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A Ma Soeur!

(For My Sister!

a.k.a. Fat Girl)

(R) (Dir. Catherine Breillat, France, 2001. 87 mins)
Elena is fifteen and diabolically beautiful. She is neither more futile nor more stupid then her younger sister, but she doesn't realise that she is no more than an object of desire. And, as an object, all she can do is to be taken . Or be had. Indeed, this is the subject, the loss of girls' virginity, which opens the door to tragedy during one summer holiday period. From the director of Romance.

Anatomie de L'Enfer

(Anatomy of Hell)

(R) (Dir. Catherine Breillat, France, 2004. 77mins) After meeting a man in a gay nightclub, a young woman suggests that she pay the man to meet her over four nights to look at her "where she is unwatchable". What follows is a series of sequences in which writer and director, Breillat sets out ot prove that all men are, at their core, misogynists. From the director of Romance and A Ma Soeur!.

The Ax

(Le Couperet)

(M) (Dir. Costa-Gavras, France/Belgium, 2005.122mins) A jet-black social comedy from Costa-Gavras (State of Siege, Z, Missing) that puts the merciless world of downsizing, outsourcing and other captitalist trends on the chopping block. A husband and father takes an entrepreneurial response after his 2 1/2 years of unemployment following his retrenchment from his job as a highly specialised chemist, inventing decisive ways to cut out the competition for jobs on offer. Stars Jose Garcia, Karin Viard and Olivier Gourmet
Baise Moi

(RC) Refused classification. This film is currently unavailable. BAISE-MOI (F**k Me) tells the story of two young women, angry at the world, who embark on a twisted, rage-filled road trip. On their sexually charged rampage of violence they attempt to deal with the violence and humiliation to which they have been habitually subjected.

Boys' Life

(R) (Dirs: Bob King, Brian Sloan and Raoul O'Connell, USA, 1996. 87 mins) 16mm
Three charming tales of love, lust, liberation and growing up gay in America.

Calle 54

(G) (Dir. Fernando Trueba, Spain/France/Italy, 2000. 105mins) Calle 54 is a documentary / "musical" celebrating the music of some of the world's greatest Latin Jazz musicians. Narrated by the film's director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque), musicians including Jerry Gonzalez, Gato Barbieri and the late Tito Puente, are introduced before their respective performances, filmed and recorded under the finest conditions at the Sony Music Studios in New York.

Chaos
(MA) (Dir. Coline Serreau, France, 2002. 112mins)
Coline Serreau's ('La Crise' and 'Romuald et Juliette') tale of female solidarity is both a comic satire on the superficiality of French bourgeoise life and an angry condemnation of the exploitation and oppression of immigrant women.
A Cold Summer

(R) (Dir. Paul Middleditch, Australia, 2003. 87mins) Screened at Rotterdam, Montreal, Sydney and Melbourne film festivals. This contemporary drama following the lives of three twentysomethings who deal with individual loss in different ways is a compelling, powerful and honest portrait of the truth behind three individual lives that is both comic and tragic.

The Colour Of Paradise

(PG) (Dir. Majid Majidi, Iran, 1999. 90 mins)
A fable of a child's innocence and a complex look at faith and humanity. Visually magnificent and wrenchingly moving, the film tells the story of a blind boy whose inability to see the world only enhances his ability to feel its powerful forces. (in Farsi with English subtitles)

A Common Thread (Brodeuses)

(M) (Dir. Eléonore Faucher, France, 2004. 89mins) When Claire learns that she is five months pregnant at the tender age of 17, she decides to give birth anonymously. She finds refuge with Madame Melikian, an embroiderer for haute couture designers. A beautiful, lyrical film with impressive performances from the two leads, Lola Naymark and Ariane Ascaride (Marie-Jo et Ses 2 Amours, Marius et Jeannette). Winner of both the Grand Prix and the Screenwriting Award at Critics' Week, Cannes.

