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Sun 3 December, 5pm: Marianne of My Youth

Sun 3 December, 5pm: Marianne of My Youth

Marianne of My Youth is a wonderful dream set in Bavarian forests and castles about a supernatural love seemingly doomed but ultimately hopeful. "It’s a daydream, with no real plot. The events are barely suggested... You don’t make a film with children’s dreams."
Sun 3 December, 7.30pm: Madhumati

Sun 3 December, 7.30pm: Madhumati

Madhumati is one of the most influential Indian films of all time. Yet, Madhumati is often considered uncharacteristically commercial with its reincarnation love story set in an eerie mansion and misty hillside forests. Within this supernatural setting, however, are brutal feudal inequities and the exploitation of natural resources and indigenous people.
Thu 7 December, 8:15pm: Relentless Melt No. 31: Abstract and Experimental Animation from Hong Kong

Thu 7 December, 8:15pm: Relentless Melt No. 31: Abstract and Experimental Animation from Hong Kong

Curated by Max Hattler, Relentless Melt No. 31 presents a selection of recent abstract and experimental animation films from Hong Kong
Fri 8 December, 8.15pm Cemetery of Splendour

Fri 8 December, 8.15pm Cemetery of Splendour

Weerasethakul returned to his hometown in Isan Province for this suitably mesmeric cine-poem on magic, history, and dreams. In a former school built on an ancient cemetery, a group of soldiers slumbers quietly, victims of a mysterious sleeping sickness.
Sat 9 December, 8.15pm: The Last Detail

Sat 9 December, 8.15pm: The Last Detail

Naval petty officers 'Badass' Buddusky and 'Mule' Mulhall are assigned to escort 18-year-old seaman Larry Meadows to a naval prison, where he’ll serve eight years for stealing $40 from his Admiral’s wife’s charity. Taking a shine to the luckless lad, the two career sailors decide to show him a good time in the major cities between Virginia and New Hampshire.
Sun 10 December, 3.30pm: An Elephant Sitting Still

Sun 10 December, 3.30pm: An Elephant Sitting Still

In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. In virtuoso visual compositions, the film tells the story of one single suspenseful day from dawn to dusk, when the train to Manzhouli is set to depart.
Sun 10 December, 8pm: Zama

Sun 10 December, 8pm: Zama

Propelled by highly elliptic storytelling and featuring a striking colour scheme as well as an extraordinary soundscape, Zama is a mixture of existential drama and Kafkaesque nightmare, constantly undercut by an ever-so-slight ironic tone.

Calendar

Thu 07 Dec 8:15pm
Relentless Melt No. 31
Fri 08 Dec 8:15pm
Cemetery of Splendour
Sat 09 Dec 8:15pm
The Last Detail
Sun 10 Dec 3:30pm
An Elephant Sitting Still
Sun 10 Dec 8:00pm
Zama
Sat 16 Dec 6:15pm
The Last Detail
Sat 16 Dec 8:15pm
L'eclisse