MARCH 2016
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HIGH-RISE | ANOMALISA GLASGOW SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL CRIME: HONG KONG STYLE
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CONTENTS
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DIARY
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Anomalisa Access Film Club: Groundhog Day
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Barton Fink A Bigger Splash Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey Bone Tomahawk Bridge of Spies Bugsy Malone Céline and Julie Go Boating Chronic
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Day For Night The Danish Girl Disorder Goodnight Mommy
Hitchcock/Truffaut Innocence of Memories In Search of Chopin Iona Kill List Looking for Truth With a Pin Marguerite My Name Is Joe The Peanuts Movie The Pearl Button Swallows and Amazons Time Out of Mind Visible Cinema: The Danish Girl Visible Cinema: Power in our Hands Welcome to Leith The Witch
EVENT CINEMA
The Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote
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International Competition 3: The Prison of the Body
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International Competition 4: Workers’ City
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International Competition 5: Outside Looking In
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International Competition 6: Fever Dream
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Opening Event: Lost Treasure
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(Re)imagining Glasgow
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ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
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Beginners
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Call Me Francesco
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18
Chlorine
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11
Don’t Be Bad
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25
God Willing
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The Invisible Boy
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Latin Lover
21
12
The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles
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They Call Me Jeeg
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Rocco and His Brothers
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25
Sworn Virgin
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26
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19-22
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You Can’t Save Yourself Alone
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As Tears Go By
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Election
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Infernal Affairs
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Wild City
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Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
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The Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus
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International Competition 2: Model Citizen
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Psycho
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RSC: King Lear
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Next to Her
RSC: Hamlet
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High-Rise
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16
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Hail, Caesar!
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RSC: Cymbeline
International Competition 1: Under Your Spell Again
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Family Shorts
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NT Live: Hangmen
Black & Light
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The Club
NT Live: As You Like It
CRIME: HONG KONG STYLE
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GFT REGULARS Access Film Club
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Crossing the Line
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Film Discussion Group
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Glasgore: Horror/Cult Film Discussion Group
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WEEKDAY LUNCH AND EARLY EVENING MENU
The GFT Film Quiz
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TWO COURSES £10,95 THREE COURSES £12,95
Take 2: Free Saturday Family Films
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Take 2 Access: Autism-friendly Screenings
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Tuesday Treats
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Visible Cinema
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USEFUL INFORMATION
MONDAY TO FRIDAY 12 - 7PM
29-30
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ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMME
GFT Box Office opening hours: Sunday to Friday from 12 noon Saturday from 11am Box Office closes 15 mins after start of final film. GFT Bar and building open half an hour before first film.
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£5 tickets Free but ticketed events Special ticket price Captioned films Audio described 3D films – £1.50 extra
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Fridays before 5pm
All tickets cost £5 before 5pm every Friday (unless otherwise stated).
Tuesday Treats
£5 tickets for selected Tuesday evening screenings (see p4 for details) *Concessions apply to full-time students, over-60s, Jobseekers Allowance or Income Support recipients, and registered disabled people. Please produce proof of eligibility when purchasing or collecting tickets. Tickets are non-refundable. Please note that late entry to the cinema for ticket holders is at the discretion of the manager. Cinema management reserve the right of admission and their decision is final. Please note programme may be subject to change.
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TUESDAY TREATS We’d like to offer you £5 tickets for selected Tuesday screenings. No further discounts apply. 5 All tickets are £5 In Search of Chopin p18 Tue 1 Mar (17.15)
They Call Me Jeeg p22 Tue 15 Mar (17.50)
Celine and Julie Go Boating p18 Tue 8 Mar (18.45)
The Pearl Button p12 Tue 22 Mar (14.15)
Wild City p25 Tue 29 Mar (18.00)
REGULARS
Glasgore! Horror/Cult Film Discussion Group
Wednesday 9 March (18.30) | Free, GFT’s Education room This group meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the GFT Education room, to discuss horror and cult cinema.
Film Discussion Group
Wednesday 16 March (18.30) | Free, GFT’s Education room This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month in the GFT Education room to discuss both blockbusters and arthouse movies. Led by film writer Eddie Harrison.
GFT Quiz
Tuesday 29 March (20.45) | Tickets £1.50, GFT Bar The monthly quiz takes place in the GFT Bar and contains a trivia-packed assortment of rounds including general film knowledge, picture rounds, audio clips and more. Assemble your team of max 4 people and join the quizmasters.
A Bigger Splash p7 14.30 / 20.15 Bone Tomahawk p7 14.45 / 17.30 / 20.00 Welcome to Leith p8 13.50 / 18.00 Chronic p7 15.50 NT Live: As You Like It p27 18.15
TUE 1 MAR
A Bigger Splash p7 14.50 / 17.35 / 20.15 Bone Tomahawk p7 14.30 / 20.00 Welcome to Leith p8 16.30 / 20.40 Chronic p7 14.15 / 18.30 In Search of Chopin p18 17.15 5
WED 2 MAR
A Bigger Splash p7 14.50 / 17.35 Bone Tomahawk p7 14.30 / 17.15 / 20.00 Welcome to Leith p8 14.15 / 18.30 Chronic p7 16.20 / 20.40 Barton Fink p8 20.15
THU 3 MAR
A Bigger Splash p7 14.30 / 20.20 Bone Tomahawk p7 14.45 / 20.00 Welcome to Leith p8 16.10 Chronic p7 14.00 / 18.15 Looking for Truth With a Pin p18 18.00
NT Live: Hangmen p27 18.45
FRI 4 MAR
Hail, Caesar! p8 13.00 5 / 15.20 5 / 18.00 / 20.25 Time Out of Mind p9 12.25 5 / 17.45 Goodnight Mommy p9 15.00 5 / 20.40 A Bigger Splash p7 15.35 5 / 20.10 Hitchcock/Truffaut p10 13.40 5 / 18.15
