EIFF 2023 Preview: Fremont, Afire, Variety and Femme

2023-08-03

It looked unlikely for a moment there, but we're delighted to see Edinburgh International Film Festival, one of the world's longest-running film festivals, return for its 76th year. We dig into four films from the programme, including Afire, the latest film from German master Christian Petzold, and Bette Gordon's feminist classic Variety, from 1983. TIMESTAMPS: EIFF is back – are we excited? (1:30)Closing film Fremont (8:10)Femme (15:55)Variety (25:35)Afire (38:21)More EIFF p...

It looked unlikely for a moment there, but we're delighted to see Edinburgh International Film Festival, one of the world's longest-running film festivals, return for its 76th year.

We dig into four films from the programme, including Afire, the latest film from German master Christian Petzold, and Bette Gordon's feminist classic Variety, from 1983.

TIMESTAMPS:

EIFF is back – are we excited? (1:30)
Closing film Fremont (8:10)
Femme (15:55)
Variety (25:35)
Afire (38:21)
More EIFF picks, Showing Up, The First Slam Dunk, Passages, Kill and more (48:45)

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Recorded at EHFM, Summerhall – ehfm.live

Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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