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The Wellington Film Society, Monday 6 July, 6.15pm at the Paramount: HER THIRD (Egon Gunther, East Germany 1972). Winner of the top prize at the 1972 Karlovy Vary Film Festival and the National Prize of East Germany, this is a landmark of European cinema and was a major box office success of the time. Jutta Hoffmann won the Best Actress Award at the 1972 Venice Film Festival for her remarkable portrayal of Margit Fliesser, an emancipated woman who dares to break with social conventions in her quest for happiness. Margit is a single mother in her mid-thirties with two daughters by different men. Looking back on her failed relationships, Margit realizes that her life has been shaped by perceived social expectations. Her amorous pursuit of a male colleague not only serves as an entertaining love story, but is a testament to the evolving independence of East German women. Part of a short season of East German films marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, made available by the Goethe Institut.
Members free. Public by way of donation (paper money) at the door.
The NZ Film Archive's Mediatheatre, 84 Taranaki Street. On Thursday, Annie Goldson's PUNITIVE DAMAGE (NZ 1999). On Saturday, Neil Young's RUST NEVER SLEEPS (USA 1981). For details of all Mediaplex events check the Archive's events calendar.
The NZ International Film Festival runs from 17 July - 2 August, at the Embassy, Paramount, Film Archive, Penthouse and Te Papa Soundings Theatre. The Wellington programme is now out and available at the venues and the usual places. The box office is open and bookings have started very strongly. There are some changes in booking arrangements this year so read the instructions carefully. On-line bookings with ezyTicket are available for the first time and could be the best way to go. The full schedule is also available at the Festival website.
This site relies on the various cinemas having their own websites up to date to access their screening times. The paragraphs describing the films starting this week are in most cases adapted from the linked reviews.
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BRUNO -
Cohen's new film pushes the boundaries further than Borat ever did. Sometimes you question whether he has finally crossed the line into offensive bad taste, but the audience all seemed to guffaw and groan in the right places. They even gasped in horror when they were supposed to. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea and if you are easily shocked this certainly won't be for you, but some will find it outrageously hilarious.
Opens Wednesday. Also Paramount, all Readings and Skycity.
HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE -
A run-of-the-mill story about saving the rural life from the invasion of the bad city companies but ultimately it's a coming-of-age morality tale that sends out a refreshingly wholesome message to teen girls everywhere. It's very much a father and daughter story too (in real-life as well as in the film).
Also Empire, Regent on Manners, all Readings, Skycity and Ascot.
ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS -
This time, the storyline takes the central characters from their wintry, ice-packed habitat to a cavernous underground world where dinosaurs roam and danger lurks behind every corner. The film is a surefire hit with the kids, even if they are not able to sit still all the way through it. It looks great and the 3D version [Readings Courtenay and Skycity] will undoubtedly have additional appeal.
Also Regent on Manners, all Readings, Lighthouse Petone and Pauatahanui, Skycty and Ascot.
KAMBAKKHT ISHQ -
Bollywood film directed by Sabir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The project will feature Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in pivotal roles along with actors Aftab Shivdasani and Amrita Arora in supporting roles. Hollywood actors Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards and Brandon Routh will be appearing in cameos. Opens Friday - no reviews yet.
Also Skycity.
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