hitch 

was so established (and sure of himself ) that he readily 

relocated her story about a Cornish farm labourer’s 

family responding to avian attacks to wealthy northern 

California. Though Evan Hunter’s script expands the tale, 

the film drops the novelist’s tentative explanation for the 

apocalyptic events, becoming Hitchcock’s most rigorously 

abstract study of the psychology of fear – a quality 

enhanced by the non-musical electronic score supervised 

by Bernard Herrmann. 

The Man Who Knew 

FAMILY 

Too Much (1934) 

PLOTS 

Fri 5, Sat 6 & Sun 14 Oct 

Alfred Hitchcock • UK 1934 • 1h15m • Digital projection • U 

Cast: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Nova Pilbeam, Pierre 

Fresnay. 

Vintage Hitchcock, with sheer wit and verve masking an 

implausible plot that spins out of the murder of a spy in 

Switzerland, with a pair of innocent bystanders left to 

track his secret – and their kidnapped daughter – in a dark 

and labyrinthine London. Pacy, exciting, and with superb 

settings, it also has nice villainy from a scarred, leering 

Peter Lorre (here making his British debut). 

Mr & Mrs Smith 

Sun 7 & Tue 9 Oct 

Alfred Hitchcock • USA 1941 • 1h35m • 16mm • U 

DEAD 

FUNNY 

Cast: Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond, Jack 

Carson, Philip Merivale. 

Revisiting the ‘be careful what you wish for’ conceit of Rich 

and Strange, this has a comfortably volatile Manhattan 

couple informed, three years into their marriage, that it 

isn’t actually legal. Cue a crisis of confession and criticism, 

suspicion and separation, as the wife, unexpectedly, 

refuses to renew the relationship. Hitch reworks his 

customary concerns about marital trust to fit in with the 

sleek conventions of sophisticated comedy; Lombard, 

Montgomery and Raymond respond with the requisite 

brio. 

Strangers on a Train 

FAMILY 

Sun 7 & Thu 11 Oct 

PLOTS 

Alfred Hitchcock • USA 1951 • 1h43m • 35mm • PG 

Cast: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G Carroll, 

Patricia Hitchcock. 

Again, we have doubles, deceptions, flawed family 

relationships and a play with symmetry, darkness and light, 

as Hitchcock’s love of bitter irony shades an adaptation 

(by Raymond Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde) of Patricia 

Highsmith’s novel. A tennis champ and a charming if 

eccentric fan joke about ridding one another of unwanted 

intimates: a perfect (since seemingly unmotivated) crime, 

in theory... Hitchcock’s abiding fascination with structural 

patterns – both narrative and visual – produces several 

unforgettable set-pieces.

The Genius of Hitchcock 

21 

SHADOW OF A DOUBT TO CATCH A THIEF FAMILY PLOT 

PSYCHO 

Shadow of a Doubt 

FAMILY 

Sun 7 & Fri 12 Oct 

PLOTS 


Cast: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry 

Travers, Hume Cronyn. 

In several respects Hitchcock’s first fully American drama, 

this Thornton Wilder-scripted look at smalltown life (set 

and shot in Santa Rosa, California) has a girl’s doubts about 

her beloved visiting uncle gnawing away at a family’s 

somewhat complacent happiness. Might Uncle Charlie 

be, as a cop warns her, quite literally a lady-killer? Hitch 

weaves a tangled web of doubles, dreams, deceptions 

and ill-defined desires into one of his darkest, subtlest and 

most unsettling films. 

To Catch a Thief 

DEAD 

FUNNY 


Alfred Hitchcock • USA 1955 • 1h37m • Digital projection • PG 

Cast: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, 

Charles Vanel. 

Again the world of rich sophisticates – this time on the 

French Riviera – is a source of comedy, as a retired cat 

burglar (Cary Grant) seeks to clear his name of a series of 

jewel thefts, even though one victim (Grace Kelly) finds 

his criminality, be it past or present, deeply alluring. Brisk, 

bright and breezy, unremittingly scenic and sexual, the 

film shows Hitch at his most relaxed, revelling in visual 

and verbal innuendo and the easy inconsequentiality of 

the story. 

Family Plot 

FAMILY 

Sat 13 & Tue 16 Oct 

PLOTS 

Alfred Hitchcock • USA 1976 • 2h • 35mm • PG 

Cast: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane. 

Further family secrets and distorting reflections as the 

parallel lives of two very different couples – one involved 

in fake spiritualism, the other more seriously in kidnapping 

and jewel theft – become inextricably and dangerously 

linked. Thanks to spirited performances and a witty script 

by Ernest (North by Northwest) Lehman, Hitchcock’s 

final comedy thriller – a tale of greed, hatred and deadly 

criminality undertaken in response to familial injustice – is 

a mischievously cynical delight. 

Psycho 

THE TROUBLE 

Sat 13, Thu 18 & Fri 19 Oct 

WITH SEX 

Alfred Hitchcock • USA 1960 • 1h48m • Digital projection • 15 

Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, 

Martin Balsam. 

Hitchcock’s one full-on foray into Grand Guignol territory is 

a milestone in cinema history; in various ways it changed 

how people made, watched and thought about movies. 

If few filmgoers are now unaware of what befalls Marion 

Crane at the Bates Motel, the film still boasts more than 

enough richly nuanced details to keep us constantly 

amused, intrigued and pleasingly ill-at-ease. Full marks 

to Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins et al for unforgettably 

fine performances; Bernard Herrmann’s unsettling score 

and Joseph Stefano’s witty script work wonders, too; and 

Hitchcock demonstrates all his expertise in mischievous 

audience manipulation. 

SEASON CONTINUES OVERLEAF 

Be careful what you wish for. 

