Come along to our weekly film screenings of independent, international and classic films.
| Jul | |
| Sun 5, Wed 8 Jul | BRISBANE: Centenary, Flood, Games and Expo |
| Sun 12 Jul | Age of Consent |
| Sun 19 Jul | 27A |
| Sun 26 Jul |
Goodbye Paradise |
| Aug | |
| Sun 16 Aug | Buddies |
| Sun 23 Aug | Travelling North |
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Sun 30 Aug |
* Print source: National Film and Sound Archives [new window]
Sunday free films
In search of the Great Queensland Movie
Six contenders for the title of the Great Queensland Movie together with a selection of five classic Queensland short films and a program that revisits several events in Brisbane of special significance from the 1959 Centenary to Expo.
BRISBANE: Centenary, Flood, Games and Expo
- Selected film of the 1959 Queensland centenary celebrations (21 mins)
- QTQ 9 film of 1974 Floods (20 mins)
- Film from Commonwealth Games 1982 (44 mins) includes:
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- Opening ceremony (6 mins)
- Profile of Aboriginal boxer Doug Sam (23 mins)
- Marathon highlights (15 mins)
- Channel 10 coverage of World Expo 88 (approx 15-20 mins)
When Sun 5 Jul, 11.30am & 2pm and Wed 8 Jul, 1.30pm
Where slq Auditorium 2, level 2
Tickets Free, no bookings required
Source: NFSA & the State Library’s audio-visual collection
Age of Consent
(Australia/USA 1969 103 mins) U15
“A lovely erotic and idyllic comedy.” Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Michael Powell described his film, based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Norman Lindsay, as “a slightly bitter comedy…the story of a painter who believes that he will no longer paint and a girl who persuades him to begin again.” The locations on Dunk and Purtaboi Islands play a central part in this story of one man’s rejuvenation. This is the fully restored version with Peter Sculthorpe’s original score reinstated.
Plus One Man’s Instrument (1991; 10 mins)
Director Michael Powell
Cast James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack Macgrowan, Neva Carr-Glynn, Frank Thring
When Sun 12 Jul, 2pm
Where slq Auditorium 2, level 2
Tickets Free, no bookings required
27A
(Australia 1973 84 mins) U15
“It works with a laconic, abrasive energy that makes it as entertaining as it is disturbing.” Sandra Hall, The Bulletin
Based on a true story of one man's fight against the validity of Queensland Mental Health Act 27a. Robert McDarra gives a memorable performance as an alcoholic threatened with indefinite imprisonment, not for a criminal offence, but because he is an alcoholic.
Plus The Battle for Bowen Hills (1982; 21 mins)
Director Esben Storm
Cast Robert McDarra, Bill Hunter
When Sun 19 Jul, 2pm
Where slq Auditorium 2, level 2
Tickets Free, no bookings required
Source: NFSA
Goodbye Paradise
(Australia 1981 119 mins) U15
“Has all the hallmarks of one of the best genre films of the New Australian cinema – and perhaps one of its best films altogether” Neil Rattigan, Images of Australia
Ray Barrett is at his best as a disgraced ex -policeman hired to find the absconding daughter of a Queensland Labor senator. The intrigues prefigure the exposure of corruption in the Queensland police force and politics in the 1980s. Dialogue written by Bob Ellis and Denny Lawrence strikes the right balance between Raymond Chandler and deadpan Oz irony.
Director Carl Schultz
Cast Ray Barrett, Paul Chubb, Guy Dolemen, Kate Fitzpatrick, Robyn Nevin
When Sun 26 Jul, 2pm
Where slq Auditorium 2, level 2
Tickets Free, no bookings required
Source: NFSA. The assistance of the Brisbane International Film Festival in the presentation of this screening is also gratefully acknowledged
Buddies
(Australia 1983 97 mins) PG
“An enormously entertaining film…undeservedly forgotten.” David Stratton
The freewheeling ways of the locals eking out a living on the sapphire fields come into conflict with a cashed up large operator who arrives with bulldozers and hired goons. It’s an exuberantly comic variation on the cattle baron v sodbuster theme in the western. Filmed in Emerald,Queensland.
Plus The Darra Dogs (1993; 10 mins).
Director Arch Nicholson
Cast Simon Chilvers, Colin Freils, Harold Hopkins, Norman Kaye, Kris McQuade
When Sun 16 Aug, 2pm
Where slq Auditorium 2, level 2
Tickets Free, no bookings required
Source: NFSA
Travelling North
(Australia 1986) PG
“(One of the) best Australian films of the decade” David Stratton
An irascible old leftie, following retirement as a civil engineer, travels north with his new partner to settle in the tropics. Apparently leaving behind family complications in a wintry Melbourne, they encounter unexpected problems in a seemingly idyllic Port Douglas. David Williamson’s adaptation from his biographical play is well served by all involved, above all by ring of truth in the performances of McKern and Blake.
Plus No Problems (1989; 11 mins).
Director Carl Schultz
Cast Leo McKern, Julia Blake, Henri Szeps, Graham Kennedy
When Sun 23 Aug, 2pm
Where slq Auditorium 2, level 2
Tickets Free, no bookings required
Swimming Upstream
(Australia 2002 113 mins) M
“Poignant and powerful…an unforgettable story about dreams, ambition and family.” Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
Anthony and Di Fingleton adapted the screenplay from Anthony’s autobiographical novel about the harsh realities in the life of a family in fifties Brisbane and the brothers’ will to win in the swimming pool.
Plus A Song of Air (1988; 27 mins)
Director Russell Mulcahy
Cast Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tom Draxl
When Sun 30 Aug, 2pm
Where slq auditorium 2, level 2
Tickets Free, no bookings required
Presented by State Library of Queensland Film Australia (FA) and Australian Film commission (AFC)
*Prints courtesy of the National Film & Sound Archive, Canberra. Other prints from the State Library of Queensland
Ratings |
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| G | General exhibition |
| PG | Parental guidance recommended |
| M | 15+ Recommended for mature audiences |
| U15 | Unrestricted entry |
| Both MA 15+ and 15+ entry restricted to persons 15 years and over unless accompanied by an adult | |
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Both R 18+ and 18+ entry restricted to adults 18 years and over |
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More information
- Email: publicprograms@slq.qld.gov.au
- Phone: +61 7 3840 7768
Last updated: 1st July 2009
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