



In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten)
Gangsters, cocaine, vengeance and snowploughs in this black comic noir from Norway.


Soul (Shi hun)
An intelligent thriller and study of mental illness and family relationships from director Chung Mong-hong.

Atlas
An intense and artistic documentary about the experiences of prostitutes from across the globe.

Madama Butterfly
A subtle and empathetic take on Puccini’s overwrought tale of abandonment and devotion.

The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler
Imaginative, warm, funny, entertaining and a fitting tribute to one of Scotland’s great eccentrics.

Turandot
Flawed but enjoyable concert performance from Scottish Opera of Puccini’s final masterpiece.


Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
A French medieval thriller about a man who rises up against the ruling establishment.

The Voice of the Voiceless
A beautiful and assured piece of semi-silent filmmaking dealing with a young deaf girl.


Witching and Bitching
Car chases, black magic, cannibalism and sex – a very enjoyable horror comedy from Spain’s Álex de la Iglesia.

Of Horses and Men
Black humour and a love of place and culture combine in Benedikt Erlingsson’s set of Icelandic horse stories.

Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys
An intimate and sympathetic close-up on an endangered culture of reindeer herders in the Finnish arctic.

Don Pasquale
A clever, witty and highly enjoyable slice of Italian operatic farce from Scottish Opera.


Van Veeteren Series 2
Snow, blood and Swedish serial killers in this adaptation of Håkan Nesser’s novels.



Interview: Anna Devin
Irish soprano Anna Devin talks about the role of Zerlina in Scottish Opera’s season opener Don Giovanni.

Beckett at the EIF
Beckett’s plays and prose written for books, radio and TV brought to life onstage.

Interview: Lady Linda Wong Davies
Interview about art in Coriolanus and the cultural transfer between the West and China.