free programme 15–26 august 2007 For film information or to book tickets go to www.edfilmfest.org.uk or call the box office on 0131 623 8030 PRINTED PROGRAMME SPONSORED BY Printed programme sponsored by Standard Life 1 we would like to thank the following, without whom none of this would be possible... funders donor festival partners sponsors event supporters programme supporters Consulate General of Spain in Edinburgh The Educational Institute of Scotland FilmFernsehFonds Bayern The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Swiss Films Uni France Bavaria Film International Edinburgh International Festival EIFF 2007 campaign concept by O Street Photography by Peter Dibdin 2 www.edfilmfest.org.uk enlightening cinema Brand new year, brand new director, brand new brand. This year’s EIFF is poised to be the shiniest Festival of them all. Celebrating the best in fresh film talent from home and abroad, 12 days of unique EIFF energy begins here. Use the following 68 pages and our website to build your own Festival experience. Choose your weapon. contents Honour Board 01 Contents 02 Hannah’s Introduction 03 How to do EIFF 04 Booking Your Tickets 05 Film Index 06 www.edfilmfest.org.uk 09 In Person 10 The Edinburgh Festivals 13 Festival Awards 15 Best of the Fest 16 Opening and Closing Night Galas 17 Films A-Z 19–65 Festival Calendar 33–36 Venue Information 66–67 Festival FAQs 68 15–26 august 2007 For film information or to book tickets go to www.edfilmfest.org.uk or call the box office on 0131 623 8030 * large print version available: call 0131 228 4051 Printed programme sponsored by Standard Life 3 hannah’s introduction A message from our new Artistic Director. Welcome to the all new 61st Edinburgh form. There’s a chance to International Film Festival. bask in three stunning Shakespeare adaptations directed by and starring Sir We have a new look for this new decade in Laurence Olivier; and we’re joining forces the Festival’s history, and this year the with Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema programme has a theme. We’re looking in- Foundation to bring you restored classics depth at Cinema and the Written Word: how from the international archives. scripts come to be and how writers operate within the movie business. So scattered From the old to the brand new: we’re throughout the programme we’ve got films honouring our commitment to British film by the world’s finest writer/directors, from talent with Trailblazers, a fresh initiative Quentin Tarantino to Béla Tarr and from Judd brought to you in association with the Skillset Apatow to Gus Van Sant. We’ve got Screen Academies. Skillset and EIFF have adaptations of novels both well-known and chosen rising stars from the Skillset Screen undiscovered; of stirring and controversial Academies and from the EIFF programme; memoirs; of cult comic books; and of stage they’re identified with the Trailblazer symbol plays both classic and contemporary. And throughout this brochure, and you can pick up we’re collaborating with the Edinburgh a separate leaflet to tell you more about them. International Book Festival, Edinburgh Finally, I don’t do this all alone, so not all the International Festival, the National Theatre of copy you’ll read in here is by me. There’s a Scotland, the Collective Gallery and the key below to tell you which written words are Traverse Theatre on events that push the whose. boundaries between literary, theatrical and cinematic storytelling. Enjoy yourself. We’re very excited about this year’s programme, and we hope you will be It’s a bumper year, too, for those who prefer too. their cinema with a bit of history. Our main retrospective is dedicated to one of Hollywood’s most prolific and fascinating screenwriters: the fabulous Anita Loos. We’re also showing the whole of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Berlin Alexanderplatz – 1 all 15 /2 hours of it, in beautifully remastered Hannah McGill, EIFF Artistic Director AL: Aida Lipera | AT: Andy Thomas | AC: Antonia Carver | CM: Carolyn Mills | DD: David Drummond | DH: Diane Henderson | EL: Ed Lawrenson | HM: Hannah McGill | JL: Jenny Leask | ML: Matt Lloyd | NK: Nicola Kettlewood | ST: Shona Thomson 4 Box Office: 0131 623 8030 how to do eiff For film information or to book tickets, go to www.edfilmfest.org.uk or call the box office on 0131 623 8030 top tips... ticket prices full conc. 1. Book now Opening & Closing Galas £10.95 £7.60 Our fantastic advance packages are available online, in person and over the phone until August 15. Take advantage of the deals, take Feature films £7.95 £5.50 the stress off the wallet and use your free tickets to spoil yourself. Go on. In Person events £15/10.50 £10.50/7.35 2. Register online With more content than ever