Current Films
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The Divine Sarah Bernhardt
STARTING 18 JULY
Part of the 2025 Aotearoa French Film Festival
Directed by Guillaume Nicloux
Experience the magnificent life of French actress Sarah Bernhardt, the first international star and an eternal icon, in all its dramatic glory - just as “La Divine” herself intended!
Set in the dizzying theatrical world of stage lights, opulent wealth and delicious scandals, Bernhardt is expertly brought to life by Sandrine Kiberlain (November) in this decadent biopic from director Guillaume Nicloux. Shot amidst lavish and beautiful production design, but always focused on its protagonist, Nicloux’s decadent biopic is an experience like no other. Crossing paths with Alexandre Dumas, Sigmund Freud, Victor Hugo and more, Bernhardt’s fascinating story is told across three distinct time periods (1915, 1896 and 1886). Uncover the life of the world’s first celebrity in this vivid and compelling chronicle of a chameleonic actress who defined her generation.
"Not to be missed...a sumptuous feast for the senses." - Irresistable Magazine
French with English subtitles
Part of the 2025 Aotearoa French Film Festival
Directed by Guillaume Nicloux
Experience the magnificent life of French actress Sarah Bernhardt, the first international star and an eternal icon, in all its dramatic glory - just as “La Divine” herself intended!
Set in the dizzying theatrical world of stage lights, opulent wealth and delicious scandals, Bernhardt is expertly brought to life by Sandrine Kiberlain (November) in this decadent biopic from director Guillaume Nicloux. Shot amidst lavish and beautiful production design, but always focused on its protagonist, Nicloux’s decadent biopic is an experience like no other. Crossing paths with Alexandre Dumas, Sigmund Freud, Victor Hugo and more, Bernhardt’s fascinating story is told across three distinct time periods (1915, 1896 and 1886). Uncover the life of the world’s first celebrity in this vivid and compelling chronicle of a chameleonic actress who defined her generation.
"Not to be missed...a sumptuous feast for the senses." - Irresistable Magazine
French with English subtitles
The House Within
STARTING 17 JULY
Directed by Joshua Prendeville
Feature length documentary film on the internationally celebrated New Zealand writer Dame Fiona Kidman (Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour), examining the way in which life and fiction collide and how they become inescapably braided together in time. The film paints an intimate portrait of Fiona’s fascinating and often tumultuous life. It probes the inner world of a truly maverick writer who has overcome innumerable obstacles to establish her voice, and place, in the world of literature on a global scale. Fiona speaks for the first time about the private pains and losses in her life and art, and how these experiences were fundamental to the creation of the fictional worlds which have moved us so deeply.
"In this gentle, meandering film, we’re shown a vocational life lived with conviction and courage, punctuated by loss. From precocious beginnings in rural Northland to her involvement with the New Zealand Women’s Liberation Movement, Fiona Kidman has always been propelled by her sense of the power of words to inspire change, and a nose for thinly veiled Kiwi conservatism." (Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival)
Directed by Joshua Prendeville
Feature length documentary film on the internationally celebrated New Zealand writer Dame Fiona Kidman (Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour), examining the way in which life and fiction collide and how they become inescapably braided together in time. The film paints an intimate portrait of Fiona’s fascinating and often tumultuous life. It probes the inner world of a truly maverick writer who has overcome innumerable obstacles to establish her voice, and place, in the world of literature on a global scale. Fiona speaks for the first time about the private pains and losses in her life and art, and how these experiences were fundamental to the creation of the fictional worlds which have moved us so deeply.
"In this gentle, meandering film, we’re shown a vocational life lived with conviction and courage, punctuated by loss. From precocious beginnings in rural Northland to her involvement with the New Zealand Women’s Liberation Movement, Fiona Kidman has always been propelled by her sense of the power of words to inspire change, and a nose for thinly veiled Kiwi conservatism." (Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival)
Moulin Rouge
DOME SPOTLIGHT SCREENING
Friday, 11 July at 7pm
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
The 2001 eye-popping, toe-tapping spectacle with lavish set design and costumes that will make you dazzle. This is the final film in Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain trilogy' - followed behind Strictly Ballroom and Romeo + Juliet. Set against the backdrop of 19th Century Paris and the famed Montmartre cabaret, the story follows the doomed love affair between Christian (Ewan McGregor), a young poet, and Satine (Nicole Kidman), a courtesan and performer at the Moulin Rouge.
