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The Stars Come Out for EIFF's Opening Night
The Edinburgh International Film Festival got off to a glamorous start as the cast of the Opening Night Film Wah-Wah graced the red carpet, prior to the screening at Cineworld. Director Richard E. Gra...
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Les Yeux Clairs
Start with some French provincial realism, add a touch of Chaplin, and there you have Les Yeux Clairs. Fanny lives in a small, provincial town, with her brother and sister-in-law. Afflicted with a m...
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Additional Document and Rosebud Screenings Announced
EIFF announces three additional screenings on Saturday, 27th August. Tickets are available from the Filmhouse Box Office. From the Document Programme: Bata-ville: We are Not Afraid of the Future ...
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Albert Maysles Double Bill
Responding to popular demand-- two sold-out screenings-- EIFF presents a double bill of the documentaries Grey Gardens and Salesman on Saturday, August 27, at 14:30 in the Filmhouse. Tickets are avail...
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Film Festival Under the Stars a Big Success
By all accounts it was a starry success. EIFF's Film Festival Under the Stars, held on the Mound Precinct over the weekend, brought over 2,000 film fans together for two evenings of cinematic enjoymen...
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Reel Life with Anthony Minghella
"Movies...are experienced in real time, intended for public arenas, they must fill in what a novel can merely suggest, provide the whole face where a novelist must be content with an eyebrow, the room...
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A Cinematic Opera: Johanna
"An astonishing coup de cinema." --Hollywood Reporter A truly unique film, Johanna is a modern retelling of the Joan of Arc legend— and an original opera. Composer Zsófia Tallér’s ...
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In Conversation with John Mathieson
Reel Life takes you behind the camera with cinematographer John Mathieson. Medieval armies, serial killers, rock stars and gladiators have all passed in front of the lens of John Mathieson’s cam...
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Additional Tickets Released for Selected Films
Walk, click, or call into the EIFF Box Office. Tickets go on sale from noon on Friday 12th August. Addition tickets released for selected EIFF screenings include: Rag Tale: A satirical tale of jour...
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Serenity Cast Attend EIFF Red Carpet
Heads up Serenity fans! The cast is coming to the World Premier screening of Serenity, on Monday 22nd August, at Cineworld (formerly the UGC). Joining director Joss Whedon on the Red Carpet is Nathan ...
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Watch The Business Trailer Online!
Get a sneak peek of what's in store for EIFF's Closing Night film. Click here to watch the trailer for Nick Love’s The Business. (And get rid of that Spanish Fly crap while you’re at it&h...
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Diane Kruger stars in Frankie
A look into the skin deep world of modelling, starring (and co-produced) by model turned actress Diane Kruger. On the surface, the world of modelling appears privileged and glamorous, but as Fabienne ...
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Keane Cancelled; Replaced with World Premiere of An Unfinished Life
Due to conflicting commitments, Lodge Kerrigan's Keane is no longer screening at this year's Festival. However, EIFF is delighted to announce the addition of the World Premiere of Lasse Hallström's ...
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Film Festival Under the Stars premieres in Edinburgh city centre
EIFF and Famous Grouse have teamed up to bring you "Film Festival Under the Stars" two nights of free outdoor screenings, packed full of classic films. If you've never experienced the delights of watc...
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The Outsider: Reel Life with James Toback
Eloquent and outspoken, James Toback's Reel Life interview promises to be an honest, passionate look at making films inside and outside of the Hollywood movie machine. A true maverick, writer-director...
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Reel Life with Horror Maestro George A. Romero
Live in Edinburgh, the master of the undead! A late addition to the Reel Life line-up, George A. Romero, "Father of the Modern Horror Film" takes the stage for a live, in-depth interview. Director of ...
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If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry
In the world of music videos it signalled the end of an era. For nearly twenty years production company Oil Factory has been a defining presence in the UK music video scene. Managing Director John S...
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Live in Edinburgh with Reel Life
The Reel Life programme brings some of the most interesting and talented people in the film industry to Edinburgh for live, in-depth interviews. This year's line-up of guests is- no word of a lie- a t...
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Saraband- Ingmar Bergman's Final Masterpiece
Saraband: 1. A fast, erotic dance of the 17th and 18th centuries, popular in Spain and Mexico
2. The music for this dance Much like its musical namesake, Ingmar Bergman's final film Saraband is an i... -
Check Out Certified!
This year we've put together a really exciting and dead sexy Certified film line up that will blow your mind! Think the Film Festival isn't for you? Well trust us- all the Certified films have been w...