Category Archives: Film Society
The Story of Me (2009)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Brazil in the spotlight.
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The Woman with the Five Elephants (2009)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: The weight of history; the power of language.
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In Vanda’s Room (2000);
Colossal Youth (2006)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Part two and three of Pedro Costa’s Fontaínhas trilogy.
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Le Doulos (1962)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Putting a finger on the brilliance of Melville’s classic film noir.
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Ossos (1997)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Part one of Pedro Costa’s Fontaínhas trilogy.
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Wendy and Lucy (2008)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Kelly Reichardt's American tales.
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Introducing Pedro Costa
Charting the evolution—and revolution—of the Portuguese auteur’s miraculous cinema, at last set to screen in New Zealand courtesy of the Film Society.
Coup de torchon (1981)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: a killer inside.
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The New World (2005)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Terrence Malick.
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The Lacemaker (1977)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Isabelle Huppert’s breakthrough.
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Millennium Actress (2001)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: the late Satoshi Kon.
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Back to Normandy (2004); Life is a Miracle (2007)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Nicolas Philibert and Emir Kusterica.
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Comrades in Dreams (2006)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: a love letter to independent cinema owners the world over.
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The Innovator:
Norman McLaren Shorts (1941-2004)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: part two of a retrospective on Canada’s pioneering experimental filmmaker.
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The White Balloon (1995)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Jafar Panahi’s marvellous debut.
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Close-Up (1990)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: Abbas Kiarostami’s masterpiece.
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The Road (2009)
This week at the Wellington Film Society: John Hillcoat on Cormac McCarthy.
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Infernal Affairs (2002); The Navigators (2001)
This fortnight at the Wellington Film Society: good cop, bad cop; Ken Loach.
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Moolaadé (2004); Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter… and Spring (2003)
Recently at the Wellington Film Society: Sembene’s swansong, Kim Ki-duk’s four seasons.
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Die Mitte (The Centre, 2003);
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)