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Sun 19 July, 4pm: One Minute Volume 3

Sun 19 July, 4pm: One Minute Volume 3

Curated by artist / filmmaker Kerry Baldry, One Minute Volume 3 is the third in the series of programmes of experimental works which thoughtfully engage with the concept of time in cinema, challenge traditional narratives and explore how much can be conveyed within sixty seconds.
Sun 19 July, 6pm: Belle de jour

Sun 19 July, 6pm: Belle de jour

Though the most popular of Buñuel’s films from his late French period, Belle de Jour may also be one of the most radical. A pristine psycho-cinematic puzzle – imparting to the viewers as much or as little profundity as they are willing to entertain.
Sun 19 July, 8pm: Mandy

Sun 19 July, 8pm: Mandy

Were scientists to engineer an uncut, 100-proof cult sensation, it would probably look, sound, and kick like this. Of course, like a lot of synthetic drugs, Mandy could also cause its fair share of overdoses, at least for those with a less-than sky-high tolerance for nonstop ‘trippy’ lunacy.
Mon 20 July, 8.15pm: JAZZ 625: Music Giants on the Small Screen

Mon 20 July, 8.15pm: JAZZ 625: Music Giants on the Small Screen

This talk sheds light on the history of jazz on television through a close examination of Jazz 625, accompanied by rare excerpts from its episodes, featuring jazz giants such as Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk, Erroll Garner, Ben Webster, Bill Evans, and many more.
Tue 21 July, 8.15pm: I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone

Tue 21 July, 8.15pm: I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone

Kuala Lumpur replaces Taipei as Tsai’s metropolis of choice, but the return to his country of birth certainly doesn’t yield any fondness or nostalgia. As ever, Tsai makes breathtaking use of space, juxtaposing the cramped and tangled interiors of apartment buildings with the cavernous gorges of multi-story construction sites.
Fri 24 July, 6pm: The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Fri 24 July, 6pm: The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

A highly-stylized romantic adventure inspired by the historic tales of Baron Munchausen: live action paired with various forms of animation allow this Czechoslovak classic – spanning the moon to the deep sea – to come to life in this meticulous restoration.
Fri 24 July, 8.15pm: La Chimera

Fri 24 July, 8.15pm: La Chimera

With her customarily bewitching mixture of earthiness and magical realism, Alice Rohrwacher conjures a marvellous entertainment set in a rural Italy eternally caught between the ancient and the modern. Featuring gorgeous rough-hewn textures from the great cinematographer Hélène LouvartLa Chimera is a dreamlike descent into a majestically tattered world right beneath our own.
Sat 25 July, 5.45pm: The Marriage of Maria Braun

Sat 25 July, 5.45pm: The Marriage of Maria Braun

The best known of Fassbinder's trilogy of historical films about the Federal Republic's "economic miracle" of the 1950s and one of the major productions of the New German CinemaThe Marriage of Maria Braun is equally a melodrama of the highest order.
Sat 25 July, 8pm: Sound of Falling

Sat 25 July, 8pm: Sound of Falling

Cascading through time, Mascha Schilinski’s orchestrates echoes of past experience into transcendent poetic cinema. Surfacing evocative, gilded imagery from the shadows of femininity, Sound of Falling confirms the tremendous talents of its ambitious writer-director.
Sun 26 July, 3.30pm: Histoire(s) du Cinéma

Sun 26 July, 3.30pm: Histoire(s) du Cinéma

Jean-Luc Godard's video series Histoire(s) du Cinéma, consists of eight episodes made over a period of ten years and is an extraordinary look at the medium through the eyes of this unique filmmaker. Hugely ambitious in scope, the series covers a wide range of topics from the birth of cinema to Italian neo-realism to Hollywood and beyond.

Calendar

Tue 21 Jul 8:15pm
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Fri 24 Jul 6:00pm
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Fri 24 Jul 8:15pm
La Chimera
Sat 25 Jul 5:45pm
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Sat 25 Jul 8:00pm
Sound of Falling
Sun 26 Jul 3:30pm
Histoire(s) du Cinéma