EIFF2010 Archives - Directors Notes

EIFF2010: Festival Roundup

Of the twelve days that comprised this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, I was in town for six, during which time I was able to sample a good

Film Festival

Home from edinburgh but not for long. Next stop Sunnyside

I’ve been home for all of two days and am now, yet again waiting for a train to take me somewhere. This time to St Pancras so I can catch the Eurostar to

Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2010: If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle

Eighteen-year-old Silviu is serving out the last few days of his four year prison sentence. Called away from his manual labour, Silviu finds an unexpected

Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2010: Undertow

Undertow is very much one of those unusual film beasts, a story which sounds daft on paper but which works well on screen: in a tiny Peruvian fishing village,

Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2010: The Days of Desire

From the very beginning of József Pacskovszki’s The Days of Desire something about it becomes very clear: it is absolutely stunning to look at. Scenes

Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2010: Vacation!

Vacation! starts with a black and white, split-screen sequence in which Sugar, Lorelei, Donna and Dee-dee arrange, through a series of phone calls, to spend an

Film Festival

EIFF2010: My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

The last decade has been an interesting time for fans of Werner Herzog, the madman of world cinema who surely needs no introduction. During the last ten years,

Documentary, Film Festival

EIFF2010: And Everything Is Going Fine

Steven Soderbergh’s body of work has always presented something of a problem for critics, its sheer eclecticism eschewing any easy pigeonholing. Despite

Film Festival

EIFF2010: Return to Edinburgh

As I write, I sit eager with anticipation at the thought of returning to the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Last year I was lucky enough to have a

Film Festival

A Number 26

I know this is just a picture of a bus, a number 26 bus but it is just one of many, many sentimental reminders of my past connection with the city. I’m

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