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Glasgow Film Festival · 2014

Glasgow Film Festival 2014

Stranger Than Fiction

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13 films · 7 reviews

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Aatsinki: The Story Of Arctic Cowboys

In the forests of Finnish Lapland, brothers Aarne and Lasse Aatsinki carry on the generations-old tradition of reindeer herding. These modern cowboys maintain an intricate bond with the environment that has allowed them to preserve their lifestyle in one of the harshest climates imaginable. This documentary charts a year in their lives.

(Country: US, Finland; Year: 2013; Director: Jessica Oreck; Writer: Jessica Oreck)

Bloody Beans (Loubia Hamra)

Algerian children re-enact the history of French oppression in their country through the medium of surreal games.

(Country: France, Algeria; Year: 2013; Director: Narimane Mari Benamer)

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries And Mentors Of Ricky Jay

A portrait of the world's greatest magician.

(Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Molly Bernstein, Alan Edelstein)

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

Review preview for Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

Karasawa's film is at its strongest when Stritch is allowed to open up her life to us in all its intimate detail.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Documentary about the broadway legend.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Chiemi Karasawa; Stars: Cherry Jones, Elaine Stritch)

Full review See: An audience with Stritch , Tribeca Film Festival - Gore Vidal: The United States of America, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, Kiss The Water and Teenage

Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia

Review preview for Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia

Wrathall's considered, thorough and thoroughly entertaining film gives not just a sense of the man but also the importance to the world of iconoclasts like him.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
Documentary about the fearless essayist.

(Year: 2013; Director: Nicholas Wrathall)

Full review See: Nicholas Wrathall interview on Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia , Tribeca Film Festival preview 2013

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.

(Country: Australia, UK, US, France ; Year: 2013; Director: Gracie Otto; Stars: Michael White, Naomi Watts, Kate Moss, John Cleese, Meryl Tankard, John Waters, Yoko Ono, Bill Oddie, Anna Wintour, Greta Scacchi, Rachel Ward, Barry Humphries, Wallace Shawn, Julian Sands, Nell Campbell, André Gregory, Richard O'Brien, Nigel Planer, Miranda Darling, Jim Sharman, Joshua White, Michael Morris, Jean Pigozzi, Lyndall Hobbs)

Full review See: Gracie Otto in conversation on The Last Impresario, part 2 , Gracie Otto in conversation on The Last Impresario , Article on DOC NYC 2014 highlights

The Last Of The Unjust (Le Dernier Des Injustes)

Review preview for The Last Of The Unjust

The film with all its large time leaps gives the impression not of something alien, long dead, but very pertinent to the now.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
Benjamin Murmelstein addresses his unique relationship to Adolf Eichmann and his role as the last Jewish elder of Theresienstadt.

(Country: France, Austria; Year: 2013; Director: Claude Lanzmann; Writer: Claude Lanzmann; Stars: Benjamin Murmelstein, Claude Lanzmann)

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Looking for Light: Jane Bown

A documentary portrait of the celebrated photographer.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Luke Dodd, Michael Whyte; Stars: Jane Bown, John Rankin Waddell, Don McCullin)

On The Edge Of The World (Au Bord Du Monde)

Review preview for On The Edge Of The World

Rather than matching his subjects’ plight with a routinely rugged aesthetic, Drexel demonstrates both appreciable tact and a keen eye for the unexpectedly beautiful.

Michael Pattison · 4 out of 5
Documentary about homelessness in Paris.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Claus Drexel)

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Plot for Peace

The story of French businessman Jean Yves Ollivier who dedicated himself to helping South Africa transition peacefully out of apartheid.

(Country: South Africa; Year: 2013; Director: Mandy Jacobson, Carlos Agulló; Writer: Stephen Smith)

These Birds Walk

Review preview for These Birds Walk

Some of the snatches of conversation we hear are like found art, poetic in what they capture and convey.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
As an old man faces death, we take a look at the children's home to which he has devoted his life.

(Country: Pakistan, US; Year: 2013; Director: Omar Mullick, Bassam Tariq)

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Visitors

Visual musings on culture and on what makes somebody a visitor.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Godfrey Reggio; Stars: Jeff Pope, Rob Tunstal)

Who Is Dayani Cristal?

Review preview for Who Is Dayani Cristal?

Silver may succeed in pushing emotional buttons but its people's heads that need to be engaged in tackling this complex issue, not just their hearts.

Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Marc Silver; Stars: Gael Garcia Bernal)

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