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44NEWRELEASEThe Deep Blue SeaShowing until Thu 15 DecTerence Davies • UK 2011 • 1h38m • Digital projection12A – Contains one use of strong language and suicide themeCast: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale,Karl Johnson, Ann Mitchell.Terence Davies, our most poetic chronicler of lifein post-war Britain, brings emotional sensitivity andflawless craftsmanship to his adaptation of TerenceRattigan’s acclaimed play about the unreliable natureof love.This deeply-felt drama unfolds in London in the1950s, a time of rationing and privation as Britainstruggles through the aftermath of the Second WorldWar. Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz) leads a privilegedlife as the beautiful wife of a High Court judge, thoughtheirs is a companionable rather than a passionatemarriage. When Hester meets a young ex-RAF pilot,Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston), she falls devastatinglyin love with him, and to the shock of those aroundher she leaves her marriage to live with him in shabbylodgings. But as time passes, Hester comes to realisethat the dashing but damaged Freddie is unable toreturn her all-consuming passion, just as she is unableto return her husband’s love.This heartbreaking theme of the painful inequalitiesof desire finds exquisite expression in Davies’ screenversion, informed as it is by his evident love of theclassic melodramas of the 1940s and 50s. The film’ssubtle tones and muted palette capture the feel of theperiod but are given lushness and depth – an evocativevisualisation of the narrative pull between emotion andrepression. – Sandra Hebron, LFF programme

New releases5JACK GOES BOATINGAN AFRICAN ELECTIONWE HAVE A POPENEWRELEASEJack Goes BoatingFri 2 to Thu 8 DecPhilip Seymour Hoffman • USA 2010 • 1h31m • Digital projection15 – Contains strong language, sex references and drug useCast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, ThomasMcCarthy, Daphne Rubin-Vega.The ever-brilliant Philip Seymour Hoffman is Jack, a NewYork limo driver who is painfully awkward around women.Jack’s co-worker (and only friend) Clyde and his wifeLucy set him up with Connie, and their first date is sweet,timid and good enough to get Jack’s hopes up. He invitesConnie over to his modest apartment for dinner, whichhe is determined will be the most perfect second datepossible. Of course, it’s anything but.Hoffman’s feature debut as director is modest andinsightful, and imbued with warmth and deep feeling forits characters.Matinee Special!If you’re a Senior Citizen you can now go to a matineescreening and get either soup of the day OR a cup oftea or coffee and a traycake for only £6!Offer runs from Mondays to Thursdays inclusive andonly applies to screenings starting before 5.00pm. Askfor the Matinee Special deal at the box office and you’llreceive a voucher which can be exchanged in the cafébar between 1.30pm and 5.00pm that day only. Offer issubject to availability and only available in person.NEWRELEASEAn African ElectionFri 2 to Sun 4 DecJarreth J Merz • Switzerland/USA/Ghana 2011 • 1h29mDigital projection • English and Akan with English subtitlesPG – Contains mild language • Documentary“My brothers and sisters, we want no violence, we want nocheating. We don’t want any bloodshed.”Fresh from success at Sundance and Berlin InternationalFilm Festival, this acclaimed documentary follows the keyplayers in the 2008 presidential elections in Ghana, WestAfrica. In a continent where elections are often tarnishedby allegations of corruption, fraud and violence, the twopolitical parties in this race will do almost anything to win.But will democracy prevail?Director Jarreth Merz spent three months gainingunprecedented access to the political, economic and socialforces at work in Ghana, capturing each unexpected twistand turn in the contest. The result is an intriguing andsuspenseful look behind the scenes at the complex, politicalmachinery of African democracy in the twenty-first century.‘One of the most gripping documentaries showcasedat this years Sundance Film Festival.’ – The HollywoodReporterPresented by takeoneaction.org.uk, Scotland’s globalaction cinema project, the screening at 8.25pm on2 December will be followed by a discussion withspecial guest speakers about the issues raised in the film.Visit www.takeoneaction.org.ukfor more details.NEWRELEASEWe Have a Pope Habemus PapamFri 16 to Thu 22 DecNanni Moretti • Italy/France 2011 • 1h44m • Digital projectionItalian, German, Latin, English, Spanish, Polish and French withEnglish subtitles • cert tbcCast: Michel Piccoli, Jerzy Stuhr, Renato Scarpa, Franco Graziosi,Camillo Milli.A new Pope is being elected in Rome and, after a fewfalse starts, the conclave of Catholic Cardinals makes itsdecision and white smoke issues, to symbolically announcethe news. The problem is that the French Pope-elect(wonderfully personified by Michel Piccoli) then suffersan immediate crisis of confidence, and the frustrated,sequestered Cardinals seek secret assistance from asceptical psychotherapist (director Nanni Moretti).So far, so funny, and, of course, We Have a Pope is shotthrough with the director’s great humour and wickedsatirical eye: witness the stir-crazy cardinals’ basketballtournament, organised by Moretti’s mischievousshrink. But this is far more than a sort of ‘Carry on upthe Vatican’; nor is We Have a Pope a crude diatribe oncontemporary Catholicism. Instead, Moretti’s first filmsince his Berlusconi-bashing The Cayman is a wry, subtleand moving story of one man’s faltering faith and fearof ultimate authority, that also reflects powerfully onthe institutional face of the Catholic religion. – AdrianWootton, LFF programme

6 New releasesNEWRELEASEThe Well Digger’s DaughterLa fille du puisatierFri 16 to Thu 22 DecDaniel Auteuil • France 2011 • 1h47m • Digital projectionFrench with English subtitles • cert tbcCast: Daniel Auteuil, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Kad Merad,Sabine Azéma, Jean-Pierre Darroussin.Twenty-five years after he made his name acting inClaude Berri’s adaptations of two of Marcel Pagnol’smost famous novels, ‘Jean de Florette’ and ‘Manondes sources’, Daniel Auteuil returns to Provence forhis first feature as a director.In 1940 18-year-old Patricia, the daughter of welldigger Pascal, discovers she is pregnant. The fatherto-be,Jacques, is not around – a fighter pilot, he ismissing, presumed dead – and his wealthy familydon’t want to have anything to do with Patricia.The simplicity of Auteuil’s direction gives the filmits truly authentic charm, and the superb score byAlexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech) makes fineuse of early 1940s period songs to heighten theatmosphere.

8 Maybe you missed...ANONYMOUSWUTHERING HEIGHTSWEEKENDMAYBEYOUMISSEDMAYBEYOUMISSEDMAYBEYOUMISSEDAnonymousFri 9 to Thu 15 DecRoland Emmerich • UK/Germany 20112h10m • Digital projectionEnglish, French, Italian and Ancient Greek with English subtitles12A – Contains moderate sex, violence and languageCast: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall,David Thewlis.The authorship debate surrounding the work of WilliamShakespeare is the basis for this provocative andpassionate rewrite of the history books. Rhys Ifans playsEdward De Vere, the Earl of Oxford, who has a gift forwriting but fears the shame that publishing his ‘sinful tales’would bring on his family. Instead, the Earl hires a youngactor named William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall) to pose asthe author of his plays, as he watches anonymously fromthe stalls.Roland Emmerich (the man behind The Day AfterTomorrow and Independence Day) isn’t a director thatsprings to mind when it comes to Elizabethan England, buthe imbues the material with a rousing sense of excitementand fun, blending melodrama, comedy and stunningvisuals with ease. The cast are uniformly terrific, withmother and daughter team Vanessa Redgrave and JoelyRichardson particularly good in the shared role of QueenElizabeth I.Wuthering HeightsFri 9 to Thu 15 DecAndrea Arnold • UK 2011 • 2h9m • Digital projection15 – Contains strong language, once very strong, racist terms andanimal killingsCast: Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Oliver Milburn, NicholaBurley, Amy Wren.Director Andrea Arnold (Red Road, Fish Tank) is oneof contemporary British cinema’s boldest directors, sowho better to put her own distinctive stamp on a tale ofobsessive love and class division that has already inspiredsuch cinematic luminaries as Wyler, Rivette and Buñuel?In Emily Brontë’s novel, a Yorkshire farmer on a visit toLiverpool finds a homeless boy on the streets and takes himhome to live as part of his family at their isolated moorlandfarm. The boy develops an all-consuming relationshipwith the farmer’s daughter, and provokes jealousy andresentment from her brother.Arnold has brought a timeless universality to the story,and has succeeded in making Heathcliff and Cathy, twoof literature’s best known characters, feel entirely freshand new. While respectful of the original text, this is adecidedly radical interpretation, not least in its castingof young unknowns in the lead roles. Equally original isthe film’s breathtaking visual style; for while there is noshortage of filmed versions of Yorkshire’s wild and windymoors, it’s unlikely you will ever have seen them so bleaklyand beautifully captured as here.WeekendFri 9 to Tue 13 DecAndrew Haigh • UK 2011 • 1h37m • Digital projection18 – Contains strong sex, sex references and hard drug useCast: Tom Cullen, Chris New.Writer-director Andrew Haigh’s account of an intenseFriday-to-Sunday affair is a moving and intelligentromance.After a casual Friday night dinner with his straight friends,the semi-closeted Russell sets off for a gay club. Feelingthat his life needs to be kick-started, he hooks up withGlen, a feisty, artsy type. The intended one night standdevelops into something more when, the next morning,Glen asks Russell to tape his feelings about the encounter,and the two continue on through the weekend, hangingout in bars, having sex, taking drugs and telling endlessstories as they get to know each other better. But the end isalready in sight, since Glen is about to leave for America.Superficially, the film is anything but a romance, rather acontemporary love story constructed on the pragmaticmores of urban gay life. Yet Haigh slyly slips in hints that,even in its truncated existence, the relationship is moreabout love than lust (not least in the nod to Brief Encounterat the film’s climax), while capturing, through his excellentscript and talented cast, the essence of today’s gay scene.

