Eye For Film >> Festivals >> Glasgow >> 2012 >> Best Of British

Great British films illustrating many different facets of the island's culture, with documentaries and features well worth looking out for. Special guests are likely at some of these events.

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Bel Ami and Trishna

All In Good Time (Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Nigel Cole; Writer: Ayub Khan-Din; Stars: Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Meera Syal)

Young newlyweds are anxious to consummate their marriage but family keeps getting in the way.

Full Review See: Interview with Reece Ritchie and Amara Karan about All In Good Time

Bel Ami (Country: UK, France, Italy; Year: 2012; Director: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod; Writer: Rachel Bennette, based on the book by Guy de Maupassant.; Stars: Robert Pattinson, Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colm Meaney, Holliday Grainger, Natalia Tena)

An ambitious young man seeks to attain power in 1890s Paris by seducing and manipulating the bored wives of important men.

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How To Re-Establish A Vodka Empire (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Daniel Edelstyn; Writer: Daniel Edelstyn; Stars: Hilary Powell, Anthony Styles, Conrad Asquith, Dan Edelstyn)

A documentary maker exploring his family history uncovers a story that prompts him to take a on a life-changing business venture.

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Hunky Dory (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Marc Evans; Writer: Laurence Coriat; Stars: Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Danielle Branch, Robert Pugh, Haydn Gwynne)

Marc Evans' latest feature is a sweet and sincere paean to the pre-punk 1970s.

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Trishna (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Michael Winterbottom; Writer: Michael Winterbottom; Stars: Freida Pinto, Riz Ahmed, Roshan Seth), Trailer

A young woman falls prey to a fatal attraction in this reworking of Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, transposed to modern day India.

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Hunky Dory and Wild Bill

Wild Bill (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Dexter Fletcher; Writer: Tim Cole, Dexter Fletcher, Danny King; Stars: Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Liz White, Sammy Williams, Leo Gregory, Andy Serkis)

A fresh-out-of-jail ex-con, finds himself landed with taking care of his kids... whether they like it or not.

Full Review See: Interview with Charlie Creed-Miles about Wild Bill
, Interview with Dexter Fletcher about Wild Bill
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