Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland
City
Auckland Film Society's 2010 Season screens at the
Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland
City, March – October, Mondays at 6:30pm, except as noted below.
Please note: no screenings on public holidays. We screen on the following
Tuesday.
Most screenings are members only. Please arrive early
– no guaranteed seating.
We reluctantly reserve the right to change the programme if a film
does not arrive. Late changes will be advised on the home page of this
website.
Opening Night
Monday 08 March
Documentaries
6:30 pmTHE
FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS
Trailer
Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier, Denmark, 2003. 35mm, 90 min. PG
low level offensive language.
Von Trier challenges Leth to remake his classic short, The Perfect Human,
five times under increasingly bizarre conditions. “Spellbinding
– the ultimate game for movie buffs.” – Rolling Stone
AFS thanks Time
Out Bookstore Ltd – Metro Best Bookshop
2009
Monday 15 March
6:30 pmMY
WINNIPEG Trailer
Guy Maddin, Canada, 2007. 35mm, 80 min. M nudity
Maddin’s documentary portrait of his native city is intensely
idiosyncratic and hilariously unreliable. “Dazzlingly imaginative.”
– Sight and Sound
Monday 22 MarchFrench
Revelations
6:30 pmLA
FRANCE
Serge Bozon, France, 2007. 35mm, 102 min. M violence, nudity.
An elegantly assured debut that mixes genres to confoundingly pleasurable
effect. “This is something new, not to be missed.” –
Village Voice
Monday 29 March
6:30 pmTHE
WITNESSES Les
témoins Trailer
André Téchiné, France, 2007. 35mm, 112 min. R16
sex scenes.
A fast-moving drama set in the ’80s AIDs crisis. “Projects
the strongly affirmative message that it’s a miracle to be alive
and bear witness to those who did not survive.” – Variety
Tuesday 06 AprilEarly
start – long run time
6:00 pmHEARTBEAT
DETECTOR La
question humaine
Nicolas Klotz, France, 2007. 35mm, 143 min.
Mathieu Amalric stars in this rewardingly chilly psychological thriller.
“It’s a thin line between 20th-century Nazism and 21st-century
corporate culture.” – Entertainment Weekly
Monday 12 AprilIranian
Cinema Close Up
6:30 pmCLOSE-UP
Abbas Kiarostami, Iran, 1990. 35mm, 100 min. G
“The true story of an unemployed dreamer – an ardent cinephile
– who passes himself off as the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, a
fraudulent act that becomes both an homage and a fresh work of art.”
– New Yorker
AFS thanks Metropolitan
Rentals Ltd
Monday 19 AprilNorman
McLaren: Animation GeniusView
clip here
6:30 pmNORMAN
McLAREN: MOVEMENT, MUSIC AND CONFLICT
Animation genius Norman
McLaren pursued movement and musical expression in his films.
His strong political beliefs are also on display. Titles include Spheres
(1969), Narcissus (1983), Canon (1964), Hell Unlimited (1936), Keep
Your Mouth Shut (1944). DV, 84 min total
Guest speaker Terence
Dobson will introduce the programme and take Q&A
Monday 26 April
6:30 pmTHE
WHITE BALLOON
followed by Auckland Film Society AGM, 8:15pm
Jafar Panahi, Iran,
1995. 35mm, 85 min. G. Caméra d'Or, Cannes
A delightful, suspenseful, and insightful comedy that follows the adventures
of a 7-year-old girl who loses her money to purchase a goldfish for
the New Year.
Monday 03 May
6:30 pmMcLAREN
THE INNOVATOR
Norman
McLaren works frame-by-frame, paints and scratches directly
on the film stock, or manipulates live-action. Programme includes Mail
Early (1941), Fiddle-de-dee (1947), La poulette grise (1947), Rythmetic
(1956), Lines Vertical (1960), Mosaic (1965). DV, 61 min total. Guest
speaker Miriam Harris, animation filmmaker and lecturer in
Design and Visual Arts, Unitec
Monday 10 May
6:30 pmTHE
COLOUR OF PARADISE
Trailer
Majid Majidi, Iran,
1999. 35mm, 90 min. M
Mohammad’s inability to see the world only enhances his ability
to feel its powerful forces. “Enthralling… artfully simple
and beautifully observant.” – Time
AFS thanks Earth
Angel
Monday 17 May
6:30 pmMcLAREN
DAZZLERS
A selection of Norman
McLaren’s most famous and spectacular work includes
his ultimate expression of music/movement – Synchromy, and his
Oscar-winning, anti-war classic – Neighbours. 35mm, 75 min total
Monday 24 May
6:30 pmA
TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES
Bahman
Ghobadi, Iran, 2000. 35mm, 85 min. M.
A devastatingly powerful and unflinching portrait of the hardships faced
by a family of orphans living on the Iran/Iraq border. “A film
of simplicity and power, beautifully shot and effortlessly acted by
non-professionals.” – LA Times
Monday 31 May
6:30 pmTHE
STRENGTH OF WATERTrailer
Armagan Ballantyne, New Zealand/Germany, 2009. CinemaScope, 86 mins.
M
When a mysterious stranger arrives in their isolated costal town, ten-year-old
twins Kimi and Melody are forced apart. Kimi must find the strength
to let go of what he loves the most. “Stunningly assured and original
debut feature.” – Sunday Star-Times
AFS thanks Native
Agent
Tuesday 08 JuneGerman
Cinema: Beyond Borders
6:30 pmABSURDISTAN
Trailer
Absurdistan, a remote village in the Caucasus, is the setting for a
raucous battle-of-the-sexes when the women band together to teach the
village’s lazy men a lesson. “A treat for the eyes and funny
bone.” – Variety
AFS thanks Logical
Office
Monday 14 June
6:30 pmCHERRY
BLOSSOMS – HANAMITrailer
Doris Dörrie, Germany, 2008. 35mm, 127 min.
A German widower seeks to fulfil his late wife’s last wishes by
visiting their son in Tokyo. “A family drama whose whimsical,
warm-hearted storytelling should touch critics and audiences alike.”
– Hollywood Reporter
Monday 21 June
6:30 pmCOMRADES
IN DREAMS
Uli Gaulke, Germany, 2006. 100 min, B&W, DV.
A documentary valentine to the pleasures of cinema and independent cinema
owners the world over that demonstrates the universal and unifying power
of movies. “A delight.” – Variety
Monday 28 June
6:30 pmLEN
LYE: ART THAT MOVES
Roger Horrocks’ documentary on Lye’s discovery of “the
art that moves”, followed by Lye’s best films, showing his
rich visual imagination, sense of humour, and love of music. 16mm and
DV, 80 min total
Guest speaker Roger Horrocks will introduce the programme
and take Q&A
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