Thursday 5 December 2024 – 7.30pm @ Killara Centre, Camperdown
Our gift to you… our FREE film for December will be THE BREAKER UPPERERS.
The Breaker Upperers is a 2018 New Zealand romantic-comedy written and directed by Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek.
The film is a quirky, irreverent take on love, relationships, and breakups.
The story revolves around two women, Mel (Madeleine Sami) and Jen (Jackie van Beek), who run a small-time business specialising in breaking up couples too afraid or lazy to do it themselves.
The duo has a strong bond, rooted in their mutual cynicism about love after their own romantic failures.
Their methods are unconventional and often outrageous, ranging from impersonating police officers to staging dramatic infidelities.
The film is a blend of deadpan humour, slapstick, and heartfelt moments.
It explores themes of friendship, vulnerability, and the absurdities of modern relationships, all delivered with a distinct Kiwi comedic sensibility.
THE BREAKER UPPERERS screens at 7.30pm on Thursday 5 December 2024 in the Killara Centre, Camperdown. 1hr 30 / Comedy / M / New Zealand / English language
FREE entry (including supper and refreshments after the screening).
No bookings required, just turn up before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
2020 – 1h 36m – PG – Comedy (UK) Language: English and French
7:30pm Thursday 7th November 2024 – The Killara Centre, Camperdown.
A man and his Fiat 500 traverse the breath-taking landscapes of France. All the while being pursued by five bald men in a Citroën Dyane. A beautifully framed odyssey of music, story-telling, eccentricities and silent comedy. Nothing is harder to find than lost love.
The Man in the Hat is a 2020 British independent comedy film, the directorial debut of composer Stephen Warbeck. The film is a musically-rooted road trip comedy. The film was made by Open Palm Films and Rather Good Films Ltd and is represented by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. The film was released in United Kingdom cinemas on 18 September 2020.
$10 entry for guests or $30 for a 3 x film membership subscription. The entry fee includes supper and refreshments after the screening. No bookings required, just arrive before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
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Thursday 3 October 2024 – 7.30pm @ Killara Centre, Camperdown
ANATOMY OF A FALL is a 2023 French legal drama film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari.
In an isolated mountain chalet in a remote town in the French Alps, German novelist Sandra Voyter, her university lecturer husband Samuel Maleski, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life for the past year. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. Daniel faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.
What follows is an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death and an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship. Daniel is caught in the middle: between the trial and their home life.
ANATOMY OF A FALL premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, where it won the Palme d’Or and the Palm Dog Award and competed for the Queer Palm. It won six awards at the 49th César Awards, including Best Film, and also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Triet), Best Actress (Hüller), and won Best Original Screenplay.
ANATOMY OF A FALL screens at 7.30pm on Thursday 3 October 2024 in the Killara Centre, Camperdown. Rated M15+ 2hr 30min Crime/Drama/Thriller French with English subtitles
$10 entry for guests or $30 for a 3 x film membership subscription. The entry fee includes supper and refreshments after the screening. No bookings required, just arrive before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
REMINDER: The 2023/2024 Annual General Meeting of the Corangamite Film Society will be held from 6.45pm – 7.15pm just prior to the screening of ANATOMY OF A FALL. All are welcome to attend the AGM.
Thursday 5 September 2024 – 7.30pm @ Killara Centre, Camperdown
THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN is a 2012 Belgian drama film directed by Felix van Groeningen with a screenplay by Carl Joos and van Groeningen. It is based on the stage play of the same name by Johan Heldenbergh and Mieke Dobbels.
The film is set in Ghent, in the Flemish Region of Belgium, and chronicles the lives of Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) and Elise (Veerle Baetens) over seven years as they fall in love through their passion for bluegrass music. She has her own tattoo shop and he plays the banjo in a bluegrass band. They bond over their shared enthusiasm for American music and culture, and dive headfirst into a sweeping romance that plays out on and off stage – but when an unexpected tragedy hits their new family, everything they know and love is tested. An intensely moving portrait of a relationship from beginning to end, propelled by a soundtrack of foot-stomping bluegrass.
The film garnered critical acclaim and was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, and was on the nominated shortlist. The film was the winner of Best Foreign Film at the 39th César Awards and the winner of the 2013 Lux Prize.
The bluegrass soundtrack includes traditional songs as well as music composed for the film by Bjorn Eriksson. All the music in the band scenes is performed by the actors.
THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN screens at 7.30pm on Thursday 5 September 2024 in the Killara Centre, Camperdown. Rated MA 15+ 1hr 52min Flemish with English subtitles. Drama/Music/Romance
$10 entry for guests or $30 for a 3 x film membership subscription. The entry fee includes supper and refreshments after the screening. No bookings required, just arrive before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
Coming to a town near YOU! 6 films….. why not see them all?
