Victoria Cinema, 690 Victoria St, Hamilton
City
Hamilton Film Society's 2010 Season screens at the
Victoria Cinema, 690 Victoria St, Hamilton City, March November,
Tuesdays at 8:00pm, except as noted below.
Most screenings are members only. Please arrive early
no guaranteed seating.
We reluctantly reserve the right to change the programme if a film
does not arrive. Late changes will be advised on the home page of this
website.
Opening Night
8th March
8:00 pm LA FRANCE 
Serge Bozon, France, 2007, 102 mins, M
15th March
8:00 pm THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS (De fem benspænd) 
Jørgen Leth/Lars von Trier, Denmark, 2005, 90mins, PG
22nd March
8:00 pm SUN ALLEY 
Leander Haussmann, Germany, 1999, 90mins
29th March
8:00 pm SUMMER IN BERLIN 
Andreas Dresen, Germany, 2005, 107mins
12th April
8:00 pm MOVEMENT MUSIC AND CONFLICT
Norman McLaren, Canada (1940-83), 81 mins
Programme courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada
Selections and notes by Dr Terence Dobson who will be present at the screening to introduce the programme
19th April
8:00 pm THE WITNESSES (Les témoins)
André Téchiné, France, 2007, 112mins, R16
26th April
8:00 pm MY WINNIPEG
Guy Maddin, Canada, 2007, 80 mins, M
3rd May
8:00 pm
HEARTBEAT DETECTOR (La question humaine)
Nicolas Klotz, France, 2007, 143 mins, M (offensive language, content that may disturb)
10th May
8:00 pm MCLAREN DAZZLERS
Norman McLaren, Canada, (various dates), 73 mins
Programme courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada. Selections and notes by Dr Terence Dobson
17th May
8:00 pm A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES (Zamani barayé masti asbha) 
Bahman Ghobadi, Iran, 2000, 80 mins, M
24th May
8:00 pm THE COLOUR OF PARADISE (Rang-e khoda) 
Majid Majidi, Iran, 1999, 90 mins, M
1st July
8:00 pm THE WHITE BALLOON (Badkonake sefid)
Jafar Panahi, Iran, 1995, 85 mins, G
8th June
8:00 pm CHERRY BLOSSOMS - Hanami (Kirschblüten – Hanami)
Doris Dörrie, Germany, 2008, 127 mins
15th June
8:00 pm COMRADES IN DREAMS 
Uli Gaulke, Germany, 2006, 100mins
22nd June
8:00 pm ABSURDISTAN
Veit Helmer, Germany, 2008, 88 mins
29th June
8:00 pm AFTER THE FALL
Eric Black, Frauke Sandig, Germany, 1999, 85 mins
6th July
8:00 pm BERLIN IS IN GERMANY
Hannes Stoehr, Germany, 2001, 93 mins
13th July
8:00 pm LEN LYE : ART THAT MOVES
Roger Horrocks/Len Lye, NZ 2009/UK 1934-80, 80 mins
Programme selected by Dr Roger Horrocks who will be present at the screening to introduce the film
20th July 
8:00 pm VERTIGO 
Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1958, 127 mins, PG
27th July
8:00 pm THE ITALIAN 
Andrei Kravchuk, Russia, 2005, 90mins
3rd August
8:00 pm NINE QUEENS
Fabian Bielinsky, Argentina, 2001, 114mins
10th August
8:00 pm LIFE IS A MIRACLE (Zivot je cudo)
Emir Kusturica, Serbia-Montenegro/France, 2004, 154 mins, M sex scenes, offensive language, drug use
13 – 29TH August
NZ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Lido Cinema
31st August
8:00 pm MEMORY AND DESIRE
7th September
8:00 pm NO MAN’S LAND
Danis Tanovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2001, R13 violence, offensive language
14th September
8:00 pm BACK TO NORMANDY
Nicolas Philibert, France, 2007, 113 mins
21st September

8:00 pm BECAUSE WE WERE BORN (Puisque nous sommes nés)
Jean-Pierre Duret, Andréa Santana, France/Brazil, 2008, 90 mins
28th September
8:00 pm HER NAME IS SABINE
Sandrine Bonnaire, France, 2007, 85mins
5th October
8:00 pm THE BLACK DREAM (Den sorte Drøm) / Towards the Light (Mod Lyset)
Urban Gad, Holger-Madsen, Denmark, 1911/1919, 111 mins
12th October
8:00 pm BEYOND THE DARK SIDE
NZ short films (2004-09), 70 mins
Nature’s Way (Jane Shearer, 2006)
The Lethal Innocents (Kirsty Cameron, 2006)
Cargo (Leo Woodhead, 2007)
Undergrowth (Grant Major, 2008)
Ride (Stephen Sinclair, 2004)
Brave Donkey (Gaysorn Thavat, 2008)
19th October
8:00 pm THE ABYSS (Afgrunden) / The Ballet Dancer (Balletdanserinden)
Urban Gad, August Blom, Denmark, 1910/1911, 80mins
26th October
8:00 pm OSS 117: CAIRO, NEST OF SPIES (OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d’espions)
Michel Hazanavicius, France, 2006, 99mins, M (offensive language, sexual references)
2nd November
8:00 pm SWING TIME 
George Stevens, USA, 1936, 103 mins, G
9th November
8:00 pm SEX AND LUCIA 
Julio Medem, Spain, 2001, 128mins
16th November
8:00 pm THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
Walter Salles, USA, 2003, 126 mins
23rd November
8:00 pm RAIN OF THE CHILDREN
Vincent Ward, NZ, 2008, 102mins
30th November
8:00 pm SILENT COMEDIES 
Short Films
DOUBLE WHOOPEE (Louis Foster, USA, 1929, 20mins)
COPS (Edward Cline/Buster Keaton, USA, 1922, 18mins)
A PROPOS DE NICE (Jean Vigo, 1922, France, 22mins)
BIRTH OF A FLOWER (Percy Smith)
THE ERUPTION OF MT ETNA (France, 1910)
THE ECLIPSE: THE COURTSHIP OF SUN AND MOON (George Melies, France, 1907, 9mins)
7th December
8:00 pm SOME LIKE IT HOT 
Billy Wilder, USA, 1959, 120 mins, PG (sexual references)
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