Dedicated to screening rare & significant films in their original format.
Dedicated to screening rare & significant films in their original format.
The Melbourne Cinémathèque is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run film society.
The Melbourne Cinémathèque is a membership-based film society based in Melbourne, Australia.
We hold screenings at ACMI, Fed Square every Wednesday night for most of the year.
Admission is by membership, which can be obtained on a short-term or yearly basis.
We are a volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation.
7:00pm THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK
Riccardo Freda (1962) 87 mins – Unclassified 15+
In this perverted tale of lust written by the prolific Ernesto Gastaldi, Steele stars as Cynthia, the newlywed wife of a twisted scientist (Robert Flemyng) with necrophiliac tendencies. Made at the height of the Italian horror boom it parlays a veritable haunted house worth of inventive gothic horror tropes, from flowing drapes and thunderstorms to locked doors and dark corners. This rich kaleidoscope of colour and horror is drawn out in luscious detail by genre specialist Freda and cinematographer Raffaele Masciocchi. Shot during the extended production of Fellini’s 8 ½.
CTEQ ANNOTATION
Corpse Bride: The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
by Ian Olney
8:40pm 8 ½
Federico Fellini (1963) 138 mins – M
Lauded by Roger Ebert as “the best film ever made about filmmaking”, and spawning countless imitators from Woody Allen to Bob Fosse, this playful, deceptively autobiographical Oscar-winning reverie on the mysteries of the artistic process is one of the landmark works of European art cinema. Hot on the heels of their worldwide success with La dolce vita, Fellini and Marcello Mastroianni (Guido) once again teamed up to explore the porous boundaries between life, art and dreamlike imagination in this exhilarating circus-like comedy memorably scored by Nino Rota. Also starring Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée and Steele as three of the women in Guido’s life.
4K DCP courtesy of Cinecittà Luce.
CTEQ ANNOTATION
“A Fantastic, Enchanted Ballet”: Federico Fellini’s 8 ½
by Wheeler Winston Dixon
The Melbourne Cinémathèque started out as the Melbourne University Film Society (MUFS) in 1948 and changed its name to Cinémathèque in 1984.
The Melbourne Cinémathèque aims to present films in the medium they were created and as closely as possible to screen films the way they would have originally screened (i.e. big screen, celluloid prints, not video or DVD).
Programmes include a diverse selection of classic and contemporary films showcasing director retrospectives, special guest appearances and thematic series including archival material and new or restored prints.
We have on occasion hosted numerous seminars featuring renowned film scholars such as David Bordwell, Adrian Martin and Ian Christie. We are also dedicated to providing new annotations on the films we screen via the CTEQ annotations, hosted as a part of the quarterly online film journal Senses of Cinema.
The Melbourne Cinémathèque is self-administered and membership-driven relying on support from individuals, foundations, corporations and government funding to maintain its high standard of excellence. If you would like to be involved, or to offer donations or sponsorship, please contact us.
Presented by The Melbourne Cinémathèque and ACMI
Curated by Michael Koller, Adrian Danks, Eloise Ross, Cerise Howard and Andréas Giannopoulos for the Melbourne Cinémathèque
Music Synchronisation: Michael Koller
State Government support by VicScreen.
Supported by the City of Melbourne Annual Arts Grants Program.
The Melbourne Cinémathèque receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund.
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State Government support by VicScreen.
Supported by the City of Melbourne Annual Arts Grants Program.
The Melbourne Cinémathèque receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund.