The 66th Edinburgh International Film Festival
2012; Royal College of General Practitioners; Volume: 62; Issue: 601 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3399/bjgp12x653723
ISSN1478-5242
Autores Tópico(s)Political and Economic history of UK and US
ResumoAfter a couple of mediocre years that saw the Film Festival move from its traditional home at the heart of Edinburgh Festival season in August to the dreich wasteland that's Scotland in June, last year's 65th Festival looked like it may be the last.After doing away with the glitz and glam of the red carpets, ditching the awards, axeing crowd-pleasing events and stands, and offering up a scaled back programme that, well, not to put too fine a point on it, sucked like Electrolux, the Edinburgh International Film Festival didn't just look like it was ready for its pensioner's bus pass, it looked like it was ready for a swift trip to Dignitas.As the curtain closes on 2012's 66th Festival, new Artistic Director Chris Fujiwara's first, the sense of relief among the industry, filmmakers, audiences, and film-buffs was almost palpable.By reinstituting the awards, the red carpets, in fact, everything that was cut from the 2011 Festival, all Fujiwara had to do was show up in Edinburgh and not say anything derogatory about Irn-Bru, the Castle and pipers, or urinate on Greyfriars Bobby's grave and he'd be hailed as the Second Coming.The fact that the Festival has been a critical and commercial success is a bonus.But has it been any good?While Fujiwara's programme was relatively safe and surprise free, featuring the usual grab bag of quality World Cinema and American Indies, it lacked the obvious
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