10 Maybe you missed...ROMANTICS ANONYMOUSTAKE SHELTERTOMBOYMAYBEYOUMISSEDRomantics AnonymousLes émotifs anonymesTue 27 to Thu 29 DecJean-Pierre Améris • France/Belgium 2010 • 1h18mDigital projection • French with English subtitles12A – Contains one scene of moderate sexCast: Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella Cravotta, LiseLamétrie, Swann Arlaud.Chocolate-making brings two sensitive, anxiety-riddenpeople together in this deliciously retro romantic comedy.Jean-René and Angelique have a shared professionalinterest in chocolate. The two could be soulmates, but, dueto their extreme shyness, when they’re together neitherhas a clue how to communicate. But then they attend achocolate trade show together and are mistakenly bookedinto the same hotel room...MAYBEYOUMISSEDTake ShelterFri 30 Dec to Thu 5 JanJeff Nichols • USA 2011 • 2h1m • Digital projection15 – Contains strong language and sustained psychological threatCast: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart, SheaWhigham, Katy Mixon.Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon, surely one of the mostinteresting screen actors working today) is a workingstiff in a small Ohio town. Money is tight, though Curtisfinds solace in his supportive family, and is devoted to hisloving wife Samantha (Jessica Chastain) and their youngdaughter Hannah (Tova Stewart), who is deaf. Thereseems little remarkable about the man, yet he is in theshadow of a dark cloud and becomes increasingly plaguedby apocalyptic apparitions. Haunted by his fears, hisbehaviour becomes erratic, and Curtis risks alienating thelocal community and stretching relationships with thoseclosest to him beyond breaking point.This extraordinary tale of ordinary madness is a deeplyresonant vision that audaciously probes the psyche ofmodern America.MAYBEYOUMISSEDTomboyMon 2 to Thu 5 JanCéline Sciamma • France 2011 • 1h22mDigital projection • French with English subtitlesU – Contains mild violence and occasional natural nudityCast: Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani,Mathieu Demy.An achingly tender and sweetly funny coming-of-agemovie, Tomboy tells the story of ten year-old Laure, whomoves to a new Paris suburb with her family. It’s thesummer holidays, and all the local kids are running riotaround the neighbourhood. Boyish Laure, when firstmeeting with the gang, introduces herself as Michael.The other kids don’t even blink: Michael it is. And sothe summer fun begins, with Laure, now Michael, doingeverything she can to keep her new identity secret. Butas the holidays draw to an end, and the threat of schoollooms, things start to get complicated.

Restored classics11THE LAST WALTZMEET ME IN ST LOUISAN AMERICAN IN PARISRESTOREDCLASSICThe Last WaltzFri 9 to Thu 15 DecMartin Scorsese • USA 1978 • 1h57m • Digital projection • 15DocumentaryAn embellished record of The Band’s farewell concert,mostly shot at San Francisco’s Winterland in 1976, on a setborrowed from a local opera company. Wonderful music,a stage crowded with guests including Neil Diamond, NeilYoung, Dr John, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and MuddyWaters, and consummately stylish direction from MartinScorsese, who intersperses concert footage with fragmentsof interview shot around pool tables and in bars.Filmhouse email list For a weekly emailcontaining screening times, news andcompetitions, join our email list atwww.filmhousecinema.com/email/subscribeFilmhouse mailing list To have this monthlyprogramme sent to you for a year, send £6(cheques payable to Filmhouse Ltd) with yourname and address and the month you wish yoursubscription to start, or subscribe in person at thebox office or by phone on 0131 228 2688.Facebook Join our Facebook group for news,updates and competitions: search for ‘Filmhouse’Twitter Follow us for regular news and updates:@FilmhouseRESTOREDCLASSICMeet Me in St LouisFri 16 to Thu 22 DecVincente Minnelli • USA 1944 • 1h53m • Digital projection • UCast: Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Leon Ames, Mary Astor,Tom Drake.This glorious Vincente Minnelli musical is one of thegreatest ever made, and one that’s still as fresh as a newlypicked daisy. A nostalgic valentine to youthful romance,filmed in gorgeous Technicolor and with terrific songs, ittells the story of an upper-middle-class family living in StLouis in 1903.The happy existence of the Smiths is threatened when thepatriarch, Alonzo, decides to relocate the family to NewYork because of a lucrative promotion. The prospect ofleaving town particularly upsets 17-year-old Esther (JudyGarland), who has a crush on boy-next-door John Truett...The 3.15pm performance of Meet Me in St Louison Saturday 17 December will be a special singalongscreening. Lyrics will be projected onto thescreen – join in with unforgettable songs such as‘The Trolley Song’, ‘The Boy Next Door’, and ‘HaveYourself a Merry Little Christmas’. Unmissable!RESTOREDCLASSICAn American in ParisTue 27 to Thu 29 DecVincente Minnelli • USA 1951 • 1h53mDigital projection • English and FrenchU – Contains no material likely to offend or harmCast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary,Nina Foch.A swooningly gorgeous musical spectacular from VincenteMinnelli, starring Gene Kelly and featuring an enchantingdebut from Leslie Caron. Kelly plays Jerry, a young GI whoremains in Paris after World War II to study painting. Hewants to live the life of the great masters – holed up in aMontmartre garret, starving for his art. But the reality isless romantic than the fantasy, so when a rich Americangallery owner offers to support him, he agrees – even ifthe bargain means joining her entourage of lovers. Thenhe meets Lise (Caron), a young French girl, and instantlyfalls in love...

12 Christmas at Our HouseIT’S A WONDERFUL LIFETHE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROLSCROOGETHE WIZARD OF OZChristmasat Our HouseA selection of seasonal favourites onthe big screen.It’s a Wonderful LifeFri 16 to Sat 24 DecFrank Capra • USA 1946 • 2h10m • Digital projectionU – Contains mild violenceCast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers, LionelBarrymore, Thomas Mitchell.This heartwarming fantasy is one of the most popularfilms ever made. The film begins as angels discuss GeorgeBailey (James Stewart), a small-town resident so besetwith problems that he contemplates suicide. In flashback,we review George’s life, learning that he has alwayswanted to leave his hometown to see the world, but thatcircumstances and his own good heart have kept him inBedford Falls. Back in the present, George prepares tojump from a bridge, but ends up rescuing his guardianangel, Clarence Oddbody (Henry Travers), who has cometo earn his wings...A masterfully crafted exercise in sentiment, augmentedby director Frank Capra’s undying faith in community. Thesupporting cast are uniformly excellent, but Stewart is theheart and the soul of the film as the dreamer who sacrificesall for his fellow man. Bring a hanky!The Muppet Christmas CarolFri 16 to Tue 20 DecBrian Henson • USA 1992 • 1h26m • 35mmU – Contains infrequent very mild perilCast: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson,Frank Oz.A fun but meaningful adaptation of the Dickens story, withGonzo taking on the role of Dickens and narrating the tale,along with the help of Rizzo the Rat. They take us on ajourney through a dank London, filled with all your favouriteMuppets and a lot of talking vegetables too! Scrooge(Michael Caine) is so miserly he won’t even allow his fuzzyemployees an extra piece of coal for the fire at Christmas.Such meanness is not tolerated by his deceased businesspartners, who appear to him one night and tell him that hemust face up to his misdeeds. And so he is visited by theghosts of Christmas past, present, and future...TICKETDEALSSee any three (or more) films in this season and get 15% offSee any six (or more) films in this season and get 25% offThese packages are available online, in person and on thephone, on both full price and concession price tickets.Tickets must all be bought at the same time.ScroogeSat 17 Dec at 6.15pmBrian Desmond Hurst • UK 1951 • 1h26m • 35mm • UCast: Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Jack Warner, George Cole.Ebenezer Scrooge is an elderly miser with a less thanfestive attitude. On Christmas Eve the ghost of his oldpartner decides to intervene, and a trio of spirits inflict aseries of horrifying visions on Scrooge to convince himof the error of his ways... Alastair Sim is superb in the titlerole, investing Scrooge with dignity and wit as the oldcurmudgeon’s cynicism is gradually stripped away, andmaking his joyous transformation on Christmas morning allthe more moving.The Wizard of OzSun 18 & Thu 22 to Sat 24 DecVictor Fleming • USA 1939 • 1h38m • Digital projectionU – Contains mild fantasy horrorCast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, JackHaley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton.When Dorothy’s neighbour, Miss Gulch, threatens totake away her precious dog, Toto, Dorothy runs awayfrom home. Attempting to return, she and her house arecaught in a twister and blown to the Land of Oz. Dorothymust escape from Oz by following the Yellow Brick Roadto the Emerald City, where the great Wizard of Oz canhelp her return to Kansas. Filled with extravagant sets andcostumes and glorious song and dance routines, Dorothy’sadventures in Oz are pure delight, even more so on thebig screen.

Christmas at Our House13JOYEUX NOELWHITE CHRISTMASRAYMOND BRIGGS TRILOGYJoyeux Noël Merry ChristmasMon 19 Dec at 2.30pm & Tue 20 Dec at 6.00pmChristian Carion • France/Germany/UK/Belgium/Romania/Norway 2005 • 1h56m 35mmFrench, German and English with English subtitles12A – Contains moderate battle violence, sex, and one use ofstrong languageCast: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis,Daniel Brühl.Christian Carion’s beautifully directed drama tells the storyof an event during World War I, when a Scottish, a Germanand a French regiment called a temporary halt to theslaughter on Christmas Eve, 1914.Among the entrenched Germans is the famous tenorNikolaus Sprink who, on hearing the Scots’ bagpipes playingChristmas songs, strides onto no-man’s-land and, with onlya Christmas tree for cover, proceeds to sing along at thetop of his voice. Influenced by the sentimental nature of thesongs, the three commanding officers call a temporary truce,and before long the rank-and-file are exchanging gifts andseasonal best wishes. But at what point does ‘goodwill to allmen’ end and high treason begin....?Expertly weaving together the separate national strands ofthe story and remaining just the right side of sentimental,the film’s powerful message is matched by the brilliantstorytelling, and carries significant contemporaryresonance.White ChristmasThu 22 to Sat 24 DecMichael Curtiz • USA 1954 • 2h • 35mmU – Contains no material likely to offend or harmCast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen,Dean Jagger.Two talented song-and-dance men (Bing Crosby andDanny Kaye) team up after the war to become one of thehottest acts in show business. One winter, they join forceswith a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) andhead to Vermont for a white Christmas. Of course, there’sthe requisite fun with the ladies, but the real adventurestarts when Crosby and Kaye discover that the resort is runby their old army general, who’s now in financial trouble,and they decide to put on a benefit to raise funds.White Christmas is a treasury of Irving Berlin classics, amongthem ‘Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep’, ‘Sisters’, ‘BlueSkies’, and, of course, ‘White Christmas’ itself.Some screenings in this season are Weans’ World shows, where ticketscost £2.50 for everyone and adults should expect some noise from youngermembers of the audience! See page 14 and the grid on pages 16-17 for details.Raymond Briggs TrilogyFri 23 & Sat 24 Dec at 1.00pm1h21mThe Snowman Dianne Jackson • UK 1982 • 29m • UA young boy’s snowman comes to life at midnight andtogether they set out on a wonderful adventure.The Bear Hilary Audus • UK 1998 • 26m • UA polar bear returns a teddy bear to a little girl and sobegins a beautiful friendship.Father Christmas David Unwin • UK 1991 • 26m • UThis irreverent Santa breaks from tradition in many ways.He has no Mrs, owns only four reindeer, and decides toconvert his sleigh into an airborne motor home for a pre-Christmas trip to Vegas...Arthur ChristmasFri 23 & Sat 24 DecSarah Smith • UK/USA 2011 • 1h37m • Digital projectionU – Contains very mild language and mild comic threatWith the voices of James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, BillNighy, Ashley Jensen.A wonderful family film from the team at Aardman. SantaClaus is nearing retirement, with his super-efficient butjoyless son Steven ready to take over. But the future of theposition of Head of Christmas looks less certain when achild is left without a present and the only person preparedto put things right is Steven’s hapless brother, Arthur.

14French Film Festival UK/Weans’ WorldTHE GIANTSFrench FilmFestival UKThe final screening of the 19th French FilmFestival UK, a celebration of Francophonecinema from France, Quebec, Switzerland,Belgium, and Luxembourg.The Giants Les géantsFri 2 Dec at 6.00pmBouli Lanners • Belgium 2011 • 1h24mDigital projection • French with English subtitles • 12ACast: Zacharie Chasseriaud, Paul Bartel, Marthe Keller, KarimLeklou, Martin Nissen.Two adolescent brothers and their newfound friend havean adventurous summer in the country, in this joyousheartwarmer with an endearing Mark Twain meets KenLoach vibe. Bouli Lanners’ third feature deftly negotiatesbetween heartbreak and hilarity in a story notable for itsboisterous good spirits, effective storytelling and engagingcentral performances.THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORNWeans’ WorldFilms for a younger audience. Tickets cost£2.50 per person, big or small!Please note: although we normally disapprove of peopletalking during screenings, these shows are primarily forkids, so grown-ups should expect some noise!The Adventures of Tintin:The Secret of the UnicornSat 10 Dec at 1.00pm & Sun 11 Dec at 11.00amSteven Spielberg • USA/New Zealand 2011 • 1h47mDigital projection • PG – Contains moderate fight scenesWith the voices of Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost,Andy Serkis.Steven Spielberg uses performance capture technology tobring to life the world created by Hergé, in The Adventuresof Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Produced by PeterJackson, the film follows an intrepid young reporter namedTintin whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts himinto a world of high adventure, always accompanied by histrusty dog, Snowy.The following screenings, part of our Christmas at OurHouse season (pages 12-13), are also Weans’ World shows:The Muppet Christmas Carol - Sat 17 Dec at 1.00pmThe Wizard of Oz - Sun 18 Dec at 1.00pmRaymond Briggs Trilogy - Fri 23 & Sat 24 Dec at 1.00pmArthur Christmas - Sat 24 Dec at 12.00pm + 2.45pmARTHUR CHRISTMASBy Stuart Paterson25 November – 31 December 2011BOX OFFICE: 0131 248 4848GROUPS 8+: 0131 248 4949TEXT RELAY: 18001 0131 248 4848MOBILE: m.lyceum.org.ukONLINE: www.lyceum.org.uk/beautyTWITTER: #beautyandthebeastRoyal Lyceum Theatre is a Registered Company No. SC062065.Scottish Charity Registered No. SC010509.

