Mon 3 March: Opening Night Party, 6pm The Young Girls of Rochefort by Jacques Demy, 6:30pm Mon 10 March: Jacquot de Nantes by Agnes Varda, 6:30pm Mon 17 March: Bay of Angels by Jacques Demy, 6:30pm
Mon 24 March: NO SCREENING - Easter Monday Mon 31 March: Donkey Skin by Jacques Demy, 6:30pm Mon 7 April: Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy, 6:30pm Mon 14 April: Pool of Princesses by Bettina Blumner, 6:30pm
Mon 21 April: NO SCREENING - World Cinema Showcase, Members get discounted tickets!
Mon 28 April: NO SCREENING - World Cinema Showcase, Members get discounted tickets! Mon 5 May: Requiem by Hans Christian-Schmid, 6:30pm Mon 12 May: Ghosts by Christian Petzold, 6:30pm Mon 19 May: The Round-Up by Miklós Janscó, 6:30pm Mon 26 May: Ivan the Terrible Parts I & II by Sergei Eisenstein, 8:00pm
Mon 2 June: NO SCREENING - Queen's Birthday Mon 9 June: Zabriskie Point by Michelangelo Antonioni, 6:30pm Mon 16 June: The Passenger by Michelangelo Antonioni, 6:30pm Mon 23 June: Control Room by Jehane Noujaim, 6:30pm Mon 30 June: Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett, 6:30pm Mon 7 July: Several Friends / The Horse / When it Rains / My Brother's Wedding by Charles Burnett, 6:30pm Mon 14 July: Unknown Chaplin by Brownlow & Gill, 8:00pm Mon 21 July: Fanny & Alexander by Ingmar Bergman, 8:00pm Mon 28 July: The Glass Shield by Charles Burnett, 6:30pm
Mon 4 August: NO SCREENING - International Film Festival, Members get discount tickets!
Mon 11 August: NO SCREENING - International Film Festival, Members get discount tickets! Mon 18 August: The Man Without a Past by Aki Kaurismaki, 6:30pm Mon 25 August: The World of Apu by Satayajit Ray, 6:30pm Mon 1 September: Kiwi Jokers (NZ Shorts) by Various Directors, 6:30pm Mon 8 September: The Footstep Man by Leon Narbey, 6:30pm Mon 15 September: Charleen / Backyard by Ross McElwee, 6:30pm Mon 22 September: Sherman's March by Ross McElwee, 8:00pm Mon 29 September: Time Indefinite by Ross McElwee, 6:30pm Mon 6 October: The King and the Clown by Lee Jun-ik, 6:30pm Mon 13 October: Forbidden Quest by Kim Dae-woo, 6:30pm Mon 20 October: DOUBLE FEATURE Barking Dogs Never Bite by Bong Joon-ho, 6:30pm Driving with my Wife's Lover by Kim Tai-sik
A low-ranking university lecturer (Lee Sung-jae), strained by the
pressures of money and his wife's pregnancy, snaps one night at the incessant barking of a neighbor's puppy. After seizing
the dog and exacting a cruel revenge, he nonetheless fails to secure the peace and quiet he so desires.
Meanwhile,
an employee at the apartment office (Bae Doo-na) receives a notice from a young girl about her missing dog… Barking Dogs
Never Bite is hard to characterize: part comedy and part cruel social satire, the film is spiced with scenes and
characters which seem unique to the cinema of Korea, or perhaps any country.
The film neither looks nor feels like
an art film, and yet on closer viewing, the aesthetic it creates is both complex and extremely well-executed. The film
marks the debut of Bong Joon-ho, one of Korea's most talented and respected filmmakers who would go on to make
Memories of Murder (2003) and The Host (2006).
Bong's mastery of craft and attention to detail are
apparent from this first feature… In today's cinema it's rare to encounter a work that feels like it's writing its own rules,
but Barking Dogs Never Bite is an exception. From its black humor (pet lovers beware!) and searing indictment
of academia to its quirky explorations of everyday life in a modern apartment complex, this film ranks as one of the most
accomplished debut works of recent Korean cinema. — Darcy Paquet
(35mm, In Korean with English subtitles, 106 minutes, colour)
Driving With My Wife's Lover
Aneeui aeineul mannada, Kim Tai-sik, South Korea 2007
This beautifully stylized feature debut from Korean director
Kim Tai-sik begins with a straightforward story line that revolves around marital infidelity and a scorned husband's quest
for revenge, but quickly evolves into a rich and layered journey toward self-discovery. After realizing that his wife has
been cheating on him, mild-mannered stamp maker Tae-han leaves his small seaside town of Naksan determined to track down his wife's
lover, a taxicab driver from Seoul named Joong-sik.
During one of the most intense heat waves on record, he travels to the
city, where he successfully finds his target and hires him for a long-distance cab ride back to Naksan. As they drive down
the highway, Tae-han refrains from revealing his secret to his new rival, and an unlikely bond develops between the two men.
When they are faced with a series of unexpected detours along the way, Tae-han finds ample time to reassess his devious
plans as the similarities and differences between the two men begin to surface. Far more than just a quirky road trip through
South Korea, Driving With My Wife's Lover is an intricately crafted character study that paints an intimate and vivid
picture while remaining refreshingly simple at its core. — Adam Montgomery
(35mm, In Korean with English subtitles, 92 minutes, colour)
