Festivals >> EIFF >> 2009 >> Special Screenings

Antichrist (Antychryst) (Country: Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland; Director: Lars von Trier; Writer: Lars von Trier; Cast: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg)
A couple whose child has died retreat into the woods and discover very dark things. Full Review See: Antichrist Interview With Anthony Dod Mantle Official Site, View Trailer

The Cloud-Capped Star (Meghe Dhaka Tara) (Country: India; Director: Ritwik Ghatak; Writer: Ritwik Ghatak, Shaktipada Rajguru; Cast: Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Niranjan Ray, Gita Ghatak, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gita Dey, Dwiju Bhawal, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Ranen Ray Choudhury, Abhi Bhattacharya)
Drama about a sister trying to keep her family together.

Company Limited (Seemabaddha) (Country: India; Director: Satyajit Ray; Writer: Manisankar 'Sankar' Mukherjee, Satyajit Ray; Cast: Barun Chanda, Parumita Chowdhury, Sharmila Tagore)
Acidic middle-class drama set in Calcutta. Full Review

Comrades (Country: UK; Director: Bill Douglas; Writer: Bill Douglas; Cast: Keith Allen, Dave Atkins, Stephen Bateman, Katy Behean, Mark Brown, Michael Clark, Lynette Curran, Joanna David, Philip Davis, Arthur Dignam, Patrick Field, Jeremy Flynn, James Fox, William Gaminara, John Hargreaves)
Famous Bill Douglas classic about the Tolpuddle Martyrs - a group of people facing exile to Australia for forming a union.

Days and Nights in the Forest (Aranyer Din Ratri) (Country: India; Director: Satyajit Ray; Writer: Sunil Gangopadhyay, Satyajit Ray; Cast: Sharmila Tagore, Kaberi Bose, Simi Garewal, Soumitra Chatterjee, Subhendu Chatterjee, Robi Ghosh, Samit Bhanja, Aparna Sen, Pahadi Sanyal)
A character study road movie about upper-crust Bengali men taking a trip to the forest.

Devi (Country: India; Director: Satyajit Ray; Writer: Prabhat Kumar Mukherjee, Satyajit Ray; Cast: Chhabi Biswas, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Purnendu Mukherjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Arpan Chowdhury, Anil Chatterjee, Kali Sarkar, Mohammed Israil, Khagesh Chakravarti, Nagendranath Kabyabyakarantirtha, Santa Devi)

Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee (Le Donk, Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee) (Country: UK; Director: Shane Meadows; Writer: Shane Meadows, Paddy Considine; Cast: Paddy Considine, Scor-Zay-Zee, Olivia Coleman, Richard Graham, Shane Meadows, Seamus O’Neil, The Arctic Monkeys)
Improvised mockumentary about rock and roll - shot in five days. Full Review See: Le Donk World Premiere Party

Follow The Master (Country: UK; Director: Matt Hulse; Writer: Matt Hulse)
Edinburgh-based filmmaker creates a road movie like no other. Full Review Official Site

For The Love Of Movies: The Story Of American Film Criticism (Country: US; Director: Gerald Peary; Writer: Gerald Peary; Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Roger Ebert, Harry Jay Knowles, Mike Szymanski, A.O. Scott)
An introduction to the critics behind US film reviews. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer

Kabuliwala (Country: India; Director: Tapan Sinha; Writer: Tapan Sinha, Rabindranath Tagore; Cast: Kali Bannerjee, Radhamohan Bhattacharya, Chhabi Biswas, Jiben Bose, Nripati Chatterjee, Asha Devi, Manju Dey, Jahar Ray, Tinku Thakur)
A friendship across the ages - a fruit seller befriends a girl; after serving time, he is determined to seek her out.

The Name Of A River (Ekti Nadir Naam) (Country: # UK, Bangladesh, India; Director: Anup Singh; Cast: Shibu Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Shami Kaiser, Supriya Choudhury, Abhanish Bandopadhyay)
A young couple undertake a journey in honour of a filmmaker they adore.

Nirjan Saikate (Country: India; Director: Tapan Sinha; Cast: Anil Chatterjee, Bharati Devi, Chhaya Devi, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Renuka Roy, Sharmila Tagore)
Five widows and a writer on a train, their stories form a tapestry of life and hope.

The Red Shoes (Country: UK; Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger; Writer: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger and Keith Winter, based on the book by Hans Christian Andersen.; Cast: Marius Goring, Jean Short, Gordon Littmann, Julia Lang, Bill Shine, Léonide Massine, Anton Walbrook, Austin Trevor, Esmond Knight, Eric Berry, Irene Browne)
A ballerina finds herself torn between practising her art and love. A new digital restoration - complete with prior panel discussion..
Full Review

A River Called Titas (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam) (Country: India, Bangladesh; Director: Ritwik Ghatak; Writer: Advaita Malla Burman, Ritwik Ghatak; Cast: Fakrul Hasan Bairagi, Narain Chakraborty, Banani Choudhury, Kabari Choudhury, Chetana Das, Ritwik Ghatak, Shafikul Islam, Sirajul Islam, Roushan Jamil, M.A. Khair, Prabir Mitra, Golam Mustafa, Sufia Rustam, Rosy Samad, Rani Sarkar)
The tragedies and heartaches of life on a Bengali river in the early 20th century.

Shallow Grave (Country: UK; Director: Danny Boyle; Writer: John Hodge; Cast: Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Ken Stott, Keith Allen, Colin McCredie, Victoria Nairn, Gary Lewis, Jean Marie Coffey, Peter Mullan, Leonard O'Malley)
Thriller showing what happens when three flatmates find and keep a suitcase of money. Digitally remastered for its 15th Anniversary.
Full Review

Shirin (Country: Iran; Director: Abbas Kiarostami; Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Mahnaz Afshar, Taraneh Alidoosti, Juliette Binoche, Niki Karimi)
Examination of how audiences watch. Full Review

Wheel Chair (Country: India; Director: Tapan Sinha; Cast: Arjun Chakraborty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Laboni Sarkar)
A woman paralysed after an attack discovers a powerful new friendship and a new cause to devote herself to.

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