2020 IN BETWEEN WORLDS SKATE KITCHEN
THE STATE AGAINST Nicolas Champeaux & Gilles Porte | France | 2018 SKATE KITCHEN Crystal Moselle | USA | 2018 MANDELA AND THE (Exempt) Presented co-operatively by Institut Francais & Embassy of France (M offensive language, sexual references and drug use) OTHERS Rare audio recordings and animated courtroom The Wolfpack director returns with a free-wheeling, sketches bring to life the Rivonia trial in this often funny fiction debut about girl skateboarders taking enthralling account of a pivotal chapter in Mandela in New York City, featuring real-life crew Skate and his co-defendants’ fight against apartheid. Kitchen. you
IN BETWEEN Feo Aladag | Germany | 2014 Presented in co-operation with the Goethe Institut WORLDS (tbc) I AM LOVE Luca Guadagnino | Italy | 2009 Shot on location in Afghanistan, this muscular and (M sex scenes) scrupulously balanced war film finds common As wife to the heir in a wealthy Milanese family, ground amongst the divisions of war. “A sensitive Tilda Swinton is at the centre of this lush Italian corrective to more partisan war dramas.” – Variety drama. “An exquisite, all-enveloping feast of sensual pleasures. It’s almost certainly the most elegant piece further UP THE MOUNTAIN Zhang Yang | China | 2018 Presented in co-operation of cinema you’ll see this year.” – The Times with the Confucius (Exempt) Institute, VUW into This visually arresting film takes us to a mountaintop village in China, where the simple ARCTIC Joe Penna | Iceland/USA | 2018 rituals and traditions of unhurried, everyday life are (M offensive language and content that may disturb) captured in vibrant folk paintings. This snowbound endurance thriller, shot spectacularly on location in Iceland, stars Mads WOMAN AT WAR Benedikt Erlingsson | Iceland | 2018 Mikkelsen as the sole survivor of an air crash, (PG) stranded somewhere in the barren wastelands of Erlingsson winningly mixes absurdist comedy and the Arctic. tense thriller, with Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as a the fearless eco-warrior juggling environmental action and foster motherhood. LET THE SUNSHINE Claire Denis | France | 2017 world IN (R13 offensive language and sex scenes) Juliette Binoche lights up every frame of Claire Denis’ frank and rueful dramedy of romantic hope WOMAN AT WAR springing eternal, scripted in collaboration with controversial confessional novelist and playwright Christine Angot. of THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS film Palmerston North Film Society 2020 SCHEDULE
Monday evenings at 6.00 pm (unless otherwise stated) PLEASE NOTE THAT ON PUBLIC HOLIDAY MONDAYS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAY MONDAYS THERE WILL BE NO FILM SOCIETY SHOWING March – November Cinema 2 or 5 - Event Cinemas * Donation entry movies are open to the public by donation of $10
02 Mar 6.00pm ORLANDO (94 mins) EXHIBITION 09 Mar 6.00pm EXHIBITION (104 mins) SKATE KITCHEN 16 Mar 6.00pm I AM NOT A WITCH (105 mins) 23 Mar 6.00pm THE FLORIDA PROJECT (111 mins) ORLANDO Sally Potter | UK | 1992 30 Mar 6.00pm COLUMBUS (104 mins) (PG sexual references) PALMERSTON NORTH FILM SOCIETY 2020 Tilda Swinton strides through four centuries Taking you further into the world of film 06 Apr 6.00pm GOD'S OWN COUNTRY (105 mins) of history, switching genders as she goes, AGM Prior to movie inSally Potter’s gorgeous, playful subversion Welcome to Palmerston North Film Society’s 2020 season of classic and of British Heritage cinema. contemporary cinema from around the world and our own doorstep. 