Festivals >> Glasgow >> 2009 >> Youth Film Festival

32A (Country: Ireland, Germany; Director: Marian Quinn; Writer: Marian Quinn; Cast: Orla Brady, Glynis Casson, Patrick FitzGerald, Jared Harris, Jack Kavanagh)
A well-intentioned but confused adolescent tries to negotiate the world of boys, bras, and fragile friendships.

The Adventures Of Robin Hood (Country: US; Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley; Writer: Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. Miller; Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, Alan Hale, Melville Cooper, Ian Hunter)
Classic swashbuckler in which our dashing hero, clad in Lincoln green, takes on the evil Guy of Gisbourne and the Sheriff of Nottingham to protect the poor and win the affections of the beautiful Maid Marian.

The Age Of Stupid (Country: UK; Director: Franny Armstrong; Writer: Franny Armstrong; Cast: Pete Postlethwaite, Jamila Bayyoud, Adnan Bayyoud, Alvin DuVernay, Piers Guy, Layefa Malini, Fernand Pareau, Jeh Wadia)
Docudrama about a future archivist looking back on the decisions that led to runaway climate change and the ruin of human civilisation. Full Review

American Teen (Country: US; Director: Nanette Burstein; Writer: Nanette Burstein)
This irreverent cinema vérité chronicles four seniors at an Indiana high school and yields a surprising snapshot of Midwestern life. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer

Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (Anvil! The True Story Of Anvil) (Country: US; Director: Sacha Gervasi; Cast: Steve 'Lips' Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Ivan Hurd, Tiziana Arrigoni, Chris 'CT' Tsangerides, Glenn Gyorfy, Kevin Goocher, Lee Ulrich, Slash, Tom Araya, Scott Ian, Malcolm Dome, Lemmy, Gary Greenblatt, Toby Kudlow, Droid Reiner, Ginny Kudlow, Michael Schenker, JJ French, Fraser Hill, Jane Reiner)
At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal", influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. Full Review See: Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009, Interview with Anvil about Anvil! The Story Of Anvil Official Site

Bart Got A Room (Country: US; Director: Brian Hecker; Writer: Brian Hecker; Cast: William H Macy, Steven Kaplan, Cheryl Hines, Alia Shawkat, Chad Jamian Williams, Mike Benitez, Ashley Benson, Carrie Drazek, Brandon Hardesty, Kate Karpinski, Dinah Manoff)
It's ticktock, ticktock for Danny as the prom approaches, and he still doesn't have a date. With the help of his plain-Jane best friend and likeable but wacky parents (Cheryl Hines and William H Macy), his hopes for that "special" night may come true in this colorful and quirky comedy. Full Review See: Tribeca 2008 Diary: Day 5 and 6, Brian Hecker interview on Bart Got A Room Official Site

Breakfast At Tiffany's (Country: US; Director: Blake Edwards; Writer: George Axelrod, based on the book by Truman Capote.; Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Martin Balsam, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, José Luis de Villalonga)
A struggling writer finds himself falling head over heels for the glamorous and curiously vulnerable socialite who shares his apartment building. Full Review View Trailer

Captain Blood (Country: US; Director: Michael Curtiz; Writer: Rafael Sabatini, Casey Robinson; Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, Robert Barrat, Hobart Cavanaugh, Donald Meek)
Swashbuckling tale of mutiny, starring Errol Flynn.

The Class (Entre les murs) (Country: France; Director: Laurent Cantet; Writer: François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet; Cast: François Bégaudeau, Wei Huang, Esmeralda Ouertani, Franck Keita)
Quasi-documentary about a group of Parisian school kids. Full Review

Elevator (Country: Romania; Director: George Dorobantu; Writer: Gabriel Pintilei; Cast: Cristi Petrescu, Iulia Verdes)
Two restless teenagers go exploring in an abandoned factory and get stuck in a lift. They can't hope for rescue, as nobody knows where they are... Official Site

Encounters At The End Of The World (Country: US; Director: Werner Herzog; Cast: Werner Herzog)
The infamous director Werner Herzog visits the Antarctic, determined not to make a movie about penguins. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer

Every Little Step (Country: US; Director: Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern; Cast: Bob Avian, Michael Bennett, Charlotte d'Amboise, Ramon Flowers, Jessica Lee Goldyn)
Documentary about dancers auditioning for A Chorus Line on Broadway, plus an exploration of the history of the enduringly popular show.

