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The Movie Café: 05/05/2011

05/05/2011

BBC Radio Scotland - The Movie Café, 05/05/2011

Janice Forsyth features new films Jig, Hanna and Water For Elephants.

Janice Forsyth talks to the directors of the week's big films Hanna, Jig and Water For Elephants, and hears why Scottish film Gregory's Girl is being premiered in the Middle East.

"Hanna"Janice Forsyth talks to acclaimed director Joe Wright about his latest movie Hanna. An adventure movie and a fairytale story of a girl who is brought up by her father in remote Finland to take revenge against a CIA agent. 

Water For Elephants - Director Francis Lawrence and co-star Christoph Waltz set the scene for their new film Water for Elephants about a love triangle in a travelling circus, set in the backdrop of The Great Depression in 1930's America. 

JIG - Award winning Scottish director Sue Bourne gained unprecedented access to the 2010 World Irish Dancing Championships in Glasgow last year. Janice talks to Sue about her documentary, which tells the story of a worldwide community whose involvement and success in the competition means everything. 

Edinburgh Odeon - As it's future life is under review we take a nostalgic look back at The New Victoria Cinema on Clerk Street in Edinburgh (re-named Odeon in the mid-60's) that was built in the 1930's. Tom Allan and Producer Carolyn Becket - who once lived next door to the cinema - have been exploring the history and evolution of this unusual building. 

The Reel Festival - We preview a new festival that aims to improve the cultural exchange between Scotland, Lebanon and Syria with a series of movie screenings and events in Beirut, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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