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16FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME 2 December 2011 - 5 January 2012 BOX OFFICE 0131 228 2688DAYDATESCREEN NO. &FILM TITLESHOWTIMESDAYDATESCREEN NO. &FILM TITLESHOWTIMESDAYDATESCREEN NO. &FILM TITLESHOWTIMESFri 1 Jack Goes Boating 1.00/3.30/8.452 1 The Giants 6.00Dec 2 An African Election 1.202 An African Election 8.25 + discussion2 Melancholia 3.202 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 6.103 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 1.30/3.45/8.503 Melancholia 6.00Sat 1 Jack Goes Boating 1.00/6.15/8.303 2 An African Election 1.20/6.30Dec 2 Welcome Mr Marshall! (Ber) 3.45 + intro2 Melancholia 8.303 Melancholia 1.303 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 4.15/6.25/8.50Sun 1 Jack Goes Boating 1.00/6.15/8.304 1 Tosca 3.30 (£10/£7.50)Dec 2 Into Great Silence2.00 + Q&A2 An African Election 6.002 Melancholia 8.153 An African Election 1.303 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) + (S) 3.45 (subtitled)3 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 6.15/8.30Mon 1 Jack Goes Boating (B)11am (babies & carers)5 1 Jack Goes Boating 2.30/6.15/8.30Dec 2 Melancholia 2.452 WarGames 5.45 + intro/disc.2 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 8.453 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 3.30/6.003 Melancholia 8.15Tue 1 Jack Goes Boating 2.306 1 Melancholia 6.00Dec 1 Inni 9.002 Melancholia 3.002 Jack Goes Boating 6.152 Allonsanfan (R) 8.30 + intro3 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 3.30/6.00/8.15KEY:(AD) – Audio Description (see page 2)(B) – Carer & baby screening (see page 2)(S) – Subtitled (see page 2)SEASONS:(10) – Ten from 11 (pages 18-19)(AC) – Admiral Cochrane (page 24)(Ber) – Luis García Berlanga (page 26)(C) – Christmas at Our House (pages 12-13)(FP) – First Person (page 27)(HK) – Herzog + Kinski (pages 22-23)(NY) – An Edinburgh New Year (page 20)(R) – The Birth of a Nation (page 29)(WW) – Weans’ World (page 14)Full index of films on page 2Wed 1 Jack Goes Boating 2.307 1 Cutting Loose + Q&A 6.30 (£3.50/£2)Dec 1 Melancholia 8.152 Melancholia 3.002 Jack Goes Boating 6.15/8.303 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 3.30/6.00/8.15Thu 1 Jack Goes Boating 2.308 1 The Leopard (R) 6.00Dec 1 The Ninth Configuration 10.00pm + intro2 Jack Goes Boating 3.00/8.302 El verdugo (Ber) 6.153 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 3.30/6.00/8.15Fri 1 Midnight in Paris (AD) 1.00/6.159 1 Anonymous 3.30/8.30Dec 2 Weekend 1.20/6.302 The Last Waltz 3.45/8.453 Wuthering Heights 1.05/8.153 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 3.50/6.00Sat 1 The Adventures of Tintin (WW) 1.0010 1 Midnight in Paris (AD) 3.30/6.15Dec 1 Anonymous 8.302 Weekend 1.30/6.302 The Last Waltz 3.45/8.453 Wuthering Heights 1.05/8.153 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 3.50/6.00Sun 1 The Adventures of Tintin (WW) 11.00am11 1 Midnight in Paris (AD) + (S) 4.00 (subtitled)Dec 1 Midnight in Paris (AD) 6.151 Anonymous 8.302 Weekend 1.20/8.452 The Last Waltz 3.45/6.153 Wuthering Heights 1.05/8.153 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 3.50/6.00Mon 1 Anonymous (B)11am (babies & carers)12 1 Anonymous 8.30Dec 1 Midnight in Paris (AD) 2.30/6.152 The Last Waltz 3.30/6.152 Weekend 8.453 Wuthering Heights 3.10/6.003 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 8.40Tue 1 Midnight in Paris (AD) 2.30/6.1513 1 Anonymous 8.30Dec 2 The Last Waltz 3.30/8.452 Weekend 6.303 Wuthering Heights 3.10/6.003 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 8.40Wed 1 Anonymous 2.3014 1 Midnight in Paris (AD) 6.15Dec 1 The Haunting 8.302 The Last Waltz 3.30/8.452 Anonymous 6.003 Wuthering Heights 3.10/8.153 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 5.50Thu 1 Anonymous 2.3015 1 Screen Academy Scotland... 6.00Dec 1 Midnight in Paris (AD) 8.302 The Last Waltz 3.30/8.452 Anonymous 6.003 Wuthering Heights 3.10/8.153 The Deep Blue Sea (AD) 5.50Fri 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 1.00/6.0016 1 The Muppet Christmas Carol (C) 3.45Dec 1 Inni 9.002 Meet Me in St Louis 1.202 Perfect Sense 3.45/8.452 The Well Digger’s Daughter 6.153 The Well Digger’s Daughter 1.303 We Have a Pope 3.50/8.403 Meet Me in St Louis 6.10Sat 1 The Muppet Christmas... (C) (WW) 1.0017 1 Meet Me in St Louis (Sing-Along) 3.15Dec 1 Scrooge (C) 6.151 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 8.152 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 1.052 Captain Horatio Hornblower (AC) 3.452 The Well Digger’s Daughter 6.152 Perfect Sense 8.453 The Well Digger’s Daughter 1.303 We Have a Pope 3.50/8.403 Meet Me in St Louis 6.10Sun 1 The Wizard of Oz (C) (WW) 1.0018 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 3.30/8.15Dec 1 The Muppet Christmas Carol (C) 6.152 Meet Me in St Louis 1.202 Master and Commander (AC) 3.452 Perfect Sense 6.402 The Well Digger’s Daughter 8.453 The Well Digger’s Daughter 1.303 We Have a Pope 3.50/8.403 Meet Me in St Louis 6.10Mon 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) (B) 11am (babies & carers)19 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 6.00Dec 1 Joyeux Noël (C) 2.301 The Well Digger’s Daughter 8.452 The Well Digger’s Daughter 3.152 The Muppet Christmas Carol (C) 6.152 Meet Me in St Louis 8.153 Meet Me in St Louis 3.303 We Have a Pope 6.103 The God of Day... + Shorts (FP) 8.30Tue 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 2.30/8.3020 1 Joyeux Noël (C) 6.00Dec 2 The Well Digger’s Daughter 3.15/8.152 The Muppet Christmas Carol (C) 6.153 We Have a Pope 3.30/6.103 Meet Me in St Louis 8.30

WWW.FILMHOUSECINEMA.COM 2 December 2011 - 5 January 2012 FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME17DAYDATESCREEN NO. &FILM TITLESHOWTIMESWed 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 2.30/5.45/8.3021 2 The Well Digger’s Daughter 3.15/6.00/8.30Dec 3 Meet Me in St Louis 3.30/6.103 We Have a Pope 8.45Thu 1 White Christmas (C) 2.3022 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 5.45Dec 1 The Wizard of Oz (C) 8.302 The Well Digger’s Daughter 3.15/8.152 The Great Game 6.153 We Have a Pope 3.30/8.453 Meet Me in St Louis 6.10Fri 1 Raymond Briggs Trilogy (C) (WW) 1.0023 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 3.00/8.15Dec 1 The Wizard of Oz (C) 6.002 Arthur Christmas (C) 1.10/3.20/6.002 The Wizard of Oz (C) 8.303 My Week With Marilyn 1.30/3.45/8.503 White Christmas (C) 6.15Sat 1 Raymond Briggs Trilogy (C) (WW) 1.0024 1 Arthur Christmas (C) (WW) 2.45Dec 1 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 5.00/7.452 Arthur Christmas (C) (WW) 12.002 Arthur Christmas (C) 5.152 It’s a Wonderful Life (C) 2.302 The Wizard of Oz (C) 7.303 My Week With Marilyn 12.30/5.25/7.403 White Christmas (C) 2.50Sun 25 & Mon 26 Dec – CLOSED Merry Christmas!Tue 1 TrollHunter (10) 1.0027 1 Tinker Tailor... (10) (AD) 3.20Dec 1 Aguirre, Wrath of God (HK) 6.001 Drive (10) 8.152 Snowtown 1.30/8.302 Romantics Anonymous 4.05/6.303 My Week With Marilyn 1.15/8.003 Midshipman Easy (AC) 3.303 An American in Paris 5.30Wed 1 Aguirre, Wrath of God (HK) 1.0028 1 Drive (10) 3.20/6.00Dec 1 Tinker Tailor... (10) (AD) 8.152 Snowtown 1.30/8.302 Romantics Anonymous 4.052 My Week With Marilyn 6.003 My Week With Marilyn 1.153 Romantics Anonymous 6.453 An American in Paris 8.45Thu 1 Tinker Tailor... (10) (AD) 1.0029 1 The Tree of Life (10) 3.40Dec 1 Nosferatu the Vampyre (HK) 6.301 TrollHunter (10) 8.552 Snowtown 1.30/8.302 An American in Paris 4.052 Romantics Anonymous 6.353 Romantics Anonymous 1.453 My Week With Marilyn 3.45/8.453 An American in Paris 6.00DAYDATESCREEN NO. &FILM TITLESHOWTIMESFri 1 Nosferatu the Vampyre (HK) 1.0030 1 TrollHunter (10) 3.30Dec 1 Le quattro volte (10) 6.151 The Tree of Life (10) 8.202 One Day (NY) 1.202 The Prime of Miss J Brodie (NY) 3.452 Take Shelter 6.102 The 39 Steps (NY) 8.453 Take Shelter 1.10/3.55/8.303 The Battle of the Sexes (NY) 6.30Sat 1 Black Swan (10) 1.0031 1 Le quattro volte (10) 3.30Dec 1 Trainspotting (NY) 7.002 The 39 Steps (NY) 1.302 The Battle of the Sexes (NY) 3.452 One Day (NY) 6.303 Take Shelter 1.10/3.55/6.45Sun 1 Le quattro volte (10) 1.301 1 Edinburgh from the Archives (NY) 4.00Jan 1 Black Swan (10) 6.302 Trainspotting (NY) 1.302 We Need to... Kevin (10) (AD) 3.452 The Prime of Miss J Brodie (NY) 6.303 Take Shelter 1.10/3.55/6.45Mon 1 Black Swan (10) 1.002 1 True Grit (10) 3.30Jan 1 We Need to... Kevin (10) (AD) 6.001 Take Shelter 8.302 Tomboy 1.15/6.002 Billy Budd (AC) 3.152 Fitzcarraldo (HK) 8.003 Take Shelter 1.203 Tomboy 4.003 Mysteries of Lisbon 6.00Tue 1 Fitzcarraldo (HK) 1.003 1 We Need to... Kevin (10) (AD) 4.10Jan 1 True Grit (10) 6.351 Aguirre, Wrath of God (HK) 9.002 Tomboy 1.15/6.002 Take Shelter 3.15/8.003 Mysteries of Lisbon 12.45/6.00Wed 1 True Grit (10) 1.004 1 Senna (10) 3.30Jan 1 Fitzcarraldo (HK) 6.001 Tomboy 9.102 Tomboy 1.152 Take Shelter 3.15/8.402 A Separation (10) 6.003 Mysteries of Lisbon 12.45/6.00Thu 1 Senna (10) 1.00/6.155 1 A Separation (10) 3.30Jan 1 Nosferatu the Vampyre (HK) 8.452 Tomboy 1.15/6.002 Take Shelter 3.152 It May Be That Beauty Has... 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18Ten from 11TROLLHUNTERTen from 11Head of Filmhouse Rod White chooses histen favourite (in no particular order!) newreleases of 2011.TrollHunter TrolljegerenTue 27, Thu 29 & Fri 30 DecAndré Øvredal • Norway 2010 • 1h43mDigital projection • Norwegian with English subtitles15 – Contains sequences of sustained intense threatCast: Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck,Tomas Alf Larsen, Urmila Berg-Domaas.When investigating a series of unlawful bear shootings fortheir first student documentary, Thomas and his cameracrew repeatedly run into mysterious loner Hans, whothey decide to follow. Unwisely, as it happens, for Hansworks for the top secret Troll Security Service, and a rogueTosserlad is on the loose… Andre Ovredal’s supremelyeffective, tense, brilliantly rendered and realised, thrill-ridemock doc (a la Blair Witch) was a massive hit at home, anddeservedly so. If there was more fun than this to be had inthe cinema this year, I didn’t see it!DRIVETinker Tailor Soldier SpyTue 27 to Thu 29 DecTomas Alfredson • UK/France 2011 • 2h7m • Digital projection15 – Contains strong language, sex, violence and bloody injury detailCast: Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Firth, JohnHurt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Toby Jones.This sparkling new adaptation of John le Carré’s bestsellingnovel was undoubtedly the most eagerly anticipatedfilm of the year, and did not disappoint. Set at the heightof the Cold War, Gary Oldman stars as George Smiley, arecently retired British MI6 agent, rehired in secret by hisgovernment, which fears that the British Secret IntelligenceService has been compromised by a double agent workingfor the Soviets. A supremely atmospheric thriller, directedby Tomas (Let the Right One In) Alfredson and featuring anextraordinary cast of the cream of British male acting talent.TICKETDEALSSee any three (or more) films in this season and get 15% offSee any six (or more) films in this season and get 25% offSee any nine (or more) films in this season and get 35% offThese packages are available online, in person and on thephone, on both full price and concession price tickets.Tickets must all be bought at the same time.THE TREE OF LIFEDriveTue 27 & Wed 28 DecNicolas Winding Refn • USA 2011 • 1h40m • Digital projection18 – Contains strong gory violenceCast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks,Christina Hendricks.Danish wunderkind Nicholas WInding Refn came of agewith this stylish and violent revenge drama that won himthe directing prize at Cannes this year. Ryan Gosling starsas a nameless stunt performer and getaway driver, whoacts to protect his neighbour (Mulligan) and her young sonwhen they are menaced by gangsters. A thrilling mix ofWalter Hill’s The Driver and gaming phenomenon GrandTheft Auto.The Tree of LifeThu 29 & Fri 30 DecTerrence Malick • USA 2011 • 2h19m • Digital projection12A – Contains potentially dangerous behaviourCast: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken,Laramie Eppler.Terrence Malick’s Palme Do’r winner would grace anyyear’s top ten. This impressionistic tale of a modern-dayarchitect (Penn) trying to reconcile his past – in particularhis problematic relationship with his authoritarian father(Pitt) – is an astonishing, unique achievement in purecinema.