Franklyn (Country: United Kingdom; Director: Gerald McMorrow; Writer: Gerald McMorrow; Cast: Sam Riley, Eva Green, Ryan Phillippe, Bernard Hill, Susannah York, Art Malik, Chris Wilson, Mark Wingett, Kika Markham, Jay Fuller, Gary Pillai)
Futurisic thriller which paints a picture of London in which there is no separation between Church and State. Full Review

Funny Face (Country: US; Director: Stanley Donen; Writer: Leonard Gershe; Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Dovima, Michel Auclair, Robert Flemyng)
A fashion photographer using a book shop for a shoot discovers a sales girl there and becomes determined to make her a top model, falling in love with her as he does so. Full Review View Trailer

Hamlet 2 (Country: USA; Director: Andrew Fleming; Writer: Pam Brady, Andrew Fleming; Cast: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Joseph Julian Soria, Skylar Astin, Phoebe Strole, Melonie Diaz, Arnie Pantoja, Michael Esparza, Natalie Amenula, Marshall Bell)
In this rambunctious comedy, a high school drama teacher injects love and passion for theatre into his students by creating a musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Let The Right One In (Låt Den Rätte Komma In) (Country: Sweden; Director: Tomas Alfredson; Writer: John Ajvide Lindqvist, based on his novel of the same name.; Cast: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Mikael Rahm, Karl-Robert Lindgren, Anders T. Peedu, Pale Olofsson)
Based on Lindqvist’s best-selling novel, this beautifully touching tale tells of the first romance for bullied 12-year-old Oskar and the girl next door, Eli... who has an unusual secret. Full Review See: Tribeca Film Festival: Day 10

Marley & Me (Marley And Me) (Country: US; Director: David Frankel; Writer: Scott Frank and Don Roos, based on the book by John Grogan.; Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Kathleen Turner, Eric Dane, Alan Arkin, Nathan Gamble, Haley Bennett, Finley Jacobsen, Bryce Robinson, Benjamin Hyland)
A family struggle to live with the world's worst dog, who is loveable but just won't behave. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer

Nosferatu (Nosferatu eine Symphonie des Grauens, Nosferatu - A Symphony Of Horrors) (Country: Germany; Director: FW Murnau; Writer: Henrik Galeen; Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav Von Wangenheim, Greta Schroder, Georg Heinrich Schnell, Ruth Landshoff, Gustav Botz, Alexander Granach, John Gottowt)
F W Murnau's silent adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Full Review

Rabbit Without Ears (Keinohrhasen) (Country: Germany; Director: Til Schweiger; Writer: Anika Decker, Til Schweiger; Cast: Til Schweiger, Nora Tschirner, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alwara Höfels, Jürgen Vogel, Rick Kavanian, Armin Rohde, Wolfgang Stumph, Barbara Rudnik, Christian Tramitz)

Religulous (Country: US; Director: Larry Charles; Writer: Bill Maher; Cast: Bill Maher, David Rosen, Kamal Farah, David L Parsons, Shmuel Strauss, Levi Halperin, Aki Nawaz, Jimmy Turkmani, Ferre van Beveren, Fatimah Elatik, Geert Wilders, Reginald Foster, John Westcott, Francis Collins, Dean Hamer, Jeremiah Cummings, George V Coyne, Andrew Newberg, Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda, Brian Weiss, Ray Suarez, Yisroel Dovid Weiss, Kathy Maher, Julie Maher, Mark Pryor, Joe Copland, Ken Ham, Steve Burg, Ted Bachman, Bill Gardiner)
According to the festival synopsis: "Religulous could be billed as the funniest, most irreverent and provocative documentary you will see in this lifetime, if its pertinence didn't give you the chills." So there. Full Review View Trailer

Roman Holiday (Country: US; Director: William Wyler; Writer: Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter; Cast: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power, Harcourt Williams)
On holiday in Rome, a journalist meets a beautiful but mysterious woman and falls in love with her, only to discover that she's a princess whose life is not her own. View Trailer

Sabrina (Country: US; Director: Billy Wilder; Writer: Samuel A Taylor, Billy Wilder, Samuel A Taylor, Ernest Lehman; Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden, John Williams, Martha Hyer, Joan Vohs, Marcel Dalio, Marcel Hillaire, Nella Walker)
Rags-to-riches meets ugly-duckling story. Full Review

Shifty (Country: UK; Director: Eran Creevy; Writer: Eran Creevy; Cast: Riz Ahmed, Daniel Mays, Jason Flemyng, Nitin Caanatra, Francesca Annis, Kate Groombridge, Rory Jennings, Jason Maza, Enoch Frost, Tim Plester, Danielle Brent, Nathaniel Gleed, Simon Paul Sutton, Heronimo Sehmi, Gracie Fitch)
Twenty-four hours in the life of a Muslim crack dealer. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer

Worlds Apart (To Verdener) (Country: Denmark; Director: Niels Arden Oplev; Writer: Niels Arden Oplev; Cast: Rosalinde Mynster, Pilou Asbæk, Jens Jørn Spottag, Sarah Boberg, Sarah Juel Werner, Anders W. Berthelsen)
The world of a dutiful daughter and Jehovah's Witness unravels when she falls for a nonbeliever. She is torn between her conscience, faith, and passion-and forced to make a choice between a love and a family that are worlds apart. Based on a true story. Full Review See: Tribeca 2008: Day Seven, Diary article about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009 Official Site

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