2006 Films

February 13: Somersault

Australia, 2004, 106 min.
Director: Cate Shortland.


The story of a sixteen year old girl on the run from her family in a bid to cobble together a new life. Winner of all thirteen film categories in the 2004 AFI Awards.

Somersault
August 14: Agatha and the Storm

Italy, 2004, 125 min.
Director: Silvio Soldini.
Stars: Licia Maglietta.


Agatha, the proprietor of a Genoan bookstore, dispenses literary wisdom to her adoring customers. A younger man heeds her advice on books and falls madly in love with her.
Agatha and the Storm
March 6: Vertigo

USA, 1958, 129 min.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak.


A police detective with a fear of heights is hired by an old college friend to watch his wife who has reportedly become possessed by her ancestor's spirit.
Vertigo
September 11: 2001: A Space Odyssey

USA, 1968, 148 min.
Director: Stanley Kubrick.


Astronaut David Bowman, with four companions, sets off for Jupiter on a spaceship controlled by HAL 9000, a revolutionary computer that is every bit mankind's equal, and perhaps his superior.
2001: A Space Odyssey
April 10: A Common Thread

France, 2004, 89 min.


When Claire learns that she is pregnant at seventeen, she decides to give birth anonymously. She finds refuge with Madame Melikian, an embroiderer for haute couture designers.
AGM to be held before the film.
A Common Thread
October 9: Red Lights

France, 2004, 105 min.
Director: Cédric Kahn.


Antoine and Helene drive to South France to collect their children from a holiday camp. The traffic is dense and he becomes increasingly drunk the more often they stop.
Red Lights
May 8: Spirited Away

Japan, 2001, 125 min.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki.


A young girl Chihiro moves with her family to a new town. Her parents eat at a restaurant and are turned into pigs. Chihiro must find a way to reverse the spell.
Spirited Away
November 6: Run Lola Run

Germany, 1998, 81 min.


Lola gets a call from her frightened boyfriend who has lost a large amount of gang money. His only chance of staying alive is if Lola can get replacement cash to him in twenty minutes.
Run Lola Run
June 5: Mystery Train

USA, 1989, 113 min.
Director: Jim Jarmusch.


A Japanese couple obsessed with 1950s America goes to Memphis. Chance encounters link three different stories in a seedy hotel.
Mystery Train
November 27: A Bollywood Bonanza

India
Title to be announced!


Light supper before the film. Please bring a plate to share.
Bollywood

July 10: Downfall

Germany, 2004, 156 min.


Adolf Hitler's last secretary tells of the dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker. Received an Oscar nomination in 2005 for Best Foreign Language Film.
Downfall


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.


Please email any comments or queries to Shane Booth.

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Last modified: February 8, 2006