SAT 5 MAR
Hail, Caesar! p8 15.30 / 18.05 / 20.25 Time Out of Mind p9 20.10 Goodnight Mommy p9 17.50 A Bigger Splash p7 13.45 / 18.20
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DIARY
MON 29 FEB
DIARY
Hitchcock/Truffaut p10 16.25 / 21.00 Day For Night p10 15.00 Take 2: The Peanuts Movie p26 11.30 5 Take 2 Access: The Peanuts Movie p26 12.30 5
SUN 6 MAR
Hail, Caesar! p8 13.00 / 18.00 / 20.25 Time Out of Mind p9 12.25 / 17.45 Goodnight Mommy p9 15.00 / 20.40 A Bigger Splash p7 15.35 Hitchcock/Truffaut p10 13.40 / 18.15 Psycho p10 15.20 Crossing the Line: Innocence of Memories p14 20.10
MON 7 MAR
Hail, Caesar! p8 13.25 / 15.45 / 18.05 / 20.25 Time Out of Mind p9 15.15 / 20.10 Goodnight Mommy p9 13.00 / 17.50 A Bigger Splash p7 13.45 / 18.20 Hitchcock/Truffaut p10 16.25 / 21.00
TUE 8 MAR
Hail, Caesar! p8 13.00 / 15.20 / 18.05 / 20.25 Time Out of Mind p9 13.15 Goodnight Mommy p9 16.00 A Bigger Splash p7 15.00 / 20.15 Hitchcock/Truffaut p10 12.45 Access Film Club: Groundhog Day p25 18.00 5 Céline and Julie Go Boating p18 18.45 5
WED 9 MAR
Hail, Caesar! p8 13.25 / 15.45 / 18.05 / 20.25 Time Out of Mind p9 15.15 / 20.10 Goodnight Mommy p9 13.00 / 17.50 A Bigger Splash p7 13.45 / 18.20
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Hitchcock/Truffaut p10 16.25 / 21.00 Glasgore: Horror/Cult Film Discussion Group p4 18.30
THU 10 MAR
Hail, Caesar! p8 13.00 / 15.20 / 18.00 / 20.25 Time Out of Mind p9 12.25 / 17.45 Goodnight Mommy p9 15.00 / 20.40 A Bigger Splash p7 15.35 / 20.10 Hitchcock/Truffaut p10 13.40 / 18.15
FRI 11 MAR
Anomalisa p11 14.10 5 / 16.20 5 / 18.30 / 20.45 Hail, Caesar! p8 13.25 5 / 15.45 5 / 18.05 / 20.25 The Danish Girl p9 15.15 5 Bridge of Spies p11 12.20 5 IFF: You Can’t Save Yourself Alone p19 17.50 IFF: Don’t Be Bad p19 20.10
SAT 12 MAR
Anomalisa p11 14.10 / 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.45 Hail, Caesar! p8 15.45 / 18.05 / 20.25 The Danish Girl p9 12.05 Bridge of Spies p11 14.40 IFF: The Invisible Boy p19 13.35 IFF: Call Me Francesco p20 17.35 IFF: Beginners p20 20.10 Take 2: Bugsy Malone p26 11.30 5
SUN 13 MAR
Anomalisa p11 12.20 / 15.45 / 19.45 Hail, Caesar! p8 18.05 / 20.25 Visible Cinema: The Danish Girl p25 5 13.00 Bridge of Spies p11 12.45 IFF: Rocco and His Brothers p20 16.30 IFF: Sworn Virgin p21 20.05
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Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus p27 15.00
MON 14 MAR
Anomalisa p11 14.10 / 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.45 Hail, Caesar! p8 13.25 / 15.45 / 18.05 / 20.25 The Danish Girl p9 15.40 Bridge of Spies p11 12.45 IFF: God Willing p21 18.15 IFF: Latin Lover p21 20.15
TUE 15 MAR
Anomalisa p11 14.10 / 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.45 Hail, Caesar! p8 13.25 / 15.45 / 18.05 / 20.25 The Danish Girl p9 12.20 Bridge of Spies p11 14.55 IFF: They Call Me Jeeg p22 17.50 5 IFF: Chlorine p22 20.15
WED 16 MAR
Anomalisa p11 14.10 / 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.45 Hail, Caesar! p8 13.25 / 15.45 / 18.05 The Danish Girl p9 15.30 Bridge of Spies p11 12.30 IFF: The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles p22 18.15 GSFF: Lost Treasure p15 21.00 Film Discussion Group p4 18.30
THU 17 MAR
Anomalisa p11 14.10 / 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.10 Hail, Caesar! p8 13.25 / 15.45 / 18.05 / 20.25 GSFF: International Comp 1: Under Your Spell Again p16 15.30 GSFF: International Comp 2: Model Citizen p16 18.00 GSFF: Black & Light p16 20.45
FRI 18 MAR
High-Rise p12 13.05 5 / 15.30
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Marguerite p11 14.15 5 / 17.15 / 20.00 GSFF: International Comp 3: The Prison of the Body p17 13.15 GSFF: International Comp 4: Workers’ City p17 15.30 GSFF: International Comp 5: Outside Looking In p17 18.30 GSFF: International Comp 6: Fever Dream p17 20.45 Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey p14 23.00
SAT 19 MAR
High-Rise p12 15.30 / 17.55 / 20.20 Marguerite p11 14.15 / 17.15 / 20.00 GSFF: International Comp 2: Model Citizen p16 13.15 GSFF: International Comp 5: Outside Looking In p17 15.30 GSFF: International Comp 1: Under Your Spell Again p16 18.30 GSFF: International Comp 3: The Prison of the Body p17 20.45 Take 2: Family Shorts p26 11.30 5
SUN 20 MAR
High-Rise p12 13.05 / 15.30 / 17.55 Marguerite p11 12.30 / 17.00 / 19.45 The Pearl Button p11 17.40 Next to Her p13 20.00 Kill List p12 20.20 GSFF: International Comp 6: Fever Dream p17 13.15 GSFF: (Re)imagining Glasgow p16 15.15 GSFF: International Comp 4: Workers’ City p17 15.30
MON 21 MAR
High-Rise p12 13.05 / 15.30 / 17.55 / 20.20 Marguerite p11 14.15 / 17.15 / 20.00 The Pearl Button p11 16.20 / 20.35
Next to Her p13 14.00 / 18.30
TUE 22 MAR
High-Rise p12 13.05 / 15.30 / 17.55 / 20.20 Marguerite p11 14.30 / 20.00 The Pearl Button p11 14.15 5 / 18.40 Next to Her p13 16.15 / 20.35 Visible Cinema: Power in our Hands p25 5 18.00
WED 23 MAR
High-Rise p12 13.05 / 15.30 / 17.55 / 20.20 Marguerite p11 14.15 / 17.15 / 20.00 The Pearl Button p11 16.20 / 20.35 Next to Her p13 18.30 My Name Is Joe p25 13.30
THU 24 MAR
High-Rise p12 13.05 / 15.30 / 17.55 / 20.20 Marguerite p11 14.15 / 17.15 / 20.00 The Pearl Button p11 14.00 / 18.40 Next to Her p13 16.15 / 20.35
FRI 25 MAR
Disorder p14 14.00 5 / 16.20 5 / 18.30 / 20.40 Iona p13 16.00 5 / 20.20 The Club p13 13.30 5 / 18.00 The Witch p13 13.45 5 / 18.15 High-Rise p12 15.50 5 / 20.20
SAT 26 MAR
Disorder p14 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.45 Iona p13 14.00 / 18.15 The Club p13 16.05 / 20.15 The Witch p13 15.30 / 20.30 High-Rise p12 13.45 / 17.55 Take 2: Swallows and Amazons p26 11.30 5
SUN 27 MAR
Disorder p14 13.00 / 15.15 / 17.30 Iona p13 15.45 / 20.15 The Club p13 13.30 / 17.45 The Witch p13 12.45 / 17.15 High-Rise p12 14.50 / 19.45 As Tears Go By p23 20.00
MON 28 MAR
Disorder p14 14.00 / 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.40 Iona p13 13.45 / 18.15 The Club p13 16.05 / 20.20 The Witch p13 15.30 / 20.50 High-Rise p12 13.00 / 17.55
TUE 29 MAR
Disorder p14 13.15 / 15.30 / 20.40 Iona p13 16.00 / 20.30 The Club p13 13.30 / 18.00 The Witch p13 13.45 / 18.15 High-Rise p12 15.50 / 20.20 Wild City p23 18.00 5 The GFT Quiz p44 20.45
WED 30 MAR
Disorder p14 14.00 / 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.40 Iona p13 18.15 The Club p13 20.30 The Witch p13 15.30 / 20.20 High-Rise p12 13.00 / 17.55
THU 31 MAR
Disorder p14 14.00 / 16.20 / 18.30 / 20.40 Iona p13 16.00 / 20.30 The Club p13 13.30 / 18.00 The Witch p13 13.45 / 18.15 High-Rise p12 15.50 / 20.20
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A Bigger Splash
Monday 29 February – Thursday 10 March Having lost her voice, one of the world’s largest rock stars (Tilda Swinton) absconds to a sun-drenched holiday home in the remote Italian island of Pantelleria, looking to recuperate with her filmmaker partner (Matthias Schoenaerts). Their vacation is unexpectedly interrupted however by the appearance of an old producer/friend/lover and his daughter (Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson), whose impromptu arrival shakes things into a dangerous cocktail of passion, romance and danger. I Am Love director Luca Guadagnino provides an energetic and unexpected update of Jacques Deray’s 1969 La Piscine with a standout performance from Fiennes. Specially commissioned programme notes will be available. Director Luca Guadagnino Cast Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Italy/France 2015, 2h4m, 15
Bone Tomahawk
Chronic
Monday 29 February – Thursday 3 March Bone Tomahawk is a must-see take on the traditional Western genre. The directorial debut of writer S Craig Zahler, it stars Kurt Russell as the sheriff of the small town of Bright Hope, who finds himself on a rescue mission when a gang of cannibalistic savages kidnaps several of the townsfolk. Joining him are an unlikely team of gunslingers, including an injured cowboy, the elderly deputy sheriff and an arrogant, triggerhappy and well-dressed gentleman. Zahler’s film resembles The Searchers in part, and injects it with elements of adventure, comedy and horror.
