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Himalaya/Science and Film/Baarìa31DELAMUDelamu Cha ma gu dao xi lieFri 21 May at 6.15pmTian Zhuangzhuang • China/Japan 2004 • 1h50m • 35mmMandarin with English subtitles • PG • DocumentaryA remarkable documentary that follows the highest andmost perilous of the world’s ancient trading routes, theTea-Horse Road that climbs from Western Yunnan throughthe Himalayas into Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. For more thantwo thousand years tea was carried through the mountainson mules. Delamu follows this traditional route, mixingspectacularly beautiful images of the wild mountains withinterviews with the inhabitants of the remote villages alongthe way.Tibet: Cry of the Snow LionSat 22 May at 6.15pm & Sun 23 May at 6.15pmTom Peosay • USA 2003 • 1h44m • DigiBeta • 15 • DocumentarySince 1950, when China sent troops to subdue theformerly independent state, Tibetans have lived underthe shadow of Beijing, subjugated by a military authoritythat has banned the Tibetan language in schools, bannedphotos of the Dalai Lama, arrested and tortured monks,killed thousands and repopulated the region with HanChinese. Using archival footage and previously unseen stillphotographs, filmmaker Tom Peosay shows us the reality oflife in Tibet, and interviews monks who fled Tibet for Indiaand other countries. At times disturbing and often moving,this is a stunning piece of filmmaking.RUN LOLA RUNScience and FilmScreenings in association with The British ScienceAssociation, a registered charity which exists toadvance the public understanding, accessibility andaccountability of the sciences andengineering. For further details onThe British Science Association, seewww.britishscienceassociation.orgRun Lola Run Lola renntMon 24 May at 8.15pmTom Tykwer • Germany 1998 • 1h20m • 35mm • German,English and Japanese with English subtitles • 15Cast: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri,Armin Rohde.German writer/director Tom Tykwer tells one story threetimes, varying the outcome each time. The constant isresourceful redhead Lola (Franka Potente), a scruffy beautywith a scream that shatters glass and a boyfriend namedManni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who’s messed up a job for asmall-time crime lord and better come up with a whole lotof money in 20 minutes or he’s dead meat. Manni callsLola, and Lola comes running – literally. Unusually cleverand gleefully anarchic in its mix of colour, B&W, animationand other techniques, this is highly accomplishedfilmmaking, rich in humour, energy and inventiveness.Guest speaker Dr Tillmann Vierkant is a Lecturer inPhilosophy of Mind at the University of Edinburgh. Ina brief presentation he will discuss free will and mentalactions in the context of the film.BAARIASPECIALPREVIEWBaarìaSun 13 Jun at 5.45pmGiuseppe Tornatore • Italy 2009 • 2h30m • 35mmItalian with English subtitles • cert tbcCast: Francesco Scianna, Margareth Made, Angela Molina, Lina Sastri.Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore returns withan epic valentine to his Sicilian heritage. Baarìa is a lushlyromantic tapestry of 20th century Italian life as seen throughthe eyes of a single individual as he grows up, matures,marries and revisits a collection of sentimental memories.Baarìa is the slang term for Tornatore’s native Bargheria,and the film unfolds in a hot, dusty Sicilian village wherethe young Peppino’s childhood coincides with the rise ofthe Fascists, the declaration of war and the liberation by theAllies. The older Peppino joins the Communist Party and fallsin love with the beautiful Mannina, events that are to shapeand define his adult years. Beautifully photographed byEnrico Lucidi and set to a memorable Ennio Morricone score,Baarìa has been hailed as Tornatore’s Amarcord, and was aGolden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.Dr Luigino Zecchin retired from his post as Director of theItalian Institute earlier this year. He now plans to spendtime between his native Venice and Edinburgh. Filmhouseand the Italian Film Festival (Scotland) would like todedicate this special preview to him in recognition of hismany contributions to the cultural life of Edinburgh. We aregrateful to distributor E1 for allowing us to screen Baarìa.