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Production stills from Gonjeshk va panbeh daneh (The Sparow and the Boll) (detail) 2007 | Director: Morteza Ahadi | Image courtesy: Kanoon |
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The APT6 Cinema program continues to be a highlight for visitors to the Gallery of Modern Art's Australian Cinémathèque. Over the next two weeks there is a variety of films from our two major cinema projects The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation and Promised Lands, as well as APT6 filmmakers Ang Lee and Takeshi Kitano.
The Cypress and the Crow highlights the art of animation in Iran today, which draws on the artistic heritage of textile design; Persian folk tales and literature; calligraphy and miniature painting; as well as the motifs of interior design, ceramics and architecture. Animation is recognised in Iran as a medium which is closely related to drawing, painting and the graphic arts.
Promised Lands profiles a series of key cinematic and geopolitical relationships across the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Kashmir, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) to West Asia and the Middle East (including Afghanistan, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Palestine and Turkey).
APT6 CINEMA
SCREENINGS: Wednesday 6 January – Tuesday 19 January 2010
WHERE: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art
COST: Admission Free
Iranian animations by Seyyed Morteza Ahadi and Farkhondeh Torabi are screening continuously during the APT6 exhibition in The Fairfax Gallery (Gallery 1.1) at GoMA.
COMING SOON: Rithy Panh
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The Ice Storm 1997 M
DIRECTOR: Ang Lee
PROGRAM: APT6 Artists
WHEN: 6.00pm Wed 6 Jan 2010 (112 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Following two families in suburban Connecticut over the Thanksgiving holiday and set against a background of the Watergate scandal, The Ice Storm dissects the emotional isolation at the heart of the sexual revolution... Read more |
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Taking Woodstock
DIRECTOR: Ang Lee
PROGRAM: APT6 Artists
WHEN: 6.00pm Fri 8 Jan 2010 (110 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Inspired by the legendary musical event, Taking Woodstock tells of a young man who returns home to save his parents Catskills motel from financial ruin. Hearing a large music festival has lost its venue he offers the failing motel to the Woodstock promoters as a solution... Read more |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 M
DIRECTOR: Ang Lee
PROGRAM: APT6 Artists
WHEN: 8.00pm Fri 8 Jan 2010 (120 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Displaying the breathtaking aerial wire work which captured the imagination of international audiences, this film follows an infamous Wudang swordsman who must avenge his master death... Read more |
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Life after the Fall 2008 Ages 15+
DIRECTOR: Kasim Abid
PROGRAM: Promised Lands — Tree of Life
WHEN: 1.00pm Sat 9 Jan 2010 (100 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
This powerful film shows everyday life in the midst of crisis in Iraq, from the first democratic elections to the capture of Saddam Hussein, and shows how one family has struggled to cope with the events and incursions that have torn their country apart... Read more |
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Recycle 2007 Ages 15+
DIRECTOR: Mahmoud Al Massad
PROGRAM: Promised Lands — Tree of Life
WHEN: 3.00pm Sat 9 Jan 2010 (78 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
A revealing and beautifully shot portrait considering the lure of Muslim fundamentalism through the life of a Jordanian ex-Mujahid man whose religious beliefs are put to the test in the face of humiliating poverty... Read more |
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Nights and Days 2007 + 33 Yaoum (33 Days) 2007 Ages 15+
DIRECTOR: Lamia Joreige / Mai Masri
PROGRAM: Promised Lands — Eating My Heart
WHEN: 2.00pm Sun 10 Jan 2010 (87 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Focusing on a small group of individuals, including a relief worker, a television journalist, and a theatre performer who organises workshops and performances with traumatised and displaced children, 33 Days shows us life on the ground during the 2006 Israeli invasion and the lasting legacy of the invasion... Read more |
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I Want to See 2008 Ages 15+
DIRECTOR: Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
PROGRAM: Promised Lands — Eating My Heart
WHEN: 3.30pm Sun 10 Jan and 6.00pm Wed 13 Jan 2010 (7 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Follows acclaimed French actress Catherine Deneuve and Lebanese actor and director Rabih Mroué, as they travel together through war-torn Lebanon... Read more |
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7 Seen 2004 + Newrooz 2004 + The Lost Puppet 2006 + Boz Game 2007 + Flowers 2006 All Ages
DIRECTOR: Moin Samadi / Minoo Janmohammadi
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 11.00am Fri 15 Jan and 11.00am Sun 24 Jan 2010 (20mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
... Read more |
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Turkmen Boy 2008 All Ages
