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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adele Blanc-Sec)

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec

Luc Besson brings Jacques Tardi's adventure comics to the screen

(3 stars)24 Mar 2011

(12A) 107min The ‘cinéma du look’ pioneer Luc Besson returns with this old-fashioned adventure-cum-fantasy yarn, adapted from Jacques Tardi’s long-running comic book series. Although set on the eve of World War One, its intrepid titular heroine…

On Tour (Tournee)

On Tour (Tournee)

Star-writer-director Mathieu Amalric combines road movie with authentic portrait of provincial show

(3 stars)10 Dec 2010

‘France is going to love you,’ declares television producer turned impresario Joachim (Mathieu Amalric) to his American troupe of ‘new burlesque’ dancers, whom he is leading on a tour of French coastal towns. Voluptuous characters such as Mimi Le Meaux…

Also Released - Film

22 Jan 2009

Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans (15) 102min •• Movie mogul Len Wiseman’s madly popular horror-action hybrid series gets serious with this prequel to the first Underworld film. Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy reprise their roles as werewolf Lucian and…

Un Secret

(3 stars)5 Jun 2008

DRAMA (15) 106min Veteran French writer-director Claude Miller (Garde à Vue, La Petite Voleuse) revisits France’s traumatic experiences under German Occupation during World War II in this polished and suspenseful melodrama. Adapted from Philippe…

Heartbeat Detector

Heartbeat Detector

(3 stars)8 May 2008

DRAMA (12A) 135min Visually spare, leisurely in pace, wordy and featuring an eclectic, occasionally jarring soundtrack, this French corporate thriller is demanding and rewarding in equal measure. Adapted from François Emmanuel’s novel La Question…

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The Rest of the World (Le reste du monde)
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EIFF regular Damien Odoul (Errance, En attendant le deluge) returns with a crisply rendered exploration of a family’s dark secrets. When a young woman suspects that her biological father is a man she's never met, her stubborn effort to uncover the truth draws her sister into uncharted waters …. Odoul's characteristically elegant direction sets the stage for sterling work from the ensemble cast, which includes Emmanuelle Béart in a star turn as the sozzled, vindictive stepmother. An absorbing…
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26 Jun 8.45pm
23 Jun 8.40pm
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Directors’ Showcase 		Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh