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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Join us this Wednesday 14 October for the opening night of our new season, Illicit Attachments: The Clandestine Cinema Of Marcel Carné. 7:00pm - Les portes de la nuit (1946) 9:10pm - Thérèse Raquin (1953)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join us this Wednesday 7 October for the conclusion of our season focused on composer Zdeněk Liška. 7:00pm - The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) 8:40pm - Ikarie XB-1 (1963) preceded by The Snowman (1966) 10.25pm - Music by Zdeněk Liška (2017)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join us this Wednesday 30 September for the second night of our season, Zdeněk Liška, Composer and Co-Auteur Extraordinaire. 7:00pm - The Shop on the High Street (1965) 9:20pm - Celebration in the Botanical Garden (1969)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join us this Wednesday 23 September for the opening night of our new season presented in partnership with the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia 7:00pm - The Cremator (1968) preceded by The Flat (1968) 9:15pm - The Valley of the Bees (1968)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Join us this Wednesday 16 September for the final night of our season Haunted Worlds: Mario Bava, the Diabolical Magician of Cinecittà. 7:00pm - The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) 8:40pm - Lisa and the Devil (1973)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Join us this Wednesday 9 September for the second night of our Mario Bava season. 7:00pm - Danger: Diabolik (1968) 9:00pm - Rabid Dogs (1974/1998)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Cinémathèque returns this Wednesday 2 September for the opening night of our new season, presented in partnership with the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne. 7:00pm - Black Sabbath (1963) 8:50pm - Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Join us this Wednesday 29 July for an evening of films by Aotearoa New Zealand director Geoff Murphy. This will be our final screening before we break for this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival. 7:00pm - THE QUIET EARTH (1985) 8:50pm - UTU REDUX (2013)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Join us this Wednesday 22 July for the final double bill of our season focused on the films of Spike Lee. 7:00pm - 4 Little Girls (1997) 8:55pm - Summer of Sam (1999)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Join us this Wednesday 15 July for the second night in our season of films directed by one of the United States’ most prolific and provocative auteurs, Spike Lee. 7:00pm - Malcolm X (1992)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Join us on Wednesday 8 July for the opening night of our next season, By Any Means Necessary: Spike Lee, American Provocateur. 7:00pm - School Daze (1988) 9:20pm - 25th Hour (2002)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the ACF campaign to support our 2027 screening program! With your help we exceeded our target and raised over $15,000 which will go a long way to creating the best-possible program next year!

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Join us this Wednesday 1 July for the final night of our season, Light Without Mercy: The Tragi-Comic World of Roy Andersson. 7:00pm - A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) 8:55pm - About Endlessness (2019)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Join us this Wednesday 24 June for the second night of our season focused on Roy Andersson, one of the 21st century’s most distinctive auteurs. 7:00pm - YOU, THE LIVING (2007) preceded by NINE COMMERCIALS (1979-89, 10 mins) 9:00pm - GILIAP (1975)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Join us this Wednesday 17 June for the opening night of our new season, Light Without Mercy: The Tragi-Comic World of Roy Andersson. 7:00pm – SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR (2000) preceded by WORLD OF GLORY (1991, 16 mins) 9:15pm – A SWEDISH LOVE STORY (1970)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to our Australian Cultural Fund campaign to support our 2027 screening program! We've raised over $3,000 so far but we still need your help. Visit the link to make a tax-deductible donation by 30 June.

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Join us this Wednesday the 10th of June for the final night of our season, No One Here Gets Out Alive: Johnnie To, Dancing While the Building Burns. 7:00pm – THROW DOWN (2004) 8:50pm – RUNNING OUT OF TIME (1999)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Join us this Wednesday the 3rd of June for the second night of our season focused on Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To. 7:00pm – RUNNING ON KARMA (2003) 8:45pm – LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE (2011)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Join us this Wednesday the 27th of May for the opening night of our new season, No One Here Gets Out Alive: Johnnie To, Dancing While the Building Burns. 7:00pm – ELECTION (2005) 9:00pm – EXILED (2006)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Join us this Wednesday the 20th of May for the final night of our season, A Woman of Her Time: Julie Christie. 7:00pm – THE GOLD DIGGERS (1983) 8:45pm – AWAY FROM HER (2006)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Join us this Wednesday the 13th of May for the second night of our season focused on Julie Christie. 7:00pm – MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971) 9:15pm – THE GO-BETWEEN (1971)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Come along this Wednesday for the opening night of our new season, A Woman of Her Time: Julie Christie. 7:00pm – DARLING (1965) 9:25pm – BILLY LIAR (1963)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Join us this Wednesday the 29th of April for the conclusion of our season, X-Rays of the Soul: The Intimate Human Dramas of Ryusuke Hamaguchi. 7:00pm – TOUCHING THE SKIN OF EERINESS (2013) preceded by HEAVEN IS STILL FAR AWAY (2016) 8:45pm – THE SOUND OF WAVES (2012)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Join us this Wednesday the 22nd of April for the second night of our season focused on one of the most distinctive cinematic voices to emerge from Japan in the new millennium, Ryusuke Hamaguchi. 7:00pm – ASAKO I & II (2018) 9:15pm – THE DEPTHS (2010)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Join us this Wednesday April 15 for the opening night of our new season, X-Rays of the Soul: The Intimate Human Dramas of Ryusuke Hamaguchi. 7:00pm – WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (2021) 9:20pm – LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED (2003) followed by I LOVE THEE FOR GOOD (2009)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Join us this Wednesday April 8 for a special one-night program, Persons of Interest: The Independent Film Work of Haydn Keenan and Esben Storm. 7:00pm – 27A (1974) 8:50pm – GOING DOWN (1982)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Join us this Wednesday 1 April for the final night of our season: Wim Wenders, Roads to Everywhere. 7:00pm – WINGS OF DESIRE (1987) 9:20pm – THE STATE OF THINGS (1982)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Join us this Wednesday 25 March for the second night of our season focusing on Wim Wenders. 7:00pm – WRONG MOVE (1975) 8:55pm – THE GOALKEEPER'S FEAR OF THE PENALTY (1972)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Join us this Wednesday 18 March for the first night of our new season: Wim Wenders, Roads to Everywhere. 7:00pm – KINGS OF THE ROAD (1976) 10:15pm – CHAMBRE 666 (1982) preceded by REVERSE ANGLE: EIN BRIEF AUS NEW YORK (1982)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Join us this Wednesday 11 March for the final night of our season focusing on the singular French writer-director Leos Carax. 7:00pm – IT’S NOT ME (2024, 41 mins) to be preceded by SANS TITRE (1997, 9 mins) and MY LAST MINUTE (2006, 1 min) 8:05pm – PIERRE OU, LES AMBIGUITÉS (2001, 174 mins)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the order of the next two weeks of our Leos Carax season will be swapped. This Wednesday 4 March we will now be screening: 7:00pm – HOLY MOTORS (2012) 9:10pm – BOY MEETS GIRL (1984)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Join us this Wednesday 25 February for the first night of our new season: Tales of Modern Love: Leos Carax, Rebirthing Cinema. 7:00pm – LES AMANTS DU PONT-NEUF (1991) 35mm 9:25pm – MAUVAIS SANG (1986) 4K DCP

