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These are the films to be screened in our 2008 season. All screenings at the Paramount, 25 Courtenay Place, 6.15pm Mondays from the beginning of March to the end of November (except for public holidays and during the Wellington Film Festival). As with any list, it is subject to change due to circumstances outside the Society's control.
Most of our films, for contractual reasons, are restricted to members only - who gain free admission. Membership runs for 12 months from month of joining. We also offer an upgradeable "Three Film Sampler" to make it easier for potential members to sample our films. The Germany Now season is also open to the public, upon payment of a donation at the door. This information will be included along with the screening details.
Thanks are due to the following: Creative New Zealand for the Charles Burnet Retrospective, The French Embassy for the Jacques Demy "L'Enchanteur" season, The Goethe Institut for the Germany Now season, The Korean Film Council, The NZ Film Archive for the loan of the piano for our silent film, The NZ Film Commission; and Cinema Paramount Limited for generously making their facilities available.
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Although we have several "seasons" in the 2008 schedule, only the Charles Burnett and Korean season will be screened as groups. The others are split up a bit for variety. Some of the shorter features this year will be preceded by a New Zealand short film.
Jacques Demy: L'Enchanteur, a season of five of his most famous films, plus a biographical feature about his early life by his wife Agnes Varda:
LOLA (Jacques Demy, France 1960) 85 mins 35mm PG
Preceded by: SURE TO RISE (Niki Caro, New Zealand 1994) 15 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 3 March 6.15pm. Members only
Annual General Meeting, followed by:
BAY OF ANGLES (Jacques Demy, France 1962) 89 mins 35mm M
Paramount, Monday 10 March 6.15pm. Members and intending members
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (Jacques Demy, France 1964) 91 mins 35mm PG
Preceded by: HINEKARO (Christine Parker, New Zealand 1994) 15 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 17 March 6.15pm. Members only
JACQUOT DE NANTES (Agnes Varda, France 1991) 118 mins 35mm PG
Paramount, Monday 31 March 6.15pm. Members only
Germany Now, four films from the last few years:
GHOSTS (Christian Petzold, Germany/France 2005) 85 mins 35mm M (Adult themes)
Preceded by: PHILOSOPHY (Godfrey Cawthorn, New Zealand 1998) 11 Mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 7 April 6.15pm. Members free - Public by donation
LONGING (Valeska Grisebach, Germany 2006) 88 mins 35mm M
Preceded by: I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY (Michael Hurst, New Zealand 1994) 14 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 14 April 6.15pm. Members free - Public by donation
THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT (Jacques Demy, France 1966) 120 mins 35mm G
Paramount, Monday 21 April 6.15pm. Members only
PEAU D'ANE (Jacques Demy, France 1970) 89 mins 35mm PG
Preceded by: THIS FILM IS A DOG (Jonathan Ogilvie, New Zealand 1996) 4 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 28 April 6.15pm. Members only
POOL OF PRINCESSES (Bettina Blummer, Germany 2007) 90 mins 35mm
Preceded by: THE KING BOYS (Christopher Clarke, New Zealand 2006) 15 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 5 May 6.15pm. Members free - Public by donation
REQUIEM (Hans-Christian Schmid, Germany 2006) 93 mins 35mm M
Preceded by: WATER (Chris Graham, New Zealand 2003) 15 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 12 May 6.15pm. Members free - Public by donation
Two films by Michelangelo Antonioni to mark his recent passing.
