2008 Screening Schedule

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
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Forbidden Quest

Screening: Monday 13 October, 6:30pm

Eumranseosaeng, Kim Dae-woo, Korea 2006

Yun-seo is a high-ranking official in the Joseon court, admired for his scholarly refinement but accused at home of being a coward for his refusal to take part in an inter-family feud. Asked by the king and his concubine to investigate a counterfeit painting, he comes across a small brassware shop that is actually a front for a much more profitable business in distributing erotic novels.

Having never encountered one before, Yun-seo is shocked but fascinated by the novels and their widespread popularity among the masses. Unable to shake the images from his head, he finally pens one himself. Thus begins the underground literary career of the first member of the upper classes to engage in such a low-grade activity.

Yun-seo displays a talent for pushing the art form in new and more daring directions, and soon hits upon the idea of including illustrations in his ever more popular texts. He even recruits Gwang-heon, a ruthless captain of the guards and family rival, to do the painting…

Director Kim Dae-woo won widespread praise for his work as a screenwriter – his credits include An Affair and Untold Scandal - before making his debut with Forbidden Quest. A solid commercial hit, the film established him as a figure to watch.

Kim also assembled a strong cast, with Han Suk-kyu (Shiri, Christmas in August) turning in a convincing performance as Yun-seo and character actors LEE Beom-soo and Oh Dal-soo providing both laughs and depth to their portrayals of Gwang-heon and the book dealer respectively. — Darcy Paquet

(35mm, In Korean with English subtitles, minutes, colour)