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Venues and Booking Information
Please contact your nearest venue for further details.

The Belmont Picturehouse, Aberdeen
For more information contact Paul Foy on 01224 493 012 or email maboyfoy@aol.com
DCA Cinema, Dundee
To book online go to www.dca.org.uk or phone box office on 01382 909 900
For information and enquiries please contact
katharine.simpson@dca.org.uk
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
For more information and to book please contact
Fiona Henderson on 0131 623 8031 or e-mail
foh@filmhousecinema.com
GFT (Glasgow Film Theatre)
To book online go to www.gft.org.uk/schools. For enquiries please contact Paul Macgregor on 0141 352 8604 or e-mail info@gft.org.uk
Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre,
Dumfries and Lonsdale Cinema, Annan

To book call Kate Beattie on 01387 720774 or e-mail
katebe@dumgal.gov.uk

MICHOU D'AUBER (PG)
Director Thomas Gilou I 2007 I 115 mins I
French with English subtitles
Recommended age 12+
Learning Pack AVAILABLE NOW
When Messaoud’s mother falls ill, he is placed with a host family. With the war in Algeria at a critical point,
Messaoud’s host mother Gisèle hides his Arab identity. All is well until his secret is revealed.
SCHOOLS SCREENINGS:
Warwick Arts Centre and St Andrews NPH
PUBLIC SCREENINGS:
Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries,
20 Nov, 5.50pm
Ciné Lumière, London,
5 Dec, 2pm
 
 

JOUR DE FÊTE (U)
Director Jacques Tati I 1949 I 90 mins I colour version I French with subtitles
Recommended for Primary 5-7 and Secondary 1-3
Learning Resource AVAILABLE NOW
Jacques Tati plays a clumsy village postman inspired by a newsreel championing the super-efficient U.S. mail
system. His hilarious attempts to modernize his own rural delivery methods make for high-speed slapstick comedy.
Showing at DCA, Filmhouse, GFT, Lonsdale and Robert Burns Centre.

WELCOME
(15)
Director Philippe Lioret I 2009 I 119 mins I
French, English and Kurdish with subtitles
Recommended for Secondary 4-6 I
Free Learning Resource for Higher and Advanced Higher French
Learning Resource AVAILABLE NOW
17 year old Bilal has travelled through the Middle East and Europe to join his girlfriend in England. His journey comes to an abrupt end when he is stopped on the French side of the Channel. Having decided to swim across, Bilal goes to the local pool to train with swim instructor Simon.

Showing at Belmont, DCA, Filmhouse and GFT .
Please note that it is NOT screening at Dumfries on 20 Nov as stated in the brochure.

 
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