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All That Heaven Allows15featfeatfeatfeature filfilfilmsNokia Shorts WeekenderEdinburgh International Film Festival 2011A three day celebration of short film. Including workshops, masterclasses and premiere screenings of the eight finalists from the Nokia Shorts 2011 competition.23 - 25 June, 2011.in association with vimeo.com/nokiaVICEUK_Projects_Nokia_Shorts_BrochureAd_159x20.indd 105/05/2011 23:13ALBATROSSPERSPECTIVESJerzy Skolimowski/UK/Switzerland/Italy/1969/91 minCast: Peter McEnery, Claudia Cardinale, Eli Wallach, Jack HawkinsSAT 25 JUNE 15:30 FILMHOUSE 3PRICE: £6.00 (£5.00 CONC)British adventure comedy based on comic short stories The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle.Spain during Napoleon's Peninsula Campaign and dim-witted lothario Brigadier Gerard is given a mission to deliver a message across enemy territory. Battling against his nerves, an army and the amorous sights of the Countess of Morales the Brigadier haplessly attempts to complete his assignment. This film was programmed by Alan Warner, one of EIFF 2011's guest curators.Print courtesy of Filmoteka Narodowa.The Adventures of GerardSTRANDPREMIERE TYPEShorts programme/84 minTHU 23 JUNE 18:30 GEORGE SQ THEATREPRICE: £6.00 (£5.00 CONCS)Place, memory and the physicality of experiences are explored through the complex web of the interpersonal relationships that gather around us.Moving between visceral and ethereal, this collection of shorts radiates a sense of melancholy whilst engaging with tangible, powerful issues. They offer us a peephole into stories recounting the hazy memories of lost loved ones, hallucinatory road trips, the yearning for belonging and dreams of impossible romance.Adventures Close to HomeNOKIA SHORTS WEEKENDERFEATURE - UKWORLD PREMIERENiall MacCormick/UK/2010/88 minCast: Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond, Felicity Jones, Jessica Brown FindlaySUN 19 JUNE 18:15 GEORGE SQ THEATRETUE 21 JUNE 20:15 GEORGE SQ THEATREPRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)Exquisitely nuanced coming of age comedy drama, with strong central performances from two fast rising British actresses.Niall MacCormick's well-pitched and beautifully written film about frustrated author Jonathan (Koch) and the incendiary effect on his family of the arrival of the ebullilent Emilia (Brown-Findlay), herself a would-be writer. Emilia first befriends and emancipates the bookish daughter Beth (Jones), alarms her career frustrated mother (Ormond), before bewitching Jonathan himself. The script and the journey of Emilia will inspire any young writer, and a heavy hitting supporting cast make this one of the important British films of the year.AlbatrossPERSPECTIVESDouglas Sirk/USA/1955/88 minCast: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad NagelSUN 26 JUNE 16:45 FILMHOUSE 2PRICE: £6.00 (£5.00 CONC)A Douglas Sirk classic of love crossing the divide.After the recent death of her rich, well-respected husband, Cary Scott crushingly falls for her earthy, young gardener. They fall deeper in love and decide to marry despite the disdain of Cary's high society. Amidst increasing gossip and protests against their union from the community and Cary's teenage children, they struggle to remain true to themselves and one another until ultimately forced to choose between their relationship and her children.This screening is to honour the work of EIFF 2011's artistic advisors.All That Heaven Allows