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2020 taking you further into film FILMSOCIETYWELLINGTON.NET.NZ Wellington Film Society WELCOME WELLINGTON FILM SOCIETY 2020 taking you further into film Welcome to Wellington Film Society’s 2020 season of classic and contemporary cinema from around the world and our own doorstep. Enjoy the big screen experience with us at The Embassy! • Exciting cinema that pushes the boundaries • See films you may never have heard of • Weekly screenings give you time to reflect • Guest speakers and Q&A with filmmakers • Exceptional value – a full membership subscription works out at under $4 a film (even less with discounted membership) • Great discounts at local cinemas (Roxy Cinema, The Embassy, Penthouse Cinema, all Lighthouse Cinemas), and the New Zealand International Film Festival 2020 – Wellington, 31 July–16 August The Wellington Film Society, now in its 74th year, is affiliated to the NZ Federation of Film Societies, New Zealand’s only alternative non-profit network of film exhibition. Members only Membership gives free access to all our films. The Wellington Film Society is open to everyone. However, we operate on a subscription basis to comply with conditions of distribution. Join online or by filling in the attached form. The Wellington Film Society is run on behalf of its members by a voluntary committee elected at the Annual General Meeting. We are a registered charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005 and have donee status approved by Inland Revenue. If you wish to give us extra financial support in our efforts to secure great films to screen, please use the ‘donation’ box on the application form and a receipt will be issued for you to claim with your tax return. We acknowledge the generous assistance of Institut Français, Goethe-Institut, Confucius Institute, and Wellington City Council. Programming by Michael McDonnell, NZ Federation of Film Societies, www.nzfilmsociety.org.nz. This brochure is published by Wellington Film Society Inc, PO Box 1584, Wellington 6140. [email protected] www.filmsocietywellington.net.nz wellingtonfilmsociety @wgtnfilmsoc @wgtnfilmsoc CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (3D) OPENING NIGHT CREATURE FROM THE Jack Arnold | USA | 1954 | DCP | PG Cert BLACK LAGOON (3D) A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study. “… a good piece of science-fiction of the beauty and the beast school, the beast in this case being a monstrous combination of man and fish. It makes for solid horror-thrill entertainment..” — Hollywood Reporter ABBAS KIAROSTAMI WHERE IS THE Abbas Kiarostami | Iran | 1987 | HD | Censors rating TBC FRIEND’S HOUSE? A young boy must return a notebook to a classmate, Khaneh-je doost kojast? but does not know where his friend lives. Kiarostami’s breakthrough film turns this simple premise into “a miraculous child’s-eye adventure of the everyday.” — IFC Center AND LIFE GOES ON… Abbas Kiarostami | Iran | 1992 | HD | PG cert Zendegi va digar hich In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, a filmmaker and his son return to a remote village. “A stunningly lyrical and eloquent exploration of both rural village life and the nature of artistic responsibility.” — NY Times THROUGH THE Abbas Kiarostami | Iran | 1994 | HD | G cert OLIVE TREES This multi-layered film-about-filmmaking explores Zir-e darakhtan-e zeyton the drama behind the scenes. “It’s a witty, poignant, illuminating film about cinema’s potential as a unifying force… Sheer brilliance.” – Time Out DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST CLASSIC AND CULT THE SEDUCTION Lina Wertmüller | Italy | 1972 | HD | R18 OF MIMI Wertmüller’s raucous comedy takes aim at her country’s Mimi metallurgico corrupt government, compromised labour leaders and ferito nell’onore the Neanderthal sexual politics of the men in power, with uproarious results. DAUGHTERS OF Julie Dash| USA | 1991 | HD | PG cert THE DUST Set in 1902 as an African-American family prepares to leave their island home for the mainland, this groundbreaking debut remains urgent, poetic and resonant, most recently inspiring Beyoncé’s Lemonade. MODEL SHOP Jacques Demy | USA | 1969 | HD | Censors rating TBC The French maestro’s short tenure in Hollywood produced this seldom seen feature starring Anouk Aimée and Gary Lockwood as an architect facing the draft. “One of the great movies about LA” — Time Out STRANGE DAYS Kathryn Bigelow | USA | 1995 | HD | R18 violence, sexual violence & offensive language Los Angeles in the final 48 hours of the 20th century is the setting for this hyper-kinetic, cyberpunk brain- scrambler that proves both fascinating and prescient. “Brilliant, provocative filmmaking.” — Time Out THE CHANT OF JIMMIE Fred Schepisi | Australia | 1978 | HD | R18 BLACKSMITH An Aboriginal man with non-indigenous ancestry is provoked past endurance in this powerful adaptation of Thomas Keneally’s acclaimed novel. “A great and tragic national epic.” — Variety ARMY OF SHADOWS CLASSIC AND CULT FRENCH CONNECTIONS THE SEDUCTION Lina Wertmüller | Italy | 1972 | HD | R18 BOB LE FLAMBEUR Jean-Pierre Melville | France | 1956 | DCP | PG cert OF MIMI Wertmüller’s raucous comedy takes aim at her country’s Bob is a thief with a code of honour and a perfect plan Mimi metallurgico corrupt government, compromised labour leaders and to rob the casino in this crime classic. “Melville’s drollest, ferito nell’onore the Neanderthal sexual politics of the men in power, most likeable gangster movie… Exceedingly light on its with uproarious results. feet.” — Village Voice DAUGHTERS OF Julie Dash| USA | 1991 | HD | PG cert LÉON MARIN, PRIEST Jean-Pierre Melville | France | 1961 | DCP | THE DUST Set in 1902 as an African-American family prepares PG sexual references to leave their island home for the mainland, this Icons of the French New Wave, Jean-Paul Belmondo groundbreaking debut remains urgent, poetic and and Emmanuelle Riva, star as a cleric and a Communist resonant, most recently inspiring Beyoncé’s Lemonade. drawn together through love. “A triumph of mood, setting, and innuendo.” — Criterion Collection MODEL SHOP Jacques Demy | USA | 1969 | HD | Censors rating TBC The French maestro’s short tenure in Hollywood ARMY OF SHADOWS Jean-Pierre Melville | France | 1961 | DCP | produced this seldom seen feature starring Anouk L’armée des ombres M medium level violence Aimée and Gary Lockwood as an architect facing the Starring Lino Ventura and Simone Signoret, this tale of draft. “One of the great movies about LA” — Time Out the French Resistance during WWII “grips tighter than a Gestapo handcuff… a film of noirish compositions and STRANGE DAYS Kathryn Bigelow | USA | 1995 | HD | fantastic cool.” — The Independent R18 violence, sexual violence & offensive language Los Angeles in the final 48 hours of the 20th century is YOUNG SOLITUDE Claire Simon | France | 2018 | HD | Exempt the setting for this hyper-kinetic, cyberpunk brain- Premières solitudes A candid and uniquely collaborative group portrait of scrambler that proves both fascinating and prescient. high school students at a suburban Parisian school from “Brilliant, provocative filmmaking.” — Time Out filmmaker Claire Simon, providing a subtly radical model for how young people deserve to be seen and heard. THE CHANT OF JIMMIE Fred Schepisi | Australia | 1978 | HD | R18 BLACKSMITH An Aboriginal man with non-indigenous ancestry is provoked past endurance in this powerful adaptation of Thomas Keneally’s acclaimed novel. “A great and tragic national epic.” — Variety French Connections is screened in cooperation with the Institut Français and the Embassy of France ORLANDO TILDA SWINTON ORLANDO Sally Potter | UK | 1992 | HD | PG sexual references Tilda Swinton strides through four centuries of history, switching genders as she goes, in Sally Potter’s gorgeous, playful subversion of British Heritage cinema. With Billy Zane, and Quentin Crisp as Elizabeth I. I AM LOVE Luca Guadagnino | Italy | 2009 | HD | M sex scenes Io sono l’amore As wife to the heir in a wealthy Milanese family, Tilda Swinton is at the centre of this lush Italian drama. “An exquisite, all-enveloping feast of sensual pleasures. It’s almost certainly the most elegant piece of cinema you’ll see this year.” — The Times ONLY LOVERS LEFT Jim Jarmusch | UK/Germany | 2013 | HD | ALIVE M offensive language Tom Hiddleston joins Tilda Swinton to play Adam and Eve, blood-sipping lovers since time began, in Jim Jarmusch’s impossibly cool foray into vampirism. “Passionate and consummately chic.” — Screendaily MIDDLE EAST CINEMA CAPHARNAÜM Nadine Labaki | Lebanon | 2018 | HD | Capernaum M violence, offensive language & drug use A runaway boy sues his parents for bringing him into the world in this tale of against-the-odds resilience. “Nadine Labaki’s journey through the slums of Lebanon thrills with compassion and heart.” — Time Out TEHRAN TAXI Jafar Panahi | Iran | 2015 | HD | PG, offensive language Pretending to be a taxi driver negotiating the streets of Tehran, the internationally acclaimed filmmaker makes a fascinating movie about his own role as a forbidden storyteller and life in contemporary Iran. THE FLORIDA PROJECT SPACES AND PLACES COLUMBUS Kogonada | USA | 2017 | HD | M offensive language & drug references In this charming debut a young librarian and an out-of-town visitor bond in Columbus, Indiana, via conversations about life, relationships and the city’s exceptional modern architecture. THE FLORIDA PROJECT Sean Baker | USA | 2017 | HD | R13 violence, offensive language, drug use & sexual