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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2018

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018

Galas

Programme

6 films · 6 reviews

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Bao

Review preview for Bao

It's part of a long cinematic tradition. It's also adorable.

Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from an empty nest gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Domee Shi; Writer: Domee Shi; Stars: Daniel Kailin, Sindy Lau)

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Incredibles 2

Review preview for Incredibles 2

When Pixar are good, they are very very good, and this is.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
The animated super family take on a new villain - The Screenslaver.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Brad Bird; Writer: Brad Bird; Stars: Samuel L Jackson, Sophia Bush, Holly Hunter, Catherine Keener, Jonathan Banks, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Bob Odenkirk, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Vowell, John Ratzenberger, Huck Milner, Kimberly Adair Clark, Toya Turner, Samuel L. Jackson)

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Family gala

Jaws

Review preview for Jaws

Jaws is a well-made, nuanced, gamble of a film that paid off handsomely and assured Spielberg's future.

Chris · 4.5 out of 5
A small seaside community dependent on tourism is terrorised by a great white shark with a hunger for human flesh.

(Country: USA; Year: 1975; Director: Steven Spielberg; Writer: Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb, based on the novel by Peter Benchley.; Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb)

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Screening featuring live score from the RSNO

The Parting Glass

Review preview for The Parting Glass

The acting is precise in its natural flow

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
A family delve into memories as they try to piece together a portrait of the woman they have lost.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Stephen Moyer; Writer: Denis O'Hare; Stars: Denis O'Hare, Cynthia Nixon, Melissa Leo, Rhys Ifans, Edward Asner, Anna Paquin, Paul Gross, Olunike Adeliyi, Kevin Vidal, Juan Carlos Velis)

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People's gala, world premiere

Puzzle

Review preview for Puzzle

As with a jigsaw puzzle, the overall picture may look familiar, but there's a real sense that craftsmanship has gone in to making sure each of the pieces fit satisfyingly together.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Agnes, taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world – where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Marc Turtletaub; Writer: Oren Moverman, Natalia Smirnoff; Stars: Kelly Macdonald, David Denman, Irrfan Khan, Austin Abrams, Liv Hewson, Annie Pisapia, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Abigail Friend, Helen Coxe, Lori Hammel, Sebastian Chacon, Bubba Weiler, Ronald Scott Maestri, Mandela Bellamy, Myrna Cabello)

Full review See: Marc Turtletaub ‪in conversation on‬ David Denman, Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, and Mirren Gordon-Crozier's costumes for Puzzle , Kelly Macdonald ‪in conversation on‬ Mirren Gordon-Crozier's costumes, cinematographer Chris Norr, and her character in Marc Turtletaub's Puzzle , Marc Turtletaub ‪in conversation on‬ Mike Leigh, Alfonso Cuarón, the screenplay, and locations for Puzzle , Dustin O'Halloran on composing the score for Puzzle

Opening gala

Swimming With Men

Review preview for Swimming With Men

While in plotting terms, the film pretty much stays in the lane you'd expect, it has plenty of heart.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
An accountant suffering from a mid-life crisis joins an all-male synchronised swimming team.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Oliver Parker; Writer: Aschlin Ditta; Stars: Charlotte Riley, Rupert Graves, Jim Carter, Daniel Mays, Nathaniel Parker, Thomas Turgoose, Jane Horrocks, Rob Brydon, Adeel Akhtar, Christian Rubeck, Steve Carroll, Peter Coe, Luca Matteo Zizzari, Daniel Eghan, Luca Ribezzo)

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Closing gala