Ten from 1119LE QUATTRO VOLTEBLACK SWANTRUE GRITA SEPARATIONLe quattro volte The Four TimesFri 30 Dec to Sun 1 JanMichelangelo Frammartino • Italy/Germany/Switzerland 20101h28m • Digital projection • Italian with English subtitlesU – Contains one scene of animal birthCast: Giuseppe Fuda, Bruno Timpano, Nazareno Timpano.Philosophical in intent and playful in approach, thispoetic, quasi-documentary chronicles life in an isolatedCalabrian village, complete with anarchic goats, religiouscelebrations, reincarnation and a scene-stealing dog.Michelangelo Frammartino encourages us to free ourselvesfrom the notion that humans should occupy the leadingrole as things normally incidental take centre stage, andpeople become part of the scenery. Enormously enjoyableand liberating, unique and revelatory.Black SwanSat 31 Dec to Mon 2 JanDarren Aronofsky • USA 2010 • 1h48m • Digital projection15 – Contains strong sex, language and bloody imagesCast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey,Winona Ryder.Darren Aronofsky’s brilliant psychological thriller set inthe world of the New York City ballet. A Best ActressOscar®-winning Natalie Portman is Nina, an ambitiousballerina who dreams of playing the lead in Swan Lake, butmust convince the artistic director that she can combinethe innocence of the White Swan with the eroticism anddeception of the Black Swan... Sensuous, complex andbreathtakingly shot, and the director’s finest film to date.We Need to Talk About KevinSun 1 to Tue 3 JanLynne Ramsay • UK/USA 2011 • 1h52m • Digital projection15 – Contains strong language, once very strong, strong sex &sexualised nudityCast: Tilda Swinton, John C Reilly, Ezra Miller, Ashley Gerasimovich,Siobhan Fallon.An intimate and disturbing look at a mother confrontingvery dark truths about her teenage son. Based on LionelShriver’s bestseller, the film stars Tilda Swinton in aheartbreaking performance as Eva, a once-vibrant womanwho finds herself re-examining her life and role as amother, and her possible complicity in the fact that Kevinhas always been evil.True GritMon 2 to Wed 4 JanJoel Coen & Ethan Coen • USA 2010 • 1h50m • Digital projection15 – Contains scenes of violenceCast: Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, BarryPepper.The Coen Brothers’ eschewed their familiar eccentric,quirky humour to simply wallow in the considerablepleasures of straight, genre filmmaking to brilliant effect, inthis adaptation of Charles Portis’ novel. 14-year-old MattieRoss hits town in search of the meanest, toughest lawman– of the titular grit – to help her track down and kill the manwho killed her father, and sets her sights on the grizzled,booze-addled Marshal Reuben J ‘Rooster’ Cogburn (playedin a completely immersive, brilliant performance by JeffBridges). Above all, a wonderfully realistic and believableevocation of Western times – beautifully conceived, shot,scored and performed.SennaWed 4 & Thu 5 JanAsif Kapadia • UK/France/USA 2010 • 1h46m • Digital projection12A – Contains infrequent strong language and footage of motorracing crashes • DocumentarySpanning his years as a Formula One driver from 1984 untilhis tragic death a decade later, Senna explores the life anddazzling career of a man recently rated the best F1 driverof all time by his peers. His achievements on the track, hisquest for perfection and the mythical status he has nowattained are explored entirely from F1 footage of the time,the result is a tremendously atmospheric insight into a lifelived amid the roar of engines and the unquenchable thirstfor speed. Fascinating, even for those (like me) indifferentto the sport itself!A SeparationJodaeiye Nader az SiminWed 4 & Thu 5 JanAsghar Farhadi • Iran 2011 • 2h3m • Digital projectionPersian with English subtitles • PG – Contains mild languageCast: Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini,Sarina Farhadi.This gripping, brilliantly acted domestic drama set inmodern-day Tehran won six awards at the Berlin FilmFestival, including the Golden Bear, Berlin’s equivalent ofthe Cannes Palme d’Or.Simin has arranged to leave Iran with her husband Naderand daughter Termeh. Nader, however, is having secondthoughts... Building on all the promise of his earlier breakouthit About Elly, A Separation confirms Farhadi as a majorfigure on the international stage.

20An Edinburgh New YearONE DAYTHE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIETHE 39 STEPSTRAINSPOTTINGAn EdinburghNew YearAs part of this year’s Edinburgh’sHogmanay celebrations, a short season offilms set in and around our beautiful city!One DayFri 30 Dec at 1.30pm & Sat 31 Dec at 6.30pmLone Scherfig • USA 2011 • 1h48m • Digital projection12A – Contains moderate sex references and violence, and one useof strong languageCast: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Romola Garai, Rafe Spall, KenStott.After one night together – 15 July 1988, the day they bothgraduate from Edinburgh University – Emma and Dexterbegin a friendship that will last a lifetime. She is a workingclassgirl of principle and ambition who dreams of makingthe world a better place; he is a wealthy charmer whodreams that the world will be his playground.TICKETDEALSSee any three (or more) films in this season and get 15% offSee all six films in this season and get 25% offThese packages are available online, in person and on thephone, on both full price and concession price tickets.Tickets must all be bought at the same time.The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieFri 30 Dec at 3.45pm & Sun 1 Jan at 6.30pmRonald Neame • UK 1969 • 1h56m • 35mm • 12Cast: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, GordonJackson, Celia Johnson.This Oscar-winning classic is set in a private school in1930s Edinburgh, where Maggie Smith’s headstrongteacher ignores the curriculum and influences herimpressionable young charges with her over-romanticisedworld view.The 39 StepsFri 30 Dec at 8.45pm & Sat 31 Dec at 1.30pmAlfred Hitchcock • UK 1935 • 1h27m • 35mmU – Contains very mild language and violenceCast: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, GodfreyTearle, Peggy Ashcroft.Other English Hitchcocks may be more provocative, butfew offer such a ripping good yarn. Donat’s smooth andupright Richard Hannay flees from London in pursuit of aspy ring, responsible for leaving a murdered woman in hisflat; the police inevitably take him for the murderer, andthe spies are after him too... A bit of a cheeky inclusion inan Edinburgh-set film season but watch out for our iconicrail bridge.The Battle of the SexesFri 30 Dec at 6.30pm & Sat 31 Dec at 3.45pmCharles Crichton • UK 1959 • 1h25m • 35mm • UCast: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, JamesonClark, Donald Pleasence.A delightful Ealing-style comedy set in Edinburgh.Mr Martin (Peter Sellers) works as an accountant for atextile company. A quiet and nervous man, he keepshimself to himself and wishes to be left alone. But thenAngela Barrows (Constance Cummings), an AmericanEfficiency Expert, arrives to evaluate his performance...TrainspottingSat 31 Dec at 7.00pm & Sun 1 Jan at 1.30pmDanny Boyle • UK 1996 • 1h33m • 35mm • 18Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Robert Carlyle, Jonny LeeMiller, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald.A shocking, painfully subjective trawl through the Edinburghheroin culture of the 1980s, Irvine Welsh’s cult novel washardly an obvious choice for the team who made ShallowGrave, yet the film’s a triumph. Audaciously punching up thepitch-black comedy, juggling parallel character strands andjuxtaposing image, music and voice-over with a virtuosityworthy of Scorsese on peak form, Trainspotting the moviecaptures precisely Welsh’s insolent, amoral intelligence.Edinburgh from the ArchivesSun 1 Jan at 4.00pm1h30m • PGA programme of short archive films of Edinburgh as you’veprobably never seen it before.