Monday 29 February – Thursday 3 March ‘…a carefully measured dose of enigmatic class’ - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian The latest film from Michel Franco (After Lucia) is a compassionate and compelling character study of a hospice nurse tending to terminally ill patients. With a restrained camera, Franco captures the daily live of David (Tim Roth), offering an insight into his state of mind as he works with four different patients, emotionally connecting with them in different ways and sharing their burdens. A sombre and intelligent film that lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled.
Director S Craig Zahler Cast Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, USA 2015, 2h12m, 18
Director Michel Franco Cast Tim Roth, Bitsie Tulloch, Maribeth Monroe, Mexico/France 2015, 1h33m, 15
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Hail, Caesar!
Friday 4 – Thursday 17 March Nobody loves old Hollywood quite like Joel and Ethan Coen. Hail, Caesar! is their freewheeling, all-star comic extravaganza set during the latter days of the studio system in the early 1950s. ‘Hail, Caesar! A Tale of the Christ’ is set to be Capitol Pictures’ biggest release of the year, but star Baird Whitlock (Clooney) has been kidnapped. When Eddie Mannix (Brolin) receives a ransom demand for Baird in the sum of $100,000, the studio fixer wonders if he’s finally found a problem he can’t fix. A joyous dive into a bygone age with an all-star cast. Specially commissioned programme notes will be available. Directors Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Cast Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, USA 2016, 1h46m, CTBC
Welcome to Leith
Monday 29 February – Thursday 3 March The small US town of Leith, North Dakota (population: 16) is the kind of place where people keep themselves to themselves, going about their business exchanging niceties and nothing more. However, things changed in 2012 when Craig Cobb, a notorious neo-Nazi, moved in and bought up lots of cheap land. His intention was to sell it on to fellow white supremacists, in a bid to take control of the town. This documentary shows what happened, and how the townspeople acted, struggling to find the answer when faced with a very real monster. Director Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K Walker, USA 2015, 1h25m, 15
Barton Fink
Wednesday 2 March (20.15) With their latest film Hail, Caesar!, Joel and Ethan Coen take a glorious look at the golden age of Hollywood, however this is not the first time they have visited the period. In the filmmakers’ 1991 existential comedy Barton Fink, they follow the travails of a struggling 1940s playwright who is enticed to the Californian hills by the promise of the movies, only to discover the torturous nature of Tinseltown. A film of twisted comedic angst and a desperate search for meaning, embodied by a rarely better John Turturro, Barton Fink remains the Coens’ underappreciated masterpiece. Screening on 35mm. Directors Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Cast John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, USA 1991, 1h56m, 15
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Goodnight Mommy Ich seh, ich seh
Friday 4 – Thursday 10 March Goodnight Mommy is a smart, creepy chiller that messes with your mind and freezes your blood. In an isolated country house, twin brothers await their mother’s return from a cosmetic surgery appointment. Her face wrapped in bandages, she requires peace and quiet to recuperate but something doesn’t feel quite right. Why is she suddenly so cold and callous? What happened to her face? The boys begin to suspect that this woman is not their real mother. That’s just the start of a twisted, deeply unsettling family saga that unfolds with the mesmerising precision of a knife slicing through flesh. Directors Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz Cast Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz, Austria 2014, 1h40m, subtitles, CTBC
Time Out of Mind
Friday 4 – Thursday 10 March Time Out of Mind offers a soulful account of one man’s life on the streets of New York City. George (Richard Gere) spends his days in search of the next meal and a place to rest. Accepted into the largest homeless men’s shelter in Manhattan, he makes a rare human connection with a gregarious former jazz player (Ben Vereen) who encourages him to reconnect with his estranged daughter. Time Out of Mind is an expertly crafted city symphony graced by a poignant performance from Gere. 10% of the film’s profits will be donated to charities Crisis and Centrepoint.
The Danish Girl
Friday 11 – Wednesday 16 March The fascinating story of artist Lili Elbe, one of the first people in history to undergo gender reassignment surgery. We meet Lili when she is still Einar Wegener, a successful artist in 1920s Copenhagen, married to fellow artist Gerde. As the realisation of her true identity dawns on Lili, both she and Gerde find their relationship tested to its limits. This painterly, poignant drama features outstanding, Oscar-nominated performances from Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander. Director Tom Hooper Cast Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Sebastian Koch, UK/USA/Denmark/Belgium/Germany 2016, 2h, 15
Director Oren Moverman Cast Richard Gere, Jena Malone, Ben Vereen, USA 2014, 1h56m, 15
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Hitchcock/Truffaut
Friday 4 – Thursday 10 March Alfred Hitchcock was a master showman, disguising his complex, troubling thrillers as escapist baubles for diversion and entertainment. In 1962, he spent a week being interviewed by François Truffaut, a young filmmaker who regarded him as a serious artist and trailblazing pioneer in the use of film grammar. This thrilling documentary from Kent Jones (A Letter to Elia) recalls their encounter and Truffaut’s subsequent book, which influenced generations of filmmakers from Peter Bogdanovich to Martin Scorsese to David Fincher, many of whom appear in the film. Specially commissioned programme notes will be available. Director Kent Jones, USA 2015, 1h20m, CTBC
Psycho
Sunday 6 March (15.20) An unconventional Mothers’ Day screening in honour of Kent Jones’ new documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut, GFT is delighted to present Alfred Hitchcock’s immortal classic Psycho on the big screen. With Janet Leigh as a woman on the run, Anthony Perkins as the distinctly unnerving manager of her motel of choice, and a timeless score from Bernard Hermann (you know the one…), Psycho remains to this day the ultimate master-class in tension and twisted narratives. Director Alfred Hitchcock Cast Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, USA 1960, 1h49m, 15
Day For Night La nuit américaine
Saturday 5 March (15.00) François Truffaut’s classic Oscar-winning film about filmmaking is as hilarious as it is informative, a love letter to the perfect commotion that lies behind the scenes. Detailing the trials involved in making the fictitious film-within-a-film ‘Je Vous Présente Paméla’, Day For Night features Truffaut himself as the director attempting to wrangle an aging screen icon, a former diva, a young heart-throb and an emotionally distraught British actress. A humorous and profoundly enjoyable study of cinema’s artifice. Screening on 35mm. Director François Truffaut Cast Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, France 1973, 1h55m, subtitles, 12A contains moderate sex references
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Anomalisa
Friday 11 – Thursday 17 March This latest mesmerising masterwork from the beautiful mind of Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York) is a one-of-a-kind romance. It was first a live radio play and comes to the screen via the miracle of stop-motion animation, co-directed by Kaufman and Duke Johnson, director of animated episodes of the cult TV show Community. The end result is a haunting tale of the constant ache for human connection, and the fleeting nature of happiness.. Topping many of 2015’s films of the year list and closing this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, Anomalisa offers a plaintive exploration of all the little things that make us human. Director Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson Cast David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan, USA 2015, 1h30m, 15
Bridge of Spies
Friday 11 – Wednesday 16 March Nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture and Best Screenplay, the fourth collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks is a subtle Cold War thriller that owes a strong debt to classics of the genre. Hanks plays James Donovan, a lawyer from New York who must defend a captured Soviet spy (an excellent Mark Rylance). When an American pilot is shot down over Russia, it’s up to Donovan to make the trade, spy for pilot. Spielberg and Hanks ably balance a raw sense of sentimentality and justice mixed with the cold edge of John le Carré-style paranoia. Director Steven Spielberg Cast Tom Hanks, Amy Ryan, Mark Rylance, USA 2015, 2h21m, 12A contains infrequent strong language