Darwin's Nightmare

(M) (Dir. Hubert Sauper, France/Austria/Belgium, 2004. 111mins) Some time in the 1960's, in the heart of Africa, a new animal was introduced into Lake Victoria as a little scientific experiment. The Nile Perch, a voracious predator, extinguished almost the entire stock of the native fish species. However, the new fish multiplied so fast, that its white fillets are today exported all around the world. A rare thing in documentary filmmaking; this film is formally captivating with fascinating subject matter. Winner BEST DOCUMENTARY for 2004, European Film Awards. Best Documentary Oscar Nominee.

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Exiles

(Exils)

(M) (Dir. Tony Gatlif, France, 2004. 103mins) Winner Best Director Cannes 2004. From the director of LATCHO DROM, GADJO DILO, VENGO and SWING. Beginning in Paris and travelling overland through Spain, a young couple make their way to Algeria, the land their parents were forced to leave years before. Great music, as in all Gatlif films. Stars Romain Duris (Gadjo Dilo) and Lubna Azabal.

The Gleaners and I

(Les Glaneurs et La Glaneuse)

(G) (Dir. Agnes Varda, France, 2000. 82mins) French Avant-garde filmmaker and documentarian, Agnes Varda trains her ever-seeking eye on "gleaners", those who pick at already harvested fields for the odd potato or turnip, who insist on finding a use for what society has determined it has no use for.
Her investigation leads us from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets in Paris where her diverse and resourceful subjects share their lifestyle and choices. Varda's own ruminations on her life as a filmmaker (a gleaner of sorts), gives her a connection to her subjects that creates a touching human portrait that the L.A. Weekly called "a protest film that's part social critique, part travelogue, but always an unsentimental celebration of human resilience".

Happy Together

(Chun gwong cha sit)

(M) (Dir. Wong Kar-Wai, Hong Kong, 1997. 96 mins)
Two lovers (Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung) in a Cannes prize winning film about love, the impossibility of love, being alone and being exiled in an alien country.

Heading South

(Vers Le Sud)

(M) (Dir. Laurent Cantet, France/Canada, 2005. 105mins) Three women from North America are holidaying on the idyllic, sun-drenched island of Haiti in the 1970s. The background to the women's stories are told direct to camera, as is the story of Albert, the head waiter at the resort where the women stay.
Set during the time of "Baby Doc" Duvalier's notoriously violent regime, the reality of the dangerous, poverty-stricken Haiti outside of the tourist resorts is revealed to these women when a young man whose affections and attention is enjoyed by 2 of these women is in danger for his life.

Irma Vep
(M) (Dir. Olivier Assayas, France, 1997. 96 mins)
A witty take on the mysteries and confusion of modern film making with Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung as herself and Jean-Pierre Leaud as the eccentric director.
Kamikazi Taxi
(MA) (Dir. Masato Harada, Japan, 1997. 143 mins)
A high powered, highly rated yakuza road trip through corruption in modern Japan.

Kandahar

 

 

(PG) (Dir. Mohsen Makmalbaf, Iran, 2000. 85mins) Nafas, an Afghan-born journalist living in Canada receives a letter from her sister who was maimed by a landmine and left behind during the escape, about her intentions to end her life. Desperately racing against time, Nafas sets out on a perilous journey into a land where it's illegal for women to travel alone. Covered by the required and restrictive burqa, her faceless character meets others along the way who reveal a different but real facet of life as experienced by the people of Afghanistan. Based on a true story.

The Last Trapper

(G) (Nicolas Vanier, Canada/France, 2004. 100mins) A mix of documentary and fiction this poetic ode to ecology and the protection of the environment follows the life of Norman Winther and his wife who live in complete isolation in the Yukon hunting grizzlies and wolves. The changing seasons, relationship with their much relied upon huskies and the sometimes perilous conditions form a dramatic and engaging narrative.

