Glasgow Film Festival 2008
January 26th, 2008 by Andre Soares
Among the many sections of the 4th Glasgow Film Festival, to be held from February 14–24, are Great Scots, One Upon a Time in the East (that’s Eastern Europe; above, top photo, Jan Sverák’s Czech comedy-drama Empties), It’s a Wonderful World (world cinema), Fright Fest, The State of Independents (above, bottom photo, Alex Holdridge’s In Search of a Midnight Kiss), and Bette Davis, whose centennial is being celebrated this year.
Among the scheduled films are Woody Allen’s Cassandra’s Dream, with Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell; Giuseppe Tornatore’s David di Donatello winner The Unknown; Roy Andersson’s Guldbagge winner You the Living; and Michael Haneke’s Funny Games remake, starring Tim Roth and Naomi Watts.
The Bette Davis tribute, sponsored by Turner Classic Movies UK, will feature some of the actress’ best known films, including Now Voyager (above, with Paul Henreid), The Little Foxes, The Letter, The Old Maid, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, and The Whales of August.
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