EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE In search of his father, Shinji arrives in Tokyo-3, a city rebuilt after its destruction by giant creatures called the Angels. It soon transpires that he has been chosen to pilot a giant mech that has been built to destroy the invaders. Introduced by Emily Fussell, BBFC examiner and followed with a masterclass in Anime certification. See both Evangelion films for £10/£7. Tickets must be purchased at the same time. £
EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE
Youth GFT Monday 15 February (15.30) Directors Masayuki Kazuya Tsurumaki Japan, 2007,1h38m, subtitles, N/C 15+ Thanks to Scotland Loves Animation, Manga Entertainment and BBFC.
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Shinji continues his training in his quest to rid the planet of the Angels that threaten to wipe out mankind. The film will be introduced by Anime expert Jonathan Clements, author of Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade.
GFT Monday 15 February (17.45)
See both Evangelion films for £10/£7. Tickets must be purchased at the same time.
Thanks to Scotland Loves Animation and NTV Corporation.
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Directors Masayuki Kazuya Tsurumaki Japan 2009, 1h48m, subtitles, N/C 15+
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EVERYBODY’S FINE Robert De Niro gives his best performance in years in this warmhearted Kirk (Waking Ned, Nanny McPhee) Jones remake of Giuseppe Tornatore’s Stanno Tutti Bene. Following in the footstseps of Marcello Mastroianni, De Niro plays a retired widower who embarks on an impromptu road trip to reconnect with each of his grown children only to discover that their lives are far from picture perfect. An extraordinary ensemble cast includes Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell, but it is the heartfelt sincerity of De Niro’s weary, understated performance that dominates.
EXPANSIVE GROUNDS This documentary takes an appropriately sombre look from a German filmmaker’s perspective on the collective guilt at the horror of the holocaust. Berlin’s memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe has seen thousands of visitors since its opening in 2004, and Gerburg speaks with many of them on their experiences after contemplating the memorial.
EYES WIDE OPEN (Einaym Pkuhot) Haim Tabakman’s intense, mature first feature explores the notion that religion can never quite legislate for the workings of the human heart. Aaron is a respectable kosher butcher in an ultraorthodox area of Jerusalem. He is married with four sons. One rainy day he offers sanctuary to Ezri, a strikingly handsome twenty-two year old student. He takes a shine to the younger man, offering him the hand of friendship and taking him under his wing. Aaron soon understands that what he feels is love. Torn apart by guilt and the unbearable pressure to conform, he must choose between faith and desire.
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Gala GFT Friday 19 February (20.15) Writer and Director Kirk Jones Featuring Robert De Niro Drew Barrymore Kate Beckinsale Sam Rockwell USA 2009, 1h39m, 12A 12A: Contains one use of strong language Thanks to Walt Disney
Stranger Than Fiction CCA Tuesday 23 February (20.30) Director Gerburg Rohde-Dahl Germany 2008, 1h6m, subtitles, N/C 12+ Thanks to Filmproduktion Gerburg Rohde-Dahl
It’s A Wonderful World CCA Thursday 25 February (20.30) Friday 26 February (15.30) Director Haim Tabakman Featuring Zohar Shtrauss Ran Danker Ravit Rozen Israel 2009, 1h30m, subtitles, N/C 18+ Thanks To Peccadillo
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