It may just come true… 

A MIDSUMMER 

NIGHT’S DREAM 

By William Shakespeare 

Directed by Matthew Lenton 

19 October – 17 November 2012 

BOX OFFICE: 0131 248 4848 

www.lyceum.org.uk/dream 

Please note a fee will apply to all bookings. 

Royal Lyceum Theatre is a Registered Company No. SC062065. 

Scottish Charity Registered No. SC010509.

22 The Genius of Hitchcock (continued) 

UNDER CAPRICORN MARNIE REAR WINDOW 

Under Capricorn 

THE TROUBLE 

Sun 14 & Mon 22 Oct 

WITH SEX 

Alfred Hitchcock • UK 1949 • 1h57m • 35mm • PG 

Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret 

Leighton, Cecil Parker. 

Set in 1830s Australia, with echoes of Rebecca, Suspicion 

and Notorious, this tells of the colonial governor’s nephew 

(Wilding) visiting his adored cousin (Bergman), only to find 

her an alcoholic at the mercy, he suspects, of her husband 

(Cotten), a nouveau riche with a brisk manner and murky 

history. Using (courtesy Jack Cardiff ) exquisite colour and 

long tracking shots, Hitch creates a treacherous world of 

unspoken, barely repressed passions, all-infecting guilt and 

destructive class divisions. 

The Trouble With Harry 

Mon 15 & Fri 19 Oct 


DEAD 

FUNNY 

Cast: Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe, Mildred Natwick, Mildred 

Dunnock, Shirley MacLaine. 

The trouble with Harry is that he’s dead, won’t stay buried, 

and won’t give the inhabitants of a small Vermont village 

any peace: an elderly sea captain, an old maid, an artist, 

and the deceased’s young widow get involved in the 

problem of disposing of him, because they all feel guilty 

about his demise. Hitchcock loved the project’s potential 

for macabre understatement, so he has the group reacting 

with cool, callous detachment toward death. 

Rope 

THE WATCHFUL 

Wed 17 & Wed 24 Oct 

EYE 


Cast: James Stewart, Farley Granger, John Dall, Dick Hogan. 

Hitchcock’s experiment with the 10-minute take has two 

young men killing a friend for the intellectual ‘thrill’ of 

it, and attempting to prove their superiority by hiding 

the body in a trunk and inviting guests round to dinner 

(including James Stewart, their college professor, whose 

ideas have inspired their act) to see if they suspect 

anything. The technique inevitably does slow things down, 

but the beautifully constructed set and the black wit and 

strong performances all round make for a provocative and 

perverse entertainment. 

Marnie 

THE TROUBLE 

Thu 18 & Mon 22 to Thu 25 Oct 

WITH SEX 

Alfred Hitchcock • USA 1964 • 2h10m 

Digital projection • 15 – Contains domestic and sexual threat 

Cast: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker, Martin Gabel, 

Louise Latham. 

At once one of Hitchcock’s bad-marriage movies and a 

development of themes from both Vertigo (‘love’ as a form 

of manipulation) and Psycho, this sees a wealthy publisher 

(Connery) decide to marry the kleptomaniac (Hedren) 

who stole from his company – even though, by her own 

admission, she’s frigid. A dark, unsettling examination 

of the painful encounter of two differently troubled 

individuals; as in Under Capricorn, the truth is murkier than 

anything envisaged by the investigating lover’s mind’s eye. 

Spellbound 

THE TROUBLE 

Thu 18 & Sun 21 Oct 

WITH SEX 

Alfred Hitchcock • USA 1945 • 1h54m • 35mm 

PG – Contains mild threat, horror and descriptions of violence 

Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G 

Carroll, Rhonda Fleming. 

Again, a woman with an interest in psychology – this time 

a doctor at a psychiatric hospital (Bergman) – falls for a 

colleague (Peck) brought in to replace the retiring director, 

but the newcomer’s behaviour raises doubts as to his 

true identity. Famously, Hitch had Dalí work on a surreal 

dream sequence for what he regarded as ‘the first picture 

on psychoanalysis’, while Ben Hecht’s script neatly weaves 

Freudian motifs into what is both a psychological detective 

mystery and a troubled love story. 

Rear Window 

THE WATCHFUL 

Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21, Tue 23 & Thu 25 Oct 

EYE 

Alfred Hitchcock • USA 1954 • 1h54m 

Digital projection • PG – Contains mild violence 

Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter , Raymond Burr, 

Wendell Corey. 

James Stewart, immobilised in his apartment by a broken 

leg and aided by his girlfriend (Grace Kelly at her most 

vogue-coverish), takes to watching the inhabitants across 

the courtyard, first with binoculars, later with his camera. 

He thinks he witnesses a murder... Quite aside from the 

violation of intimacy, which is shocking enough, Hitchcock 

has nowhere else come so close to pure misanthropy, nor 

given us so disturbing a definition of what it is to watch 

the ‘silent film’ of other people’s lives, whether across a 

courtyard or up on a screen.

The Genius of Hitchcock/Luminate 

23 

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT ARSENIC AND OLD LACE MA BAR 

Suspicion 

THE TROUBLE 

Sat 20 & Thu 25 Oct 

WITH SEX 


Cast: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Nigel Bruce, Cedric Hardwicke, 

May Whitty. 

With its British source (a Frances Iles novel), setting and 

mostly British cast, this was a return to the territory 

explored in Rebecca. About an intellectually bright but 

blinkered, even naive woman (Fontaine again) coming to 

wonder whether the playboy she impetuously agreed to 

wed (Grant) – a dishonest, penniless wastrel, it transpires 

– might be planning to murder her, the film is notable for 

its probing of Grant’s dark, suave charm and for its brave, 

fittingly pitch-black opening. 

Luminate 

A special screening as part of Luminate, Scotland’s 

creative ageing festival celebrating and profiling our 

creative lives as we age. 

This brand new festival taking place across Scotland 

throughout October 2012 offers an exciting and high 

quality programme of arts events and activities with 

and for older people, as well as events that attract 

audiences and participants across the generations. 

www.luminatescotland.org 

Fresh* Local* Seasonal* SINCE 1962 

To help you find your way through this 

Hitchcock retrospective, we’ve split the films 

into categories: 

DAPHNE DU MAURIER The writer whose work 

was most frequently adapted by Hitch. 

FAMILY PLOTS Family life, Hitch style. 

DEAD FUNNY Brace yourself for Hitch’s macabre 

humour, jokes and pranks. 

THE TROUBLE WITH SEX Grapple with Hitch’s 

often disturbing visions of sex and sexuality. 

THE WATCHFUL EYE Take a closer look at how 

Hitchcock understands, and manipulates, our 

desire to see. 

More to come in the next programme! 

Arsenic and Old Lace 


Frank Capra • USA • 1944 • 1h58m • 35mm • PG 

Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson. 

On the eve of his wedding, theatre critic Mortimer 

Brewster discovers that his eccentric aunts are hiding a 

sinister secret...they murder the lonely gentlemen who visit 

their Brooklyn boarding house. Mortimer tries to conceal 

their crimes by blaming the harmless Teddy – who thinks 

he’s Theodore Roosevelt and is digging the Panama Canal 

in the cellar – but his plans are scuppered by the arrival of 

another sinister relative... 

PLUS SHORT 

Ma Bar Adrian McDowall & Finlay Pretsell • UK 2008 • 11m • Digibeta • PG 

Student 

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24 Scotland Loves Anime 

PHOENIX WRIGHT - ACE ATTORNEY FROM UP ON POPPY HILL AFTER SCHOOL MIDNIGHTERS 

Scotland 

Loves Anime 

Back for a third year and there’s no sign of us losing 

steam here at Scotland Loves Anime! We’ve picked up 

more premieres than ever before, including a coup for 

us – a world premiere before general distribution even 

in Japan, in the form of Nerawareta Gakuen! We’re 

equally excited about the Anime Mirai Project that 

showcases new talent from Japan, and Wolf Children 

Ame & Yuki – the latest film from Mamoru Hosoda. 

We’ve not scrimped on guests either this year – both 

the character designer of the two Berserk films and 

the President and founder of 4C (Berserk Films, Genius 

Party and even Thundercats), as well as another strong 

panel of judges looking for the top film from SLA 2012! 

As ever we’d like to thank everyone who makes this 

festival possible – including Creative Scotland, the 

Japan Foundation, Kaze, Manga UK, The Skinny, Neo 

Magazine and all the film companies who help us out. 

Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney 


Takeshi Miike • Japan 2012 • 2h15m 

Digibeta • Japanese with English subtitles • 12A 

Phoenix Wright, a junior lawyer working under the skilled 

Mia Fey, comes back to find his boss is murdered. Arrested 

for the murder, a spirit medium in training, sister Maya 

Fey. Phoenix believes in Maya’s innocence and takes the 

case where he meets Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, a 

level-headed prodigy and childhood friend. An intense 

courtroom battle unfolds as testimony and evidence 

are presented that lead back to a 15-year-old case that 

resulted in the murder of Miles’s father. Live action 

adaptation of the Nintendo DS videogame – take a look at 

one of the most faithful adaptations around! 

Anime Shorts 


1h30m • 12A 

A programme of brilliant anime shorts, including Tokyo 

Marble Chocolate Episodes 1 and 2, plus more surprises! 

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From Up on Poppy Hill 

Scottish Premiere 


Goro Miyazaki • Japan 2012 • 1h31m 

Digital projection • Japanese with English subtitles • PG 

In 1960s Japan, just before the Olympics, Umi is a hardworking 

young girl looking after her family whilst her 

mother is in America. One day she comes across a poem in 

the school newspaper, apparently directed at her. Not long 

after she meets Shun, a daring young lad who is part of a 

school movement to help save the local clubhouse from 

demolition. The movement is mostly led by lively boys 

from the school, but when Umi agrees to help, she and 

Shun grow closer together but are suddenly torn apart by 

a shocking secret. 

After School Midnighters 


Hitoshi Takekiyo • Japan 2012 • 1h34m 

HD-Cam • Japanese with English subtitles • PG 

St Claire’s Elementary School is a prestigious private school 

with a long history and tradition. But the school has 

another face. After school, with no one in the classrooms, 

the sound of piano comes from a music room. A black 

shadow appears on the surface of the pool. A blue-white 

light comes from the digital room, and a scream is heard 

from the darkness of the toilets. There’s also the matter 

of the talking anatomy figure in the science room, who is 

determined to keep people away from the school at night! 

This screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements.

Scotland Loves Anime 

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BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC 2 - THE BATTLE FOR DOLDREY NERAWARETA GAKUEN BLOOD-C: THE LAST DARK 

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 1 – 

The Egg of the King 


Toshiyuki Kubooka • Japan 2012 • 1h20m 

HD-Cam • Japanese with English subtitles • 15 

A foreboding, medieval European-insired world, where a 

hundred year war rages on. Lone mercenary Guts travels 

the land, cutting down his opponents with unrivalled 

swordsmanship. His ferocity and strength attracts the 

attention of Griffith, leader of the mercenary group The Band 

of the Hawk, and Guts is recruited to the unit. But soon Guts 

begins to question his reasons for fighting for Griffith’s dream. 

The film wlll be introduced by one of the producers, 

Fuko Noda, and the character designer, Naoyuki Onda, 

with a Q&A afterwards. 

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 2 - 

The Battle for Doldrey 

European Premiere 


Toshiyuki Kubooka • Japan 2012 • 1h35m 


The second film in the Golden Age Arc trilogy sees the 

Band of Hawks hired to take back the fortress of Doldrey 

and end the 100-year war in Midland. With such a bold 

move towards the Hawks’ leader, Griffith’s goal of a 

kingdom is finally within his grasp. What does this mean 

for Guts though? 

