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Screening 1 - Friday 3 May at 7:30 pm
Mount
Buninyong Winery will conduct a wine tasting and sales in the Supper
Room from 7.00 pm
Guest
speaker: Mojgan Khadem, director of Serenades
Mojgan will also answer questions after the screening of her film.
 Serenades |
Australia,
2001, 99 minutes
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Dir:
Mojgan Khadem. Stars: Alice Haines, Aden Young, Sinisa Copic.
Jila, daughter of a young aboriginal woman and an Afghan cameleer
grows up on a mission. Promised in marriage by her father, she hopes
to be able to marry the young German boy she loves. "Russell
Boyd's superb cinematography captures remote Australian locations
and draws us into a melee of culture where the exotic collides with
the conservative. The colours and textures are as varied as life itself."
Louisa Keller
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SUPPER
Late
Night Session at 10:30 pm
They're
A Weird Mob
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Australia,
2001, 99 minutes |
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Dir:
Michael Powell. Stars: Walter Chiara, Chips Rafferty, Ed Devereux,
John Meillon, Clare Dunne.
A hopeful
young arrival from Italy experiences a very difficult start in Australia.
He slowly learns the hidden codes of Aussie mateship and the rituals
of BBQs, pub shouts and other dinky-di activities. Eventually, he
lands a job and a cross-cultural romance develops. A Comic, but
timely, reminder that life has never been easy for "New Australians".
Melbourne Film festival brochure 2001
New print from The Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection,
made possible with the support of Kodak (Australasia) and Atlab
(Australasia)
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Screening 2 - Saturday 4 May at 9.15
am
Modern
Times
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USA,
1935, 87 minutes
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Producer,
director, script editor, music and star: Charlie Chaplin. Also stars
Paulette Goddard, Chester Conklin.
Charlie unsuccessfully assumes a variety of occupations from assembly
lline worker to singing waiter. In between, he becomes one of the
unemployed, a willing prisoner and the companion of a working class
girl. "This series of set pieces is in turn cynical and ironic,
sentimental and nostalgic. Chaplin's naivety is disarming. His genius
as a performer is timeless." ACMI Catalogue
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Screening 3 - Saturday 4 May
at 11:15 am
The
Vertical Ray of the Sun
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Vietnam,
2001, 112 minutes
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Dir:
Anh Hung. Stars:Nguyen Nhu Quynh, Tran
Nu Yen Khe, Le
Khanh, Ngo Quang Hai.
Three sisters live in present day Hanoi. Suong runs a restaurant and
employs the youngest, Lien, as a waitress. Middle sister, Kanh, is
newly pregnant and happily married. Although they seem close, each
has a secret snd the next few weeks will bring upheaval and renewal.
"This is a beautifully filmed meditation on the very human need
to keep up appearances. Mark Lee's camera work is nothing less than
sublime, the colours rich and extremely beautiful, seductive even.
It is accompanied by lovely low key music with some surprising English
language songs." David Stratton
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LUNCH BREAK (1:00 to 2:00)
Soup,
sandwiches and slices will be available in the Town Hall. Be sure to indicate
this on the booking form.
FRESH
AIR (2:00 to 3:00)
Join
us for an optional walk around the Buninyong, conducted by a member of
the Buninyong Historical Society.
Meet at the Town Hall at 2.00
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Screening 4 - Saturday 4 May at 3:30
pm
Divided
We Fall
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Czech
Republic , 2001, 117 minutes
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Dir:
Jan Hrebejk. Stars: Bolek Polivka, Anna Siskova, Csongo Kassai.
A strongly directed, surprise-filled narrative abouta couple who hide
a Jewish friend in their pantry. It soon becomes obvious that they
are not natural heroes and frequent visits by a local Nazi collaborator
brings a series of more complicated deceptions and near disasters.
"Some finely judged comic moments pepper a moving story that
bypasses cliches in search of a deeper statement about forgiveness,
human frailty and the nature of freindship." Jim
Schembri
Nominated for Best Foreign Film - Academy Award 2001 Most popular
feature film - Sydney Film Festival 2001
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DINNER BREAK (6:00 to 7:45)
If you want to dine in one of Buninyong's restaurants on this evening,
please make your OWN booking.
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Screening 5 - Saturday 4 May at 8:00
pm
Monsoon
Wedding
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India,
2001, 114 minutes
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Dir:
Mira Nair. Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, lilette Dubey, Vasunhara Das
A beautiful gaudy comedy that will leave you smiling for hours after
you have left the cinema. The last minute arranged marriage of Adit
and Hemant provide the setting for the film. As their two families
arrive in New Delhi from all over the globe to celebrate the marriage,
five interesting stories emerge, each concerned with family and romantic
love.
"This film is filled with a fantastic ensemble of characters,
rich tactile colours and a distinctive blend of traditional and popular
Indian music." Nicloa Davey
Winner Golden Lion - Venice Film Festival 2001
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