DIRECTOR: Amir Kasavandi
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 1.00pm Fri 15 Jan, 1.00pm Thu 21 Jan and 11.00am Fri 22 Jan 2010 (15 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
... Read more |
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Photo 2009 + Persepolis 2007 M
DIRECTOR: Maryam Khalilzadeh / Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 6.00pm Fri 15 Jan and 1.00pm Sun 17 Jan 2010 (105 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
An autobiographical story of a girl coming of age against the backdrop the Iranian Revolution... Read more |
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A Scene at the Sea 1991 G
DIRECTOR: Takeshi Kitano
PROGRAM: APT6 Artists
WHEN: 8.00pm Fri 15 Jan 2010 (101 min)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Capturing the exquisite simple pleasures of a beachside lifestyle, contemplating the ocean and the delicate negotiations of love, A Scene at the Sea follows a mute garbage collector, who is determined to learn the art of surfing after finding a broken surf board on his garbage route... Read more |
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Why Dogs Hate Cats 2008 + No Days 2006 All Ages
DIRECTOR: Lida Fazli / Mohammad Reza Khanzad
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 11.00am Sat 16 Jan and 11.00am Wed 20 Jan 2010 (18 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
... Read more |
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The Pottery Tale 2008+ Persian Carpet 1998 +
The Ancient Tales 2006 All Ages
DIRECTOR: Maryam Bayani / Noureddin Zarrinkelk / Ali Reza Kavian Rad
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 1.00pm Sat 16 Jan and 1.00pm Wed 20 Jan 2010 (38 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
... Read more |
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How I Love You 2001 + All is Well on the Boarder 1997 +
Nature Morte 2008 Ages 15+
DIRECTOR: Akram Zaatari
PROGRAM: Promised Lands — Eating My Heart
WHEN: 2.00pm Sat 16 Jan 2010 (Akram Zaatari Shorts Program) (83 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Three short films by director Akram Zaatari which explore themes of resistance, passion and survival in Lebanon... Read more |
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A Jihad for Love 2007 M
DIRECTOR: Parvez Sharma
PROGRAM: Promised Lands — Tree of Life
WHEN: 3.30pm Sat 16 Jan 2010 (81 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Muslim homosexuals struggle with persecution and confusion as they work to reconcile their homosexuality — forbidden by the Quran and condemned in Prophet Muhammed's Hadith — with their faith in this deeply personal documentary... Read more |
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Happy Birthday 2004 + The Crows 2008 All Ages
DIRECTOR: Zohal Razavi
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 11.00am Sun 17 Jan and 11.00am Thu 21 Jan 2010 (19 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
... Read more |
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The White Wings 2002 + Persian Carpet 1998 All Ages
DIRECTOR: Abdollah Alimorad / Noureddin Zarrinkelk
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 1.00pm Sun 17 Jan 2010 (31mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
... Read more |
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Persepolis 2007 M
DIRECTOR: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 6.00pm Fri 15 Jan and 1.00pm Sun 17 Jan 2010 (95 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
An autobiographical story of a girl coming of age against the backdrop the Iranian Revolution... Read more |
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The Good, the Bad and the Love 2009 +
The Tales of Bazaar 1995 Ages15+
DIRECTOR: Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour / Abdollah Alimorad
PROGRAM: The Cypress and the Crow: 50 Years of Iranian Animation
WHEN: 6.00pm Sun 17 Jan 2010 (83 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
... Read more |
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Djomeh 2000 Ages 12+
DIRECTOR: Hassan Yektapanah
PROGRAM: Promised Lands — Tree of Life
WHEN: 2.00pm Sun 17 Jan 2010 (94mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
An investigation of exile and cultural boundaries Djomeh follows a young Afghan worker and his pursuit of love in the remote Iranian countryside... Read more |
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Crimson Gold 2003 M
DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi
PROGRAM: Promised Lands — Tree of Life
WHEN: 4.00pm Sun 17 Jan 2010 and 6.00pm Wed 20 Jan 2010 (95 mins)
WHERE: Cinema A, GoMA
Opening with a failed robbery attempt that ends in tragedy Crimson Gold looks at the endemic class differences, censorship and social imbalance in Tehran through the frustrations of a struggling Iran-Iraq war veteran... Read more |
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Please note: Australian Cinémathèque programs include films that have not been officially classified in Australia. These films have been assigned age recommendations as a guide only. Parents and teachers are advised to contact the Cinémathèque if they would like more information as to the content and suitability of the films. |
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