The film wlll be introduced by one of the producers, 

Fuko Noda, and the character designer, Naoyuki Onda, 

with a Q&A afterwards. 

Nerawareta Gakuen 

International Premiere 


Ryosuki Nakamura • Japan 2012 • 1h50m 

HD-Cam • Japanese with English subtitles • 12A 

Spring marks the start of another new school year at a 

junior high school in Kamakura. A new transfer student, 

Ryoichi Kyogoku, joins the 8th grade. Kyogoku has a very 

special proficiency in telepathy and has been ordered by 

his father to use this ability to scan other people’s minds 

and take over the school. Only one boy seems unaffected 

– Seki. Does Seki have what it takes to save everyone from 

the clutches of mind control? 

This screening will be introduced by Jonathan Clements. 

Blood-C: The Last Dark 


Naoyoshi Shiotani • Japan 2012 • 1h46m 


Tokyo has enacted the Youth Protection Ordinance: minors 

are forbidden from being out at night and the internet is 

strictly policed. Sirrut, an underground rebel organisation, 

is fighting back against the shadowy ruler of Tokyo, Fumito 

Nanahara. They scour the internet for information to help 

their cause and discover something gruesome: records 

of TOWER, a mysterious organisation rumoured to be 

conducting experiments involving human beings, and 

alluding to people being...eaten. 



26 Scotland Loves Anime (continued)/Come and See... 

NINJA SCROLL 

WOLF CHILDREN AME AND YUKI 

SANTA SANGRE 

Ninja Scroll 


Yoshiaki Kawajiri • Japan 1993 • 1h34m 

HDV • Japanese with English subtitles • 18 

Set during Japan’s Tokugawa period, Ninja Scroll opens 

with female ninja Kagero at the mercy of Tessai, a monster 

of a man who can turn his skin to stone. She is rescued 

by wandering ronin Jubei Kibagami and together the pair 

discover that Tessai is one of the Eight Devils of Kimon, 

a band of super ninja led by Jubei’s old nemesis, who he 

swears is dead. Tricked into helping Kagero take down 

the Eight Devils, expert swordsman Jubei must push his 

swordsmanship to the limit if he is to defeat them... 


Anime Mirai Project 


1h40m • PG 

Anime Mirai (‘The Future of Animation’) is a collective 

project from four Japanese production studios. These 

studios were specially selected by the Japan Animation 

Creators Association (JAniCA) under the patronage of 

the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and tasked with training 

young animators on the job. The four short films in this 

programme have been worked on by some of the freshest 

talent in Japanese animation: 

Juju the Weightless Dugong Hiroshi Kawamata, Answer Studio 

Pretending Not to See Shinpei Miyashita, Shirogumi 

Li’l Spider Girl Toshihisa Kaiya, Production I.G. 

Buta Kazuhide Tomonaga, Tokyo Telecom 

Wolf Children Ame and Yuki 

Scottish Premiere 


Mamoru Hosoda • Japan 2012 • 1h57m 

HD-Cam • Japanese with English subtitles • PG 

College student Hana falls in love with a man, only for him 

to reveal his secret: he’s a wolf man. Hana is not afraid and 

remains by his side. Eventually they parent two children, 

Ame and Yuki. To conceal Ame and Yuki’s wolf blood, the 

family live discreetly in a quiet corner of the city. Their life is 

simple but happy. But one day, their whole world changes 

when the children’s father dies. Hana decides to retreat to 

the countryside where Ame and Yuki can choose: do they 

want to grow up to be humans or wolves? 


Come and See... 

A monthly one-off screening of a great film 

we simply thought you might like to see, 

again or for the first time, on the big screen. 

Santa Sangre 


Alejandro Jodorowsky • Mexico/Italy 1989 • 2h3m 

Digital projection • 18 

Cast: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell, Thelma 

Tixou, Sabrina Dennison. 

In the 1970s, his legendary films El Topo and The Holy 

Mountain redefined movies as both art and entertainment 

while changing the face of cinema forever. And in 1989, 

visionary writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky returned 

with his masterpiece, an epic of surreal genius, now 

digitally restored. 

The story of a young circus performer, the crime of passion 

that shatters his soul, and the macabre journey back to 

the world of his armless mother, deaf-mute lover, and 

murder, it’s an odyssey of ecstasy and anguish, belief and 

blasphemy, beauty and madness, and unlike any movie 

you have seen before.

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28 Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 

DALI IN NEW YORK SERIOUS DRUGS RUPTURE: A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH 

Scottish 

Mental Health 

Arts & Film 

Festival 

Now in its sixth year, the Scottish Mental Health 

Arts & Film Festival is one of Scotland’s most diverse 

cultural events, covering everything from music, film 

and visual art to theatre, dance, and literature. The 

annual festival takes place in venues across Scotland 

throughout October, aiming to support the arts and 

challenge preconceived ideas about mental health. 

This year the festival breaks new ground with 

previews of unreleased and previously unseen films, 

accompanied by unique, live discussion with guests, 

fans and filmmakers alike. 

Our screenings include a visit from Jack Bond with Dali In 

New York, his celebrated collaboration with Salvador Dali; 

BMX Bandit Duglas Stewart talking about documentary 

Serious Drugs; Rupture, Hugh Hudson’s thoughtful 

documentary about his wife Maryam D’Abo’s recovery 

from a brain injury; and Charlotte Rampling starring in an 

advance preview of psychological thriller I, Anna. 

For details of other festival events, go to 

www.mhfestival.com 

Dali in New York 

Mon 8 Oct at 8.30pm - TICKETS £4/£2 

Jack Bond • USA/UK • 1965 • 57m • Digibeta • PG • Documentary 

Jack Bond’s film about his relationship with one of the 

world’s most celebrated artists, Salvador Dali, is a remarkable 

reflection of the creative process. In a series of meetings in 

New York around Christmas 1965, Bond creates a wry and 

amusing portrait of an artist torn between the forces which 

drive him to create and the pressures of modern living. 

