April 15*WESTERN(Valeska Grisebach, Germany/Bulgaria 2017) 121 mins HD M violence,sexual references, offensive languageIn co-operataton with Goethe InstitutApril 22No Screening - Easter MondayApril 29DAISIES(Vera Chytilová, Czechoslovakia1966) 74 mins DCP M May 6*THE YOUNG KARL MARX(Raoul Peck,France/Belgium/Germany 2017) 118 minsHD M violence In co-operataton with Goethe InstitutMay 13MY TWENTIETH CENTURY(Ildikó Enyedi,Hungary/West Germany 1989) 104 minsDCP M nudity, sex scenesMay 20ARIEL (Aki Kaurismäki, Finland 1988)72 mins HD PG
May 27*THE FOREST FOR THE TREES (Maren Ade,Germany 2003) 81 mins HD M coarse languageIn co-operataton with Goethe InstitutJune 3No Screening - Queen’s BirthdayJune 10*A GERMAN YOUTH(Jean-Gabriel Périot,France/Switzerland/Germany 2015)93 mins DCP EIn co-operataton with Goethe InstitutJune 17IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT(FrankCapra, USA 1934) 105 mins HD PGJune 24TANNA (Martin Butler/Bently Dean,Australia/Vanuatu 2015) 104 mins HD M violence, offensive language July 1WÙLU (Daouda Coulibaly, France/Senegal2016) 95 mins HD R16 violence, drug use,sexual material, content that may disturbThanks to Institut Français
July 8*THE LEGEND OF RITA (Volker Schlöndorff,Germany 2000) 103 mins HD M violence, sex scenes, nudityIn co-operataton with Goethe InstitutJuly 15LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD(Alain Resnais,France/Italy 1961) 94 min DCP PG July 22NOCTURAMA (Bertrand Bonello, France/Germany/Belgium 2016) 130 mins DCPR13 violence, offensive lnguage,content that may disturbThanks to Institut FrançaisJuly 26-Aug 11 NZ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Embassy, Soundings, City Gallery, etc.Aug 19FACES PLACES(Agnès Varda/JR, France2017) 94 mins HD MAug 26THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (Sofia Coppola,USA 1999) 97 mins HD R16 sexualthemes, content that may disturbScreening supported by Unity Books
Sept 2FÉLICITÉ (Alain Gomis, France/Belgium/Senegal/Germany/Lebanon 2017)123 mins HD M adult themesThanks to Institut FrançaisSept 9THE MATCH FACTORY GIRL(AkiKaurismäki, Finland 1990) 69 mins HD PGPreceeded by PICTORIAL PARADE No 26(New Zealand 1954) 7 minsSept 16AQUARIUS(Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil/France 2016) 146 mins HD R16 nudity,explicit sexual material, offensive languageSept 23HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR(Alain Resnais, France/Japan 1959) 90 mins HD R16Sept 30MAKALA(Emmanuel Gras, France 2017) 96 mins HD EThanks to Institut FrançaisOct 7MY MAN GODFREY(Gregory La Cava,USA 1936) 94 mins HD PG
Oct 14*ASH IS PUREST WHITE (Jia Zhang-ke, China2018) 141 mins DCP R13 violenceThanks to Confucius Institute VUWOct 21GIRL ASLEEP(Rosemary Myers, Australia2015) 77 mins HD M offensive languagePreceeded by PICTORIAL PARADE Excerpts(New Zealand 1955 and 1959) 7 minsOct 28No Screening - Labour DayNov 4NEXT OF KIN (Tony Williams, Australia/New Zealand 1982) 89 mins HD M violenceIntroduction by Lindsay SheltonNov 11 IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD(Sunao Katabuchi, Japan 2016) 129 minsHD M adult themes Nov 18CAMERAPERSON (Kirsten Johnson, USA2016) 102 mins HD M offensive languageNov 25SUNSET BOULEVARD(Billy Wilder, USA1950) 110 mins HD PGIn memory of Michael Thomas
Schedule 2019
Screenings in the Grand at the Embassy, 10 Kent Terrace, at 6.15pm Mondays. Membership is open to everyone. * Indicates films screened in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and Confucius Institute VUW which are also open to the public with admission by koha at the door.