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Marguerite
Friday 18 – Thursday 24 March Money can’t buy you talent, but it can purchase a lot of grand illusions in this utterly delightful comedy of manners inspired by the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins. In jazz-age Paris, wealthy aristocrat Marguerite has a passion for opera and loves to entertain close friends with her recitals. Sadly, nobody has the gumption to tell her how bad a singer she is, least of all her opportunistic husband Georges. What would happen if Marguerite decided to give a public performance? Specially commissioned programme notes will be available. Director Xavier Giannoli Cast Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Michel Fau, France 2015, 2h9m, subtitles, 15
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High-Rise
Friday 18 – Thursday 31 March It’s dog-eat-dog (and occasionally man-eat-dog) in this brutal, elegant examination of class warfare. Tom Hiddleston leads a stellar cast as the newest resident of a spiffy London tower block, where the occupants are spiralling into decadence and savagery as societal norms break down, and architect Jeremy Irons oversees the debauchery from his penthouse garden. Director Ben Wheatley and writer Amy Jump (Kill List, A Field in England) take the biting satirical edge of J G Ballard’s dystopian novel, still as sharp now as ever, and paint it across a gorgeous cinematic canvas. Director Ben Wheatley Cast Tom Hiddleston, Elisabeth Moss, Jeremy Irons, UK 2015, 1h52m, 15
The Pearl Button El botón de nácar
Sunday 20 – Thursday 24 March Water is the key to life and the central subject of this intensely lyrical documentary essay from Nostalgia for the Light director Patricio Guzmán. The history of Chile is defined by its long coastline, the fate of Patagonia’s nomadic Kaweskar (Water People) and the oceans that brought European colonisers to its shores. Brimming with restless curiosity, metaphysical musing and righteous indignation, this is a powerful work graced with stunning images from cinematographer Katell Djian. Director Patricio Guzmán, Chile/France/Spain 2015, 1h22m, subtitles, CTBC
Kill List
Sunday 20 March (20.20) Nearly a year after a botched job, hitman Jay (Neil Maskell) takes on a contract with a new client. Three kills will land Jay a big payment, enough to keep his fracturing family afloat. As he and his partner Gal (Michael Smiley) work their way through the list of targets things start to unravel and Jay begins a dark descent into something far more horrifying. The second film from High-Rise director Ben Wheatley, Kill List helped establish his uncompromising approach. He expertly builds tension while creating disturbingly real situations and characters, resulting in an unforgettable, unnerving cinema experience. Director Ben Wheatley Cast Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Michael Smiley, UK 2011, 1h33m, 18
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The Witch
Friday 25 – Thursday 31 March A Puritan family living in 17th century New England is forced to encounter the terrifying powers of evil when their new baby disappears and their daughter is accused of witchcraft. A deeply unsettling and visually compelling horror, The Witch is a tale of black magic, paranoia and religious hysteria. Debut director Robert Eggers won the Sundance festival’s Directing Award, and was praised by the jury for creating a film as “hauntingly detailed as it is masterfully executed”. Glasgow’s own Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones, Red Road) stars alongside brilliant newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy. Director Robert Eggers Cast Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, USA/Canada 2015, 1h30m, CTBC
The Club El club
Friday 25 – Thursday 31 March The director of Tony Manero and No turns his attention to the sins of the Catholic Church in the angry, compelling The Club. Guilty of ‘straying from the path of sanctity’, four Catholic clergymen have been exiled to a seaside monastery and the care of Sister Monica (Antonia Zegers). Their idyll begins to sour with the arrival of Father Lazcano (José Soza) and the subsequent appearance of a stranger making accusations that he was abused as a child. The fear of scandal prompts the church to send pious young Father García (Marcelo Alonso) to investigate the fallen fathers.
Next to Her At li layla
Sunday 20 – Thursday 24 March Real-life experiences have inspired this intense, subtly handled exploration of an unhealthy symbiotic relationship between two sisters. Security guard Chelli (Liron Ben-Shlush) devotes her life to caring for her disabled sister Gabby (Dana Ivgy). The women share everything but when Gabby is enrolled in a day care centre she begins to claim a degree of independence. Chelli seems to retaliate by falling in love with her colleague Zohar (Yaakov Daniel Zada) who becomes a part of the family. Jealousy, resentment and insecurity all combine to reveal the suffocating co-dependency between the sisters. Director Asaf Korman Cast Liron Ben-Shlush, Dana Ivgy, Yaakov Daniel Zada, Israel 2014, 1h30m, subtitles, CTBC
Iona
Friday 25 – Thursday 31 March The second feature from writer-director Scott Graham (following up 2012’s award-winning Shell), Iona is a beautiful and enthralling drama set on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides. Following a violent crime, Iona and her teenage son Bull leave Glasgow to seek refuge on the holy island of her birth. Their arrival exposes Bull to a new way of life and sends shock waves through the community Iona once left behind. ‘A beautiful film… the characters here shine brightly’ - The List Director Scott Graham Cast Ruth Negga, Ben Gallagher, Douglas Henshall, UK 2015, 1h25m, 15
Director Pablo Larráin Cast Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Alfredo Castro, Chile 2015, 1h38m, subtitles, CTBC
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Disorder
Friday 25 – Thursday 31 March The second feature from writer/director Alice Winocour (Augustine) is a muscular, nerve-jangling thriller with a stunning star turn from Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone). He plays Vincent, an Afghanistan veteran. Vincent (Schoenaerts) is an Afghanistan veteran who has been invalided out of the army. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, he is grateful when Lebanese businessman Whalid (Percy Kemp) hires him as a bodyguard to watch over his beautiful wife Jessie (Diane Kruger) and their young son. Jessie lives in the lap of luxury on an opulent estate called Maryland but when that perfect world starts to fall apart, Vincent becomes her only hope of survival. Director Alice Winocour Cast Matthias Schoenaerts, Diane Kruger, Percy Kemp, France/Belgium 2015, 1h38m, subtitles, 15
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Crossing the Line:
Innocence of Memories
Sunday 6 March (20.10) The Museum of Innocence in Istanbul contains real objects that trace the fictional love affair described in the 2008 novel of the same name. Both museum and novel are creations of Turkey’s Nobel Laureate for Literature Orhan Pamuk. This latest film from Grant Gee (Patience (After Sebald) and Meeting People Is Easy) explores the interweaving of reality and fiction between Pamuk, his creations and the physical spaces of Turkey’s capital. Narrative voiceover, interviews, music, animation, fictional sequences and archive combine in a unique journey through time, place and memory.
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
Friday 18 March (23.00) The second film in the Bill & Ted franchise follows teenage slackers Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) on another fantastical adventure. When evil overlord of time De Nomolos (Joss Ackland) sends robot duplicates of Bill and Ted to terminate and replace them, the two must find a way to cheat death, save the world from evil, rescue the princess babes and be back in time to win the Battle of the Bands. Director Peter Hewitt Cast Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, USA 1991, 1h33m, PG
Director Grant Gee, UK 2015, 1h37m, 12A contains moderate sex references
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GLASGOW SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2016
GFT hosts the international competition at the 9th Glasgow Short Film Festival, alongside some very special screenings. 34 films have been selected from over 1,200 submissions to compete for the 2016 Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film. You will have the chance to vote for your favourite to win the Audience Award. Join us for our unique opening event Lost Treasure, delve into Glasgow’s recent past with local filmmaker Chris Leslie, or get truly lost in the twilight world of Black & Light. Tickets £6 (£5 concessions) unless otherwise stated. Many of the filmmakers will be present and will take part in short Q&As after each screening. For more programme details go to www.glasgowfilm.org/gsff.