PLUS SHORT 

Inside Out Alan Kerr • UK 2012 • 10m • DVD • Documentary 

A short film featuring the work of Scottish painter Emma 

Scott Smith, who takes inspiration from the work of Dali. 

We are delighted to welcome Jack Bond, director of Dali 

in New York, for a post-screening discussion. 

Serious Drugs 

Tue 9 Oct at 5.45pm - TICKETS £4/£2 

Jim Burns • UK 2011 • 1h37m • Format TBC • 15 • Documentary 

Twenty five years of pure popular music greatness, seen 

through the eyes of BMX Bandit Duglas T Stewart. Serious 

Drugs deals frankly, but with enormous humour and 

goodwill, with the difficulties of being a cult pop star. Jim 

Burns’ film is likely to appeal to fans of Stewart’s music, and 

features informed comments from his friends and family. 

It’s a genuine insight into the creative process and vision 

behind some of pop’s most fiercely adored tunes. 

We’re delighted that director Jim Burns and Duglas T 

Stewart will discuss the film in a post-screening event. 

Rupture: A Matter of Life or Death 

Wed 10 Oct at 5.45pm - TICKETS £4/£2 

Hugh Hudson • UK 2012 • 1h9m • Format TBC • 15 • Documentary 

A moving documentary from Chariots of Fire director 

Hugh Hudson. Hudson’s wife is Maryam D’Abo, star of 

the James Bond film The Living Daylights. She suffered a 

subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2007, and her experience 

inspired this film, in which individuals who have suffered 

from brain injuries discuss how it affected them and the 

long road to recovery. 

Screening with post-film discussion. 

I, Anna 


Barnaby Southcombe • UK/Germany/France 2012 • 1h33m 

Digital projection • 15 

Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Hayley Atwell, Eddie 

Marsan, Jodhi May. 

An absorbing debut feature from Barnaby Southcombe, 

featuring a powerful leading performance from Charlotte 

Rampling (Blow Up, The Night Porter). After meeting 

a mysterious man at a speed-dating night, Anna finds 

herself unable to remember the details of her evening. 

As a dogged policeman (Gabriel Byrne) closes in on 

her, Anna struggle to reconcile herself to her activities 

on the previous evening, and with an event in the past 

which threatens to catch up with her. I, Anna deals 

with potentially melodramatic subject matter in a 

compassionate and intelligent way. 

This screening will be followed by a Q&A, guests TBC.

Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Fest/Filmhouse Cafe Bar 

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I, ANNA THE NORTHERN LIGHTS FILM PROJECT FILMHOUSE CAFE BAR 

The Northern Lights Film Project – 

Exploring the Process 


1h30m 

As part of the Year of Creative Scotland 2012, the Northern 

Lights project has invited people from all over Scotland 

to contribute to a unique feature length documentary 

film. Led by creative director Nick Higgins, a celebrated 

documentary maker in his own right, the Northern 

Lights project is a mass participation scheme. For this 

special event, Nick will show excerpts from the edited 

feature documentary and discuss the filmmaking process 

alongside some of the project’s many participants. 

A free, ticketed event – book through the box office in 

person or by phone. 

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programme sent to you for a year, send £7 

(cheques payable to Filmhouse Ltd) with your 

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The SMHAFF International 

Film Awards 2012 


2h15m 

The Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival open film 

submission returns for its sixth year, bringing together 

from all over the world filmmakers whose work explores 

the subject of mental health. Since their inception, the 

awards have aimed to provide a platform for filmmakers 

to share their ideas with a new audience, challenging 

perceptions about mental health issues and connecting 

with like-minded individuals. This year’s competition saw 

a diverse range of submissions from Scottish, British and 

European artists, as well as entries from as far afield as 

Canada, Australia and India. The very best of these films 

will be honoured at this awards ceremony, promoting 

greater understanding of mental illness and encouraging 

the examination of social justice issues through the arts. 

A free, ticketed event – book through the box office in 

person or by phone. 

Filmhouse Cafe Bar 

Drop in for a cappuccino, espresso or herbal tea 

and enjoy one of our superb cakes. 

Our full menu runs from noon to 10pm seven 

days a week! 

All our dishes are prepared on the premises using 

fresh ingredients. 

We have an extensive vegetarian range with a 

variety of daily specials. 

A glass of wine? Choose from nine! The bar has 

real choice in ales, beers and bottles. 

A special event? Just ask, we can probably help. 

Or just come and relax in the ambience! 

Opening hours: 

Monday to Thursday: 8am - 11.30pm 

Friday: 8am - 12.30am 

Saturday: 10am - 12.30am 

Sunday: 10am - 11.30pm 

0131 229 5932 cafebar@filmhousecinema.com 

Film Quiz 

Sunday 14 October 

Filmhouse’s phenomenally successful (and rather 

tricky) monthly quiz. Free to enter, teams of up to 

eight, to be seated in the cafe bar by 9pm.

30 Introduction to European Cinema 

THE DYING SWAN DER GOLEM BELLE DE JOUR 

Introduction to 

European Cinema 

Now in its eighth year at Filmhouse, Introduction to 

European Cinema returns for 2012/13 with a completely 

new programme of films. The only season of its kind in 

the UK, IEC provides a great opportunity to see some of 

the classics of European film on the big screen, many of 

which are very rarely shown. 

Curated in collaboration with the Film Studies department 

at the University of Edinburgh, the screenings are part of 

undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes but 

are equally open to regular members of the Filmhouse 

public. Each screening will be preceded by a short 

introduction by either Dr Claire Boyle (Lecturer in French 

and IEC Course Organiser) or Dr Pasquale Iannone (Senior 

Teaching Fellow in Film Studies). 

