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Film, Edinburgh, this weekend

Found 6 events.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Date	Location
Bruno (Butterfield) is the nine-year old son of a Nazi Commandant (Thewlis). When his father is seconded to manage a concentration camp, the lonely Bruno makes a new friend, Schmuel (Scanlon), beyond the high wire. Badly acted and clumsily directed, this liberal-guilt-monger-sweeping-cod-historical-nonsense is simply unnecessary.
12 Sep–18 Sep 1.00, 3.15, 6.00 & 8.20; Sun 3.15 & 6.00; Mon 1.00, 3.15 & 8.45; Thu 8.45	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Duchess
Date	Location
Period drama retelling the true life story of early 19th century socialite Georgiana Cavendish (Knightley), who finds herself in a mismatched and temperamental marriage, complete with a meddling other woman. She falls for the future prime minister Charles Grey (Cooper) but only inequality and tragedy can come of such assignations. Familiar and tedious stuff,'The Duchess' is essentially a beautifully shot period TV drama.
12 Sep–18 Sep Fri, Sun & Mon 1.00, 3.30, 6.00 & 8.30; Sat 1.00, 6.30 & 8.50; Tue & Wed 1.00, 3.30, 5.50 & 8.30; Thu 1.00, 3.30 & 8.30	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Ezra
Date	Location
Offering a compassionate African account of the abduction of child soldiers during a civil war,'Ezra' highlights one of the most distressing aspects of modern warfare.
13 Sep Sat 5.30	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

A Fistful Of Dollars
Date	Location
Based on Kurosawa's samurai classic 'Yojimba', the spaghetti western that set the ball rolling has Clint squinting into the sun as The Man With No Name. An amoral figure, he profits from both sides as two duelling gangs fight it out in a small town. Ennio Morricone's distinctive score underlines the stylish delights in this the first of Leone's 'spaghetti western' trilogy.
12 Sep–13 Sep Fri 4.00 & 8.45; Sat 3.15	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

If . . .
Date	Location
On the face of it, the story of a student-led rebellion in an English public school might be taken as a metaphor for the profound social change that had gone on in the 60s, but there's a much broader attack on bourgeois values going on, and the relevance of the piece to today's political culture remains entirely undiminished. 'If . . . ' is also notable for its narrational experiment with flashback, monochrome and inversion of the audience's rational expectation. Add to that an outstanding…
13 Sep Sat 3.30	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Man on Wire
Date	Location
On the 6 August 1974, French artist, performer and hire wire walker, Phillipe Petit committed the biggest victimless art crime of the century. The story of that daring caper, the practice events that led up to it (Notre Dame Cathedral and Sydney Harbour Bridge) and the genesis of this the maddest of living performance artists is told in this engrossing and thrilling film.
12 Sep–18 Sep Fri 1.45 & 6.30; Sat 1.10 & 8.45; Sun 1.30; Mon, Tue & Wed 3.00 & 8.45; Thu 9.00	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

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