GSFF Opening Event: Lost Treasure
Wednesday 16 March (21.00) We open the festival with a major new audio-visual commission. In 1956 Glasgow-based socialist filmmaking collective the Dawn Cine Group embarked on a project intended to tell the story of the Scottish Highlands and its people. Lost Treasure was never completed. Musicians Wounded Knee and Hamish Brown, alongside filmmaker Minttu Mäntynen, have devised a live performance responding to the unfinished film, weaving together the footage with traditional songs, field recordings and archival recordings of oral history. All tickets £10. Lost Treasure is supported by PRS for Music Foundation. With thanks to National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive. Director Dawn Cine Group and Minttu Mäntynen, UK 1956/2016, 1h30m, N/C 15+
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Black & Light
(Re)imagining Glasgow
Thursday 17 March (20.45) The audience sits in a dark room, gazing at the bright silver screen. But what if the screen is not silver but dark, and the images it shows are ambiguous? Black & Light takes the audience on a journey into the twilight state of the silver screen, into dark, darker and pitch black films. Our eyes nibble their way through poorly lit found footage material, stumble through film tears, fumble for shapes in the growing darkness and lose themselves in the pure imagination of unexposed black film. Featuring works by Chris Cunningham, Peter Tscherkassky and Anouk De Clercq.
Sunday 20 March (15.15) For Scotland’s Festival of Architecture 2016, the Glasgow Institute of Architects has commissioned filmmaker Chris Leslie to create a new 15-minute film. (Re)imagining Glasgow looks at Glasgow’s regeneration over the past 40 years and the pledges made by the Corporation of the City of Glasgow. Playfully reworking Oscar Marzaroli’s 1970 film Glasgow 1980, the film questions the city’s seemingly never ending urban renewal. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion, chaired by the Glasgow Institute of Architects.
Director Various, 1980-2015, 1h30m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
Director Chris Leslie, UK 2016, 1h30, N/C 15+
International Competition 1: Under Your Spell Again
International Competition 2: Model Citizen
Thu 17 (15.30) & Sat 19 Mar (18.30) From hypnotic opener Moon Blink, the first programme in our international competition explores trance-like states, ritual and rite. Folk traditions in Sicily and Devon are compared, whilst an old woman digs tirelessly for water in a seemingly post-apocalyptic barren landscape. Animator Patrick Buhr (What I Forgot to Say, GSFF15) returns with a satirical assault on hypnotherapy and we visit a self-medicating grandmother rebelling against 1980s Québécoise surburbia.
Thu 17 (18.00) & Sat 19 Mar (13.15) Whether a British ex-offender or a gay man in Iraq, the protagonists of our second competition programme struggle to accept the demands of a society that doesn’t want them. A tap dancer takes One Million Steps through protesting crowds in Istanbul, whilst a skateboarding Muslim girl finds a safe space in the latest film from GSFF15 retrospective filmmaker Jennifer Reeder. Differing twisted visions of society and our place in it are offered by animators Valentina Stanislavskaia and Peter Millard.
Director Various, 2014-16, 1h45m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
Director Various, 2014-16, 1h45m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
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International Competition 3: The Prison of the Body
Fri 18 (13.15) & Sat 19 Mar (20.45) The films in the third competition programme examine shifting power structures and the body as a site of control and resistance. A precocious Dutch teenager tests the limits of his parents’ liberal values, whilst a documentary sketch of a traumatised but defiant Bangladeshi woman indicates a widespread social problem. A long-suffering Finnish mother hilariously juggles the conflicting demands of her three children and a female filmmaker turns the tables on the alpha male stars auditioning for her.
International Competition 4: Workers’ City
Fri 18 (15.30) & Sun 20 Mar (15.30) Does the space we inhabit define us, and if so, what if our home is governed by the work we do? What happens when the work runs out, or the space changes around us? This programme takes us from a remote Bolivian mining camp to a failing factory in Alhandra, Portugal via a town being swallowed up by mysterious machinery. The final film pays homage to Lumière’s Workers Leaving the Factory in a sly comment on cultural production. Director Various, 2014-16, 1h45m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
Director Various, 2014-16, 1h45m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
International Competition 5: Outside Looking In
Fri 18 (18.30) & Sat 19 Mar (15.30) Rather than exploit notions of outsider art, filmmakers in the fifth competition programme form meaningful collaborations with so-called outsiders – the inmates of a homeless hostel, an autistic woman responding to images of herself shot some fifty years previously, or the reclusive Norwegian musician Arvid Sletta. Small Faces’ Steve Marriott finds himself performing in a dingy pub on the night of Live Aid and the poetry of Farough Farrukhzad breaths life into Super 8 images of Tehran.
International Competition 6: Fever Dream
Fri 18 (20.45) & Sun 20 Mar (13.15) Routine is suspended and the usual rules – of behaviour, morality or narrative logic – no longer apply during a dreamlike night out in Buenos Aires, a moment of passion in the shower or a tussle for supremacy between an aging mother and daughter. 1960s sex films are contorted into a feverish orgy of obsolete celluloid, conjuring sensuality from sprocket holes. Finally a mild-mannered man releases his inner Manoman in order to act out his most base desires. Director Various, 2014-16, 1h45m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
Director Various, 2014-16, 1h45m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
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In Search of Chopin
Tuesday 1 March (17.15) Following on from his portraits of Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn, Phil Grabsky’s In Search of… series turns its attention to one of the most culturally significant composers of all time – Frédéric Chopin, born this day in 1810. Those who play Chopin’s work reflect on the difficulty of replicating his compositions, not just technically, but in understanding the emotion behind them. This film provides a unique overview of its subject, with readings from the composer’s letters and diaries, appearances from musicians and cultural historians, along with an insightful and sensitive narration. Director Phil Grabsky, UK 2015, 1h50m, CTBC
Céline and Julie Go Boating
Céline et Julie vont en bateau
Tuesday 8 March (18.45) Jacques Rivette was a stalwart of the French New Wave. He constructed labyrinthine, intelligent and probing films that experimented with and stretched the form in ways still unique today. Céline and Julie Go Boating tells the story of two women who share a mysterious bond and become lost in the stories they tell. Rivette worked with the four female stars to create this self-referential classic, a unique, free-form feminist study of performer and spectator screening on International Women’s Day. Screening on 35mm. Director Jacques Rivette Cast Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier, France 1974, 3h13m, 12A Contains moderate language and sex references
Looking for Truth With a Pin
Thursday 3 March (18.00) Ten years on from his death, the work of Glasgow-born poet, musician and humourist Ivor Cutler remains firmly entrenched in the lifeblood of Glasgow and it’s cultural output. The ‘ultimate outsider’, Ivor Cutler was a man who could claim The Beatles, John Peel and John Lydon as fans. In memory of the man and his work, GFT is delighted to screen the documentary Looking for Truth With a Pin alongside Cutler’s Last Stand (which features footage from his final performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in February 2004). Director Various, UK 2006, 1h23m, N/C 15+
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ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2016
Benvenuti to the 23rd edition of the Italian Film Festival in Scotland where from Friday 11 to Wednesday 16 March you can find the best of il cinema italiano, currently on a high with the global and awards success of Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth. The celebration is curated and co-founded by directors Allan Hunter and Richard Mowe and partnered by principal funder the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Edimburgo, Edinburgh Filmhouse, Glasgow Film Theatre, plus supporters Fratelli Sarti, Glasgow, as well as Menabrea beers. The new edition highlights an exciting and diverse line-up of contemporary and classic Italian cinema with a special focus on Luchino Visconti on the 40th anniversary of his death with a screening of one his masterpieces Rocco and His Brothers in a newly restored version.
Don’t Be Bad
You Can’t Save Yourself Alone
Non essere cattivo
Friday 11 March (17.50) The road to divorce and disillusion is paved with the best of intentions in the latest box-office hit from director Sergio Castellitto. When separated couple Delia and Gaetano meet to discuss holiday arrangements for their two sons, their polite dinner soon becomes emotionally charged as they pick over the wreckage of their ten-year marriage. Based on the novel by Margaret Mazzantini (Castellitto’s Wife), You Can’t Save Yourself Alone is a perceptive, bittersweet account of modern love.
Friday 11 March (20.10) Italy’s candidate for the 2015 Academy Awards, Don’t Be Bad is the final film from the late Claudio Caligari, cult director of Toxic Love. There are echoes of Martin Scorsese and Pier Paolo Pasolini in the story of two hedonistic best friends, small-time drug dealers from a working-class suburb in Ostia. In the middle of the 1990s, their lives are defined by petty crimes, minor scuffles, boredom, fast cars and ecstasy-fuelled oblivion. However their friendship is tested to the limit when one friend decides to break free of his criminal life once and for all.
Director Sergio Castellitto Cast Riccardo Scamarcio, Jasmine Trinia, Ana Galiena, Italy 2015, 1h42m, subtitles, N/C 12+
Director Claudio Caligari Cast Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Silvia D’Amico, Italy 2015, 1h40m, subtitles, N/C 15+
Nessuno si salva da solo
The Invisible Boy Il ragazzo invisible
Saturday 12 March (13.35) Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores brings an Italian twist to the superhero movie in this highly entertaining family film. In the windswept city of Trieste, Michele (an impressive Ludovico Girardello) is a typical thirteen-year-old worried about school bullies, embarrassed by his mother being a police officer and determined to impress his classmate Stella (Noa Zatta). One disastrously humiliating Halloween party has a silver lining in the discovery that he can become invisible. Michele is filled with thoughts of revenge on the bullies and winning his girl but great powers are accompanied by a growing sense of responsibility in this utterly charming coming-of-age adventure. Director Gabriele Salvatores Cast Ludovico Girardello, Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Italy 2015, 1h41m, N/C 12+
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Call Me Francesco Chiamatemi Francesco – Il Papa della gente
Saturday 12 March (17.35) The latest film from Daniele Luchetti (My Brother Is an Only Child, Our Life), Call Me Francesco depicts the early years of the future Pope Francis. Opening in Buenos Aires in 1960, we see Jorge Mario Berdoglio’s early days as a technician in a food lab, then his time as superior of the Jesuits in Argentina (during the country’s brutal military dictatorship). Not a bland hagiography, Luchetti instead offers a thoughtful portrait of a man of compassion and principle, whose faith is defined by the times in which he lived and the people he encountered. Director Daniele Luchetti Cast Rodrigo De La Serna, Sergio Hernandez, Muriel Santa Ana, Italy 2015, 1h34m, subtitles, N/C 12+
Beginners Alaska
Saturday 12 March (20.10) Love changes everything in this sweeping, irresistible romantic epic from A Quiet Life director Claudio Cupellini. Nadine is on her first modelling audition at a plush hotel in Paris when she meets Italian-born waiter and inveterate charmer Fausto. An instant, impulsive attraction is the beginning of a enigmatic but troubled relationship that unfolds in Paris and Milan as she becomes a successful model and he opens the chicest nightclub in town. A stylish, sleekly crafted widescreen drama with charismatic lead performances and a lush musical score. Director Claudio Cupellini Cast Elio Germano, Astrid BergesFrisbey, Roschdy Zem, Italy 2015, 2h5m, subtitles, N/C 15+
Rocco and His Brothers Rocco e i suoi fratelli
Sunday 13 March (16.30) Luchino Visconti’s masterpiece follows a mother and her five sons as they abandon the poverty of southern Italy to seek a better life in Milan. The ties of blood are challenged by the struggles for work, dignity and acceptance, and are further complicated when the young Rocco falls in love with the same woman as his boorish, viciously possessive brother Simone. Described as an opera without the arias, this sweeping melodrama is distinguished by lustrous black and white cinematography that influenced Scorsese’s Raging Bull. Director Luchino Visconti Cast Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Italy 1960, 2h57m, subtitles, 15
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Sworn Virgin
God Willing Se Dio vuole
Vergine giurata
Sunday 13 March (20.05) Laura Bispuri’s award-winning debut feature is both highly topical and utterly timeless in the way it addresses issues of gender and identity. In a remote village, Hana has followed the ancient tradition of ‘burmesha’ (sworn virgin), renouncing her female identity to live as a man. Leaving home for the first time, she visits her estranged sister Lila who left their hometown to pursue a life as a wife and mother. Their reunion encourages Hana to look back on her own life and the choices she made, in a film of immense beauty and tender feeling. Director Laura Bispuri Cast Alba Rohrwacher, Flonja Kodheli, Luan Jaha, Italy 2015, 1h27m, subtitles, N/C 12+
Monday 14 March (18.15) Edoardo Falcone’s award-winning debut feature is a witty, thought-provoking comedy about keeping the faith. Renowned surgeon, liberal and fierce atheist Tomasso expects his son Andrea to follow in his footsteps and is shocked when Andrea confesses that he has decided to become a priest. When Tomasso discovers that charismatic priest Don Pietro has influenced his son, he sets out to discredit the priest and denounce the church. The road to hell may be paved with good intentions but could the path to enlightenment proceed along some misguided deceptions? Director Edoardo Maria Falcone Cast Marco Giallini, Alessandro Gassman, Enrico Oetiker, Italy 2015, 1h25m, subtitles, N/C 12+
Latin Lover
Monday 14 March (20.15) A hot Southern town in Apulia is world famous as the birthplace of adored Italian movie idol Saverio Crispo. Ten years after his death, his first wife Rita is preparing for a memorial service that mushrooms into a vast family reunion involving Saverio’s Spanish wife Ramona and his neurotic French daughter Stephanie. A comic treat filled with nostalgic moments of spot-on pastiche celebrating the glories of Italian cinema. Director Cristina Comencini Cast Virna Lisi, Marisa Paredes, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italy 2015, 1h44m, subtitles, N/C 12+
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They Call Me Jeeg
Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot
Tuesday 15 March (17.50) Forget Batman and Captain America, and savour a superhero tale that blends style with substance and a character you really care about. Inspired by the 1970s cartoon series Steel Jeeg, They Call Me Jeeg combines well-handled special-effects with a superhero story that also comments on the social and political ills of Italy. We first meet thief Enzo as he tries to evade the police. Tumbling into toxic waste he emerges imbued with super powers. Enzo soon find himself tackling a crime boss Fabio and protecting a young woman who is convinced he has come to help humanity.
Chlorine Cloro
Tuesday 15 March (20.15) A fresh perspective on the coming of age drama, Chlorine focuses on Jenny, a determined seventeen-year old looking to achieve success as part of a synchronised swimming team. When her mother dies, Jenny’s father struggles to cope and the family is obliged to move to an uncle’s holiday chalet in the mountains. Forced to become the breadwinner, an embittered Jenny tries to juggle responsibility with the fading promise of personal ambitions. A beautifully crafted, tenderly felt tale that marks the arrival of a promising new talent. Director Lamberto Sanfelice Cast Sara Serralocco, Ivan Franek, Giorgio Colangeli, Italy 2015, 1h38m, subtitles, N/C 12+
Director Gabrielle Mainetti Cast Claudio Santamaria, Luca Marinelli, Ilenia Pastorelli, Italy 2015, 1h52m, subtitles, N/C 12+
The Legendary Guilia and Other Miracles Noi e la Giulia
Wednesday 16 March (18.15) Winner of the Italian Golden Globe for comedy of the year, this is a smart, endearing and hilarious look at life in modern Italy. A group of friends decide to open a rustic bed and breakfast in the sun-kissed hinterland east of Naples but soon find themselves in over their heads when a member of the camorra drives up in an Alfa Romeo demanding protection money. A captivating comedy-drama that moves effortlessly between slapstick, broad farce, and a more thoughtful reflection on the state of the country. Director Leo Edoardo Cast Claudio Amendola, Claudio Buccirosso, Stefano Fresi, Italy 2015, 1h55m, subtitles, N/C 12+
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CRIME: HONG KONG STYLE
An explosive new season of crime films from Hong Kong presented by HOME, Manchester and screening at GFT throughout March and April 2016. From noir-tinged thrillers, to tales of hardnosed gangsters, and entertainingly comic capers, this season will offer stone cold classics, cult movies and the latest releases from Hong Kong’s most revered and stylish directors. The season will kick off at Glasgow Film Festival with a screening of That Demon Within introduced by curator Andy Willis on Tuesday 23 February (18.15). See GFF brochure for further details. CRIME: Hong Kong Style is presented with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.
As Tears Go By Wong gok ka moon
Sunday 27 March (20.00) Award winning director Wong Kar-wai’s debut, As Tears Go By is a classic gangster film about loyalty, ambition and respect. It centres on Wah, a tough criminal specialising in debt collecting for the mob, who has to continually look out for his best friend Fly. When Ngor arrives in Hong Kong, her presence makes Wah question his life. With a stellar cast including Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung and Maggie Cheung, the influence of As Tears Go By can still be seen on contemporary Hong Kong crime films over two decades after its release. Screening on 35mm. Director Wong Kar-Wai Cast Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong 1988, 1h42m, subtitles, 18
Wild City Bou Chau Mai Sing
Tuesday 29 March (18.00) Ringo Lam, the director of one of the most influential Hong Kong crime films City on Fire (1987), returns to the crime genre with this exciting and stylish neo-noir. Starring Louis Koo and Shawn Yue, Wild City offers a classic cat and mouse tale as a former cop and his wayward brother quickly get out of their depth when they take on a ruthless gang of Taiwanese gangsters. Director Ringo Lam Cast Louis Koo, Shawn Yue, Tong Li-ya, Hong Kong 2015, 2h, subtitles, N/C 15+
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Infernal Affairs Mou gaan dou
Sunday 3 April (20.00) Bringing together two of Asia’s biggest stars, Andy Lau and Tony Leung, Infernal Affairs became a world-wide hit upon its release and remains one of Hong Kong’s most famous and influential crime films. At its core it is a classic, edge of the seat, cop and gangster cat and mouse story. Infernal Affairs was later remade by Martin Scorsese as the award-winning The Departed. Screening on 35mm. Director Andrew Lau Cast Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Hong Kong 2002, 1h41m, subtitles, 15
Election Hak se wui
Wednesday 6 April (20.30) Johnnie To is one of Hong Kong’s most important contemporary filmmakers and this one of his greatest works. Starring Hong Kong acting heavyweights Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka-fai, Election focuses on the selection of a new triad leader and explores a string of issues from generational conflict to tradition and loyalty. At the same time Election is a pointed reflection on the politics of post-1997 Hong Kong. Screening on 35mm. Director Johnnie To Cast Simon Yam, Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, Hong Kong 2005, 1h40m, subtitles, 18
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Think Wise Age Well presents:
Access Film Club: Groundhog Day
My Name Is Joe
Tuesday 8 March (18.00) GFT, together with Scottish Autism, is delighted to provide Access Film Club: a screening and post-film discussion in a friendly and welcoming environment. Imagine waking up to every day being the 2nd February. With Harold Ramis at the helm, you can do just that. Bill ‘probably the best work I’ve done’ Murray brings us TV weatherman Phil Connors and, until he can break the cycle, every day is a groundhog day. All tickets £5. A discussion after the films will be led by a representative from Scottish Autism. Director Harold Ramis Cast Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, USA 1993, 1h37m, PG
Visible Cinema: The Danish Girl
Sunday 13 March (13.00) Visible Cinema is for Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences, featuring captioned, subtitled or BSL interpreted screenings, followed by a post-film discussion. Check the GFT website for details. The Danish Girl tells the story of Gerda Wegener and her husband, fellow artist Einar Wegener, who transitions into Lili Elbe, and becomes one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery. All tickets £5. The post film discussion will
be BSL interpreted. The cinema has a hearing loop system and infrared sound facility. Contact the Duty Manager to reserve a headset. Subject to availability. Director Tom Hooper Cast Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, USA/UK/Denmark/Belgium 2015, 2h, 15
Wednesday 23 March (13.30) Through stellar direction from Ken Loach we meet Joe Cavanagh. Joe seemed to have his life under control; steady work, a relationship full of love and respect from his Glasgow community. But a series of events leads Joe to battle with the past to save his future. This event is open to all aged 50 and over plus all carers/support workers are also welcome. This event is free but ticketed through the GFT box office and will be followed by a facilitated open discussion. Director Ken Loach Cast Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay, Uk 1998, 1h43m, 15
Visible Cinema: Power in our Hands
Tuesday 22 March (18.00) Power in our Hands is a documentary compilation of historical archive footage of the Deaf community. In an exciting twist of fate, a group of builders accidently stumbled across long-lost film from the British Deaf Association, dating back to the 1930s. Combining social history and archive film with contemporary interviews, and released in the 125th anniversary year of the British Deaf Association, this film presents Deaf people as an active and resilient community that have long-campaigned for their language to be recognised. Event includes BSL archive footage provided by National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive. All tickets £5 Director Angela Spielsinger, UK 2015, 1h20m
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The Peanuts Movie U
Saturday 5 March 11.30am (1h33m) Join us as family favourites Snoopy and Charlie Brown embark upon their first big-screen adventure: Charlie wants to win the heart of the Little Red-Haired Girl and Snoopy pursues his arch nemesis the Red Baron whilst trying to charm the beautiful poodle, Fifi.
Family Shorts N/C 4+
Saturday 19 March 11.30am (1h09m) Glasgow Short Film Festival is delighted to bring you the most exciting new animation from around the world. By turns daft, silly, sad, spooky and uplifting – and totally perfect for the whole family.
Bugsy Malone U
Saturday 12 March 11.30am (1h29m) As the rivalry between gangsters Fat Sam and Dandy Dan explodes into an exchange of flying custard pies, the budding romance between Bugsy Malone and Blousey Brown, falters when seductive songstress, Talulah, decides she wants Bugsy for herself. A fantastic family favourite.
Swallows and Amazons U
Saturday 26 March 11.30am (1h30m) Four children set out in their boat, Swallow, to set up camp on a deserted island only to be confronted by their adversaries - Nancy and Peggy Blackett, Pirate Sisters of the good boat Amazon!
Take 2 Access screenings are for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families, and are also suitable for any child with a disability who would enjoy seeing a film in a ‘low sensory environment’. The films have no subtitles, the volume is turned down, the house lights left on low, and children can make noise and move around. Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE to these shows when tickets are purchased at the box office on the day. All other tickets are £5. Each £5 child’s ticket also admits one adult free of charge. Children under the age of eight must be accompanied by an adult or carer. Saturday 5 March 12.30am (1h33m) Join us as family favourites Snoopy and Charlie Brown embark upon their first big-screen adventure.
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TAKE 2 ACCESS
Take 2 Access: Autism-friendly screenings
The Peanuts Movie U
TAKE 2: FAMILY-FRIENDLY FILMS
Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE to these shows when tickets are purchased at the box office on the day. All other tickets are £5 (plus £1.50 for 3D screenings). Each £5 child’s ticket also admits one adult free of charge. Children under the age of eight must be accompanied. Free tickets are only issued on the day of the screening.
EVENT CINEMA
NT Live: As You Like It
Monday 29 February (18.15) £17.50 full price / £15 conc / £12.50 CineCard This glorious comedy of love and change comes to the National Theatre for the first time in over 30 years, with Rosalie Craig (London Road, Macbeth at MIF) as Rosalind. With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love. 3h approx
NT Live: Hangmen
Thursday 3 March (18.45) £17.50 full price / £15 conc / £12.50 CineCard Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of the deeply funny play Hangmen. In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey – The Walking Dead, State of Play) is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman – Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny Flynn – Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for their visit. 3h approx, 15
Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus
Sunday 13 March (15.00) £20 full price / £17.50 conc / £15 CineCard In ancient Rome, Spartacus, a Thracian soldier, is captured by Crassus with his wife Phrygia. Forced to fight as a gladiator and kill one of his friends, Spartacus plots an unprecedented uprising. Grigorovich’s Spartacus was created at the Bolshoi in 1968, and has since remained the Russian company’s signature ballet. This most spectacular production is an epic tour de force, giving full expression to the strength for which the Bolshoi’s male dancers are renowned. Principal dancer Mikhail Lobukhin is stunning in the role of the legendary gladiator, alongside Svetlana Zakharova as Aegina. 4h approx
Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote
Sunday 10 April (18.00) £20 full price / £17.50 conc / £15 CineCard Cervantes’ eccentric hero Don Quixote sets off with his loyal squire Sancho Panza on journey full of adventures in search of his perfect woman. Along the way he meets Kitri, the dazzling daughter of an innkeeper, who he thinks might be his ideal love. The Bolshoi’s panache and excellence are combined in Fadeyechev’s critically acclaimed staging of this exhilarating performance with Leon Minkus’ famous score. Featuring brand new sets and costumes to accompany this colourful and technically challenging production, Don Quixote is quintessential Bolshoi, abounding with life and not to be missed! 3h10m approx
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Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Thursday 7 July (19.15) £20 full price / £17.50 conc / £15 CineCard The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live cinema season continues with a new vision of Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale of forbidden love. Branagh and his creative team present a modern passionate version of the classic tragedy. A longstanding feud between Verona’s Montague and Capulet families brings about devastating consequences for two young lovers caught in the conflict. Reuniting the stars of his celebrated film of Cinderella, Kenneth Branagh directs Richard Madden and Lily James as Romeo and Juliet and Sir Derek Jacobi as Mercutio. 3h approx
RSC: Hamlet
Wednesday 8 June (18.45) £20 full price / £17.50 conc / £15 CineCard Rising star Paapa Essiedu takes the title role in Shakespeare’s great tragedy, live from the Bard’s home town. Prince Hamlet has got it all. Studying abroad, he takes full advantage of his wealth and status to enjoy a hedonistic lifestyle. But his world collapses when he receives a message announcing his father’s death and summoning him home to Denmark. Consumed by grief, he vows vengeance upon the man he holds responsible – his uncle Claudius, who has claimed both the throne and Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude. Shakespeare’s searing tale of deceit, mistrust and revenge is one of the Bard’s most frequently staged plays. 4h approx
RSC: Cymbeline
Wednesday 28 September (18.45) £20 full price / £17.50 conc / £15 CineCard Cymbeline is ruler of a divided Britain. When Innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart in secret, an enraged Cymbeline banishes him. Distracted by Innogen’s marriage Cymbeline is blind to the actions of a powerful figure behind the throne who is plotting to seize power by murdering them both. Shakespeare’s rarely performed romance is directed by Melly Still (Coram Boy). Gillian Bevan takes the role of Cymbeline, the first woman to playthe role for the RSC, and making her RSC debut in the role of Innogen is Bethan Cullinane. Tickets on sale to CineCard holders now. General sales from Mon 29 Feb. 4h approx
RSC: King Lear
Wednesday 12 October (18.45) £20 full price / £17.50 conc / £15 CineCard King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. A proud man, he allows vanity to cloud his judgment, believing that he can relinquish the crown, but enjoy the same authority and respect he has always known. Misjudging his children’s loyalty he soon finds himself stripped of his state, wealth and power. Following his performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s great American tragedy Death of a Salesman, Antony Sher returns to play King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare. Tickets on sale to CineCard holders now. General sales from Mon 29 Feb. 4h approx
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It’s easy to find us. We’re right in the city centre just off Sauchiehall Street.
By Subway
Nearest subway is Cowcaddens. Leave the station and turn right, then right again turning left onto Rose Street. The GFT is a short walk from here. www.spt.co.uk/subway
By Bus
Local bus services stop close to the cinema. www.spt.co.uk
By Train
Glasgow city centre is served by both Central and Queen Street Stations. www.nationalrail.co.uk
Car Parking
Closest public parking is the supervised 24 hour multi-storey car park in Cambridge Street. Parking after 6pm costs £1.50.
Events, Conferences & Private Hires
GFT is a unique venue for a large variety of events. With three raked theatre-style auditoria and a learning room on offer, we can host corporate events, product launches, private screenings, cast and crew screenings, conferences, gaming parties, meetings and briefings. Find out more at www.glasgowfilm.org/hire
Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Glasgow Film Theatre (known as GFT) is a charity registered in Scotland, No. SC005932
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Our screens are fully licensed so drinks purchased from our upstairs bar can be enjoyed while you watch your film. As well as alcoholic drinks, we also offer a full range of soft drinks and hot drinks. Snacks include luxury ice cream, chocolate, biscuits and cakes.
Gift Vouchers
Available from Box Office and valid for one year. The perfect gift for film lovers.
Certification
Films awaiting BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) certification are marked ‘CTBC’ (check the website or call the box office for upto-date information). Films not being certified by the BBFC are marked N/C and accompanied by an age recommendation i.e. N/C 15 + (suitable for ages 15 and older, no-one under 15 will be admitted).
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Accessible Screenings
Hail Caesar! (CTBC) p8 Friday 4 – Thu 17 Mar – All Shows Sun 6 Mar (13.00) Tue 8 Mar (18.05) Mon 14 Mar (20.25) Wed 16 Mar (18.05) Take 2: The Peanuts Movie (U) p26 Sat 5 Mar (11.30) Take 2 Access: The Peanuts Movie (U) p26 Sat 5 Mar (12.30) Access Film Club: Groundhog Day (PG) p25 Tue 8 Mar (18.00) The Danish Girl (15) p9 Friday 11 – Wed 16 Mar – All Shows Tue 15 Mar (12.20) Bridge of Spies (12A) p11 Friday 11 – Wed 16 Mar – All Shows Sat 12 Mar (14.40) Visible Cinema: The Danish Girl (15) p25 Sun 13 Mar (13.00) High-Rise (CTBC) p12 Friday 18 – Thu 31 Mar – All Shows Mon 21 Mar (15.30) Thu 24 Mar (17.55) Sat 26 Mar (13.45) Tue 29 Mar (20.20) Visible Cinema : Power in our Hands (PG) p25 Sun 22 Mar (18.00)
GFT Accessible Programme
GFT offers both Audio Description and captioning on selected titles and selected screenings. Audio Description is a service for partially sighted or blind people (AD headphones are available to collect from Box Office when you pick up your tickets prior to the film screening). Captioning is a service for deaf and hard of hearing audience members who rely on subtitling to enable them to follow the film’s dialogue.
Access Information GFT accepts the CEA Card. (www.ceacard.co.uk)
We can offer an infrared sound facility for the hearing-impaired (please ask at Box Office for a head set). There is disabled badge holders’ parking to the rear of the building in Cambridge Street. If you are a wheelchair user, please inform Box Office when booking. Guide dogs are welcome at GFT. Please contact our Manager (0141) 352 8603 or email dutymanager@glasgowfilm.org with your specific access enquiries.
A large print version of this brochure is available at Box Office.
The Witch (CTBC) p12 Fri 25 – Thu 31 Mar – All Shows Mon 28 Mar (15.30) Thu 31 Mar (18.15) Iona (15) p13 Fri 25 – Thu 31 Mar – All Shows Fri 25 Mar (16.00) Sun 27 Mar (15.45)
Due to circumstances beyond our control, occasionally we are unable to provide these accessible screenings. You are advised to check with Box Office.
GFT is part of the Green Arts Initiative and is committed to carrying out sustainable practices. Please use our recycling facilities when visiting and recycle this brochure when you’re finished with it. Thank You!
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