To keep up to date with screening dates and 

times, feel free to ‘Like’ IEC’s Facebook page 

‘Introduction to European Cinema at 

Filmhouse’ or follow @Filmhouse on Twitter. 

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The Dying Swan 


Yevgeni Bauer • Russia 1917 • 49m • Digibeta • Silent • U 

Cast: Vera Karalli, Aleksandr Kheruvimov, Vitold Polonsky, Andrej 

Gromov, Ivane Perestiani. 

A morose and struggling young artist becomes obsessed 

with capturing the sad image of a mute ballerina in his 

painting. When her despairing countenance is changed by 

the return of a lost love, the artist strangles her to achieve 

the lifeless effect of the dying swan he must have from his 

unfortunate model. 

PLUS SHORTS 

The Runaway Horse Louis J Gasnier • France 1908 • 7m • Silent • U 

AND 

The Physician of the Castle France 1908 • 6m • Silent • U 

Der Golem Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam 


Carl Boese & Paul Wegener • Germany 1920 • 1h18m • 35mm 

Silent with Live Piano Accompaniment by Forrester Pyke • PG 

Cast: Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Lyda Salmonova, Ernst 

Deutsch, Hanns Sturm. 

Sixteenth-century Prague. Rabbi Loew, spiritual leader of 

the Jewish community, divines from his astrological tables 

that a disaster is imminent, and decides to summon the 

dead spirit Astaroth and build the Golem, a huge clay 

figure which will serve the man who gives it life. A visually 

impressive, sophisticated and highly atmospheric example 

of early German cinema. 

October Oktyabr 


Sergei Eisenstein & Grigori Aleksandrov • USSR 1927 • 1h43m 

35mm • Silent • PG 

Cast: Nikolay Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko, Boris Livanov. 

One of the finest examples of intellectual montage, 

consisting of more than 3,200 shots in its 103 minutes, 

October has been described as a Constructivist poster come 

to life. Focusing on the crucial events from February through 

October 1917, Eisenstein treats Lenin (Nikandrov) with 

hagiographical reverence, while satirising the opponents 

of the Bolsheviks as obese clowns or idiots, using visual 

metaphors of an extraordinary variety and richness. 

Belle de jour 

Wed 31 Oct at 3.15pm (no intro) + 6.00pm 

Luis Buñuel • France/Italy 1967 • 1h40m 

35mm • French with English subtitles 

18 – Contains strong sexual theme and fetish scenes 

Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, 

Geneviève Page. 

Luis Buñuel’s iconic film tells the story of Séverine, a 

beautiful, bored upper middle class housewife in a loving 

but sexually frigid marriage, who acts out her fantasies 

by becoming a prostitute in a brothel. The film moves 

back and forth between current reality, flashback, and 

our heroine’s fantasies, often leaving it to the viewer to 

determine which is which. Buñuel stays detached from 

the proceedings, non-judgmental, coolly unemotional, 

contrasting lush interiors and chic costuming by Yves 

Saint-Laurent with dark sexual fantasies and the edgy 

threat of violence.

Introduction to European Cinema 

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THE BLUE ANGEL MIRACLE IN MILAN NIGHT AND THE CITY 

The Blue Angel Der blaue Engel 

Wed 7 Nov at 6.00pm 

Josef von Sternberg • Germany 1930 • 1h46m • 35mm 

German & English dual language version • PG 

Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti, 

Hans Albers. 

Marlene Dietrich in her first iconic role as a femme fatale 

plays a sensual singer at the café Blue Angel. Director Josef 

von Sternberg’s use of lighting, composition and of silence 

as sound, his overall creation of a world that can seduce 

and destroy even its most upstanding citizen, attest to his 

greatness. 

La kermesse héroïque 

Carnival in Flanders 


Jacques Feyder • France/Germany 1935 • 1h57m 

35mm • French with English subtitles 

12A – Contains moderate violence and sex references 

Cast: Françoise Rosay, André Alerme, Jean Murat, Louis Jouvet, 

Lyne Clevers. 

This tongue-in-cheek farce is set in the 1600s, in a Flemish 

town which is facing invasion by the Spanish army. The 

men of the town are spineless and the mayor pretends 

to be dead, but his more courageous and sophisticated 

wife takes control of the situation and by recognising and 

appealing to the enemy’s base needs, she and the town’s 

women avert a catastrophe. Feyder managed to recreate 

the world of Flemish painters with an incredible accuracy, 

and La kermesse héroïque portrays his great sense of 

humour and attention to historical detail. 

Miracle in Milan Miracolo a Milano 


Vittorio De Sica • Italy 1951 • 1h40m • 35mm 

Italian and English with English subtitles • U 

Cast: Emma Gramatica, Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa, 

Guglielmo Barnabò, Brunella Bovo. 

A quintessential work of Italian neo-realism, De Sica’s 

post-WWII fable displays his humanistic ideology through 

the tale of a young boy granted magical powers. When 

his kind-hearted guardian dies, Toto, an orphan, begins 

living with a group of beggars. When Toto is given a magic 

dove by a fairy, he uses its wish-granting powers to help 

whoever asks, but the dove is eventually stolen, the land 

on which the beggars live is taken over, and they are jailed. 

Night and the City 


Jules Dassin • UK 1950 • 1h40m • 35mm • PG 

Cast: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh 

Marlowe, Herbert Lom. 

A dark, brooding noir, with Richard Widmark riveting as 

Harry Fabian, a hustler who sinks into the quagmire of 

his own ambitions. The film is set in London, where Harry 

works for the owner of a sleazy dive where his girlfriend 

Mary (Gene Tierney) sings. Director Dassin relentlessly 

displays London without charm and grace, showing 

only the seamy side where Widmark and his kind live out 

their unscrupulous lives. Despite the feeling of lonely 

helplessness that pervades the film, the story proceeds 

at such a frenetic pace that it’s utterly captivating, and 

Widmark’s performance is nothing short of remarkable.