Latcho Drom
(G) (Tony Gatlif, France, 1993. 103 mins)
Tony Gatlif's gypsy music world trip.
Lilya 4-Ever
(MA) (Dir. Lukas Moodysson, Sweden, 2002. 109mins) The third feature from Lukas Moodysson (Show Me Love), tells the story of 16 year old Russian teenager, Lilya, who, after a series of betrayals from those closest to her, begins to feel hope again when she meets Pavel, a young man who takes her on dates and promises her a better life in Sweden. A dark, but deeply affecting glimpse into the hopeless world of those who are forced to sell everything they have to those who think that everything can be bought.
Powaqqatsi
(G) (Dir. Godfrey Reggio, USA, 1998. 105 mins)
Now part of Chapel Distribution catalogue.

Red Lights

(Feux Rouges)

(M) (Dir. Cedric Kahn, France, 2003. 106mins) Based upon Georges Simenon's book, Red Lights is a carefully crafted thriller masterfully incorporating elements of suspense and noir. Starring Jean-Pierre Darroussin (well known as a regular in Robert Guediguian's films) and Carole Bouquet (That Obscure Object of Desire).

Ring
(MA) (Dir. Hideo Nakata, Japan, 1998. 95mins)
The "Scream" trilogy is like a "Simpsons Halloween Special" compared to the genuinely terrifying horror of Japan's "Ring" series. It all starts here - a bizarre television transmission - a videotape - rumours that those who watch it will die... An urban legend? A nerve-shattering exploration of the fear of fear. A smash hit at the 2000 Melbourne Film Festival.
Ring 2
(M) (Dir. Hideo Nakata, Japan, 1999. 99mins)
Against all odds the sequel lives up to the original. This time the focus is on how death-inducing video images breed and spread - and some reckless experiments to try and stop it.
Romance

(R) (Dir. Catherine Breillat, France, 1999. 99 mins)
A young woman's search for fulfillment through various encounters with diverse range of men. This much-discussed film covers ground not often investigated in cinema. Contains explicit sex scenes.

Russian Ark

(G) (Dir. Alexander Sokurov, Russia, 2002. 96mins) A unique and sumptuous cinematic experience. Sokurov's extraordinary masterpiece is a unique journey through time and Russian history. Filmed entirely in the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, this groundbreaking film recreates 300 years of history in a single, unedited, feature length take. Sokurov's camera glides through 33 rooms of the Hermitage, moving in and out of cathedral-like galleries, opulent ballrooms and shadowy corridors and workrooms covering three centuries of Russian history and European art.

Sabah

(PG) (Dir. Ruba Nadda, Canada, 2005. 87mins) Sabah is a smart, attractive Canadian Muslim whose passion and independence have been dulled by 20 years of duty to her loving yet demanding family. As a treat to herself on her 40th birthday, Sabah buys a clandestine swimsuit and then goes swimming. She meets Stephen, who is tall, handsome, sympathetic and definitely not Muslim. Their mutual attraction grows and Sabah finds herself sneaking around like a teenager. Eventually she will have to confront her family - can she rely on their love? Stars Arsinée Khanjian.

Satin Rouge

(M) (Dir. Raja Amari, Tunisia/France, 2002. 99mins) Exotic and music-filled story of a young widow who ventures into the world of the cabaret and belly dancing, where she soon finds new friends and liberation from her roles of mother and grieving widow when she becomes a performer. Set in Tunis.

Sex - The Annabel Chong Story

(R) (Dir. Gough Lewis, USA, 1999. 86mins)
Documentary about Gender Studies student Grace Quek who, as porn actress Annabel Chong, stages 'the world's greatest gang-bang' involving having sex with 251 men in ten hours. This film, made with Grace's full co-operation, becomes a very personal story as it seeks to find the reasons for and consequences of her involvement.

Show Me Love

(MA) (Dir. Lukas Moodysson, Sweden, 1999. 89mins)
Amal is a sleepy little town in Sweden that the teenagers long to escape from. An innocent prank and a passionate kiss lead to a mixed up romance and an unconventional portrayal of a family's coming to grips with their daughter's sexuality. A liberating and immensely warm film. From the director of Lilya 4-Ever.

