12Restored classicsPANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMANTHE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATEPSYCHORASHOMONRESTOREDCLASSICRESTOREDCLASSICRESTOREDCLASSICSPandora and the Flying DutchmanFri 14 to Thu 20 MayAlbert Lewin • UK 1951 • 2h4m • New 35mm printPG – Contains mild violence and references to suicideCast: James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Patrick, Sheila Sim, HaroldWarrender.Albert Lewin’s extraordinary 1951 film is based on thelegend about the unfortunate sailor doomed to travel theoceans until he finds a woman who loves him so much thatshe will sacrifice her own life for his salvation. The legend isupdated to a Spanish village in the ‘30s where various mencompete for the affections of Pandora, a beautiful youngAmerican (Ava Gardner), and where a mysterious yachtputs into harbour...Lewin combines a script of exuberant literacy with avisual splendour often bordering on the surreal; Masonis his usual impeccable self, while Gardner is gloriouslybelievable as a woman for whom any man would beprepared to suffer eternal damnation. Occasionally absurd,always bold, the film tells a lushly romantic story so skilfullythat it possesses the inevitability of myth.The Manchurian CandidateMon 24 to Wed 26 MayJohn Frankenheimer • USA 1962 • 2h6m • Digital projection • 15Cast: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury,Henry Silva.Korean War veteran Major Marco (Frank Sinatra) istroubled by a recurring nightmare in which CongressionalMedal of Honor hero Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey)carries out Communist instructions to shoot fellowAmerican PoWs. Working for Intelligence, Marco unravelsa cunning Red plot to brainwash his old platoon and to turnShaw into an assassin. Who is Shaw’s American control,and when and where are they going to aim him?John Frankenheimer’s version of Richard Condon’stragically prophetic novel looks even better now than it didon its original release. Its greatest virtue lies in its brilliantbalancing acts: political satire and nail-biting thriller, thetwin lunacies of the Right and Left, and the outrageouslyfunny dialogue set against the sadness of the unlovableShaw’s predicament.<strong>Filmhouse</strong> email list For a weekly email containing screening times, news and competitions, join ouremail list at www.filmhousecinema.com/email/subscribe<strong>Filmhouse</strong> mailing list To have this monthly programme sent to you for a year, send £6 (chequespayable to <strong>Filmhouse</strong> Ltd) with your name and address and the month you wish your subscription to start,or subscribe by phone on 0131 228 2688.Facebook Join our Facebook group for news, updates and competitions: search for ‘<strong>Filmhouse</strong>’Twitter Follow us for regular news and updates: @<strong>Filmhouse</strong>PsychoFri 28 to Mon 31 MayAlfred Hitchcock • USA 1960 • 1h48m • Digital projection • 15Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, Martin Balsam.If few filmgoers are now unaware of what befalls MarionCrane at the Bates Motel, Psycho still boasts more thanenough richly nuanced details to keep us constantlyamused, intrigued and pleasingly ill-at-ease. Full marksto Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins et al for unforgettablyfine performances; Bernard Herrmann’s unsettling scoreand Joseph Stefano’s witty script work wonders, too.In the end, however, demonstrating all his expertise inmischievous audience manipulation, this masterpiece isHitchcock’s through and through.RashomonMon 28 Jun to Thu 1 JulAkira Kurosawa • Japan 1950 • 1h28m • Digital projectionJapanese with English subtitles12 – Contains moderate sexual references and violenceCast: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura.Brimming with action while incisively examining thenature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film everto investigate the philosophy of justice. Through aningenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa revealsthe complexities of human nature as four people recountdifferent versions of the story of a man’s murder and therape of his wife. The film is much less formally daringthan its literary source, but its virtues are still plentiful:Kurosawa’s visual style at its most muscular, rhythmicallynuanced editing, and excellent performances.
13Cast Your Vote!On 2 July 2010, <strong>Filmhouse</strong> is officially 25 years old!HRH the Duke of <strong>Edinburgh</strong> officially opened thebuilding on the completion of the final phase of theproject, which made <strong>Filmhouse</strong> a two screen cinemawith Cafe/Bar (our third screen was opened in May1997). Some of you may recall attending <strong>Filmhouse</strong>in varying states of realisation prior to this date, butthe 25th anniversary of the official completion ofthe project that had begun way back in 1979 seemslike the strongest date upon which to hang ourcelebrations. We have a few other dates we couldcall an anniversary (for example the Lothian Roadentrance and the opening of <strong>Cinema</strong> One happenedon 15 February 1982), though the exact date ofthe first screening here at Lothian Road remainsshrouded in the haar of time...As part of the celebrations, we’re putting togethera list of 25 seminal ‘<strong>Filmhouse</strong>’ films, one a yearfor each of the 25. We’re making the final touchesto that list as we speak and will publish it on ourwebsite on 7 May, and what we’d like from you isfor you to take a look at that list, and let us knowwhat you think we’ve missed out. The film you thinkshould be on the list but isn’t. It could be the film youremember seeing here most fondly, or one you thinksimply deserves a place on our list, and though wehave stuck to films released within the last 25 yearsdon’t feel you have to constrain yourselves in such amanner. Anything from the entire history of cinema,that you have loved seeing here, is what we’relooking for, and we’ll screen the most-mentionedfilm at a special event in late July. The voting will beopen from 7 May (the day after that other election)to 4 June inclusive, and we very much look forwardto receiving your suggestions.We would love it also if you have any special(concise!) memories of any of the films on our list,send them in and we’ll include the best of themin the special 25th Anniversary programme we’replanning for July.P.S. In the meantime, we’re closing <strong>Cinema</strong> Two for aweek from Monday 17 May for a full refurbishment.[About bleedin’ time. - Ed.]