New Europe Film Festival is back for the annual portion of film treasures from Eastern and Central Europe. This year's films come from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Romania.
Take your friends and catch an evening show at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh... especially for the award-winning Romanian films The Other Irene by Andrei Gruzsniczki and the debut feature Constantin and Elena by Andrei Dascalescu.
Sunday 18 April, 8.45pm The Other Irene by Andrei Gruzsniczki Romania 2009, 1h30m, English subtitles, Cert 15 Cast: Andi Vasluianu, Simona Popescu, Dan Astilean, Doru Ana Sharing themes as it does with some of the finest European thrillers such as The Vanishing, it's hard to believe The Other Irene is, in fact, based on a true story. Reluctantly, security guard Aurel lets his wife Irene go on a working trip to Cairo. Having had a breath of fresh air, she returns transformed and soon sets out again - but this time she does not come back. Now Aurel's true ordeal begins as he sets out on his own journey: a search for his wife amidst dubious bureaucrats, criminal embassies and hateful in-laws.
Sunday 25 April, 6.00pm Constantin and Elena by Andrei Dascalescu Romania/Spain 2008, 1h42m, English subtitles, Cert 12A In a Romanian village, an elderly couple has been happily married for almost 55 years. Constantin and Elena know that life must end, but are happy with everything that they've had. They fi ll their days with chores in and around the house, going to church and receiving welcome visitors, not to mention a catnap every now and then. This love story tells itself in images, and the fi lmmaker, also the couple's grandson, keeps himself invisible.
The screenings are supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.
Click here for the full festival programme.
When: 18 April, 8.45pm & 25 April, 6.00pm
Where: Filmhouse Cinema, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
Tickets: from www.filmhousecinema.com