before including Retrospective and video and audio highlights, trailer streaming Shorts programmes £6.50 £4.55 and extended photo galleries www.edfilmfest.org.uk is at the heart of EIFF activity. So get online and register for free. Retrospective pass £30 Concessions are available to senior citizens, students, unemployed, equity 3. Stick about and you could learn members, and under 18 year olds in full-time education. Proof of status will be something... required when purchasing or collecting tickets. Part of the unique EIFF culture lies in the cinema screening itself. Many of our films have filmmaker and/or guest appearances for both film introductions and post film Q&As. Rush off and miss out! three ways to book In Person 4. Take a chance Tickets for all EIFF screenings are available from the Box Offices at Filmhouse While you’re here, why not take a gamble on a and Cineworld. Cameo Box Office sells tickets for Cameo screenings only. film or event that would usually pass beneath For opening times, see page 66. your film radar? Often the best experiences On the Phone are unexpected. So dive in, swim about and 0131 623 8030 experiment a little with your film choice… You A £1 booking fee will be charged per transaction, but there are no limits to the could discover a whole new world. number you can buy in a transaction. Online 5. Celebrating cinema www.edfilmfest.org.uk Start your EIFF day with a lesson from a true It’s quick and easy to book online for any EIFF screening and all advance offers master of the written word, whose work are also available on the website. A £1 booking fee will be charged per influenced a generation of writers. The Anita transaction, but there are no limits to the number you can buy in a transaction. Loos Retrospective is showing every day at Filmhouse. See them all for the bargain price of £30. Printed programme sponsored by Standard Life 5 advance box office opens offers 13 july at midday available 13 july – 15 august Remember, buying in advance won’t only save you money – many of our films sell out fast, so book early to secure your seats. This year, we’ve put together some great packages to suit all budgets – the more you buy 6 get 1 free see, the less each film will cost you. Advance offers apply to ALL tickets in the programme purchased between 13 July and 15 August inclusive. Free tickets will be the cheapest ticket(s) in your package. retrospective buy 12 get 3 free films for a retrospective price! get all 13 Films in this year’s Anita Loos Retrospective retrospective screen every afternoon at Filmhouse. Buy a Retrospective pass anytime before or during events for £30 the Festival and you can see all 12 films and available anytime the Anita Loos Rediscovered lecture for just £30. 6 www.edfilmfest.org.uk lighting the way Don’t know where to begin? Finding your Festival feet is easy… In the programme, films are listed alphabetically. Each film belongs to a section and descriptions of each section can be found below with colour coding for easy identification while browsing. If this is your first EIFF experience, we suggest you hop online to www.edfilmfest.org.uk and use the Suggest-o-tron to match your personality with Festival films. opening night gala Special People 56 I Want to Tell You Something Sugarhouse 58 (Ich Muss Dir Was Sagen) 32 Hallam Foe 17 The Waiting Room 61 LYNCH 43 W∆Z 62 Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore 45 A Massacre Foretold 45 closing night gala The Monastery: Mr Vig and the Nun 46 directors’ showcase The Other Side of the Country Two Days in Paris 17 (De l’autre côté du pays) 48 Wide-ranging work from the best established Protagonist 50 international names. Run Granny Run 52 animation Short Scottish Documentary Award Screening 55 Sponsored by Strawberry Fields (Sadot Adumim) 23 Hand-drawn, computer-generated, or claymation – To Die in Jerusalem 59 world class work from every area of the animated Beaufort (Bufor) 20 Traders’ Dreams 60 arts. Beauty in Trouble (Kráska v Nesnázich) 21 What Would Jesus Buy? 63 Breath (Soom) 23 Family Animation 28 Les Chansons d’amour 24 McLaren Animation 1 & 2 46 The Home Song Stories 32 gala Ratatouille 50 I Served the King of England Tekkonkinkreet 59 (Obsluhoval Jsem Anglickeho Krále) 32 The big guns. Red-carpet treatment for the films that World Animation 1 & 2 63 I’m a Cyborg, but That’s OK are at the top of everyone’s wish list. (Saibogujiman Kwenchana) 37 In Search of a Midnight Kiss 37 Breach 23 black box It’s Gonna Get Worse (...A Bude Hur!) 39 The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) 26 The Legacy (L’Héritage) 42 Death Proof 27 Daring, edgy experiments in film form, from the The Man from London (A Londoni Férfi) 45 The Hottest State 32 innovators of the art world.