Queenstown Film Society
QUEENSTOWN
Film Society
Tuesdays 8.30 pm at Reading Cinemas, Queenstown from 21 July 2020
Coming up
21 July 2020Arctic
Joe Penna, Iceland/USA, 2018, 97 mins (M offensive language & content that may disturb) This snowbound endurance thriller, shot spectacularly on location in Iceland, stars Mads Mikkelsen as the sole survivor of an air crash, stranded somewhere in the barren wastelands of the Arctic.
28 July 2020Orlando
Sally Potter, UK, 1992, 94 mins, (PG sexual references) Tilda Swinton strides through four centuries of history, switching genders as she goes, in Sally Potter’s gorgeous, playful subversion of British Heritage cinema. With Billy Zane, and Quentin Crisp as Elizabeth I.
4 August 2020The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Desiree Akhavan, USA, 2018, 90 mins (M sex scenes, offensive language & drug use) Chloë Grace Moretz delivers a heartbreaking and nuanced performance as a queer teen shipped off to a gay conversion camp in Desiree Akhavan’s touching drama. Sundance Grand Jury Prize.
11 August 2020Daughters of the Dust
Julie Dash, USA, 1991, 112 mins (PG) Set in 1902 as an African-American family prepares to leave their island home for the mainland, this groundbreaking debut remains urgent, poetic and resonant, most recently inspiring Beyoncé’s Lemonade.
18 August 2020The State against Nelson Mandela and the Others
Nicolas Champeaux & Gilles Porte, France, 2018, 103 mins (not rated) Rare audio recordings alongside animated courtroom sketches bring to life the Rivonia trial in this enthralling account of a pivotal chapter in Mandela and his co-defendants’ fight against apartheid.
25 August 2020A Polar Year
Samuel Collardey, France, 2018, 94 mins (not rated) Set amidst the dazzling, otherworldly landscapes of Arctic Greenland, this richly human documentary, about the unexpected bond between a Danish teacher and an Inuit boy, celebrates our capacity for cross-cultural connection.
1 September 20203 Days in Quiberon
Emily Atef, Germany/Austria/France, 2018, 115 mins (PG coarse language) In 1981 troubled actress and cult favourite Romy Schneider gave her final interview at a French resort. “Marie Bäumer is uncanny in this black-and-white homage to the Austrian-born movie star.” – Guardian
8 September 2020Bob le flambeur
Jean-Pierre Melville, France, 1956, 98 mins (PG) Bob is a thief with a code of honour and a perfect plan to rob the casino in this crime classic. “Melville’s drollest, most likeable gangster movie…Exceedingly light on its feet” – Village Voice
15 September 2020Inbetween Worlds
Feo Aladag, Germany, 2014, 103 mins Shot on location in Afghanistan, this muscular and scrupulously balanced war film finds common ground amongst the divisions of war. “A sensitive corrective to more partisan war dramas.” – Variety
22 September 2020Woman at War
Benedikt Erlingsson, Iceland, 2018, 100 mins (PG) Iceland’s Benedikt Erlingsson (Of Horses and Men) winningly mixes absurdist comedy and tense thriller, with Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as a fearless eco-warrior juggling environmental action and foster motherhood.
All screenings at Reading Cinemas, Queenstown, at 8.30 pm. The programme is subject to change without notice. Admission is members only; we cannot sell single tickets. There are no bookings, so get there early to be sure of a seat. French films are screened in cooperation with the Institut Français and the Embassy of France. German films are screened in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut.
Countdown to opening night
Coming up
21 July 2020Arctic
Joe Penna, Iceland/USA, 2018, 97 mins (M offensive language & content that may disturb)
This snowbound endurance thriller, shot spectacularly on location in Iceland, stars Mads Mikkelsen as the sole survivor of an air crash, stranded somewhere in the barren wastelands of the Arctic.
28 July 2020Orlando
Sally Potter, UK, 1992, 94 mins, (PG sexual references)
Tilda Swinton strides through four centuries of history, switching genders as she goes, in Sally Potter’s gorgeous, playful subversion of British Heritage cinema. With Billy Zane, and Quentin Crisp as Elizabeth I.
4 August 2020The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Desiree Akhavan, USA, 2018, 90 mins (M sex scenes, offensive language & drug use)
Chloë Grace Moretz delivers a heartbreaking and nuanced performance as a queer teen shipped off to a gay conversion camp in Desiree Akhavan’s touching drama. Sundance Grand Jury Prize.
11 August 2020Daughters of the Dust
Julie Dash, USA, 1991, 112 mins (PG)
Set in 1902 as an African-American family prepares to leave their island home for the mainland, this groundbreaking debut remains urgent, poetic and resonant, most recently inspiring Beyoncé’s Lemonade.
18 August 2020The State against Nelson Mandela and the Others
Nicolas Champeaux & Gilles Porte, France, 2018, 103 mins (not rated)
Rare audio recordings alongside animated courtroom sketches bring to life the Rivonia trial in this enthralling account of a pivotal chapter in Mandela and his co-defendants’ fight against apartheid.
25 August 2020A Polar Year
Samuel Collardey, France, 2018, 94 mins (not rated)
Set amidst the dazzling, otherworldly landscapes of Arctic Greenland, this richly human documentary, about the unexpected bond between a Danish teacher and an Inuit boy, celebrates our capacity for cross-cultural connection.
1 September 20203 Days in Quiberon
Emily Atef, Germany/Austria/France, 2018, 115 mins (PG coarse language)
In 1981 troubled actress and cult favourite Romy Schneider gave her final interview at a French resort. “Marie Bäumer is uncanny in this black-and-white homage to the Austrian-born movie star.” – Guardian
8 September 2020Bob le flambeur
Jean-Pierre Melville, France, 1956, 98 mins (PG)
Bob is a thief with a code of honour and a perfect plan to rob the casino in this crime classic. “Melville’s drollest, most likeable gangster movie…Exceedingly light on its feet” – Village Voice