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Join us this Wednesday 18 February for the final night of our season exploring early 1970s American road movies. 7:00pm – WANDA (1970) 9:05pm – FIVE EASY PIECES (1970)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Join us this Wednesday 11 February for the second night in our season of 1970s American Road Movies. 7:00pm – THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (1974) 9:05pm – VANISHING POINT (1971)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Cinémathèque returns this Wednesday 4 February! Join us at ACMI for the opening night of our first 2026 season, You Can Never Go Fast Enough: The Early 1970s Road Movie as the Quintessential New Hollywood Genre. 7:00pm – TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (1971) 9:00pm – BADLANDS (1973)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The Melbourne Cinémathèque is thrilled to announce our full screening program for 2026, comprising seventeen thoughtfully curated seasons covering major artists of world cinema and under-seen local films, through a mix of new digital restorations and rare original film prints.

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Join us on Wednesday 17 December for the final Melbourne Cinémathèque program of 2025. 7:00pm – SEED (1931) on 35mm 8:50pm – MEMORY LANE (1926) on 35mm

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Join us on Wednesday 10 December for the second night of our focus on the pioneering Hollywood director John M. Stahl. 7:00pm – LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945) 9:05pm – MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Join us on Wednesday 3 December for the first night of our new season, The Courage to Take Things Seriously: John M. Stahl’s Unironic Melodramas. 7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934) 9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Join us on Wednesday 26 November for a special one-night presentation, Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation. 7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s 8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Join us on Wednesday 19 November for the second and final night of our focus on Australian Cinema in 1975. 7:00pm – SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY (1975) preceded by WE ARE ALL ALONE MY DEAR (1975, 22 mins) 9:10pm – PROTECTED: THE TRUTH ABOUT PALM ISLAND (1975)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Join us on Wednesday 12 November for the opening night of our new season, It's Time: Australian Cinema in 1975. 7:00pm – PURE SHIT (1975) Preceded by STRUTTIN’ THE MUTTON (1975) 9:00pm – THE IDES OF NOVEMBER (1979–1980) 10:15pm – HOMOSEXUALITY: A FILM FOR DISCUSSION (1975)

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Join us on Wednesday 5 November for the conclusion of our season, Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka From The Mid-1970s To The Early 1980s. 7:00pm – BONA (1980) 8:40pm – CAIN AND ABEL (1982) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Join us on Wednesday 29 October for the opening night of Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka from the Mid-1970s to the Early 1980s. 7:00pm – INSIANG (1976) 8:55pm – MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (1975) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Join us on Wednesday 22 October for the second part of our focus on Palestinian actor-director Elia Suleiman. 7:00pm – THE TIME THAT REMAINS (2009) 9:05pm – IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Join us on Wednesday 15 October for the opening night of our new season, "On the Edge of Fiction": Elia Suleiman's Cinema of Belonging. 7:00pm – CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARANCE (1996) on 35mm 8:45pm – DIVINE INTERVENTION (2002) on 35mm Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Join us on Wednesday 8 October for the final night in our season dedicated to Czech film pioneer František Vláčil. 7:00pm – THE WHITE DOVE (1960) Preceded by CLOUDS OF GLASS (1958) 8:45pm – SHADOWS OF A HOT SUMMER (1978) in 4K Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Join us on Wednesday 1 October for the second night of our Czech film season, One For The Ages: The Balladic, Painterly Cinema of František Vláčiz. 7:00pm – THE DEVIL’S TRAP (1962) 8:40pm – ADELHEID (1970) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Join us on Wednesday 24 September for the opening night of our focus on František Vláčil, presented in partnership with the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia. 7:00pm – MARKETA LAZAROVÁ (1967) in 4K Preceded by THE CITY IN WHITE (1972) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Join us on Wednesday 17 September for the final session in our Mexican Cinema season, Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema's Golden Age. 7:00pm – MACARIO (1960) 8:45pm – TWO MONKS (1934) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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