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The Melbourne Cinémathèque is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run film society. We hold screenings at The Australia Centre for the Moving image every Wednesday night for most of the year. Admission is by membership, which can be obtained on a monthly or yearly basis.

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DECEMBER 14: HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT - THE SORCEROR

7:00 - LE MYSTÉRE PICASSO
Henri-Georges Clouzot (1956) 78 mins PG

This apparently simple yet startlingly profound examination of the creative process of one the most celebrated figures in 20th century art won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1956. Shooting through a clear canvas so that the director & the viewer are granted an uninterrupted view of the new works appearing before them, Clouzot's other injection is a time limit on Picasso's productivity, adding a tension to a film which is superbly augmented by Claude Renoir's images & Georges Auric's uneasy score.

35mm print courtesy of l'Institut Français

8:30 - THE WAGES OF FEAR
Henri-Georges Clouzot (1953) 141 mins PG

Winning several awards including the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953, Clouzot's adaptation of Georges Arnaud's novel is a thriller centred on desperation & the liberating potential of money. Set in a United States-run oil town in South America, a group of European men seek their fortune at immense personal risk. The level of suspense visualised & sustained by Clouzot establishes this as one of the director's best films. Featuring toweringly physical performances by Yves Montand, Charles Vanel & Véra Clouzot.

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Trailer @ Youtube

CURRENT NEWS & EVENTS

09/11/11 - Support 'Senses of Cinema'

Our very good friends at Senses of Cinema are currently making an appeal for financial contributions to help fund their ongoing work with the online journal.

"With diminishing government funding available for ventures such as Senses, we are forced to look elsewhere for income sources to continue to exist in the way we have. It has been a guiding principle for Senses to be accessible to everyone and there has never been any charge for subscription. This is something that Senses aims to maintain for at least the next 12 months.

To this end Senses is seeking financial support from the wider local and international film community to help cover our operating costs. The funds raised will pay for administering and maintaining our site. Senses will continue to accept and commission the high quality writing on film that our readers have come to expect."

Donations can be pledged through their Pozible project site. Deadline for pledges is 06 November 2011 at 03:00 am!