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Edinburgh International Film Festival

15 June – 26 April 2016

Betty Blue will screen as part of Cinema Du Look
Betty Blue will screen as part of Cinema Du Look

The 70th edition of EIFF rann from June 15-26. The country focus was on Finland and the two major retrospectives were Look Again: A Celebration of Cinéma Du Look and POW!!! Live Action Comic Strip Adaptations: The First Generation. Pikadero won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film and Suntan won the International Jury Award. Read about all the winners here.

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  • The Big Blue
    Review preview for The Big Blue

    The Big Blue is pure cinéma du look.

    Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    Two of the best ‘free’ divers in the world are set to compete against each other at the world championships.
  • Subway
    Review preview for Subway

    It is about the counterpointing of the popular with the stuffiness of well respected art, the harsh cold fluorescent light of the Metro station with the more humane darkness of the interconnecting conduits and forgotten spaces.

    Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    A thief stumbles on a Parisian subculture after he robs a house and takes the loot into the Paris Metro.
  • Nikita
    Review preview for Nikita

    The techniques Besson uses are are simple and easy to understand. They are blended together with finesse.

    Donald Munro · 5 out of 5
    A convict is given a new identity and trained as an assassin.
  • Meet Me By The Water
    Review preview for Meet Me By The Water

    This is a sweet little film about the dangers of caring too much.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    In a small fishing town on the West Coast of Scotland a young Asian woman must decide whether to leave home and family for a new life in South America.
  • Where Are We Now
    Review preview for Where Are We Now

    The honesty and simplicity of this picture were then indicative of talent.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about the relationship between a daughter and trans-parent as they embark on the road to transition.
  • Neither Wolf Nor Dog
    Review preview for Neither Wolf Nor Dog

    Simpson has a particularly good eye for landscape and colour.

    Donald Munro · 4 out of 5
    A Lakota elder takes a journalist on a road trip.
  • Seat In Shadow
    Review preview for Seat In Shadow

    Henry Coombes' film contains some highly entertaining banter.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A painter who doubles as a psychotherapist tries to help a young man battling depression.
  • Whisky Galore!
    Review preview for Whisky Galore!

    This particular malt is a wee charmer in its own right.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Remake of the island classic.
  • Suntan
    Review preview for Suntan

    Mid-life crisis has rarely felt so queasy as it does in Argyris Papadimitropoulos' character study, which features humour so dark you can feel it closing in around you.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A doctor becomes obsessed with a much younger tourist.
  • Seoul Station
    Review preview for Seoul Station

    One of the strongest zombie films for years.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A man sleeping rough at Seoul Station is the catalyst for a zombie apocalypse.

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