Tuesday 30 July 7.00pm The Commercial Hotel, 73 High St. TERANG
SOMETHING IN THE WATER Australia 2024 (not yet classified) Drama
A story about McFarlane Burnett and Alan Marshall. Two men who grew up in Terang: honoured by their country but almost ignored in their home town. This film captures the environment and culture of the early 1900s in Victoria and tracks two very different careers each relying on the powerful pull of Lake Keilambete.
Entry by donation (includes supper) Bookings 0417 592 670
Wednesday 31 July 7.00pm Lismore Health – Grimwade Room, High St. LISMORE
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD USA 1962 (PG) Crime/Drama 2hr 9min
In small-town Alabama in 1932, Atticus Finch is a respected lawyer and a widower. He has two young children, Jem and Scout. When Atticus defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and other events expose the children to racism and stereotyping.
1962, American actors Gregory Peck (1916 – 2003) and Mary Badham review the script for the film, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ directed by Robert Mulligan, on the set of the film. Peck won his only Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the film, while Badham was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. (Photo by Universal Studios/Getty Images)
Thursday 1 August 7.30pm Theatre Royal, 2 Bath St. CAMPERDOWN
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN UK/USA 2022 (M) Comedy/Drama 1hr 54min
A black tragicomedy set on a remote, fictional island off the west coast of Ireland in the 1920s. Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one unexpectedly ends their relationship, with alarming and severe consequences for both of them.
Entry $10 (includes supper) Tickets at the door.
Friday 2 August 7.00pm Alderwood Manor, 56 Curdie St. COBDEN
JURASSIC PARK USA 1993 (PG) Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi 2hr 7min
In Steven Spielberg’s massive blockbuster, two palaeontologists and a mathematician are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. The billionaire owner assures everyone that the facility is safe until various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.
Saturday 3 August 7.30pm Theatre Royal, 2 Bath St. CAMPERDOWN
ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL Australia 2024 (not yet classified) 2hr 40min + intermission
The St Kilda Film Festival Victorian Tour takes the best of the 2024 festival program on the road! Don’t miss this special encore presentation of 14 of Australia’s Top Short Films, selected from this year’s super-sized 40th anniversary program.
Over the past 40 years, the festival has grown to become Australia’s largest and longest-running short film event. Renowned as the most comprehensive overview of Australia’s short film industry, showcasing the work of many of our finest filmmakers and a platform for emerging new talent. Prepare to be amused by comedy and animation, engrossed by drama and social commentary or even scared by horror – there really is something for everyone. Come and see a selection from Australia’s Top Short Films Competition, featuring the Award Winners and Director’s Choice. (with intermission) CLASSIFICATION NOTICE Some films contain themes that require parental guidance. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.
Entry $15 (includes supper) Tickets at the door.
Sunday 4 August 2.00pm Mechanics Institute Hall, 5 Anderson St. SKIPTON
THE ITALIAN JOB UK 1969 (PG) Action/Comedy 1hr 39min
A quintessential British caper. Charlie Croker, a thief recently released from prison, assembles a group of eccentric villains to enact an ambitious gold robbery in Italy, from underneath the noses of the police and mafia. Charlie finds that getting the gold is kid’s stuff compared to getting away with it.
Entry $10 Under 12 free (with supper + other nibbles for sale) Tickets at the door.
Thursday 4 July 2024 – 7.30pm @ Killara Centre, Camperdown
WE ARE STILL HERE is an Australian-New Zealand anthology film released in 2022. Created as a response to the 250th anniversary of the second voyage of James Cook to Australia in 1772, the project consists of eight interwoven short films by Indigenous Australian and Māori filmmakers about the impact of settler colonialism on the region’s indigenous cultures. The films were directed by Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis and Chantelle Burgoyne.
The film traverses 1000 years from past, present, and future to explore stories of kinship, loss, grief, and resilience. These tales cover the timeframe from when Captain James Cook first made contact with people in the Austral-Pacific Islands region, to a post-apocalyptic wasteland, in the year 2274.
Ultimately, the film shows the strength of love and hope to overcome shared traumas that Indigenous people from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific have continued to face. In spite of colonialism, racism, imperialism and the attempted erasure of Indigenous lives, WE ARE STILL HERE.
As a special NAIDOC week screening, the Corangamite Film Society has invited Brett Clarke to do a Welcome to Country. Brett will also show his short film ‘Ngakee Wanga Toompa – Look Listen Feel’.
WE ARE STILL HERE screens at 7.30pm on Thursday 4 July 2024 in the Killara Centre, Camperdown. Rated M 1hr 30min
$10 entry for guests or $30 for a 3 x film membership subscription. The entry fee includes supper and refreshments after the screening. No bookings required, just arrive before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. (naidoc.org.au) This year’s theme for NAIDOC week is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud’.
