Scottish
see all genres ›Though for much of its cinematic history Scotland was more a shooting location and exporter of stellar talent (from Sean Connery to Ewan McGregor) than a base for local production, that began to change in the 1980s, particularly with the success of director Bill Forsyth's early films. Today it boasts a busy scene of film activity both exclusively regional in origin and in conjunction with outside resources.
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Christmas Cracker
This Academy Award®-nominated short consists of three animated segments (by three different directors) that take a playful look at Christmas: a rendition of "Jingle Bells" in which paper cut-out figures dance, a dime-store rodeo of tin toys and a story of decorating the...Watch Movie
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A Phantasy
In this surrealist triptych, Norman McLaren uses a variety of techniques to create dreamlike sequences that transport the audience into an intriguing imaginary world. The central part of this film is taken directly from SPHERES, which was co-directed by McLaren and René Jodoin.Watch Movie
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Aberdeen
Kaisa (Lena Headey), a beautiful and feisty Scottish woman, finally has her life together, at least until her mother (Charlotte Rampling) asks an enormous favor: to bring back to her Kaisa's estranged father (Stellan Skarsgard). The two of them, father and daughter together, set out on a wild,...Watch Movie
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A Chairy Tale
In this Academy Award®-nominated short film, a chair (animated by Evelyn Lambart), refuses to be sat upon, forcing a young man to perform a sort of dance. The musical accompaniment is by Ravi Shankar and Chatur Lal. This virtuoso film is the result of a collaboration between Norman McLaren and...Watch Movie
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Two Years at Sea
Using 16mm cameras, artist Ben Rivers documents the solitary existence of Jake, a man who lives in isolation in the middle of a remote forest. The film follows his unconventional life, capturing moments of profound beauty. Jake is seen in all seasons, surviving frugally,...Watch Movie
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The Great McGonagall
Starring legendary Goon heroes Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers, this cult British comedy is set in Victorian Britain and sees William Topaz McGonagall as an unemployed Scottish weaver who decides to devote his life to poetry. He falls in love with Queen Victoria (admirably...Watch Movie
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Into the Middle of Nowhere
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE celebrates the uniqueness of childhood and the nonexistence of limits to a child’s imagination. In an outdoor nursery in the woods, children create their own individually constructed worlds and can test out the boundaries of reality. The environment...Watch Movie
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Narcissus
In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of "Narcissus", the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a trapped existence. Skillfully merging film, dance and music, the film is a compendium of the techniques McLaren acquired over a lifetime of...Watch Movie
