| February 4: Romulus, My Father Drama, Australia, 2007, 104 min. Stars: Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee The struggle of a post-war immigrant family in Australia, based on the memoirs of Raimond Gaita.
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March 3: Read My Lips Drama, France, 2001, 118 min. Director: Jacques Audiard What unfolds when 35 year old Carla, a loyal, hard-working secretary meets 25 year old Paul, a thief, fresh out of jail?
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| April 7: Tsotsi Drama, South Africa, 2005, 94 min. Director: Gavin Hood Tsotsi (thug, gangster, hoodlum) traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader who ends up caring for a baby accidentally kidnapped during a car-jacking. AGM to be held before the film.
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May 5: DOUBLE FEATURE! Casablanca Drama, USA, 1942, 102 min. Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman Play It Again, Sam Romantic Comedy, USA, 1972, 85 min. Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton |
| June 2: Water Drama, India, 2005, 117 min. Director: Deepa Mehta Pre-teen, Chuyia, is married to an older man and widowed soon after. She is sent to "the widows' house" to live a life of celibacy and discipline. Gandhi's new laws offer her hope, but will she be allowed to leave her past behind?
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August 4: The Motorcycle Diaries Drama, Argentina, 2004, 126 min. Director: Walter Salles Based on the journal of Che Guevara, who at 23 took a road trip across South America with fellow medical student, Alberto Granado, before starting residency at a leper colony.
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| September 1: DOUBLE FEATURE! Mrs Henderson Presents Drama, UK, 2003, 103 min. Stars: Judy Dench, Bob Hoskins Calendar Girls Comedy, UK, 2003, 108 min. Stars: Helen Mirren, Julie Walters |
October 6: The Return Drama, Russia, 2003, 105 min. Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev After a fatherless childhood, two brothers are shocked by his sudden return. Can a fishing vacation, through contemporary Russia, make up for a missing decade of parental involvement?
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| October 27: A Heart Elsewhere Romantic Comedy, Italy, 2003, 107 min. Director: Pupi Avati Nello Balocchi, a 35-year-old teacher, is invited to Bologna by his tailor father who despairs that his son will ever marry and produce an heir for the business.
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November 10: Princess Mononoke Anime, Japan, 1997, 134 min. Director: Hayao Miyazaki A cursed prince arrives in the far east, during a battle between forest animal inhabitants and an iron mining town. Leading the forest animals is a human raised by wolves, Princess Mononoke.
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| December 1: Spider and Rose Comedy, Australia, 1994, 94 min. Stars: Ruth Cracknell, Simon Bossell Rose, a feisty old woman, accompanies Spider, an ex-ambulance driver, on an adventure-filled road trip to Coonabarabran. Light supper before the film
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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.