21presents a magical tale…Choreography by Ashley PageMusic by Tchaikovsky11–14 January 2012Box Office 0131 529 6000 *Book Online www.festivaltheatre.org.uk *For full details visit www.scottishballet.co.uk*Booking fee. Poster image by Holly WarburtonRegistered in Scotland No. SC065497. Scottish Charity No. SC008037

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Herzog + Kinski23AGUIRRE, WRATH OF GODHerzog + KinskiThree of the extraordinary collaborationsbetween director Werner Herzog and actorKlaus Kinski, in new digital ‘prints’.Aguirre, Wrath of GodAguirre, der Zorn GottesTue 27 Dec, Wed 28 Dec & Tue 3 JanWerner Herzog • Germany 1972 • 1h35m • Digital projectionGerman with English subtitles • PGCast: Klaus Kinski, Cecilia Rivera, Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo, DelNegro.From its opening long-shots of Spanish conquistadorsscrambling in an ant-like column down an Andeanmountain, it’s clear that Herzog’s account of the quest forEl Dorado is to be a sympathetic yet never sentimental taleof folly born of overweening ambition. As the invaderspursue their dreams of riches and power, they fall preyto the forests and rivers, to the Indians, and to their ownludicrous delusions – most extreme in the murderousactions of the megalomaniac Aguirre (Klaus Kinski) – ofreproducing European society in an indifferent, alienlandscape.An astonishing contribution to the epic genre, full ofbreathtaking images, blessed with Kinski’s best-everperformance, and packed with sharp, darkly witty insightsinto human pride and prejudice.NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRENosferatu the VampyreNosferatu: Phantom der NachtThu 29 Dec, Fri 30 Dec & Thu 5 JanWerner Herzog • West Germany/France 1979 • 1h47mDigital projection • German and Romany with English subtitles • 15Cast: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor,Walter Ladengast.Herzog’s remake of what he considers to be the mostvisionary and important of all German films, FW Murnau’s1922 silent masterpiece, Nosferatu. Held together bythe sheer power of Klaus Kinski’s performance as thevampire, Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre recreatesseveral scenes (practically shot-for-shot) from the Murnauclassic while slightly altering some of the original’s thematicstructures. In Murnau’s film, the vampire is pure evilinvading a small German community (Herzog feels thatthe 1922 film prefigured the rise of Nazism in Germany).Herzog’s vampire is much more sympathetic. An outcastfrom society (as are all of Herzog’s protagonists), Kinski’sNosferatu longs for contact, acceptance, and even lovefrom the humans who fear and revile him. Sadly, his curseand death’s-head appearance forever prevent this.TICKETDEALSSee all three films in this season and get 15% offThis package is available online, in person and on thephone, on both full price and concession price tickets.Tickets must all be bought at the same time.FITZCARRALDOFitzcarraldoMon 2 to Wed 4 JanWerner Herzog • West Germany/Peru 19822h38m • Digital projectionGerman, Spanish and Italian with English subtitles • PGCast: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel AngelFuentes, Paul Hittscher.A major filmmaking accomplishment that only WernerHerzog would have the audacity to attempt, Fitzcarraldostars Klaus Kinski as the title character, a dreamer whoplans to bring opera and Enrico Caruso to the SouthAmerican jungles. With limited funding he decides tofinance an opera house by capitalising on South America’srubber industry. He discovers a hidden forest of rubbertrees well protected by rapids but the only way to getthere is via a river on the other side of a small group ofmountains. Fitzcarraldo has a bizarre inspiration: he’ll hirelocal natives to pull his steamship over the mountain – 320tons up a 40-degree incline.The hauling of the boat is the poetic and symbolic heart ofthe film and no camera trickery is used in its filming. This isa real steamship being hauled over a real mountain – all atthe command of Herzog, a man as driven in his way as hismost obsessed heroes.

24 Admiral Cochrane: The Real Master and CommanderCAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWERAdmiral Cochrane:The Real Masterand CommanderWho was Admiral Cochrane? Headstrong,brilliant, heroic, controversial, famous in SouthAmerica but forgotten in his own country...For nearly 200 years, the real life adventures ofAdmiral Cochrane have inspired popular navalfiction, and more recently films. In conjunctionwith the National Museum of Scotland’s specialexhibition Admiral Cochrane, The Real Masterand Commander, this season brings some ofthese dramatic escapades to the big screen.The exhibition is free, and runs until Sunday19 February 2012. For more details about theexhibition and other related events visitwww.nms.ac.uk/cochraneTICKETDEALSSee any three (or more) films in this season and get 15% offThis package is available online, in person and on thephone, on both full price and concession price tickets.Tickets must all be bought at the same time.MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLDCaptain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Sat 17 Dec at 3.45pmRaoul Walsh • UK 1951 • 1h57m • 35mm • PGCast: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Moultrie Kelsall.Gregory Peck stars in this swashbuckling saga of the highseas, based on CS Forester’s novel. In 1807, Hornbloweris given a special assignment by the British Navy: he isto deliver a supply of weapons to El Supremo, a LatinAmerican rebel leading an uprising against Spain.However, by the time Hornblower arrives, the politicalwinds have shifted, Spain and England are once againallies, and El Supremo is now the enemy of the Britishforces.Master and Commander:The Far Side of the WorldSun 18 Dec at 3.45pmPeter Weir • USA 2003 • 2h18m • 35mmEnglish, French and Portuguese with English subtitles12A – Contains moderate violence and one use of strong languageCast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D’Arcy, Edward Woodall.Russell Crowe wages war on water in this rousing, oldfashionedadventure. April, 1805. Napoleon is ‘Masterof Europe’, but Britain is still scrapping on the high seas.HMS Surprise is defending the Empire on the far sideof the world, chasing a French frigate along the coast ofBrazil. But then, the tables are turned. Outmanoeuvredand outgunned, Captain Jack Aubrey (Crowe) is up againstit. While his best friend, surgeon Stephen Maturin (PaulBettany), wants to flee, ‘Lucky’ Jack is determined to fighton – and damn the consequences...BILLY BUDDMidshipman EasyTue 27 Dec at 3.30pmCarol Reed • UK 1935 • 1h10m • 35mm • PGCast: Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood, Harry Tate, RobertAdams, Roger Livesey.Carol Reed’s solo directorial debut is a ripping yarn basedon a swashbuckling adventure story by Captain FrederickMarryat. Jack Easy (16-year-old Hughie Green) signs on fora tour of duty aboard the HMS Harpy, a British ship sailingthe Spanish-ridden seas of the eighteenth century. This filmserved to bring Reed to the attention of Graham Greene;the two would later collaborate on such films as The FallenIdol and The Third Man.Billy BuddMon 2 Jan at 3.15pmPeter Ustinov • UK 1962 • 2h5m • 35mm • PGCast: Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov, Terence Stamp, Melvyn Douglas,Paul Rogers.A young Terence Stamp is Billy Budd, a seaman forcedto serve in the British Navy during the war betweenEngland and France in 1797. Billy looks upon all men asinherently good and, although his crewmates are initiallysceptical about this sailor who appears too good to betrue, he proves his mettle by his skills as a sailor and gainsthe respect of the crew – all except for the ship’s reviledmaster-at-arms John Claggert (Robert Ryan), who attemptsto poison Billy’s reputation by accusing him of instigatinga mutiny.