The Stroll

(Progulka)

(M) (Dir. Alexey Uchitel, Russia, 2004. 90mins) Strolling through the streets of St. Petersburg, a young woman strikes up an acquaintance with a young man and his best friend, feeding them increasingly fanciful stories as she plays one against the other. They brave the traffic, mix with tourists, climb the cathedral, cross the river, mingle with football crowds and get caught in the rain. But the mystery of the stroll has yet to be explained. Shot with a handheld camera on the streets of St Petersburg at the height of summer, this lighthearted film is admirably served by a script which offers a perceptive take on a new generation.
Swing

(PG) (Dir. Tony Gatlif, France, 2002. 90mins)Tells the story of 10-year-old Max, who's love of Manouche jazz takes him to the Manouche (one of the many different gypsy populations) neighbourhood in his town where he buys an old guitar. He quickly makes friends with Swing, a young gypsy girl who is the same age as he, and whose charisma, self-confidence and freedom fascinate him. From he maker of Latcho Drom and Vengo.

A Tale of a Naughty Girl

(Manda Meyer Upakhyan)

(M) (Dir. Buddhadeb Dasgupta, India, 2002. 90mins ) Although set at the time when man is about to set foot on the moon for the first time, this timeless tale of a young girl from a small Bengali village and her quest for an education speaks to a universal contemporary audience.

Ten

(aka 10)

(PG) (Dir. Abbas Kiarostami, Iran/France, 2002. 93mins) Celebrated Iranian writer-director Abbas Kiarostami (The Taste of Cherry, Through the Olive Trees, The Wind Will Carry Us) once again casts his masterful cinematic gaze upon the modern sociopolitical landscape of his homeland - this time as seen through the eyes of one woman as she drives through the streets of Tehran over a period of several days. Her journey is comprised of ten conversations with five female passengers - including her sister, a prostitute and a jilted bride - as well as her imperious young son. As Kiarostami's "dashboard cam" eavesdrops on these lively, yet heartwrenching exchanges, a complex portrait of distaff Iran comes sharply into focus.

Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy

(PG) (Dir. Graham Coleman, UK, 1979 & 2005, 134mins) BETA SP AND DVD FORMATS ONLY. Stunning cinematography, unprecedented access and informed direction take us on an intimate journey deep into the heart of the ancient Buddhist culture of Tibet. Featuring an intimate portrait of the Dalai Lama, a powerfully evocative encounter with the preparations for and enactment of an ancient tantric ritual associated with the female diety Tara, commentary based on the teachings of the great 20th century Tibetan master Dudjon Rinpoche, and an unflinching depiction of the monastery's moving ritual response to a death in the community. A classic work filmed on location in India, Nepal and Ladakh over 25 years ago it has recently been digitally re-mastered and edited into a spellbinding introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.

Vengo
(M) (Dir.Tony Gatlif, France/Spain, 2000. 97mins)
Set in the dramatic, arid landscape of Andalusia, Gatlif (LATCHO DROM, GADJO DILO) builds a vivid impression of a region and its culture, in which music, machismo and passion intertwine. The plot centres around a grieving father struggling to protect his family from a rival family, and is underscored by vibrant music with a mix of Andalusian and North African influences.

Yes

(M) (Dir. Sally Potter, UK/US, 2004. 100mins) An American woman of Northern Irish descent maintains the facade of a marriage with her english politician husband until she meets a Lebanese immigrant with whom she falls in love. Both world politics and sexual politics threaten to bring the new relationship to an end. Dialogue is delivered in rhyming couplets placing it somewhere between Shakespeare and Dr Seuss and the narrative is broken up by ruminations on dirt from the married couple's cleaner. Stars Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill and Shirley Henderson. From the acclaimed director of ORLANDO and THE TANGO LESSON.


