A dying man reflects on his childhood, his life in post-WWII Russia, and his relations with his wife and mother. Tarkovsky’s masterpiece invents “a new language, true to the nature of film... life as a dream”. – Ingmar Bergman

Important Note: As of the 29th June onwards, the Hamilton Film Society will be screening at 8:00pm on a Monday night.

Hamilton Film Society screens at the Victoria Cinema, 690 Victoria St, Hamilton City, Mondays at 8:00 pm, March – December. Our 2009 Season is available here.

The highlight of this year's programme is Landscape of Dreams, a series of films by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Lech Majewski, who is also a poet, painter and theatre director, now working internationally. Majewski’s films are visually astounding, dream-like narratives informed by his Central European background and deep knowledge of art history.

Landscape of Dreams includes Majewski’s hand-held masterpiece, The Garden of Earthly Delights, winner of the Grand Prix at the Rome International Film Festival, 2004, along with his earlier features, The Gospel According to Harry, and Angelus.

Lech Majewski will be visiting New Zealand in March and will be present at selected Film Society screenings of his films. Mr Majewski's visit is made possible by the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Canterbury, where he will be in residence as a Canterbury Fellow.

If you would like to go on the mailing list to receive emails and our printed 2009 brochure (out mid February), please email your name and postal address to:info@hamiltonfilmsociety.org

Contractual requirements mean most HFS screenings are Members Only. We have non-commercial screening rights for most films, which means no ticket sales.

It's easy to join and great value, too.
Pay your membership subscription, then see our films for FREE.
Fill in a membership form and join by mail or join at the HFS desk in the cinema lobby before any HFS screening.
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Film Society 09 – NZ Federation of Film Societies website will be updated soon, with
full details of the Film Society 09 Season at every Film Society around the country

Film Society – Celebrating 60 years

HFS 2009 Season is presented with financial assistance from the New Zealand Film Commission and with the generous support of Creative New Zealand, the Embassy of France, and the Goethe-Institut, Wellington