ZABRISKIE POINT (Michelangelo Antonioni, USA 1970) 112 mins 35mm R16
Paramount, Monday 19 May 6.15pm. Members only
THE PASSENGER (Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy/Spain/France 1975) 123 mins 35mm M
Paramount, Monday 26 May 6.15pm. Members only
CAT PEOPLE (Paul Schrader, USA 1982) 118 mins 16mm R18
Paramount, Monday 9 June 6.15pm. Members only
Charles Burnett - a retrospective:
THE GLASS SHIELD (Charles Burnett, USA 1994) 108 mins dvd M
Paramount, Monday 16 June 6.15pm. Members only
KILLER OF SHEEP (Charles Burnett, USA 1977) 80 mins 35mm M
Preceded by: SEVERAL FRIENDS (Charles Burnett, USA 1969) 21 Mins dvd M
Paramount, Monday 23 June 6.15pm. Members only
MY BROTHERS WEDDING (Charles Burnett, USA 1983/2007) 83 mins dvd [Director's Cut] M
Preceded by: THE HORSE and WHEN IT RAINS (Charles Burnett, USA 1973 & 1995) 13 & 13 mins dvd M
Paramount, Monday 30 June 6.15pm. Members only
TO SLEEP WITH ANGER Charles Burnett, USA 1990) 102 mins 35mm PG
Paramount, Monday 7 July 6.15pm. Members only
SHADOWS OF OUR FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS Sergey Parazhanov, USSR 1964) 97 mins 35mm GA
Paramount, Monday 14 July 6.15pm. Members only
37th WELLINGTON FILM FESTIVAL
Friday 18 July - Sunday 3 August. Embassy, Paramount, etc.
(Generous concession rates for full Members)
SAFETY LAST! Sam Taylor/Fred Newmeyer, USA 1923) abt 70 mins 16mm silent G
Piano accompaniment by Adrianne Roberts.
Paramount, Monday 11 August 6.15pm. Members only
Three programmes of films by Ross McElwee:
CHARLEEN / BACKYARD (Ross McElwee, USA 1978/1984) 59 / 40 mins 16mm
Paramount, Monday 18 August 6.15pm. Members only
SHERMAN'S MARCH (Ross McElwee, USA 1986) 155 mins 16mm M
Paramount, Monday 25 August 6.15pm. Members only
A film by Ingmar Bergman to mark his recent passing:
PERSONA Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 1966) 85 mins dvd M
Paramount, Monday 1 September 6.15pm. Members only
SIX CLASSIC NZ SHORTS (Various, New Zealand 1988-1998) 73 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 8 September 6.15pm. Members only
TIME INDEFINITE (Ross McElwee, USA 1993) 114 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 15 September 6.15pm. Members only
A STATE OF SIEGE / IN SPRING ONE PLANTS ALONE (Vincent Ward, New Zealand 1978/1980) 52 / 45 mins 16mm GY
Paramount, Monday 22 September 6.15pm. Members only
Korean Showcase: four recent features from South Korea:
DRIVING WITH MY WIFE'S LOVER (Tai-sik Kim, South Korea 2006) 92 mins 35mm
Preceded by: HEADLONG Simon Raby, New Zealand 1995) 13 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 29 September 6.15pm. Members only
FORBIDDEN QUEST (Dae-woo Kim, South Korea 2006) 140 mins 35mm
Paramount, Monday 6 October 6.15pm. Members only
BARKING DOGS NEVER BITE (Joon-ho Bong, South Korea 2000) 106 mins 35mm M
Paramount, Monday 13 October 6.15pm. Members only
THE KING AND THE CLOWN (Jun-ik Lee, South Korea 2005) 119 mins 35mm M
Paramount, Monday 20 October 6.15pm. Members only
COSI (Mark Joffe, Australia 1995) 100 mins 16mm M
Paramount, Monday 3 November 6.15pm. Members only
THE MIRROR (Andrei Tarkovsky, USSR 1974) 108 mins 35mm GY
Paramount, Monday 10 November 6.15pm. Members only
THE YELLOW TICKET (Raoul Walsh, USA 1931) 78 mins 16mm
Preceded by: OLD BASTARDS (Niki Caro, New Zealand 1995) 13 mins 16mm
Paramount, Monday 17 November 6.15pm. Members only
M (Frtiz Lang, Germany 1931) 105 mins dvd PG
Paramount, Monday 24 November 6.15pm. Members only
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