Classic Re-Issues

Battle of Algiers

(La Battaglia di Algeri)

(M)(Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, Algeria/Italy, 1965. 123mins) New 35mm Prints with New Subtitles. One of the most influential political films in history, the film vividly recreates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. A film with astonishing relevance today.

Le Cercle Rouge

(The Red Circle)

(M) (Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, France, 1970. 140mins) Complete, Uncut Version of French Gangster Classic starring Alain Delon & Yves Montand
Impassive faces, snap-brim hats, dangling cigarettes, sunglasses after dark, raincoats without rain, nightclub floor shows…We're unmistakably in the milieu of Jean-Pierre Melville, doyen of the New Wave and prince of the fate-haunted French gangster picture (Bob Le Flambeur, Le Samourai, etc.). Here, for his penultimate work in the genre, three archetypal tough guys join forces for a meticulously orchestrated heist of a Place Vendôme bijouterie. A silent tour-de-force in the grand movie tradition of Rififi, Topkapi, and The Asphalt Jungle.

Koyaanisqatsi
(G) (Dir. Godfrey Reggio, USA, 1983. 87 mins)
Stunning visual trip from unspoiled wilderness to teeming cities photographed by Ron Frike ("Baraka") with music by Philipp Glass. Life out of balance.

The Leopard

(Il Gattopardo)

(PG) (Dir. Luchino Visconti, Italy/France, 1963. 180mins) Definitive, subtitled version Adapted from Giuseppe di Lampedusa's internationally acclaimed novel. In a film glittering with powerful set pieces, the justly famous ballroom scene is a filmic tour-de-force.
Starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon, The Leopard won the Cannes Grand Prix in 1963, but fell foul of Hollywood marketing forces. 20th Century-Fox butchered the film for distribution in Britain,the U.S and Australia. Crudely dubbed, with insensitive cuts, bleached colour and scaled down from a widescreen format; its director was furious. In the Sunday Times in October 1963, Visconti wrote "It is now a work for which I acknowledge no paternity at all", and accused Hollywood of insulting Americans by treating them like "a public of children". Now presented in its original version, this giant of world cinema is back in all its lavish glory.

Metropolis

(G) (Dir. Fritz Lang, Germany, 1927. 119 mins) Newly restored to the vision of master filmmaker Fritz Lang to celebrate the film's 76th Anniversary.Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, Metropolis had for 75 years been seen only in shortened or truncated versions. Now, restored in Germany with state-of-the-art digital technology, under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation, and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz added, Metropolis can be appreciated in its full glory.
Metropolis takes place in 2026, when the populace is divided between workers who must live in the dark underground and the rich who enjoy a futuristic city of splendour. The tense balance of these two societies is realized through images that are among the most famous of the 20th century, many of which presage such sci-fi landmarks as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner.

The Passenger

(M) (Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, France/Italy/USA/Spain, 1975. 126mins) On the simplest level, a suspense story about a man trying to escape his own life, this haunting film is a portrait of a drained journalist, played by Jack Nicholson, whose deliverance is an identity exchange with a dead man. THE PASSENGER brought together two of the screen's most exciting personalities, Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider, who had become an overnight sensation opposite Marlon Brando in "Last Tango in Paris." THE PASSENGER is based on an original story by Mark Peploe and was filmed from a screenplay by Peploe, Peter Wollen and Antonioni. This preferred director's cut is the version of the film that was originally released in Europe under the title PROFESSIONE: REPORTER and is 7 minutes longer than the version seen previously in Australia.

The Third Man

(PG) (Dir. Carol Reed, 1950, Britain/USA. 104mins)
50th Anniversary new print re-issue of the classic post-war thriller set in Vienna. Stars Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard, Alida Valli and Zither music from Anton Karas.

The films of Jacques Tati
Four features from the great comic icon of French cinema

Jour de Fete

(G) (1949, Fully restored original colour version. 76mins) When the carnival arrives in a small village in France, Francois, the postman, rises to the challenge of doing his round the American way.

