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2010 Schedule
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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, Mondays 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.

Note: Films are still being added to the website at nzfilmsociety. Links that do not go to this site are still being added

Opening Night
8th March

8:00 pmLA FRANCE
Serge Bozon, France, 2007, 102 mins, M

15th March
8:00 pmTHE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS (De fem benspænd)
Jørgen Leth/Lars von Trier, Denmark, 2005, 90mins, PG

22nd March
8:00 pmSUN ALLEY
Leander Haussmann, Germany, 1999, 90mins

29th March
8:00 pmSUMMER IN BERLIN
Andreas Dresen, Germany, 2005, 107mins

12th April
8:00 pmMOVEMENT 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 pmTHE WITNESSES (Les témoins)
André Téchiné, France, 2007, 112mins, R16

26th April
8:00 pmMY 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 pmMCLAREN 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 pmA TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES (Zamani barayé masti asbha)
Bahman Ghobadi, Iran, 2000, 80 mins, M

24th May
8:00 pmTHE COLOUR OF PARADISE (Rang-e khoda)
Majid Majidi, Iran, 1999, 90 mins, M

31st May
8:00 pmTHE WHITE BALLOON (Badkonake sefid)
Jafar Panahi, Iran, 1995, 85 mins, G

7th June
8:00 pmCHERRY BLOSSOMS - Hanami (Kirschblüten – Hanami)
Doris Dörrie, Germany, 2008, 127 mins

14th June
8:00 pmCOMRADES IN DREAMS
Uli Gaulke, Germany, 2006, 100mins

21st June
8:00 pmABSURDISTAN
Veit Helmer, Germany, 2008, 88 mins

28th June
8:00 pmAFTER THE FALL
Eric Black, Frauke Sandig, Germany, 1999, 85 mins

5th July
8:00 pmBERLIN IS IN GERMANY
Hannes Stoehr, Germany, 2001, 93 mins

12th July
8:00 pmLEN 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

19th July
8:00 pmVERTIGO
Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1958, 127 mins, PG

26th July
8:00 pmTHE ITALIAN
Andrei Kravchuk, Russia, 2005, 90mins

2nd August
8:00 pmNINE QUEENS
Fabian Bielinsky, Argentina, 2001, 114mins

9th 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

30th August
8:00 pmMEMORY AND DESIRE

6th September
8:00 pmNO MAN’S LAND
Danis Tanovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2001, R13 violence, offensive language

13th September
8:00 pmBACK TO NORMANDY
Nicolas Philibert, France, 2007, 113 mins

20th September

8:00 pmBECAUSE WE WERE BORN (Puisque nous sommes nés)
Jean-Pierre Duret, Andréa Santana, France/Brazil, 2008, 90 mins

27th September
8:00 pmHER NAME IS SABINE
Sandrine Bonnaire, France, 2007, 85mins

4th October
8:00 pmTHE BLACK DREAM (Den sorte Drøm) / Towards the Light (Mod Lyset)
Urban Gad, Holger-Madsen, Denmark, 1911/1919, 111 mins

11th October
8:00 pmBEYOND 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)

18th October
8:00 pmTHE ABYSS (Afgrunden) / The Ballet Dancer (Balletdanserinden)
Urban Gad, August Blom, Denmark, 1910/1911, 80mins

25th October
8:00 pmOSS 117: CAIRO, NEST OF SPIES (OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d’espions)
Michel Hazanavicius, France, 2006, 99mins, M (offensive language, sexual references)

1st November
8:00 pmSWING TIME
George Stevens, USA, 1936, 103 mins, G

8th November
8:00 pmSEX AND LUCIA
Julio Medem, Spain, 2001, 128mins

15th November
8:00 pmTHE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
Walter Salles, USA, 2003, 126 mins

22nd November
8:00 pmRAIN OF THE CHILDREN
Vincent Ward, NZ, 2008, 102mins

29th November
8:00 pmSILENT 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)

6th December
8:00 pmSOME LIKE IT HOT
Billy Wilder, USA, 1959, 120 mins, PG (sexual references)

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