Tosca/Inni/Cutting Loose25TOSCAINNICUTTING LOOSESPECIALEVENTToscaSun 4 Dec at 3.30pmUK 2011 • 2h5m • Digital projection • Italian with English subtitlesPG – Contains mild violenceDrama, passion and fabulous music – Tosca is one ofopera’s brilliant nights out. This production of Puccini’sever-popular work was staged at the Royal Opera Housein 2011 with a fabulous cast including Angela Gheorghiu,Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel.Set in the Rome of 1800, a political world of control andsuspicion, Tosca is a beautiful diva in love with idealisticpainter, Cavaradossi, whose beliefs and loyalties bring himinto conflict with the malevolent Chief of Police, Scarpia.Conducted by Antonio Pappano, the score includes greatset pieces such as ‘Te Deum’, and the arias ‘Vissi d’arte’and ‘E lucevan le stelle’.This performance will screen without an interval.Tickets £10/£7.50.SPECIALEVENTInniTue 6 & Fri 16 Dec at 9.00pmVincent Morisset • Iceland/UK/Canada 2011 • 1h21mDigital projection • English and Icelandic with English subtitlesU – Contains no material likely to offend or harm • DocumentarySigur Rós’ second live film following 2007 s hugelycelebratedHeima.Whereas that film positioned the enigmatic group inthe context of their Icelandic homeland, providinggeographical, social, and historical perspectives on theirotherworldly music, with uplifting results, Inni focussespurely on the band’s performance, which is artfully andintimately captured by French-Canadian director VincentMorisset.Interweaving archive material from the band’s first tenyears with the sometimes gossamer light, sometimespunishingly intense, concert footage, Inn is a persuasiveaccount of one of the most celebrated and influential rockbands of recent years.“The band become ghostly apparitions ... the footagesuggests it was filmed in a vast cave or on the Moon ... anabstract living painting – which looks beautiful on a bigscreen.” - Andrew Eaton-Lewis, The ScotsmanPLEASE NOTE: Strobe lighting and flashing imagesare used during Sigur Rós’ live performance footage.SPECIALEVENTThe Drummond Hunter Memorial Lecture is an annualevent held by the Howard League for Penal Reform inScotland, an independent organisation whose membersseek improvements to the criminal justice system inScotland.Please visit www.howardleaguescotland.org.uk for furtherinformation.Cutting LooseThe Drummond Hunter Memorial Lecture 2011Wed 7 Dec at 6.30pm – Tickets £3.50/£2.00Finlay Pretsell and Adrian McDowall • UK 2011 • 30m • HD-Cam12A • Documentary“I’m trusted with a pair of scissors and I’m in here for murder.”Cutting Loose is a fascinating snapshot of prison life in thebuild up to the annual Scottish Prison Service hairdressingcompetition. We discover how hairdressing is helpingmany of Scotland’s prisoners come to terms with theircrimes and preparing them for life on the outside.The screening will be followed by an extended discussionon the film and the work of the Howard League.

26Inter-Faith Week/Luis García BerlangaINTO GREAT SILENCEInter-Faith WeekThe Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association is a local charitythat was formed in 1989 to promote and facilitate positiveengagement between the faith communities of ourreligiously and culturally diverse city. Every year duringInter-Faith Week, EIFA coordinates an events programmeincluding film, public talks and interesting encounters.This year, the programme will run from 27 November to 4December in various locations across the city.For the full programme of events,please visit www.eifa.org.ukInto Great SilenceDie Große StilleSun 4 Dec at 2.00pmPhilip Gröning • France/Switzerland/Germany 2005 • 2h49m35mm • French and Latin with English subtitles • UDocumentaryIn 1987 Philip Gröning approached the Grande Chartreusemonastery in the French Alps to ask if he could make a filmabout this reclusive establishment. A mere 13 years laterit agreed to his request, but with strictures that no crewor lights would be permitted, nor would the filmmakerbe allowed to interrupt the monks’ devotions. He would,instead, have to live with them as they live. The resultingextended portrait is one of those rare celluloid experiencesthat truly transports us into another world, the Carthusianbrothers’ daily round of study, worship and silence.The film will be followed by a Q&A session with localreligious representatives.WELCOME MR MARSHALL!Luis GarcíaBerlangaPerhaps the most important Spanish film director of hisgeneration, Luis García Berlanga was at the forefront(with Buñuel and Juan Antonio Bardem) of the birth ofwhat might be termed contemporary Spanish cinemain the 50s and early 60s. Outsmarting the censorshipcentral to the Franco regime, Berlanga succeeded indirecting a series of films that undermined the mores ofthe dictatorship, winning international awards for his ownparticular brand of satire, which mostly centred aroundthe individual and the ‘system’ that ultimately fails them.The two films featured in this short season make a fineintroduction to his work: his masterful comedy debut,Welcome Mr Marshall!, about the hopes of Spanishvillagers that the Marshall Plan will make them rich; andpossibly his most caustic comedy, El verdugo, abouta young man desperate to get a job who finds himselfemployed as a public executioner.The screening of Welcome Mr Marshall! will bepreceded by an extended introduction on the workof Luis García Berlanga by Bernard Bentley, SeniorLecturer in Spanish at the University of St Andrews andauthor of ‘A Companion to Spanish Cinema’ (2008).This season is based on an original idea of CinemaAttic.EL VERDUGOWelcome Mr Marshall!¡Bienvenido Mister Marshall!Sat 3 Dec at 3.45pmLuis García Berlanga • Spain 1953 • 1h18m • DigibetaSpanish, Latin and English with English subtitles • 15Cast: Lolita Sevilla, Manolo Morán, José Isbert, Alberto Romea.Don’t let the playful opening of this Castilian comedy foolyou – Welcome, Mister Marshall! is a smart satire withreal bite. Initially misinterpreted as an anti-American tract,it caused a stir at Cannes in 1953, claiming the festival’sinternational prize.News reaches the inhabitants of the sleepy Spanish villageof Villar del Rio that American officials representing the post-World War II European Recovery Programme (the MarshallPlan) are soon to arrive. With an eye to snaring a hefty slice ofeconomic aid, the locals quickly prepare a welcoming fiesta,reinventing their village as an alluring Andalusian town.El verdugo The ExecutionerThu 8 Dec at 6.15pmLuis García Berlanga • Spain/Italy 1963 • 1h31m • DigibetaSpanish with English subtitles • 15Cast: Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert, José Luis LópezVázquez, Ángel Álvarez.A surreal and extremely dark tragicomedy about a mildmanneredundertaker’s assistant who, through a bizarreseries of circumstances, becomes a public executioner.Formally Berlanga’s most elegant film, it was shot byPasolini and Leone’s cinematographer, the great ToninoDelli Colli. Despite censor cuts, El verdugo remains apowerful condemnation of capital punishment and theFrancoist myths of duty and patriotism.

First Person/Projecting the Archive27DANTE QUARTETIT MAY BE THAT BEAUTY HAS STRENGTHENED OUR RESOLVETHE GREAT GAMEFirst PersonFilms by two pioneers of experimental cinema,Stan Brakhage and Philippe Grandrieux, beingscreened as part of First Person, a programme offilms accompanying a 50th Anniversary tribute tothe American avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren(1917-1961), at Inverleith House in the Royal BotanicGarden Edinburgh (until 22 January).www.rbge.ac.uk/inverleith-houseThe God of Day Had Gone DownUpon HimMon 19 Dec at 8.30pmStan Brakhage • USA • 2000 • 50m • 16mm“This film of single-strand photography begins withthe ‘fire’ of reflective light on water and on the barestinferences of a ship. Throughout, the interwoven play oflight and water tell the inferred ‘tale’ of the film throughrhythm, the tempo, through visible textures and forms ingradual evolution, through resultant ‘moods’ generatedby these modes of making, and, then, by the increasinglydistant boat images, birds, animals, fleeting silhouettesof people and their artifacts, flotsam and jetsam of thesea-dead, as well as (near end, and almost as at a funeral)flowers in bloom, swallowed by darkness midst thecrumbling of the sand castles.” - Stan BrakhagePLUS SHORTSCreation Stan Brakhage • USA 1979 • 17m • 16mmDante Quartet Stan Brakhage • USA 1987 • 8m • 16mmIt May Be That Beauty HasStrengthened Our ResolveThu 5 Jan at 8.15pmPhilippe Grandrieux • France 2011 • 1h13m • Format TBCFrench and Japanese with English subtitlesThis tribute to radical Japanese writer-director MasaoAdachi is the first in a series of retrospectives fromfilmmaker Philippe Grandrieux.Grandrieux’s incendiary series is dedicated to filmmakersinformed by a sense of deep political agitation – a criteriathat far-left cinematic insurrectionist Masao Adachicertainly qualifies for. After producing a number ofcrucial films in a 1960s Japan blanketed by a paranoia ofCommunism and the left, Adachi gave up filmmaking in1971 to join the Japanese Red Army, a militant left-wingorganisation operating out of Lebanon. Thirty-five yearslater, he has made his return to the world of film, still assubversive and confronting as ever.Grandrieux delves into the complex history of thisfascinating figure of political cinema, crafting a reverentialtribute to a man whose actions spoke as loudly as hisimages.Projectingthe ArchiveA collaboration with the British Film Instituteaimed at unearthing and reappraising a wealth oflesser-known British feature films using the BFINational Archive’s holdings, and giving audiencesthe opportunity to see and celebrate Britishcinema beyond the usual titles, on the big screen.The Great GameThu 22 Dec at 6.15pmMaurice Elvey • UK 1953 • 1h21m • 35mm • UCast: James Hayter, Thora Hird, Diana Dors, Sheila Shand Gibbs,John Laurie.Take your seats for goals and glamour with dynamic DianaDors in this rarely screened vintage comedy drama of1950s football intrigue. When Joe Lawson, manager ofBurnville United, attempts to snatch a star player fromanother club, he finds himself embroiled in scandal. Withsoccer scenes shot at Griffin Park, home of Brentford FC,the film features precious footage of many of their starplayers, not to mention fine performances by Hayter, Dors,Hird, and John Laurie.

