Edinburgh International Film Festival

Description: Yearly in August as part of the 'Edinburgh International Festival'.

Newest Review: ... (Peter Henry Arnatsiaq) with their superior hunting skills, and when Atanarjuat wins the heart of Oki's betrothed, Atuat ... more

... (Sylvia Ivalu) sparks really begin to fly. Oki plots to murder his rival, a scheme which results in some breathtaking cinematography of Atanarjuat running stark naked across the ice floes in fear of his life, a gripping scene, which in itself is worth watching this movie for. Initially, this film is quite difficult to follow, largely because all the cast are so muffled up in seal skins as to make telling them apart quite tricky, but once the story starts to flow it makes for compelling viewing. Mixing myth and oral ...more

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Edinburgh International Film Festival: UPDATE 25/8 And now the end is nigh... (7269 words)
by - written on 10/08/01 (Very useful, 524 readings)
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--Cool and Crazy added 25/8-- --The Anniversary Party added 22/8-- --Cineworks added 22/8-- --McLaren Animation 3 added 17/8-- --La Ville Est Tranquille 16/8-- --La Fille de Son Pere 15/8-- --Amores Possiveis added 13/8-- -- Fabrique en France added 12/8-- --McLaren Animation 1 added 12/8-- --Tears of the Black Tiger added 11/8-- --Antanarjuat, The Fast Runner added 10/8-- I noticed that the only opinion in this category concerned last year's Film Festival, so I thought I would tell you a little bit about this years. I will include a little bit of background and history in a moment, but I am going to view this op as a ... Read the complete review

film fest! (217 words)
by - written on 16/08/00 (Useful, 37 readings)
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I noticed no-one has written anything on the Edinburgh International Film Festival and felt it really deserved a mention. It started on Sunday (13th August) with the opening night premiere of 'Dancer in the Dark' starring Bjork (yeah, the mad Icelandic one!). Bjork wasn't actually in attendance, but anyone interested in celeb-watching (stalking?!) might have bumped into Robert Carlyle who was there with his wife. The film fest runs for 2 weeks and there's loads of cool stuff going on. One film I really wanted to see called 'Groove' is sadly already sold out, but will no doubt make it's way to the bigger screens, or at least the arthouse ... Read the complete review

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