Thursday 6 March, 6:20 pm
The Man without a Past
Mies vailla menneisyytta, Aki Kaurismäki, Finland/Germany/France 2002, DV (M violence)
“A man awakens with no memory, deadpan comic romance from Kaurismäki. “Low life comedy drama guaranteed to leave the viewer feeling high.” — Screendaily
Thursday 13 March, 6:00 pm
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Les demoiselles de Rochefort, Jacques Demy, France 1967, 35mm (G cert)
Adds dance to the brew as (real life) sisters Deneuve and Dorléac dream of love and leaving Rochefort, just as a carnival and an American composer (Gene Kelly) arrive.

Thursday 15 May, 6:20 pm

Omagh
Pete Travis, Ireland/UK 2004, DV (M content may disturb)
Gripping docudrama about the aftermath of a 1998 car bombing in Northern Ireland, that derives dramatic power from the determination of a diverse group of survivors to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Thursday 3 April, 6:20 pm
Lola
Jacques Demy, France/Italy 1960, DV, b&w (PG)
“Demy’s first feature is an exquisite romantic roundelay focused on Anouk Aimée’s jaunty cabaret dancer forlornly awaiting the return to Nantes of her young son’s father.
Thursday 17 April, 6:20 pm
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Les parapluies de Cherbourg, Jacques Demy, France/West Germany 1964, 35mm (PG)
Catherine Deneuve in an enchanting tale of young love menaced by parental ambition, unwanted pregnancy and the Algerian War.
Thursday 1 May, 6:20 pm
Te Rua
Barry Barclay, NZ 1991, 35mm
“Heroes or terrorists? Three young Maori activists move into Berlin to seize from a great museum ancestral carvings which were stolen a century earlier.
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Thursday 15 May, 6:20 pm
Control Room
Jehane Noujaim, USA 2003, DV (M war footage)
“An astute exposé of network news hypocrisy during the Iraq war, shrewdly exposing the myth of journalistic impartiality during wartime.

Thursday 12 June, 6:20 pm

Real Women Have Curves
Patricia Cardoso, USA 2002, DV (M offensive language, sexual references)
A charming coming-of-age story of a young Mexican-American woman (Ugly Betty’s America Ferrara) who’s personal ambitions are thwarted by her family commitments. Winner Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2003
Thursday 26 June, 6:20 pm
The Glass Shield
Charles Burnett, USA 1995, 35mm (M cert)
A scathing look at the racism and corruption of the Los Angeles police force, Burnett’s slickly photographed neo-noir thriller investigates the moral integrity of rookie cop Michael Boatman.
Thursday 10 July, 5:20 pm
Fanny & Alexander
Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 1982, DV
“Bergman's penultimate film is one of his finest. It tells a semi-autobiographical family saga through the eyes of two children and runs the entire spectrum of emotions.
Thursday 24 July, 5:45 pm
Zelary
Ondrej Trojan, Czech Republic/Austria/Slovakia 2003, DV (M violence, offensive language)
“During WWII cosmopolitan resistance worker takes refuge from the Nazis in the remote Czech countryside.
Thursday 7 August, 6:20 pm
Time Indefinite
Ross McElwee, USA 1993, 35mm
"Everything begins and ends with family,” McElwee observes. “A magisterial chronicle of place and character, capturing the fullest range of human emotion.” – Museum of Modern Art
Thursday 18 September, 6:20 pm
Sleeping Dogs
Roger Donaldson, NZ 1977, 35mm
Smith is a man on the run, running from a broken marriage. Accidentally caught between two powers. he becomes a man alone...hunted and hostile, driven by the will to survive.
Thursday 2 Octoer, 6:20 pm
Driving with My Wife's Lover
Aneeui aeineul mannada, Kim Tai-sik, South Korea 2007, 35mm
This tale of a vengeful husband who takes a ride with the taxi driver who has cuckolded him takes several unexpected turns.

Thursday 16 October, 5:20 pm

Andrei Rublev
Andrey Tarkovsky, USSR 1966, b&w and colour, 35mm
“Enthralling historical drama vividly portrays the 15th Century Russian painter who was encumbered by the political turbulence of the time.
Thursday 30 October, 6:20 pm
The King and the Clown
Wangui namja, Lee Jun-ik , South Korea 2005, 35mm (M violence, sexual references, offensive language)
A bawdy and boisterous smash-hit in Korea, this tale of 16th-century court intrigue unveils the queer love triangle between a pair of travelling minstrels and the King