Semester One + Best Foreign Language Film Festival Ends This Week!

14th July, 2017

Our inaugural Best Foreign Language Film Festival closes tonight with Spain’s entry – JULIETA – directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The screening will be introduced by Professor Alfredo Martínez-Expósito, a Spanish film expert from the University of Melbourne, and will be followed by light refreshments and drinks courtesy of the Embassy of Spain!

Then, we finish up Semester One with a double feature of familial treachery: Guy Ritchie’s action-packed KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, followed by British gangster drama TRESPASS AGAINST US, starring Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson.

And don’t forget to come back just TWO days later for our Semester Two opening screening – TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT – on Monday 17 July. See it the way it should be seen: on the big screen… and for FREE! ☺

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Join up – or spread the word if you’re already a member – to Australia’s largest film society and the best deal in town. Semester Two memberships are available for purchase prior to all screenings, as well as online at www.anufg.org.au/join

Plus – there will be new Semester Two booklets and posters available for collection from tonight’s screening onwards!

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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
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• Fri 14 July @ 7:30 PM: JULIETA

Heralded as a return to form for director Pedro Almodóvar, this film – his 20th – sees a broken-hearted middle-aged woman decide to confront her mistakes and reconcile with her adult daughter after 12 years apart. Screening followed by light refreshments and drinks courtesy of the Embassy of Spain.

** Presented in partnership with the Embassy of Spain **

• Sat 15 July @ **7 PM**: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD + TRESPASS AGAINST US

In KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) is robbed of his birth right by his uncle (Jude Law) and raised on the streets of London. But when he pulls a magical sword from a stone, his true legacy catches up to him – whether he likes it or not. Directed by Guy Ritchie.

Then, in British crime drama TRESPASS AGAINST US (at approx. 9:15 PM), the son and presumptive heir (Michael Fassbender) of a British criminal clan comes into conflict with his father (Brendan Gleeson) when he tries to break away from the outlaw life after three generations of torment.

** Note: these films replace the previously scheduled WONDER WOMAN and THE CIRCLE due to availability changes **

** ‘NO GUESTS’ SCREENINGS THIS WEEK: JULIETA **