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mY AiN FOLK<br />
Bill Douglas<br />
1973 / UK<br />
Jamie and his cousin Tommy’s<br />
grandmother dies. Tommy<br />
is sent to an orphanage and<br />
Jamie goes to live with his<br />
other grandmother, a violent,<br />
alcoholic woman. Soon Jamie<br />
has to go to the orphanage<br />
as well.<br />
The second part of the Bill<br />
Douglas Trilogy, My Ain Folk<br />
is in many ways the darkest<br />
of the three <strong>film</strong>s. Offering a<br />
stark description of Jamie’s<br />
loneliness, as he is subjected<br />
to both psychological and<br />
physical violence, Bill Douglas<br />
talentedly follows in the<br />
footsteps of Robert Bresson<br />
and Maurice Pialat. Superbly<br />
restored by the British Film<br />
Institute.<br />
55 min / DcP / black and white<br />
French subtitles<br />
restored print<br />
screenplay Bill Douglas<br />
production BFI Production Board<br />
restoration BFI<br />
cinematography Gale Tattersall<br />
editing Peter West<br />
cast Stephen Archibald, Hughie<br />
Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard<br />
Mckenna<br />
distribution France UFO Distribution<br />
mY CHiLDHOOD<br />
Bill Douglas<br />
1972 / UK<br />
Jamie, an 8-year-old boy,<br />
lives with his cousin and his<br />
grandmother in Newcraighall,<br />
a Scottish mining village. The<br />
boy meets a German prisoner<br />
of war and befriends him.<br />
The first “professiona” <strong>film</strong><br />
by Bill Douglas, My Childhood<br />
was the first part of a trilogy<br />
inspired by the director’s<br />
own impoverished childhood.<br />
Developing a unique style<br />
influenced by Russian and<br />
French realistic cinema, the<br />
young <strong>film</strong>maker made his<br />
mark on this first try of his,<br />
now considered a masterpiece.<br />
Superbly restored by the<br />
British Film Institute.<br />
48 min / DcP / black and white<br />
French subtitles / restored print<br />
screenplay Bill Douglas<br />
production BFI Production Board<br />
restoration BFI<br />
cinematography Mick Campbell<br />
editing Brand Thumim<br />
cast Stephen Archibald, Hughie<br />
Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Karl<br />
Fieseler, Bernard Mckenna<br />
distribution France UFO Distribution<br />
47<br />
mY WAY HOme<br />
Bill Douglas<br />
1978 / UK<br />
Jamie leaves the orphanage<br />
to return to live with his<br />
grandmother. He works in a<br />
mine and then at a tailor’s,<br />
before joining the Royal Air<br />
Force, which sends him to<br />
Egypt. He meets Robert, and<br />
they become friends.<br />
The last part of the trilogy, My<br />
Way Home portrays the hero’s<br />
travels, but also his return<br />
to his nearly deserted native<br />
village. More optimistic than<br />
the previous <strong>film</strong>s, this episode<br />
is brightened by the strong<br />
friendship experienced by<br />
young Jamie, representing<br />
the director, played by<br />
the same actor. Superbly<br />
restored by the British Film<br />
Institute.<br />
1h12 / DcP / black and white<br />
French subtitles / restored print<br />
screenplay Bill Douglas<br />
production BFI Production Board<br />
restoration BFI<br />
cinematography Ray Orton<br />
editing Mick Audsley<br />
cast Stephen Archibald, Paul Kermack,<br />
Lennox Milne, Jessie Combe,<br />
William Carroll<br />
distribution France UFO Distribution<br />
THe NUTTY<br />
prOFessOr<br />
Jerry Lewis<br />
premieres<br />
<strong>Paris</strong> CinéClassics<br />
1963 / USA<br />
The chemistry teacher Julius<br />
Kelp has a hard time with<br />
his life. With a dislikable<br />
physique and squeaky voice,<br />
this clumsy nerd has no<br />
success with women. He then<br />
develops a miraculous potion<br />
that he hopes will solve all his<br />
problems.<br />
A colourful, cartoonish<br />
comedy, The Nutty Professor<br />
denounces the cult of<br />
machismo and appearance.<br />
Inspired by Dean Martin, Jerry<br />
Lewis’s longtime seductive<br />
partner, the main character<br />
humourously embodies all<br />
those who are “beautiful<br />
inside”. A landmark in American<br />
comedy.<br />
1h47 / DcP / colour / French subtitles<br />
restored print<br />
screenplay Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond<br />
based on “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”<br />
by Robert Louis Stevenson<br />
production Paramount<br />
cinematography Wallace Kelley<br />
music Walter Scharf, Lee Brown<br />
cast Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens,<br />
Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman<br />
distribution France Flash Pictures
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