32 Play Poland 

JOANNA FEAR OF FALLING ELLES 

Play Poland 

A selection of the best new 

Polish filmmaking. 

Joanna 


Feliks Falk • Poland 2010 • 1h45m • Format TBC 

Polish, French and German with English subtitles • 15 

Cast: Urszula Grabowska, Sara Knothe, Stanislawa Celinska, 

Kinga Preis, Halina Labonarska. 

When seven-year-old Rose is separated from her mother 

in German-occupied Warsaw during a roundup, she seeks 

refuge in the pews where a young woman, Joanna, goes 

to pray. Joanna, a piano teacher waiting to hear news of 

her soldier husband who she has not seen in years, takes 

the child home. They embark on a relationship that helps 

to heal their respective losses. 

80 Million 80 milionów 


Waldemar Krzystek • Poland 2011 • 1h50m 

Digital projection • Polish with English subtitles • 15 

Cast: Filip Bobek, Marcin Bosak, Wojciech Solarz, Piotr Glowacki. 

Lower Silesia, the autumn of 1981. After a series of 

provocations by the Security Service, the confrontation of 

the opposition with the Communists seems to be inevitable. 

Shortly before the announcement of martial law, young 

activists of the Solidarity movement withdraw 80 million of 

federal money from a bank in Wroclaw before the account is 

blocked. The Security Service is on their heels, and an exciting 

game begins, involving the clergy and moneychangers… 

Fear of Falling Lek wysokosci 


Bartosz Konopka • Poland 2011 • 1h27m 

Format TBC • Polish with English subtitles • 15 

Cast: Marcin Dorocinski, Krzysztof Stroinski, Dorota Kolak. 

Tomek leads a comfortable life as a TV anchor and family man 

when he receives a troubling message from the psychiatric 

hospital in his hometown: his father, whom he has not seen 

in years, has just been admitted. Against the advice of friends 

and family, not to mention his own better judgment, Tomek 

returns home to face the man he hardly knows. 

The Winner Wygrany 


Wieslaw Saniewski • Poland/USA 2011 • 1h51m 

Format TBC • Polish and English with English subtitles • 15 

Cast: Pawel Szajda, Janusz Gajos, Grazyna Barszczewska. 

A talented young American pianist of Polish origin is under 

pressure from his mother, his ex-wife, and his agent. Under 

stress, he suddenly pulls out of a European tour which 

puts him in a very complicated financial situation. While in 

Warsaw, he meets a retired mathematics teacher who is a 

horse-racing enthusiast, and the two hatch a plan to win 

big money at the races. 

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Elles 


Malgorzata Szumowska • France/Poland/Germany 2011 • 1h39m 

Format TBC • French and Polish with English subtitles 

18 – Contains strong nudity, sex, sexual fetish and a scene of 

sexual violence 

Cast: Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier, Joanna Kulig, Louis-Do 

de Lencquesaing, Krystyna Janda. 

Juliette Binoche stars as a journalist researching an article 

on student prostitution for the French edition of Elle 

magazine, who finds herself drawn to two young women. 

The stories these seemingly well-adjusted girls share force 

the middle-aged writer to examine her own life and family. 

Director Malgorzata Szumowska places female sexuality, in 

all its complexity, under a microscope. 

The Canadian Dresses 

Kanadyjskie Sukienki 


Maciej Michalski • Poland 2012 • 2h 

Format TBC • Polish with English subtitles • 15 

Cast: Anna Seniuk, Zofia Czerwinska, Ewa Kasprzyk, Piotr Polk, 

Elzbieta Jarosik. 

In a Polish village in the 1980s, Sophia is enjoying her 

birthday and excitedly awaiting the arrival of her daughter 

Amelia and her husband, who have lived in Canada for 

the last ten years. But when Amelia arrives, she is alone. 

Gradually we discover why Amelia left in the first place, 

and that her supposed dream life is far from perfect. 

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director 

Maciej Michalski.

Take One Action Film Festival 

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WAR WITCH (screened on 3 Oct) CAPE SPIN (screened on 4 Oct) CALL ME KUCHU 

The final two screenings in this year’s edition 

of the UK’s global change film festival. 

www.takeoneaction.org.uk 

Call Me Kuchu 


Katherine Fairfax Wright & Malika Zouhali-Worrall 

USA/Uganda 2012 • 1h27m • Digital projection • 15 

Documentary 

“Connects the dots perfectly to show how personal and 

global struggles are inextricably linked.” - IndieWire 

Uganda has become ground zero in the Evangelical 

church’s war on the ‘homosexual agenda’. Enter David Kato, 

a veteran activist who’s been working tirelessly to repeal 

his country’s homophobic laws and liberate his fellow 

gay and transgendered citizens – called ‘kuchus’ – from 

persecution. Kato’s mission is intensified when a new antihomosexuality 

bill proposing death for HIV-positive gay 

men is introduced. Meanwhile, the country’s newspapers 

are outing kuchus under headlines such as “HOMO 

TERROR! We Name and Shame Top Gays in the City.” Kato 

is one of the few to publicly denounce these actions, 

insisting “if we keep on hiding, they will say we are not 

here.” Call Me Kuchu documents the courageous efforts of 

Kato and his team to overcome seemingly insurmountable 

obstacles. The result is both a hard-won victory and a 

devastating loss for the international gay community. 

Followed by discussion about the issues raised in the 

film with special guest speakers including Ugandan 

activist John Bosco and the Right Reverend John Armes, 

Bishop of Edinburgh. 

Surprise Screening: 

Take One Action Audience Award 


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Take the plunge and join us for the final screening of Take 

One Action 2012 as voted for at the festival by you from 

our host of critically acclaimed European, UK and Scottish 

premieres. Followed by music and drinks with the festival 

team. It could be a Sundance or Berlin winner, a gripping 

feature drama or an eye-popping comedy. What’s certain 

is it will have fired the imagination and social spirit of 

hundreds of festival-goers in the preceding days and 

weeks: so don’t miss it! 

