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CLASSIC & CULT

A blistering satire of ’70s Italy, two vastly different visions of LA, plus the first film by an African American woman ever to be released in US cinemas, and an Aussie touchstone
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Daughters of the Dust

Julie Dash
USA  ·  1991

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.

​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Fred Schepisi
Australia  ·  1978
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A mixed-race Aboriginal man is provoked past endurance in this powerful adaptation of Thomas Keneally’s acclaimed novel.
“A great and tragic national epic.” – Variety
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​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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The Seduction of Mimi
Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore

Lina Wertmüller
Italy  ·  1972

Wertmüller’s raucous comedy takes aim at her country's corrupt government, compromised labour leaders and the Neanderthal sexual politics of the men in power, with uproarious results.

​Screening times, review and trailer >>​

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Model Shop

Jacques Demy
USA  ·  1969
 
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

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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Strange Days

Kathryn Bigelow
USA  ·  1995

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
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​Screening times, review and trailer >>

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