Glasgow Film Festival 2009

An impressive selection of independent films from all across Europe.

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Mark Of An Angel and Let The Right One In
The Class (Entre les murs) (Country: France; Year: 2008; Director: Laurent Cantet; Writer: François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet; Stars: François Bégaudeau, Wei Huang, Esmeralda Ouertani, Franck Keita)
Quasi-documentary about a group of Parisian school kids.
Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten - Hanami) (Country: Germany, France; Year: 2008; Director: Doris Dörrie; Writer: Doris Dörrie; Stars: Hannelore Elsner, Elmar Wepper, Robert Döhlert, Aya Irizuki, Floriane Daniel) , Official Site , Trailer
A couple threatened by illness undertake a strange journey together, but a stranger one is to come.
Chiko (Country: Germany; Year: 2008; Director: Özgür Yildirim; Writer: Özgür Yildirim; Stars: Denis Moschitto, Moritz Bleibtreu, Volkan Özcan, Fahri Yardim, Reyhan Sahin, Lilay Huser, Philipp Baltus, Henny Reents, Hans Löw, Simon Goerts) , Official Site
Crime thriller sees a pair of pals fall foul of a drug lord.
The Daisy Chain (Country: Ireland, UK; Year: 2008; Director: Aisling Walsh; Writer: Lauren Mackenzie; Stars: Samantha Morton, Steven Mackintosh, David Bradley, Eva Birthistle, Flora Montgomery, Barry Barnes, Mhairi Anderson, Valerie O'Connor, Yvonne Scanlon, Patrick Moy, Samuel Jones) , Official Site
A grieving couple move to a remote Irish village and take in an orphan, only to find themselves subject to a strange string of occurrences.
Eldorado (Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2008; Director: Bouli Lanners; Writer: Bouli Lanners; Stars: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Françoise Chichéry, Stefan Liberski, Baptiste Isaia, Rausin Jean-Jacques, Renaud Rutten, Jean-Luc Meekers)
A car dealer and a hapless burglar go on a road trip across Belgium.

Il Divo and Fermat's Room
Elevator (Country: Romania; Year: 2008; Director: George Dorobantu; Writer: Gabriel Pintilei; Stars: Cristi Petrescu, Iulia Verdes) , Official Site
Two restless teenagers go exploring and get stuck in a lift.
Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons Eviga ögonblick, Maria Larsson's Everlasting Moment) (Country: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany; Year: 2008; Director: Jan Troell; Writer: Niklas Rådström, Jan Troell; Stars: Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Emil Jensen, Ghita Nørby, Hans Henrik Clemensen, Amanda Ooms)
Discovering photography provides an abused woman with a new way of experiencing life.
Fermat's Room (La Habitación De Fermat) (Country: Spain; Year: 2007; Director: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña; Writer: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña; Stars: Federico Luppi, Lluís Homar, Alejo Sauras, Santi Millán, Elena Ballesteros) , Official Site , Trailer
Someone wants four mathematicians out of the equation. Plus read our exclusive interview with
Flame And Citron (Flammen & Citronen, Flame & Citron) (Country: Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany; Year: 2008; Director: Ole Christian Madsen; Writer: Lars Andersen, Ole Christian Madsen; Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind, Mille Lehfeldt, Christian Berkel) , Official Site
Two resistance fighters face treachery and are torn over their feelings for a beautiful woman.
Four Nights With Anna (Cztery noce z Anna) (Country: Poland, France; Year: 2008; Director: Jerzy Skolimowski; Writer: Eva Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska; Stars: Artur Steranko, Kinga Preis, Jerzy Fedorowicz, Redbad Klijnstra, Jakub Snochowski)
A crematorium worker becomes obssessed with a beautiful nurse.

Everlasting Moments and The Class
The Grocer's Son (Le Fils de l'épicier) (Country: France; Year: 2007; Director: Eric Guirado; Writer: Eric Guirado, Florence Vignon; Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Clotilde Hesme, Jeanne Goupil, Daniel Duval, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié, Liliane Rovère, Paul Crauchet, Chad Chenouga, Benoît Giros, Ludmila Ruoso) , Trailer
A man finds himself revisiting his past after he has to take on the job of running his father's grocery van.
Il Divo (Country: Italy, France; Year: 2008; Director: Paolo Sorrentino; Writer: Paolo Sorrentino; Stars: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti, Paolo Graziosi, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci, Carlo Buccirosso, Giorgio Colangeli, Alberto Cracco, Lorenzo Gioielli, Gianfelice Imparato) , Official Site , Trailer
The life and times of notorious Italian politician Guilio Andreotti.
Let The Right One In (Låt Den Rätte Komma In) (Country: Sweden; Year: 2008; Director: Tomas Alfredson; Writer: John Ajvide Lindqvist, based on his novel of the same name.; Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Mikael Rahm, Karl-Robert Lindgren, Anders T. Peedu, Pale Olofsson)
A touching story of first romance... with a side-serving of horror.
Mark Of An Angel (L'Empreinte De L'Ange) (Country: France; Year: 2008; Director: Safy Nebbou; Writer: Cyril Gomez-Mathieu, Safy Nebbou; Stars: Catherine Frot, Sandrine Bonnaire, Wladimir Yordanoff, Antoine Chappey, Michel Aumont, Michèle Moretti)
A mother caught up in a custody battle becomes obsessed with another woman's child.
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