Halloween 2008 The MacRobert Theatre in association with the AHRC Global Gothic Network presents

Halloween

2008

The MacRobert Theatrein association with the

AHRC Global Gothic Network

presents

A weekend ofInternational Gothic Horror31 October - 2 November

Friday October 31

VAMPIRE NIGHT

VAMPIRE NIGHT

Three Vampire Feature Films

October 31. 6.00 pmFeature One: Valerie a tyden divu

• (Valerie and her Week of Wonders)

• 1970

• dir. Jaromil Jires

• Czechoslovakia

Valerie and her Week of Wonders

One of the outstanding achievements of Czech New Wave Cinema

Valerie and her Week of Wonders

‘one of those haunting,

dream-like films that

once seen is difficult to

forget. …a symbol

soaked gothic fairytale’

Kinoeye

October 31. 9.00 pmFeature Two: Frostbiten

• (Frostbite)

• 2006

• Dir. Anders Banke

• Sweden

Dawn is

just a

month away

Frostbiten

Sweden’s

first

vampire

film

Frostbiten

Anders Banke's feature debut blends the supernaturally exotic and the mundanely parochial to dark comic effect (Film 4

Reviews)

October 31. 11.30 pmFeature Three: Sangre Eterna

• (Eternal Blood)

• 2002

• Dir. Jorge Olguín• Chile

Sangre Eterna

‘It’s only

a game…’

Saturday November 1

Afternoon programme

November 11.30: Children’s matinee

Grampire

• (aka Moonrise: My Grandfather is a Vampire

• Dir. David Blyth

• 1992

• New Zealand

November 11.30: Children’s matinee

Grampire

Introduction by, and subsequent question

period with director David Blyth (Death

Warmed Up; Red-Blooded American Girl)

November 15.15 pm: Scottish Gothic Shorts

Scottish Screen Archive National Library of Scotland

November 15.15 pm: Scottish Gothic Shorts

Introduced by

Sarah Neely

Department

of

Film and Media

University of Stirling

Scottish Gothic Shorts

Robot Three

(Enrico Cocozza, 1951)

Petrol

(Enrico Cocozza, 1957)Scottish Screen Archive National Library of Scotland

Scottish Gothic Shorts

Joyride

(Jim Gillespie, 1996)

Scottish Gothic Shorts

Contorted Hazel (John Gorman, 2006)

Scottish Gothic Shorts

• The Caller (Sergio Casci, 1998)

• The screenings of the Scottish Gothic Shorts will be followed by a discussion with Sergio Casci.

Evening programme

November 1Evening programme. 8.00 pm

The evening programme will be introduced by Ian Conrich, Director of the Centre for New Zealand Studies,

Birkbeck College, University of London

Short: Staplerfahrer Klaus - Der erste Arbeitstag

• (Forklift Driver Klaus - The First Day on the Job)

• Dirs. Stefan Prehn and Jorg Wagner

• 2000

• Germany

Feature film: Exte

• (Ekusute / Hair Extensions)

• 2007

• Dir. Sion Sono

• Japan

Exte

‘Neatly balanced between genuine J-horror and J-horror pastiche…’

(Variety)

Sunday November 2

Afternoon programme

November 24.00: Kiwi Gothic Shorts

Kiwi Gothic Shorts

Introduced by Ian Conrich,

Director of the Centre

for New Zealand Studies,

Birkbeck College,

University of London

Kiwi Gothic Shorts

Kitchen Sink

(1989, Alison Maclean)

Kiwi Gothic Shorts

The French Doors (2001, Steve Ayson)

Larger Than Life (1997, Ellory Elkayem)

Kiwi Gothic Shorts

The Hole (1998, Brian Challis)

A Moment Passing (1996, Charlie de Salis)

Kiwi Gothic Shorts

Possum (1997, Brad McGann)

The Singing Trophy (1993, Grant Lahood)

Kiwi Gothic Shorts

Nature's Way

(2006, Jane Shearer)

Kiwi Gothic Shorts

The screening of theshorts will be followedby a talk and discussionwith Ian Conrich and

…?

Evening programme

Panel Discussion. 6.00 pmContemporary Gothic Horror Film

followed by a wine and cheese reception

Guest speakers:

Louise Welsh

November 2. Evening programme. 8.00

The evening programme will be

introduced by

Short: To Have and To Hold

• To Have and To Hold

• 2000

• Dir. John Hardwick

• UK

Feature Film: Kilómetro 31

• (KM 31)

• 2007

• Dir. Rigoberto Castañeda

• Mexico

Kilómetro 31

Trapped between

reality and ancient

legend, the legend

of La Llorona …

Kilómetro 31

‘There are

worse things

than death’

The MacRobert Theatre in association with theAHRC Global Gothic Network

Gothic Horror31 October - 2 November

Organisers:

The MacRobert Theatre

Glennis Byron, English Studies,University of Stirling

Ian Conrich, Director of the Centre for New Zealand Studies,Birkbeck College, University of London

Sarah Neely, Film and Media, University of Stirling