Film Events in March

The Filmhouse in Edinburgh are running a 'Come and See' season throughout the year, in which a film is chosen once a month simply because it deserves to be seen on the big screen. This month Roman Polanski's first English language film, Repulsion, is playing on 3 March. Starring Catherine Deneuve, this disturbing psychological horror about a reclusive young Belgian girl living in London and her descent into madness perfectly showcases Polanski's talents as a director.

For people interested in the film industry, the University of Glasgow is hosting a Subtitling Day on 19 March. Professional subtitler Ian Burley, who worked on the acclaimed Etre et Avoir amongst others, will be giving two lectures about subtitling, including the challenges of translating colloquial language for different cultural audiences. There will be several other talks throughout the day. The event is free, with only a limited number of places, so be sure to book yours. See the GFT website for contact details.

On 22 March Cave of Forgotten Dreams is showing at the DCA in Dundee with a special live Q&A with the director, Werner Herzog, via satellite. Herzog is one of the most eccentric and prolific directors of recent times, and his documentaries (including Grizzly Man and My Best Fiend) are wonderfully unique. Here he visits the caves at Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc in France, which contain some of the oldest known examples of human art. This event is a must-see for documentary fans, although it's worth going just for the Q&A, which is guaranteed to be a fascinating and entertaining account from the director.

The Filmhouse is hosting a series of films focussed on the representation of gangs and gang culture in cinema, with the last two films showing in March. Each film is preceded by a short talk by an academic. On 1 March the classic 1963 adaptation of Lord of the Flies is screening, in which a class of English schoolboys are stranded on a desert island and forced to fend for themselves. The last film in the season is City of God, showing on 8 March, which is a powerful, violent account of a boy's life in a slum in Rio de Janeiro.

NT Live is hosting Oscar-winner Danny Boyle's production of Frankenstein on 17 March. The play by Nick Dear, an adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic horror novel, is being shown live via satellite in cinemas across Scotland, so is sure to be screened nearby.