28Come and See.../Psychotronic Cinema/SciScreenTHE HAUNTINGCome and See...A monthly one-off screening of a great filmwe simply thought you might like to see,again or for the first time, on the big screen.The HauntingWed 14 Dec at 8.30pmRobert Wise • USA/UK 1963 • 1h54m • 35mm • 12Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn,Fay Compton.Forget the tacky remake, this is the original and bestadaptation of Shirley Jackson’s lyrical novel, ‘The Hauntingof Hill House’.A paranormal investigator invites a group of people tohelp him examine Hill House, a sinister family estateallegedly haunted by angry souls from its troubled past.While Eleanor (Julie Harris) looks for an escape from thememory of her recently-deceased mother, she becomesincreasingly obsessed with the history of the huge,ominous house.Wise makes the house itself the central character, abeautifully designed and highly atmospheric entity, andthis together with dramatic angled camerawork andsuperb sound design combine to create one of the mostfrightening psychological horror films ever made, featuringvirtually no blood, gore, or monsters for its effective scares.THE NINTH CONFIGURATIONThe Ninth ConfigurationThu 8 Dec at 10.00pmWilliam Peter Blatty • USA 1980 • 1h49m • 35mm • 15Cast: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, NevilleBrand.“The Ninth Configuration presents a breathtaking cocktailof philosophy, eye-popping visuals, jaw-droppingpretentiousness, rib-tickling humour and heart-stoppingaction. From exotically hallucinogenic visions of a lunarcrucifixion to the claustrophobic realism of a bar-roombrawl, Blatty directs like a man with no understandingof, or interest in, the supposed limits of mainstreammovie-making. The result is a work of matchless madnesswhich divides audiences as spectacularly as the wavesof the Red Sea, a cult classic that continues to provokeeither apostolic devotion or baffled dismissal 20 years on.”– Mark KermodeWARGAMESSciScreenScreenings in association with The British ScienceAssociation, a registered charity which exists to advancethe public understanding, accessibility and accountabilityof the sciences and engineering.For more on The British Science Association,see www.britishscienceassociation.orgWarGamesMon 5 Dec at 5.45pmJohn Badham • USA 1983 • 1h53m • 35mm • PGCast: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally Sheedy, JohnWood, Barry Corbin.A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects intoa top secret supercomputer which has complete controlover the US nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a gamebetween America and Russia, and he innocently startsthe countdown to World War III. Can he convince thecomputer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing?Christian Redl does not describe himself as a security expert,or hacker, per se, but as a computer programmer. However,while in his native Austria he worked for five years for abank in ‘de-centralised systems’, with responsibility for mostof the back end and network protocols. Because of this hereceived a great deal of security training, on how to useencryption properly, etc., giving him a healthy interest inhacking and computer security.In his introduction to this screening Christian will speakabout the history of hacking, how it has changed, themotivations of hackers, and importance of security.

The Birth of a Nation/Screen Academy Scotland & EIF29ALLONSANFANThe Birth of a Nation:‘Il Risorgimento’ inItalian CinemaOn the occasion of the celebration of the150th anniversary of Italian Unification,Filmhouse, in collaboration with theItalian Cultural Institute, Cinecittà Luceand Movietime, presents a series of filmsdepicting the ‘Risorgimento’ in ItalianCinema.In these final two screenings, LuchinoVisconti narrates the immutability ofpower in The Leopard, and the Tavianibrothers’ Allonsanfan portrays a betrayedrevolution from the perspective of thedreams of the 1968 generation.THE LEOPARDAllonsanfanTue 6 Dec at 8.30pmPaolo Taviani & Vittorio Taviani • Italy 1974 • 1h50m35mm • Italian with English subtitles • 15Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer, Laura Betti.Marcello Mastroianni stars as a reluctant revolutionaryand Ennio Morricone serves up a stirring score in thistragicomic historical epic directed by brothers Paolo andVittorio Taviani (whose next feature would be the Palmed’Or-winning Padre Padrone). The setting is Italy in 1816;the chain of events set in motion by the French Revolutionserves as the backdrop. Napoleon’s empire has fallen, theRestoration is under way. Mastroianni is Fulvio, a Lombardaristocrat-turned-revolutionary whose utopian fervour hasdiminished during a period of incarceration. Released fromprison after refusing to betray his comrades in the secretSublime Brotherhood, he is immediately accused by thosesame comrades of treachery.This screening will be introduced by Dr Pasquale Iannone.The Leopard Il GattopardoThu 8 Dec at 6.00pmLuchino Visconti • Italy/France 1963 • 3h8mDigital projection • Italian with English subtitlesPG – Contains some mild language, sex references and war violenceCast: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Paola Stoppa.1860s Sicily, where revolution is underway to unite Italy as arepublic. When his penniless nephew (Alain Delon) marriesAngelica (Claudia Cardinale), the daughter of a merchant,the Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster in a wonderfullynuanced performance) reflects sadly on the death of thearistocratic world and the rise of the crass bourgeoisie.SPECIALEVENTSCREEN ACADEMY SCOTLAND & EIF...Screen Academy Scotland &EIF Qatsi Film ShowcaseThu 15 Dec at 6.00pm2h • 15Edinburgh Napier University and Screen AcademyScotland are delighted to present recent films by graduatesof the MFA Advanced Film Practice programme at ScreenAcademy Scotland, a Skillset Film & Media Academy.In addition Screen Academy Scotland in collaborationwith Edinburgh International Festival and BBC Scotlandpresent four short films created as part of the EdinburghInternational Festival Qatsi Trilogy Masterclass. Theseshort films from emerging filmmakers and composers werecreated using the Qatsi Trilogy films (Philip Glass/GodfreyReggio) as inspiration. The shorts were viewed by PhilipGlass who led a masterclass with filmmakers/composersduring EIF 2011. The shorts were also showcased duringthe Edinburgh International Festival 2011.Go to www.screenacademyscotland.ac.uk/screenings formore information.A glass of wine is included with the price of your ticket.

30 Courses, Workshops & Events/Café BarCORIOLANUSTHE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROLFILMHOUSE CAFE BARCourses, Workshops and EventsOur Knowledge and Learning team arrange screenings for schools, workshops and learning events for all ages. For furtherinformation please contact Holly Daniel or Nicola Kettlewood on 0131 228 6382 or email education@filmhousecinema.comSchools Screenings For schools onlyBreathing (Atmen) Mon 5 Dec, 10am (90 minutes) • FREEKarl Markovics / Austria 2011 / German and English with English subtitles / 15Direct from a sell-out school screening at the London Film Festival, Breathing follows Roman, a 19-year-old man leavingprison and trying to return to society whilst dealing with his guilt. After taking up a job in a mortuary, Roman discoverssomething that leads him to explore his past... This screening is suitable for Higher German and Higher Media Studiesstudents and is available to both High Schools and Further Educational Institutions..Coriolanus Wed 7 Dec, 10am (123 minutes) • FREERalph Fiennes / UK 2011 / 15 – Contains strong bloody violence / Cast: Gerard Butler, Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes.A thrilling adaptation of Shakespeare’s celebrated play set in a modern war-zone, Coriolanus is a the directorial debut fromacclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes and stars Gerard Butler and Vanessa Redgrave. An inventive translation of the text, theplot follows legendary Roman leader Gaius Marcius Coriolanus who is exiled from Rome and decides to seek his revenge.Straight from a sell-out school screening at the London Film Festival, this is one of Shakespeare’s great plays visualised forthe big screen. This screening is suitable for those studying Higher Drama, English and Media Studies and is open to bothHigh Schools and Further Educational Institutions.Breathing and Coriolanus are both free screenings thanks to Film Education and London Film Festival.Bookings should be made with Film Education on 0207 292 7360 or online at filmeducation.org/eventsWuthering Heights Wed 14 Dec, 10.30am (129 minutes) • £2.60, teachers freeSee page 8 for film details. Contact the Duty Manager on 0131 228 6382 to book.The Muppet Christmas Carol Fri 16 Dec, 10am (86 minutes) • £2.60, teachers freeA Christmas treat for the whole class! Contact the Duty Manager on 0131 228 6382 to book.Screenwriters Group 15 Dec • 7 - 10pm • Free • Guild RoomsMonthly meetings for screenwriters and filmmakers. More information at www.scottishscreenwriters.ning.comFilmhouse Café BarDrop in for a cappuccino, espresso or herbal tea and enjoyone of our superb cakes. Our full menu runs from noon to10pm seven days a week!All our dishes are prepared on the premises using freshingredients. We’ve an extensive vegetarian range with avariety of daily specials.A glass of wine? Choose from nine! The bar has real choicein ales, beers and bottles.A special event? Just ask, we can probably help.Or just come and relax in the ambience!Opening hours:Sunday to Thursday 10am - 11.30pmFriday and Saturday 10am - 12.30amFestive opening hours:All hours as normal except:24 Dec 10am - 8.00pm (last food order 7.30pm)25 & 26 Dec CLOSED – Merry Christmas!31 Dec & 1 Jan Noon - 7.00pm (last food order 6.30pm)2 Jan Noon - midnight (last food order 10.00pm)0131 229 5932 cafebar@filmhousecinema.comFilm QuizSunday 11 DecemberFilmhouse’s phenomenally successful (and rathertricky) monthly quiz. Teams of up to eight people tobe seated in the café bar by 9pm.

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