Go for £1. 

Present a ticket stub from another Take One Action 2012 

festival film at the Filmhouse box office any time up to 

Friday 5 October to get your Audience Award Screening 

ticket for just £1. 

One reduced price ticket per stub. Tickets can be 

purchased without a stub at normal Filmhouse prices. All 

tickets bought for this event are non-refundable.

34 Learning Events 

BEGINNERS 3D ANIMATION EXPRESS FILMMAKING SCREEN MAKEUP - ZOMBIE HORROR WORKSHOP 

October Workshops 

Our Knowledge and Learning team arrange screenings for schools, workshops and learning events for all ages. For further information or to be 

kept informed, please contact Nicola Kettlewood or Holly Daniel on 0131 228 6382 or email education@filmhousecinema.com 

More information, including details of schools screenings, can also be found on the Learning page on our website at www.filmhousecinema.com 

Beginners 2d Animation Sat 13 Oct • Ages 7-11 from 10am-12pm • Ages 12-15 from 12:30pm-2.30pm • £14.50 

Red Kite Animation Studio present this fun way in to the world of animation. Make your own 2D cartoon character and bring it to life with cameras and computers. 

All films put online....forever!! 

Beginners 3D Animation Sat 13 Oct • 3pm-5pm • Ages 7-11 • £14.50 

Make a plasticine creature and animate funny scenes with Red Kite Animation. Monsters with tentacles, tigers with two heads or just alien blob beasts....its easy to 

make them come alive and do what you want. All films are uploaded to the Red Kite website. 

Excellent 3D Model Making for Animation Sun 14 Oct • 10.30am-4pm • Ages 12-17 • £40 

Make a full animation puppet with a wire skeleton inside, just like the professionals! Master ways to keep your characters light weight using a variety of materials and 

techniques. Try animating in the day to test how good they work, but keep your expert models to make more films at home. 

Express Filmmaking Wed 17-Fri 19 Oct • 10:30am-4pm • Ages 14-17 • £50 

Most professional filmmakers start out making shorts, and it also a great way to tell your own stories. Here’s your chance to write, star in, shoot and edit your own 

short film in just three days. Delivered by Screen Education Edinburgh. 

Screen Makeup - Blood & Gore Workshop Sat 20 Oct • 10.30am-12:30pm • Ages 13-16 • £14 

An essential workshop for all fans of vampire horror films. Come along and learn how to create screen ‘blood’ and gore for your own horror film effects. This workshop 

is led by screen and theatre make up artist Tinuviel Shaw. 

Screen Makeup - Zombie Horror Workshop Sat 20 Oct • 1.30pm-4pm • Ages 8-12 • £14 

Want to look like a Zombie? Come along and learn professional make up artist tricks to create your own screen Zombie look. 

Introduction to Animation for Adults Sun 21 Oct • 10.30am-4pm • Ages 18+ • £50 

This full day beginner’s workshop gives a practical introduction to a variety of animation techniques including stop frame 2D Cut-Out and 3D model, drawn 

animation and experimental techniques such as sand on glass or Pixilation. Whether you’re an artist, a teacher or just curious, this informal day will give you the skills 

and technical knowledge to continue animating with confidence.

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To have this monthly programme sent 

to you for a year, send £7 (cheques made 

payable to Filmhouse) with your name 

and address and the month you wish your 

subscription to start. 

This programme is also available to 

download as a PDF from our website, 

www.filmhousecinema.com. 

Alternatively, sign up to our emailing 

list, to find out what’s on when and hear 

about special offers and competitions, by 

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There is a large print version 

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Filmhouse foyer and box office are reached 

via a ramped surface from Lothian Road. 

Our cafe bar and accessible toilet are also at 

this level. The majority of seats in the cafe 

bar are not fixed and can be moved. 

There is wheelchair access to all three 

screens. Cinema one has space for two 

wheelchair users and these places are 

reached via the passenger lift. Cinemas 

two and three have one space each and to 

get to these you need to use our platform 

lifts. Staff are always on hand to help 

operate them – please ask at the box office 

when you purchase your tickets. A second 

accessible toilet is situated at the lower 

level close to cinemas two and three. 

Advance booking for wheelchair spaces is 

recommended. If you need to bring along 

a helper to assist you in any way, then they 

will receive a complimentary ticket. 

There are induction loops and infra-red 

in all three screens for those with hearing 

impairments. This programme and our 

website carry information on which films 

have subtitles. 

We regularly have screenings with audio 

description for customers with visual 

impairments and subtitles for those with 

hearing difficulties – see page 2 for details 

of these. 

Email admin@filmhousecinema.com or 

call the box office on 0131 228 2688 if you 

require further information or assistance. 

Filmhouse 

88 Lothian Road 

Edinburgh EH3 9BZ 


Box Office: 0131 228 2688 (10am-9pm) 

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Administration: 0131 228 6382 

Fax: 0131 229 6482 

email: admin@filmhousecinema.com 

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Head of Filmhouse 

Robert Howie 

Customer Experience Manager 

Holly Daniel & Nicola Kettlewood 

Knowledge & Learning 

Filmhouse is a trading name of Centre for the 

Moving Image, a company limited by guarantee, 

registered in Scotland No. SC067087 

Registered Office: 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh 

EH3 9BZ 

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VAT Reg. No.: 328 6585 24 

CMI also incorporates Edinburgh International 

Film Festival and the Edinburgh Film Guild. 

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www.edfilmfest.org.uk 

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Nearest car parks: Semple Street, 

Castle Terrace, Edinburgh Quay 

Lothian Buses: 1, 2, 10, 11, 15, 16, 22, 

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