Screenings on first and third Fridays as 8.00pm
Yearly Membership $50 single, $75.00 double
“The Workshop Film Group celebrates its 40th Year”
PROGRAMME February – June 2008
Feb 1: Opening Night Party with Special Guest, Barbara Angell, writer of The Coral Browne Story
AN ENGLISHMAN ABROAD (Dir: John Schlesinger GB 1983 64 min colour)
Dramatisation of an actual meeting in Moscow in 1958 between actress Coral Browne and former British spy, Guy Burgess. Browne plays herself in this recreation of an encounter both touching and humorous. Barbara Angell, who has written a biography of Coral Browne, will be our special guest for the evening.
Feb 15SUMMER STOCK (Dir: Charles Walters USA 1950 109 mins colour MGM)
Judy Garland plays a cash-strapped New Englander whose farm is besieged by a troupe of New York actors (led by Gene Kelly) after her stage-struck sister invites them to use their barn as a summer theatre.
Mar 7ZVENIGORA (Dir: Alexander Dovzhenko USSR 1928 95 mins b&w)
An old man and his two grandsons search for buried treasure in the hills of Zvenigora. Dovzhenko's most audacious film combines ancient folklore & modern events through many centuries of Ukrainian history
Mar 21No screening on Good Friday
Apr 4SONS OF MATTHEW (Dir: Charles Chauvel Aust 1948 104 mins b&w)
Epic story of pioneer life tracing the struggles of three generations of settlers on Queensland’s wild Lamington Plateau. Chauvel's finest film took 18 months to shoot and was a huge commercial success.
Apr 18THE BIG PARADE (Dir: King Vidor USA 1925 124 min b&w MGM silent with musical soundtrack)
John Gilbert is an ordinary American foot soldier and Renee Adoree the heroine in one of the finest anti-war films ever made. Memorable character vignettes lead to the magnificently-staged battle scenes.
May 2ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER = Todo Sobre mi Madre (Pedro Almodovar Sp 1999 101 mins colour)
After a family tragedy, a single working mother returns to Barcelona to confront her past. Almodovar’s homage to classical Hollywood melodrama won the 1999 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
May 16KINGS ROW (Dir: Sam Wood USA 1942 127 min b&w Warner Brothers)
The intersecting lives of five children as they grow to adulthood in this boldly subversive view of small town America. Striking visuals, a haunting score and Ronald Reagan in his finest screen performance.
Jun 6FORBIDDEN PLANET (Dir: Fred Wilcox USA 1956 94 min colour MGM)
Science fiction version of Shakespeare's The Tempest features Freudian overtones, excellent special effects and an eerie electronic score which made it one of the most influential films of the genre.
Jun 20No screening during the Sydney Film Festival
All films are from the National Film & Video Lending Service, managed by the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra