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All That Heaven Allows23FEATURES - INTERNATIONALEUROPEAN PREMIEREAlejandro Molina/Mexico/2009/90 minCast: Sandra Echeverría, Marius Biegai, Manuel Balbi, Richie MestreTUE 21 JUNE 19:30 FILMHOUSE 2THU 23 JUNE 17:50 FILMHOUSE 2PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)Gattaca meets Rollerball meets Blade Runner.When over-population makes coexistence impossible, the government decides to divide the population by implanting an enzyme into people's DNA. As a result, all humans are now regulated by sunlight and darkness, transforming them into day or nighttime creatures, destined never to meet. Stunning cinematography in a palette of grays and blues, and stylish production design add to the atmosphere in this quietly absorbing sci-fi drama.By Day and By NightFEATURE - UKEUROPEAN PREMIEREMatthew Parkhill/Puerto Rico/2010/91 minCast: Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer, Lorna Raver, Ed Quinn, Luis GuzmánMON 20 JUNE 20:00 CAMEO 1WED 22 JUNE 20:00 CAMEO 1PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)When the past comes calling, don't pick up the phone ...Rachelle LeFevre (Twilight) and Stephen Moyer (True Blood) take a break from vamping it up for this tense, atmospheric spinechiller from local screenwriter Sergio Casci. Finally free of her violent ex, Mary's hard-won peace is shattered by a nuisance caller - lonely, troubled Rose (Lorna Raver), on a line that spans decades. Mary doesn't want to chat but as her new best friend's terrifying acts of revenge will swiftly prove, hanging up is simply not an option.The CallerDOCUMENTARY - UKJOINT UK PREMIEREDominic Allan/UK/2011/86 minFRI 17 JUNE 20:00 CAMEO 1SAT 18 JUNE 15:15 CAMEO 1PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)The dazzling, disturbing and utterly compelling story of one man's extraordinary life, and how he was saved by the redemptive power of art.Jean Marc Calvet, a one-time drug addict, rent boy and thief who is now a successful painter, recounts his astonishing tale with remarkable candour and courage, and takes director Dominic Allan with him on his search for his son, abandoned as a child and about to turn eighteen. A brave, moving and unforgettable film.CALVETTHE CALLERfeature filmsSTRANDPREMIERE TYPEPeter Guilbert/USA/2010/79 minTUE 21 JUNE 20:00 FILMHOUSE 1WED 22 JUNE 21:55 FILMHOUSE 2PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)Jarvis Cocker, Robyn Hitchcock, Martha Wainwright, KT Tunstall, Marcus Brigstocke, Ryuichi Sakomoto tackle climate change.In 2008 45 scientists and artists joined together on a Cape Farewell expedition to Disko Bay, Greenland to witness the physical threat of climate change. Following them on their voyage deeper into the High Arctic we see them attempt to tackle a collective response to this global issue and their subsequent performances at Latitude Festival and recording of new material. Supported by Take One Action, Scotland's global action cinema project.Screening with: Constancy (Iván Torres Hdez/Finland/2011/7min)Burning IceDOCUMENTARY - UKUK PREMIERE"Want to change the world but not sure where to start? These guys will rouse you into action." The GuardianTake One Action celebrates the people and movies that are changing the world. Via world-class cinema, we inspire thousands of ordinary people to take a critical view and positive action on issues of global concern. Check out our events at EIFF on pages 23 and 27, or connect with us online at www.takeoneaction.org.uk 24Edinburgh International Film Festival 2011CHARLIE CASANOVAfeature filmsFEATURE - INTERNATIONALUK PREMIERETerry McMahon/Ireland/2010/90 minCast: Emmet Scanlan, Leigh Arnold, Damien HannawayFRI 24 JUNE 22:00 FILMHOUSE 3SAT 25 JUNE 17:30 FILMHOUSE 1PRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)A ruling class sociopath kills a working class girl in a hit-and-run then determines his fate with of a deck of cards.Charlie Barnum (Emmett Scanlan) is an erudite, harmless, fast-talking egotist, who refuses to be bound by the restrictions of morality, law or even reality. You've already met Walter Mitty and Billy Liar, but now it's time for you to meet the darkest member of that twisted trio; the man of our times, Charlie Casanova. An assured debut from Terry McMahon.Charlie CasanovaSTRANDPREMIERE TYPEJarred Alterman/Portugal/2011/54 min SUN 19 JUNE 18:00 FILMHOUSE 2WED 22 JUNE 20:00 GEORGE SQ THEATREPRICE: £9.00 (£7.50 CONC)A dreamlike documentary about an unusual family of artists who live in an old monastery with their robo-beast creations.Transport yourself into a surreal and vibrant storybook landscape inhabited by a Dutch family of visionary artists. Meet the Zwanikkens; Geraldine, mother and former prima ballerina, her son Louis, who loves nature and his animals, and brother Christiaan, a kinetic artist who puts life into fantastic sculptures by merging animal bones and carcasses with moving scrap machinery.ConventoDOCUMENTARY - INTERNATIONALUK PREMIEREEXPERIMENTALShorts programme/89 minTHU 16 JUNE 16:15 FILMHOUSE 2TUE 21 JUNE 15:30 FILMHOUSE 2PRICE: £6.00 (£5.00 CONC)Where the streets have no name .A journey through the cities of London, New York, Prague, Bombay and Vienna. The films in this varied programme explore the emotional, psychological, social, political and formal aspects of the city experience and its multifaceted role in contemporary capitalist society and economic collapse. Moments of frenetic activity are contrasted with quiet contemplation, and surveillance aesthetics with sinister overtones sit alongside surreal and unsettling exposés of urban alienation and commodity culture. CityscapesNOKIA SHORTS WEEKENDERShorts programme/140 minFRI 24 JUNE 14:30 GEORGE SQ THEATREPRICE: £6.00 (£5.00 CONC)Join the filmakers behind 'Coming Up' and see what they have brought to this year's EIFF. Discover the films of the next big British film making generation. 'Coming Up' is bringing seven short films shot and performed by major British talent and provide a glimpse of what the future may bring.Coming Up Shortswww.forthone.com - More hit music |