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134 mins. France 2024. Dir: Tran Anh Hung
In 1885 Eugenie, a celebrated cook, meets up with Dodin, a brilliant epicure, whose ideas for recipes, when combined with Eugenie’s talents, creates culinary magic. The talented duo form a partnership that extends beyond the kitchen, establishing a friendship that evolves into something more.
100 mins. France 2023. Dir: Gilles Legardinier
A gentle, humorous story about a wealthy English businessman who’s grieving the loss of his wife. Finding no solace in his homeland, he ventures back to the place where they met in France, a once distinguished manor house. Here, in a twist of fate, he becomes a butler.
132 mins. USA 2024. Dir: Greg Berlanti
Comedy-drama about two NASA employees who face a crisis when they are faced with the challenge of staging a fake moon landing for the White House. Determined to beat the Russians, filming a fake landing ensures they have something to show the world if anything goes wrong with Apollo 11.
Friday Morning Matinée
Tickets $10. Candy Bar opens at 10 am for free morning tea.
132 mins. USA 2024. Dir: Greg Berlanti
Comedy-drama about two NASA employees who face a crisis when they are faced with the challenge of staging a fake moon landing for the White House. Determined to beat the Russians, filming a fake landing ensures they have something to show the world if anything goes wrong with Apollo 11.
110 mins. Australia 2018. Dir. Bruce Beresford
In the summer of 1959, Lisa, a shy schoolgirl lands a job in Sydney’s prestigious department store, Goodes. There her eyes are opened and her life is changed when she meets the ‘ladies in black’ of the women’s wear department. The film the TV series was based on.
95 mins. USA 1998. Dir: John Lasseter
A misfit ant, looking for warriors to help save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs to fight them. They turn out to be an inept circus troupe!
Classic animated film from Pixar.
Special Children’s Screening
Tickets $8 for children 4 to 12. $10 for adults.
Candy Bar opens at 10 am for free cordial and biscuits.
100 mins. France/Belgium 2023. Dir. Joachim Lafosse
A gripping and provocative drama about a married couple, he a prominent media savvy lawyer, and their adopted son, who grapple with the fallout when a long- held family secret is exposed. Inspired by true events.
98 mins. France 2023. Dir: Caroline Vignal
A wonderful husband, two happy daughters and a satisfying career, everything is going well for Iris, except that the passion has gone out of her marriage and she’s about to turn fifty. Encouraged by her friends, she dares to register herself on a dating app! A provocative comedy about reignited desire.
110 mins. UK 2003. Dir. Nigel Cole
Based on the true story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women, members of the Women’s Institute, who decide to pose nude for a calendar. Their aim is to raise funds for the local hospital to help with cancer research following the death of the husband of one of the group.
BENALLA SENIORS FESTIVAL SCREENING
Seniors’ tickets $5.
Candy Bar opens at 10 am for free morning tea.
12 mins. USA 2024. Dir: Julia von Heinz
Journalist Ruth travels to Poland with her father to visit his childhood places, but Edek, a holocaust survivor, resists reliving his trauma and sabotages the trip, creating unintentionally funny situations. Based on Lily Brett’s book, ’Too Many Men’.
105 mins. Australia 2024. Dir: Paul Clarke
Tracing their trailblazing story, this is the authorised documentary of the seminal Australian rock band. Following their origins from the politically charged atmosphere of the 1970s to their rise as global icons, helping shape modern Australian music.
95 mins. France 2023. Dir: Élise Girard
A once highly acclaimed author reluctantly agrees to travel to Japan to promote a new translation of her debut novel. While on the book tour, Sidonie, still haunted by the ghost of her late husband, begins an affair with her mysterious Japanese publisher.
100 mins. UK 2023. Dir: Matthew Brown
A meeting of minds is imagined between two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, the atheist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and the Christian author C.S. Lewis. On the brink of WW II, the pair spar over the existence of God, and discuss the future of mankind.
100 mins. USA 2024. Dir: Jocelyn Moorhouse
A comedy about two friends who travel to Florida to be bridesmaids in a surprise wedding of their old college girlfriend. The friends reunite in Key West for a wild and hilarious vacation full of secrets, fights, and surprises.
Friday Morning Matinée
Tickets $10.
Candy Bar opens at 10 am for free morning tea.
100 mins. USA 2024. Dir: Jocelyn Moorhouse
A comedy about two friends who travel to Florida to be bridesmaids in a surprise wedding of their old college girlfriend. The friends reunite in Key West for a wild and hilarious vacation full of secrets, fights, and surprises.
115 mins. USA 2019. Dir: Unjoo Moon
The inspiring biography of 1970s singer, activist and feminist icon Helen Reddy. Arriving In New York, she struggled with misogyny in the music industry until she recorded the anthem of the womens’ movement, which brought her enormous success.
100 mins. Australia 2020. Dir: J.J. Winlove.
In this heart-warming comedy drama, family matriarch June, during a fleeting bout of lucidity from her dementia, realises that she has precious little time to try and bring together her estranged children, save the family business, and rekindle an old flame!
BENALLA SENIORS FESTIVAL SCREENING
Seniors’ tickets $5.
Candy Bar opens at 10 am for free morning tea.
96 mins. France/Germany 2022. Dir: Jean-Paul Salomé
Set in the world of nuclear power and politics, this thriller is the true story of Maureen Kearney, the head union rep. of a French multinational powerhouse. Showing great courage and resilience, she became a whistle blower, exposing top-secret deals that shook the French nuclear sector.
95 mins. France 2022. Dir: Eric Besnard
When businessman Vincent’s car breaks down on a mountain road, it leads to a transformative encounter with Pierre, a hermit, where they challenge each other’s lifestyle and choices in this delightful odd-couple comedy.