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Read our full 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival coverage.
View other Edinburgh International Film Festival Films by Strand: Black Box, British Gala, Director's Showcase, Document, Film Festival Under The Stars, Night Moves, Retrospective: Roger Corman, Rosebud, Shorts, Special Screenings, Under The Radar
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| Mary And Max and Mesrine: Public Enemy No.1 |
Away We Go (Country: US, UK; Director: Sam Mendes; Writer: Dave Eggers, Vendela Vida; Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Maggie Gyllenhaal, John Krasinski, Jeff Daniels, Allison Janney, Paul Schneider, Catherine O'Hara, Maya Rudolph, Chris Messina, Jim Gaffigan, Josh Hamilton, Shirley Rumierk, Carmen Ejogo, Steve Antonucci, Carrie Clifford) Indie comedy about a couple who go on a road trip to help them decide where is best to bring up baby. Opening Night Gala. International Premiere. Full Review Official Site
The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life (Le premier jour du reste de ta vie) (Country: France; Director: Rémi Bezançon; Writer: Rémi Bezançon; Cast: Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, Déborah François, Marc-André Grondin, Pio Marmaï, Roger Dumas, Cécile Cassel, Stanley Weber, Sarah Cohen-Hadria, Camille De Pazzis, Aymeric Cormerais, Jean-Jacques Vanier, Philippe Lefebvre, François-Xavier Demaison, Gilles Lellouche) Multi-character view of one family as they deal with everything from bereavement to nicotine withdrawal. UK Premiere. Full Review
Fragments (Country: UK; Director: Jonathon Clayton; Writer: Andrew Clarke, Jonathon Clayton; Cast: Robin Kirwan, James Nield, Lucy Drive, Chantelle Clements-Marsden, Jonathon Clayton, Andrew Clarke)
Drama track the witnesses of a diner shooting as they cope with the after effects. European Premiere.
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| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Ice Age 3, Ice Age 3D) (Country: US; Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier; Writer: Yoni Brenner, based on a story by Jason Carter Eaton; Cast: Simon Pegg, Seann William Scott, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Joey King, Josh Peck, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano, Atticus Shaffer, Chris Wedge, Karen Disher) The latest adventures of Manny and company - now with added dinosaurs! Presented in digital 3D. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer
The Maiden Heist (Country: US; Director: Peter Hewitt; Cast: Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, William H Macy, Marcia Gay Harden, Breckin Meyer, Phil Hebert) Three museum security guards scheme to steal their favourite exhibits rather than let them be moved out of the country. International Premiere. Full Review
Mary And Max (Mary & Max) (Country: Australia; Director: Adam Elliot; Writer: Adam Elliot; Cast: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries, Bethany Whitmore, Renée Geyer, Ian 'Molly' Meldrum, John Flaus, Julie Forsyth) The tale of two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a 44-year-old, severely obese man living in New York. Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Opening Night and Day One, Sundance Diary: Opening night and day one... the sequel Official Site
Mesrine: Public Enemy No.1 (Country: France; Director: Jean-Francois Richet; Cast: Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Gerard Lanvin)
Second part of the gangster tale sees infamous criminal Mesrine try to evade the law while facing the facts of celebrity. UK Premiere.
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| Rudo And Cursi and The Maiden Heist |
The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (Country: US; Director: Rebecca Miller; Writer: Rebecca Miller; Cast: Keanu Reeves, Julianne Moore, Blake Lively, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Robin Wright Penn, Maria Bello, Alan Arkin, Robin Weigert, Zoe Kazan) A wife who moves to a retirement community with her much older husband, finds herself on the verge of a breakdown. UK Premiere. Full Review See: Berlin Film Festival Diary: Day Five Official Site, View Trailer
Rudo And Cursi (Rudo Y Cursi, Rudo & Cursi) (Country: US, Mexico; Director: Carlos Cuarón; Writer: Carlos Cuarón; Cast: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia, Adriana Paz, Jessica Mas, Salvador Zerboni, Tania Esmeralda Aguilar, Joaquín Cosio, Alfredo Alfonso, Fermín Martínez, Eduardo Von, Jorge Zárate, Axel Ricco, Harold Torres) Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. UK Premiere. Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Day Two Official Site, View Trailer
The September Issue (Country: US; Director: RJ Cutler) With unprecedented access, director RJ Cutler and his crew shot for nine months as they captured Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour and her team preparing the 2007 Vogue September issue, widely accepted as the "fashion bible" for the year's trends. International Premiere. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer
Spread (Country: US; Director: David Mackenzie; Writer: Jason Dean Hall, Paul Kolsby; Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Maria Conchita Alonso, Sonia Rockwell, Hart Bochner, Sarah Buxton, Dani Levine, Derek Carter, Shane Brolly, Peter Marc Jacobson)
A handsome young man survives in Los Angeles by seducing wealthy older women. International Premiere.
Séraphine (Country: France, Belgium; Director: Martin Provost; Writer: Marc Abdelnour, Martin Provost; Cast: Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent, Geneviève Mnich, Nico Rogner, Adélaïde Leroux, Serge Larivière, Françoise Lebrun, Léna Breban, Francis Lacloche, Corentin Lobet) Portrait of French 'outsider' artist Séraphine de Senlis. UK Premiere. Full Review See: French Film Festival preview
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