Mar 4 MULHOLLAND DRIVE (David Lynch, France/USA 2001) 147 mins DCP R16 violence, sexscenes. Supported by Weta DigitalMar 11 AGM (approx 25 mins), followed by:HEART OF A DOG(Laurie Anderson, USA/France 2015) 75 mins HD PG Mar 18HIS GIRL FRIDAY (Howard Hawks, USA 1940) 92 mins HD PG Mar 25SHADOWS IN PARADISE (Aki Kaurismäki, Finland 1986) 74 mins HD M violenceApril 1HOUSEBOUND(Gerard Johnstone, NZ 2014) 107 mins HD R13 violence, horror scenes, offensive languageApril 8I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO(Raoul Peck, France/USA 2016) 93 min HD M violence, offensive language
April 15*WESTERN(Valeska Grisebach, Germany/Bulgaria 2017) 121 mins HD M violence,sexual references, offensive languageIn co-operataton with Goethe InstitutApril 22No Screening - Easter MondayApril 29DAISIES(Vera Chytilová, Czechoslovakia1966) 74 mins DCP M May 6*THE YOUNG KARL MARX(Raoul Peck,France/Belgium/Germany 2017) 118 minsHD M violence In co-operataton with Goethe InstitutMay 13MY TWENTIETH CENTURY(Ildikó Enyedi,Hungary/West Germany 1989) 104 minsDCP M nudity, sex scenesMay 20ARIEL (Aki Kaurismäki, Finland 1988)72 mins HD PG
May 27*THE FOREST FOR THE TREES (Maren Ade,Germany 2003) 81 mins HD M coarse languageIn co-operataton with Goethe InstitutJune 3No Screening - Queen’s BirthdayJune 10*A GERMAN YOUTH(Jean-Gabriel Périot,France/Switzerland/Germany 2015)93 mins DCP EIn co-operataton with Goethe InstitutJune 17IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT(FrankCapra, USA 1934) 105 mins HD PGJune 24TANNA (Martin Butler/Bently Dean,Australia/Vanuatu 2015) 104 mins HD M violence, offensive language July 1WÙLU (Daouda Coulibaly, France/Senegal2016) 95 mins HD R16 violence, drug use,sexual material, content that may disturbThanks to Institut Français
July 8*THE LEGEND OF RITA (Volker Schlöndorff,Germany 2000) 103 mins HD M violence, sex scenes, nudityIn co-operataton with Goethe InstitutJuly 15LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD(Alain Resnais,France/Italy 1961) 94 min DCP PG July 22NOCTURAMA (Bertrand Bonello, France/Germany/Belgium 2016) 130 mins DCPR13 violence, offensive lnguage,content that may disturbThanks to Institut FrançaisJuly 26-Aug 11 NZ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Embassy, Soundings, City Gallery, etc.Aug 19FACES PLACES(Agnès Varda/JR, France2017) 94 mins HD MAug 26THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (Sofia Coppola,USA 1999) 97 mins HD R16 sexualthemes, content that may disturbScreening supported by Unity Books
Sept 2FÉLICITÉ (Alain Gomis, France/Belgium/Senegal/Germany/Lebanon 2017)123 mins HD M adult themesThanks to Institut FrançaisSept 9THE MATCH FACTORY GIRL(AkiKaurismäki, Finland 1990) 69 mins HD PGPreceeded by PICTORIAL PARADE No 26(New Zealand 1954) 7 minsSept 16AQUARIUS(Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil/France 2016) 146 mins HD R16 nudity,explicit sexual material, offensive languageSept 23HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR(Alain Resnais, France/Japan 1959) 90 mins HD R16Sept 30MAKALA(Emmanuel Gras, France 2017) 96 mins HD EThanks to Institut FrançaisOct 7MY MAN GODFREY(Gregory La Cava,USA 1936) 94 mins HD PG
Oct 14*ASH IS PUREST WHITE (Jia Zhang-ke, China2018) 141 mins DCP R13 violenceThanks to Confucius Institute VUWOct 21GIRL ASLEEP(Rosemary Myers, Australia2015) 77 mins HD M offensive languagePreceeded by PICTORIAL PARADE Excerpts(New Zealand 1955 and 1959) 7 minsOct 28No Screening - Labour DayNov 4NEXT OF KIN (Tony Williams, Australia/New Zealand 1982) 89 mins HD M violenceIntroduction by Lindsay SheltonNov 11 IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD(Sunao Katabuchi, Japan 2016) 129 minsHD M adult themes Nov 18CAMERAPERSON (Kirsten Johnson, USA2016) 102 mins HD M offensive languageNov 25SUNSET BOULEVARD(Billy Wilder, USA1950) 110 mins HD PGIn memory of Michael Thomas
Mar 4 MULHOLLAND DRIVE (David Lynch, France/USA 2001) 147 mins DCP R16 violence, sexscenes. Supported by Weta DigitalMar 11 AGM (approx 25 mins), followed by:HEART OF A DOG(Laurie Anderson, USA/France 2015) 75 mins HD PG Mar 18HIS GIRL FRIDAY (Howard Hawks, USA 1940) 92 mins HD PG Mar 25SHADOWS IN PARADISE (Aki Kaurismäki, Finland 1986) 74 mins HD M violenceApril 1HOUSEBOUND(Gerard Johnstone, NZ 2014) 107 mins HD R13 violence, horror scenes, offensive languageApril 8I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO(Raoul Peck, France/USA 2016) 93 min HD M violence, offensive language
Schedule 2019
Screenings in the Grand at the Embassy, 10 Kent Terrace, at 6.15pm Mondays. Membership is open to everyone. * Indicates films screened in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, and Confucius Institute which arealso open to the public with admission by koha at the door.