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Fri 1 December, 8:15pm: Cemetery of Splendour

Fri 1 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 2 December, 8pm: Zama

Sat 2 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.
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.

Calendar

Fri 01 Dec 8:15pm
Cemetery of Splendour
Sat 02 Dec 8:00pm
Zama
Sun 03 Dec 5:00pm
Marianne of My Youth
Sun 03 Dec 7:30pm
Madhumati
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