Thursday | 25.04.24

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4pm
16:00
What a Woman!
5pm
17:00
Anatomy of a Fall | Theatrical Release
6pm
18:00
The Game
18:15
Howl’s Moving Castle
8pm
20:00
Challengers | Theatrical Release
9pm
21:00
Poor Things
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Monthly Screenings

Around the World: New Zealand and Australia

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Around the World: New Zealand and Australia

The Small Continent and the Big Island - a cinematic journey following history, culture, immigration, and multiple ethnic identities

12 sessions, every other week, Sun., 10:00-13:00

Price: 685 NIS

Baz Luhrmann, Australian Cinema Bigger than Life

Speaker (in Heb.): Ron Fogel. Tickets: 75 NIS / Members: 65 NIS

Strictly Ballroom

Dir.: Baz Luhrmann
| 94 minutes

Scott upsets the conservative elements of the Ballroom Dancing Federation by daring to dance his own steps. All seems lost when out of the blue Fran pops up - a beginner and the ugly duckling of the studio. 

The Jewish Community, Economy, Society, and Australia-Israel Relationship

Speaker (in Heb.): Paul Israel

Shine

Dir.: Scott Hicks
| 105 minutes

Shine tells the story of 30 years in the life of brilliant pianist David Helfgott, who fights a lifelong battle with mental illness and is saved by two things: music and love. For his performance, Geoffrey Rush earned the '97 Academy Award for best actor. 

Lantana: A Beautiful Flower from the Outside – A Thorny Tangle from Within

Speaker (in Heb.): Rachel Esterkin

Lantana

Dir.: Ray Lawrence
| 121 minutes

In the gray area somewhere between romantic drama and detective mystery, the lives of several characters in Sydney intertwine. Thanks to the complex and slowly-unfolding plot and excellent performances by an ensemble of actors, the film received praise all over the world.

Winds of Change

Speaker (in Heb.): Boaz Cohen

The Sapphires

Dir.: Wayne Blair
| 103 minutes

Set in the heady days of the late 1960s, The Sapphires is an inspirational tale about a quartet of young, talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission, who set out on a tour in front of American troops. The series of performances teach the girls lessons about themselves.

Fragility, Passion, and Empowerment – Women in the Films of Jane Campion

Speaker (in Heb.): Dr. Odeya Kohen-Raz

The Piano

Dir.: Jane Campion
| 120 minutes

When Ada, a mute Scottish woman, is sent to New Zealand to marry Stewart, she brings her daughter and her piano. When she sales the piano to their neighbor for music lessons, a passionate romance develops between the two.... 

Aboriginal Natives and Australian Cinema

Speaker (in Heb.): Erez Dvora

Rabbit-Proof Fence

Dir.: Phillip Noyce
| 94 minutes

Three little Aboriginal girls are taken from their mother’s arms. Unable to adjust to the new identity forced upon them, the three girls attempt the impossible: to find their way back home. 

Australia: Not Just Kangaroos and Soaps

Speaker (in Heb.): Yonatan Gat

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Dir.: Stephan Elliott
| 102 minutes

Felicia, Mitzi and Bernadette are three troubled artists – the first two are drag-queens and the third a transsexual. They are invited to perform at a cabaret in the Australian outback. An original road-movie, refreshing, heart-warming and boisterous.

Between the Red Desert's Cliffs and the Ocean's Shores

Speaker (in Heb.): Roni Yanovsky

Japanese Story

Dir.: Sue Brooks
| 110 minutes

A geologist finds herself babysitting a young Japanese man. After a visit to the mines, the man decides to continue on into the wilderness. The two, divided by an abyss of cultural and sexual misunderstandings, are forced join forces in order to survive.

A Journey Through New Zealand

Speaker (in Heb.): Ayelet Eidelberg

Whale Rider

Dir.: Niki Caro
| 104 minutes

A Maori woman, together with one the twins she carried, dies in childbirth. The surviving twin, a girl, is raised by her grandparents. The girl wishes to carry on her grandfather's traditions, but the old man will not let her. Until her chance arrives….