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Glasgow Film Festival

2 February – 2 March 2014

Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the Glasgow Film Festival has another exciting line-up. Alongside the films there are events including a fancy dress monster mash gala, a treasure hunt and a potholing expedition. There will be lots of special guests, with Roger Christian, Lauren Mayberry, agnés b, George Sluizer, John Sessions, Richard Ayoade and Turner Prize winner Douglas Gordon already confirmed.

As usual, the Youth Festival will run first, from 2 to 12 February, followed by the Short Film Festival, from 13 to 16 February, and then the main festival, from 20 February to 2 March.

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Latest reviews

  • Black Angel
    Review preview for Black Angel

    In the space of 22 minutes, Roger Pratt's cinematography revolutionised the genre.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A knight sets out to rescue an imperiled damsel in this short film originally shown before The Empire Strikes Back.
  • Tangerines
    Review preview for Tangerines

    The film is a great example of how powerful and universal small but well-crafted stories can be.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    As the Abkhazian War in Georgia approaches, two villagers are the only ones who haven’t left.
  • The Last Impresario
    Review preview for The Last Impresario

    Otto's sensitively structured portrait of an engaging Peter Pan draws us irresistibly into his world.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    The story of producer and social butterfly Michael White.
  • My Name Is Hmmm...
    Review preview for My Name Is Hmmm...

    Conversations are awkwardly stilted and lacking in the rhythms of natural speech.

    Rebecca Naughten · 1 out of 5
    An abused young girl runs away from home and forms an unlikely bond with a trucker.
  • Ida
    Review preview for Ida

    A still, painterly vision in silvery monochrome - capturing the quiet contemplation of the two women and simultaneously encouraging the same on the part of the viewer.

    Rebecca Naughten · 4.5 out of 5
    A novice nun comes face-to-face with her family’s past in 1960s Poland.
  • Iboga Nights
    Review preview for Iboga Nights

    Scott's voice brings a welcome authenticity to the subject and gets at social and cultural issues that outsiders routinely miss.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A former drug user investigates the use of the hallucinogen ibogaine to cure addiction.
  • Night Moves
    Review preview for Night Moves

    Reichardt observes the game coolly, yet provides more than enough detail to show the contradictions in her players' gambits.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Three people plot an act of eco-terrorism.
  • The Scribbler
    Review preview for The Scribbler

    Shaffer has adapted the story from his own comic book and tends towards self-indulgence.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A woman with multiple personality disorder undergoes a strange new procedure.
  • Tracks
    Review preview for Tracks

    Visually the film has emotional qualities that contribute to the feeling of admiration for Robyn's quest

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Based on the true story of Robyn Davidson who in 1977 undertook an extraordinary solo trek across the harsh Australian outback.
  • Tom At The Farm
    Review preview for Tom At The Farm

    A complex portrait of grief, Tom At The Farm is Dolan's strongest work to date, not least because of the performance he gives in the lead.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A young man finds himself embroiled in a dangerous game of deception.

A–Z of Glasgow Film Festival 2014 reviews

Features

  • Setting the stage, part 2
    Gracie Otto reveals more about working with Michael White on The Last Impresario.
  • Picturing Poland
    Pawel Pawlikowski on Ida.
  • Setting the stage, part 1
    Gracie Otto on Michael White and The Last Impresario.
  • Making Tracks
    John Curran on working with Mia Wasikowska, dogs and camels in Tracks.
  • Doing time with David Mackenzie
    An inside look at the making of Starred Up.
  • Confessions, part 2
    John Michael McDonagh, Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd and Joyce Carol Oates on Calvary.
  • Confessions, part 1
    Kelly Reilly on the women of Calvary.
  • Flower power
    Michel Gondry and Audrey Tautou contemplate the strangeness of Mood Indigo.
  • Working it out, part 2
    Quai D'Orsay's Antonin Baudry and Bertrand Tavernier in conversation on film, philosophy, footwear and cats, plus Edmund White and Frank Rich.
  • Working it out, part 1
    Antonin Baudry and Bertrand Tavernier on film, politics and Quai D'Orsay.
  • Skin deep
    Jonathan Glazer and Jim Wilson on insects, seal maidens, costume design and what lies Under The Skin.
  • Horsing around
    Benedikt Erlingsson on touring Of Horses And Men, his plans for the future and killing the movie star.
  • Seeking salvation
    Antonio Piazza and Fabio Grassadonia on Salvo.
  • Fusion cinema
    Rebecca Zlotowski on music, love and going nuclear in Grand Central.
  • Frights and delights
    GFF diary days 9, 10 & 11: Thomas Imbach, Paul Brannigan, politics, punk, horror and Hollywood.
  • Approaching Zero
    GFF diary days 7 & 8: Terry Gilliam, David Graham Scott, Roger Christian and the return of Goblin.
  • Journey to the centre of the Earth
    GFF diary days 5 & 6: George Sluizer, agnès b, Mark Millar, art awards and a trip through time.
  • Stars come out
    GFF diary days 3 & 4: Lady Grinning Soul, Richard Dreyfus, Jack O'Connell, Richard Ayoarde, orgasmic dining and a hexagonal death match.
  • Beyond the stars
    Morgan Neville on 20 Feet From Stardom.
  • A grand old time
    GFF diary days 1&2: youth, shorts, the opening night, Jessica Oreck and a dinner you can't refuse.
  • Woman behind the Name
    Agnès b on fashion, friendship and her first feature My Name Is Hmmm...
  • Long live the Queen
    Camille Rutherford on her starring role as Mary, Queen of Scots.
  • Teenage kicks
    Matt Wolf and Jon Savage talk about their documentary on the emergence of youth culture.
  • Visiting time
    In conversation with Godfrey Reggio and Jon Kane.
  • Riding high
    Of Horses and Men director Benedikt Erlingsson talks sagas, mankind and Mitty.
  • A world beyond the spotlight
    Caroling with the stars to celebrate 20 Feet From Stardom.
  • Vidal statistics
    Director Nicholas Wrathall on his Gore documentary.
  • An audience with Stritch
    Broadway legend Elaine talks about her life
  • The Restoration of Oz
    As The Wizard of Oz returns to delight a new generation, we explore the real magic of cinema. The film you'll see in cinemas now is clean and bright; but how was this achieved?

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