New Zealand, 2002, 101 min.
Stars: Keisha Castle-Hughes.
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognise. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
USA, 2003, 137 min.
Director: Clint Eastwood.
Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon.
With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one loses a daughter. Winner of the Best Actor Oscar.
UK, 2000, 94 min.
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Martin Clunes.
A small-town English widow, facing financial troubles after her husband's suicide, turns to agriculture of an illegal kind.
USA/Japan, 2003, 102 min.
Director: Sofia Coppola.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray.
A movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected newlywed meet up as strangers in Tokyo and form an unlikely bond. Winner of the Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
UK, 2003, 100 min.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth.
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works. AGM to be held before the film.
Russia, 2002, 96 min.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov.
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
USA/Mexico, 2002, 123 min.
Stars: Salma Hayek.
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. Six Oscar nominations including Best Actress.
USA, 2002, 114 min.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep.
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives. Winner: Best Actress Oscar.
USA, 2004, 96 min.
Director: Morgan Spurlock.
"A Film of Epic Portions" — An irreverent look at obesity in America and one of its sources – fast food corporations. Winner of the Sundance Festival Documentary Directing Award.
France, 2001, 98 min.
Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, filmed over the course of three years. Nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar. Light supper before the film. Please bring a plate.
France/China, 2002, 110 min.
A boy sent to a Maoist "rehabilitation" camp in the mountains falls in love with the village tailor's granddaughter.
All movies will use the Auditorium's new DVD system with a large screen, high quality image and excellent sound. The Auditorium has cinema-style seating and is air-conditioned.
Coffee, tea and biscuits are available before each screening.
A short film will be screened prior to most movies.