04 May 6.00pm CAPERNAUM (123 mins) Visit our website www.pn.filmsociety.org.nz 11 May 6.00pm A HEAVY HEART (109 mins) * EXHIBITION Joanna Hogg | UK | 2013 18 May 6.00pm WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (112 mins) Enjoy the big screen experience with us! (M sex scenes and offensive language) 25 May 6.00pm WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOUSE (87 mins) • Exciting cinema that pushes the boundaries A handsome modernist London townhouse has the power and presence of a third character in • See films you may never have heard of – you’ll be surprised how much 08 Jun 6.00pm IN THE AISLES (126 mins) this dramatic portrait of its owners, an artist couple you may enjoy them * 15 Jun 6.00pm AND LIFE GOES ON (91 mins) on the brink of change. “Challenging, sensual • Weekly screenings give you time to reflect 22 Jun 6.00pm ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (123 mins) brilliant filmmaking.” – Guardian • Exceptional value – a full membership subscription works out at around 29 Jun 6.00pm CERTAIN WOMEN (107 mins) $4.00 per film I AM NOT A WITCH Rungano Nyoni | UK/Zambia | 2017 • Great discounts at local cinemas for the NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL 20 Jul 6.00pm TEHRAN TAXI (82 mins) FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (PG adult themes) 27 Jul 6.00pm IXCANUL VOLCANO (95 mins) Set in Zambia, the birthplace of writer-director • Your membership entitles you to visit any Film Society in the country at Rungano Nyoni, this strange, engrossing feature no extra cost. 03 Aug 6.00pm YOUNG SOLITUDE (100 mins) * addresses the continuing marginalisation of 10 Aug 6.00pm A POLAR YEAR (94 mins) * ‘witches’ and the accusations against a nine year old girl. 17 Aug 6.00pm ARMY OF SHADOWS (145 mins) * 24 Aug 6.00pm MODEL SHOP (97 mins) NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 14 Sep 6.00pm THE GARDEN (97 mins) * 21 Sep 6.00pm THE STATE AGAINST MANDELA . . . (103 mins) *
We are pleased to acknowledge the generous assistance of the Embassy of 12 Oct 6.00pm INBETWEEN WORLDS (103 mins) France, the Embassy of Italy, the Goethe-Institut, Confucius Institute, and Weta * Digital. 19 Oct 6.00pm UP THE MOUNTAIN (127 mins) * Programming by Michael McDonnell, NZ Federation of Film Societies, www.nzfilmsociety.org.nz 02 Nov 6.00pm WOMAN AT WAR (100 mins) Brochure art direction and design by Rik Howes. Brochure published by Palmerston North Film Society, www.pn.filmsociety.org.nz 09 Nov 6.00pm SKATE KITCHEN (106 mins) Note: some censorship ratings are to be confirmed. 16 Nov 6.00pm I AM LOVE (120 mins) German films screened in co-operation with the Goethe-Institut. Italian films 23 Nov 6.00pm ARCTIC (97 mins) screened in co-operation with the Embassy of Italy, African and French films 30 Nov 6.00pm LET THE SUNSHINE IN (94 mins) screened in co-operation with the Institut Francais and the Embassy of France. Chinese films screened in co-operation with the Confucius Institute, Victoria I AM NOT A WITCH University of Wellington. THE FLORIDA PROJECT A HEAVY HEART WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOUSE
THE FLORIDA Sean Baker | USA | 2017 CAPERNAUM Nadine Labaki | Lebanon | 2018 WHERE IS THE Abbas Kiarostami | Iran | 1987 PROJECT (R13 violence, offensive language, drug use and sexual references) (M violence, offensive language and drug use) FRIEND'S HOUSE (G) A visionary take on the wild ups and dangerous A runaway boy sues his parents for bringing A young boy must return a notebook to a downs of life in America’s underbelly from him into the world in this tale of against-the-odds classmate, but does not know where his friend Tangerine director Sean Baker, featuring an resilience. “Nadine Labaki’s journey through lives. Kiarostami’s breakthrough film turns this Oscar-nominated turn from Willem Dafoe. the slums of Lebanon thrills with compassion and simple premise into . . . “a miraculous child’s-eye “Vibrant and brimming with vitality.” – Empire heart.” – Time Out adventure of the everyday.” – IFC Center
COLUMBUS Kogonada | USA | 2017 A HEAVY HEART Thomas Stuber | Germany | 2015 Presented in IN THE AISLES Thomas Stuber | Germany | 2018 Presented in co-operation with co-operation with the (M offensive language and drug references) (M violence, offensive language and sex scenes) the Goethe Institut (M violence) Goethe Institut In this charming debut a young librarian and an Peter Kurth excels as a former boxing champ Franz Rogowski and Sandra Hüller head a out-of-town visitor bond in Columbus, Indiana, via scraping together a living as a bouncer who superb cast in this tender, lyrical film about conversations about life, relationships and the city’s endeavours to put his life right when faced friendship and romance on the night shift exceptional modern architecture. with a serious illness. “Lands a knockout emotional in a wholesale market. “A poignant and richly blow.” – Hollywood Reporter sympathetic film.”– Guardian
