Category Archives: Film

Two of Scotland’s foremost independent cinemas, Edinburgh’s Filmhouse and Aberdeen’s Belmont Filmhouse, both run by the charity Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), together launch their new online streaming platform that will let audiences enjoy some of the finest Filmhouse-curated cinema from the comfort of their own home. From Friday 26 March, the platform’s kicksContinue reading “Edinburgh and Aberdeen Cinemas Announce Filmhouse at Home”

This latest film from Jean-Paul Salomé takes its title from the novel by Hannelore Cayre, La Daronne whose meaning is open to variations, several of which cropped up during the film. Ranging from ‘matron’ to ‘old lady’ to ‘godmother’ (in a mafiosa sense) to a plain old slang version of Mum but the chosen EnglishContinue reading “Mama Weed (La Daronne) French Film Festival Online”

Based on the 2009 novel of the same name from French writer Laurent Mauvignier, this historical drama  from Belgian director Lucas Belvaux exposes the often hidden scars of  war. It is 2003 in a village in Burgundy. There is a subdued gathering in a local hall to celebrate the 60th birthday of Solange (Catherine Frot).Continue reading “Homefront (Des Hommes) French Film Festival Online”

Anne Fontaine’s police procedural with a difference (nobody gets shot, for a start) is reminiscent of The Last Detail, in that the central characters have been detailed to escort a prisoner from a holding facility to face his fate. In this case, the situation is one where the prisoner is not a criminal, but isContinue reading “Night Shift (Police) French Film Festival Online”

Translators are rarely given credit for their work so generally live in a world of relative anonymity. Yet where would we be without their prized skills? Whole worlds of literature and film would be lost to readers and cinema goers. One of the accolades given to best-selling books is the numbers of languages they’ve beenContinue reading “The Translators”

With no cinemas for us to visit just now, the French Film Festival has an exceptional selection of quality films scheduled over three weekends in March in their fff@home season. And based on what we’ve seen so far, you’ll be on a winner whatever your viewing tastes. Justine Triet’s In Bed With Victoria defies easyContinue reading “In Bed with Victoria”

The translation of foreign film titles to English can be a subject of some query and this French film from director Emmanuel Mouret is no exception. Its French title is Les Choses qu’on dit, les choses qu’on fait, which translates almost perfectly as Things We Say, Things We Do.  While the chosen title of LoveContinue reading “Love Affair(s)”

Highlights include Isabelle Huppert as La Daronne, and Emmanuel Mouret’s César-nominated Love Affairs The organisers of the French Film Festival UK are delighted to reveal an exciting new online programme under its fff@home umbrella, which will run from Friday 12 to Saturday 27 March. Due to Covid-related disruption to the 28th edition of the French Film Festival UK, audiences missed outContinue reading “French Film Festival UK Reveals Exciting Online Programme”

Falkirk Community Trust have announced the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival’s 10th festival programme, Wed 17 – Sat 21 March 2021. The festival, which is affectionately known as HippFest, is usually housed in Scotland’s oldest purpose-built cinema The Hippodrome in Bo’ness. This year however, the full programme will go online for the first time, after being cancelledContinue reading “Hippodrome Silent Film Festival Announces Digital Programme for 2021”

The Glasgow Short Film Festival (GSFF), the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland, announces the competition selection for its 14th edition, that will run from 22nd to 28th March 2021. Following the success of GSFF20 Online and due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s Glasgow Short Film Festival will take place entirely online atContinue reading “Glasgow Short Film Festival Returns for its 14th Edition in March 2021”