October 2024
Mon 7 October Wings of desire
(Germany/France 1987) Wim Wenders: An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal. Beyond ravishing, Wings of desire is Wenders's aching and heartbreaking exploration of how love makes us human; with Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander.
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Mon 14 October Dimboola
(Australia 1979) John Duigan: A London reporter spends a wild weekend in Australia at a bride's tea and a groom's stag party. Based on his own play, Jack Hibberd's screenplay is as rumbuctious as a feisty Aussie outback town, and Duigan's spirited direction gives the film a sizzling pace; with Bruce Spence, Natalie Bate, Max Gillies.
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Mon 21 October Ghost world
(USA 2001) Terry Zwigoff: Comedy with neo-cool Enid and Rebecca who, faced with graduation from high school, take a hard look at the world they wryly observe and decide what they really want. When Enid takes an interest in the offbeat Seymour and Rebecca focuses her attention on their mutual romantic fixation Josh, the girls' friendship is forever changed; with Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johannson.
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Mon 28 October Shoplifters
(Japan 2018) Hirokazu Kore-eda: Life-affirming drama. On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence; with Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Kirin Kiki.
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