Thursday 6 June 2024 – 7.30pm @ Killara Centre, Camperdown
Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose close friendship is thrown into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy, causing a rift between them.
This 2022 coming-of-age drama film was directed by Lukas Dhont, and written by Dhont and Angelo Tijssens, re-teaming after their first feature film Girl (2018). The film is a co-production between Belgium, France and the Netherlands.
CLOSE is Dhont’s second film and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022. The film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.
CLOSE screens at 7.30pm on Thursday 6 June 2024 in the Killara Centre, Camperdown. Rated PG-13 1hr 44min French with English subtitles.
$10 entry for guests or $30 for a 3 x film membership subscription. The entry fee includes supper and refreshments after the screening. No bookings required, just arrive before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
Thursday 2 May 2024 – 7.30pm @ Killara Centre, Camperdown
THE GIANTS explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in a poetic portrait of environmentalist Bob Brown and the Forest. Brown’s trailblazing life helps narrate the exhilarating rise of the environmental movement in Australia. From a seedling to forest elder, the film is a masterclass that draws on Brown’s 50 years of inspiring activism, from the Franklin campaign for Tasmania’s last wild river, to today’s battle for the Tarkine rainforest. Told in Bob’s own words, his story is interwoven with the extraordinary life cycle of Australia’s giant trees, brought to the screen with stunning cinematography and immersive forest landscapes. The film combines monumental ‘tree portraits’ and animated ‘3D forest scans’ with spine-tingling sound design and a powerful soundtrack featuring human vocals – to literally give a voice to these trees.
One of Australia’s most successful documentaries of 2023, THE GIANTS aims to ignite a conversation about the right of the Forest to exist – and to inspire us to save it. The film inspired national rallies, put deforestation on the political agenda, and mobilised countless individuals and community groups to stand up for forests.
THE GIANTS screens at 7.30pm on Thursday 2 May 2024 in the Killara Centre, Camperdown. Rated M 1hr 53min. From Australia in 2023, Documentary/Animation/Biography.
$10 entry for guests or $30 for a 3 x film membership subscription. The entry fee includes supper and refreshments after the screening. No bookings required, just turn up before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
Thursday 4 April 2024 – 7.30pm @ Killara Centre, Camperdown
CONTENT WARNING: This story discusses sexual assault.
The 2022 film WOMEN TALKING, written and directed by Sarah Polley, is based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Canadian writer Miriam Toews, who describes the novel as “an imagined response to real events”. The real events occurred between 2005 and 2009 when over 100 women and girls living in Manitoba Colony, a remote and isolated Mennonite community in Bolivia, woke up to discover that they had been raped in their sleep. The attacks were denied or dismissed by the exclusively male elders of the colony, as the work of ghosts, or Satan, or that the women were lying to get attention. Finally it was revealed that a group of men from the colony were spraying animal anaesthetic to sedate entire households in order to sexually assault the women and girls.
While the men of the colony are away to post bail for the rapists, the women meet in secret to plot their response to the systemic male violence. Whether to stay and do nothing, stay and fight, or leave the colony. The women must grapple with the fundamentals of their faith and their lack of power and freedom within it. How do the women maintain their faith in light of the abuse, and will they be denied entry into heaven if they refuse to forgive their offenders?
The film features an ensemble cast that includes Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, who also served as a producer on the film.
WOMEN TALKING screens at 7.30pm on Thursday 4 April 2024 in the Killara Centre, Camperdown. USA Rated M 1hr 44min
$10 entry for guests or $30 for a 3 x film membership subscription. The entry fee includes supper and refreshments after the screening. No bookings required, just arrive before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
Thursday 7 March 2024 – 7.30pm @ Killara Centre, Camperdown
THE BLUE CAFTAN is 2022 Moroccan Arabic-language drama film directed by Maryam Touzani, and written by Touzani with the collaboration of Nabil Ayouch.
Mina (Lubna Azabal) and her husband Halim (Saleh Bakri) run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. To keep up with the demands of their customers they hire Youseff (Ayoub Missioui) as an apprentice. Slowly Mina realises how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man.
Woven with exquisite care, THE BLUE CAFTAN reveals a beautiful love triangle exploring mortality and sexuality in a small Moroccan town. Touzani presents a complex marriage with tenderness and grace in a sincere and superbly performed film that unfolds in unexpected and heartening ways.
THE BLUE CAFTAN has won several awards including winner of Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2022 and Audience Award, Vancouver International Film Festival 2022.
THE BLUE CAFTAN screens at 7.30pm on Thursday 7 March 2024 in the Killara Centre, Camperdown. Rated M 2hr 2min Arabic with English subtitles
$10 entry for guests or $30 for a 3 x film membership subscription. The entry fee includes supper and refreshments after the screening. No bookings required, just arrive before 7.30pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown.
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