Sundays at 4pm, October 4 – November 8
Presented by Ritz Cinemas in association with StudioCanal and Cinema Reborn is this retrospective of 6 stunning restorations of Jean-Pierre Melville’s intensely unique cinema. The program, screening every Sunday at 4pm from October 4 until November 8, is crowned by the magnificent restoration of one of Melville’s greatest films, Red Circle (Le Cercle Rouge), which screened at the Venice Film Festival this year.
Each film in the series is introduced by a leading film critic, scholar or filmmaker who will set the scene for an appreciation of one of the great names of 20th century cinema.
PROGRAM:
Sunday 4 October, 4pm – Le Cercle Rouge (1970) introduced by Dr Jane Mills, associate professor for the School of the Arts & Media, UNSW.
Sunday 11 October, 4pm – Bob, Le Flambeur (1956) introduced by Bruce Beresford, award-winning filmmaker of Ladies in Black, Driving Miss Daisy, Breaker Morant, and more.
Sunday 18 October, 4pm – Le Doulos (1963) introduced by John McDonald, film critic and writer for the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, and more.
Sunday 25 October, 4pm – Leon Morin, Priest (1961) introduced by Max Berghouse: lawyer, film critic and film scholar.
Sunday 1 November, 4pm – Army of Shadows (1969) introduced by David Stratton: author, film critic, festival director and programmer, television presenter, and lecturer.
Sunday 8 November, 4pm – Un Flic (1972) introduced by Margot Nash, filmmaker and honorary associate teacher in the School of Communications, UTS.