GOD'S OWN Francis Lee | UK | 2017 COUNTRY (R16 nudity, offensive language, sexual material and content that WE NEED TO TALK Lynne Ramsay | UK/USA | 2011 AND LIFE GOES ON Abbas Kiarostami | Iran | 1992 may disturb) ABOUT KEVIN (R16 violence, ofensive language, sex scenes and content that (PG) Filmed on the Yorkshire Dales where he grew up, may disturb) In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, a Francis Lee’s debut tells the poignant story of a Tilda Swinton stars as a mother contending with filmmaker and his son return to a remote village. hard-drinking lad who keeps his emotions in check the increasing malevolence of her first-born child “A stunningly lyrical and eloquent exploration of until a handsome Romanian immigrant comes to in this masterful adaptation. “A domestic horror both rural village life and the nature of artistic work on the family farm. story told with uncompromising emotionality and responsibility.” – NY Times great skill.” – LA Times
GOD'S OWN COUNTRY WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN AND LIFE GOES ON SLEEPING SICKNESS
CERTAIN WOMEN YOUNG SOLITUDE ARMY OF SHADOWS
ONLY LOVERS LEFT Jim Jarmusch | UK/Germany | 2013 IXCANUL VOLCANO Jayro Bustamante | Guatamala/France | 2015 ARMY OF SHADOWS Jean-Pierre Melville | France | 1961 Presented in co-operation with ALIVE (M offensive language) (M sex scenes, offensive language and nudity) (M medium level violence) Institut Francais and Tom Hiddleston joins Tilda Swinton to play Guatemala’s active Pacaya volcano is a symbol Starring Lino Ventura and the Embassy of France Adam and Eve, blood-sipping lovers since time of both ancient traditions and modern threats Simone Signoret, this tale of the began, in Jim Jarmusch’s impossibly cool foray in this absorbing, beautifully shot film about the French Resistance during WWII grips tighter than a into vampirism. “Passionate and consummately consequences of a peasant girl’s strategy to avoid Gestapo handcuff . . . chic.” – Screendaily an arranged marriage. “a film of noirish compositions and fantastic cool.” – The Independent
CERTAIN WOMEN Kelly Reichardt | USA | 2016 YOUNG SOLITUDE Claire Simon | France | 2018 Presented in co-operation with Institut Francais and (M offensive language and nudity) (Exempt) the Embassy of France MODEL SHOP Jacques Demy | USA | 1969 Laura Dern, Michelle Williams and Kristen A candid and uniquely collaborative group (tbc) Stewart are beautifully attuned to Meek’s Cutoff portrait of high school students at a suburban The French maestro’s short tenure in Hollywood director Kelly Reichardt’s intimately observed, Parisian school from filmmaker Claire Simon, produced this seldom seen feature starring interwoven tales of three independent women in providing a subtly radical model for how young Anouk Aimée and Gary Lockwood as an contemporary small town Montana. people deserve to be seen and heard. architect facing the draft. “One of the great movies about LA” – Time Out
TEHRAN TAXI Jafar Panahi | Iran | 2015 A POLAR YEAR Samuel Collardey | France | 2018 Presented in co-operation with (PG offensive language) (Exempt) Institut Francais and THE GARDEN Sonja Maria Kröner | Germany | 2017 Presented in the Embassy of France co-operation with Pretending to be a taxi driver negotiating the Set amidst the dazzling, (tbc) the Goethe Institut streets of Tehran, the internationally acclaimed otherworldly landscapes of Arctic Greenland, Writer-director Sonja Maria Kröner’s debut feature filmmaker makes a fascinating movie about his this richly human documentary, about the unfolds at an extended family gathering. own role as a forbidden storyteller and life in Iran unexpected bond between a Danish teacher and “Family dynamics disintegrate during an today. an Inuit boy, celebrates our capacity for cross- expertly evoked, sunny but foreboding 1970s cultural connection. summer.”– Variety
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