Mon Oncle

(G) (1958. 110mins) Slapstick prevails in this delightful satire of mechanised living which sees Hulot let loose in the ultramodern home of his sister and brother-in-law and a factory manufactuing plastic hose. Awarded Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1958.

M. Hulot's Holiday

(G) (1953, Black and White. 86mins) Tati's best-known work is a masterpiece of gentle slapstick as the titular character takes a holiday at a seaside resort where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another.

Playtime

(G) (1967. 120mins) Jacques Tati, the choreographer of the charming, comical ballet that is Playtime, casts the endearingly clumsy Monsieur Hulot as the principal character wandering through modern Paris. Within the film's three large movements, Hulot goes from fear of his ultra-modern, glass-towered environment, to a poetic transcendence of it.

Older Titles (prints available)

Beau Travail
(M) (Dir. Claire Denis, France, 1999, 90mins)
Blast 'Em
(M) (Dir. Joseph Blasioli & Egidio Coccimiglio, USA, 1992, 103mins) 16mm
Blush
(PG) (Dir. Shaohong Li, China/Hong Kong, 1994, 115mins)

Contempt
(Le mepris)

(PG) (Dir. Jean-Luc Godard, France/Italy, 1963. 100 mins)
The conversation
(M) (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, USA, 1974, 113 mins)
Dark Habits
(R) (Dir. Pedro Almodovar, Spain, 1983, 114 mins) 16mm
Double Happiness
(M) (Dir. Mina Shum, Canada, 1994. 87mins)
Edge of 17
(MA) (Dir. David Moreton, USA, 1998. 87mins)
Les Enfants
Du Paradis
(PG) (Dir. Marcel Carne, France, 1945. 190mins)
For a Lost Soldier
(R) (Dir. Roeland Kerbosch, Netherlands, 1992. 92mins)
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
(M) (Dir. Vittorio De Sica, Italy, 1971. 95mins)
Grief
(M) (Dir. Richard Glatzer, USA, 1993. 90mins)
The Honeymoon Killers
(M) (Dir. Leonard Kastle & Donald Volkman, USA, 1969. 115mins)
Hustler White
(R) (Dirs. Bruce Labruce & Rick Castro, USA, 1996. 78mins) 16mm Only.
Labyrinth of Passion

(R) (Dir. Pedro Almodovar, Spain, 1982, 100mins)

Latin Boys Go to Hell
(R) (Dir. Ela Troyano, USA, 1997, 70mins) 16mm Only.
L'ennui
(R) (Dir. Cedric Kahn, France, 1999, 122mins)
Like It is
(MA) (Dir. Paul Oremland, England, 1998, 93mins)
Martha
(M) (Dir. R.W.Fassbinder, Germany, 1973. 116mins)
Peeping Tom
(M) (Dir. Michael Powell, UK, 1960. 101mins)
Pink Narcissus
(R) (Dir. James Bidgood, USA, 1971, 71mins)
Postcards from America
(R) (Dir. Steve McLean, UK/USA, 1994. 87mins)
Post Coitum, Animal Triste
(M) (Dir. Brigitte Rouan, France, 1997. 97mins)
Rififi
(PG) (Dir. Jules Dassin, France, 1955. 119mins)
Suture
Now available through Chapel Distribution
Totally F***ed Up
(R) (Dir. Gregg Araki, USA, 1993, 78mins) 16mm
Touch of Evil
(M) (Dir. Orson Welles, USA, 1958, 111mins)
Under the Sand
(M) (Dir. Francois Ozon, France, 2000, 95mins)
The Wages of Fear
(PG) (Dir. H.G. Clouzot, France/Italy, 1952. 141mins)
Walkabout
(PG) (Dir. Nicholas Roeg, Australia, 1971, 100 mins)
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
(M) (Dir. Pedro Almodovar, Spain, 1984, 101mins)
Wintersleepers
(M) (Dir. Tom Tykwer, Germany, 1997, 118mins)
Zero Patience
(MA) (Dir. John Greyson, Canada, 1993. 95mins)

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