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub. The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city's drug and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine. But her affections are also coveted by the club's patron: the Duke. A dangerous love triangle ensues as Satine and Christian attempt to fight all odds to stay together but a force that not even love can conquer is taking its toll on Satine...
Award Winner - Best Art Direction, Costume Design; Academy Awards 2002. Best Film (Comedy/Musical), Golden Globes 2002.
Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman performed their own singing in Moulin Rouge
Friday, 11 July at 7pm
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
The 2001 eye-popping, toe-tapping spectacle with lavish set design and costumes that will make you dazzle. This is the final film in Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain trilogy' - followed behind Strictly Ballroom and Romeo + Juliet. Set against the backdrop of 19th Century Paris and the famed Montmartre cabaret, the story follows the doomed love affair between Christian (Ewan McGregor), a young poet, and Satine (Nicole Kidman), a courtesan and performer at the Moulin Rouge.
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub. The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city's drug and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine. But her affections are also coveted by the club's patron: the Duke. A dangerous love triangle ensues as Satine and Christian attempt to fight all odds to stay together but a force that not even love can conquer is taking its toll on Satine...
Award Winner - Best Art Direction, Costume Design; Academy Awards 2002. Best Film (Comedy/Musical), Golden Globes 2002.
Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman performed their own singing in Moulin Rouge
Tinā
STARTING 10 JULY
Directed by Miki Magasiva
Anapela Polataivao (Our Flag Means Death) leads this Aotearoa heartwarmer as Samoan teacher Mareta Percival. Struggling after the death of her daughter in the Christchurch earthquakes, Mareta reluctantly takes on a role as a substitute teacher at an elite private school and is surprised to find children in desperate need of guidance, inspiration, and love.
Using the symphony of her culture to empower her students, she forms a choir, bringing them together while unexpectedly rediscovering her passion again for being a teacher and mother.
"Through well-timed moments of despair to triumph and even anger, Tinā really takes you on an emotional ride. But if the film is steeped in painful emotion, it is equally rich in humour. Miki Magasiva may just have created a new classic that our people can call their own." -Flicks
100% on Rotten Tomatoes!
Directed by Miki Magasiva
Anapela Polataivao (Our Flag Means Death) leads this Aotearoa heartwarmer as Samoan teacher Mareta Percival. Struggling after the death of her daughter in the Christchurch earthquakes, Mareta reluctantly takes on a role as a substitute teacher at an elite private school and is surprised to find children in desperate need of guidance, inspiration, and love.
Using the symphony of her culture to empower her students, she forms a choir, bringing them together while unexpectedly rediscovering her passion again for being a teacher and mother.
"Through well-timed moments of despair to triumph and even anger, Tinā really takes you on an emotional ride. But if the film is steeped in painful emotion, it is equally rich in humour. Miki Magasiva may just have created a new classic that our people can call their own." -Flicks
100% on Rotten Tomatoes!
Strictly Ballroom
DOME SPOTLIGHT SCREENING
Wednesday, 9 July at 6:30pm
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
The 1992 offbeat romantic comedy that introduced the talents of Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. This is the first in Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain trilogy' - followed by Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!. The story follows a maverick dancer, Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio), who ditches the accepted rules of ballroom dancing to create his own style and choreography - a step which infuriates the dancing establishment.
Scott is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran (Tara Morice) is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckling who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!"
Adapted from a stage play conceived by Luhrman while studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Strictly Ballroom was a winner at the Cannes and Toronto film festivals, at the BAFTAs and the Australian Film Institute Awards.
Wednesday, 9 July at 6:30pm
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
The 1992 offbeat romantic comedy that introduced the talents of Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. This is the first in Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain trilogy' - followed by Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!. The story follows a maverick dancer, Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio), who ditches the accepted rules of ballroom dancing to create his own style and choreography - a step which infuriates the dancing establishment.
Scott is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran (Tara Morice) is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckling who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!"
Adapted from a stage play conceived by Luhrman while studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Strictly Ballroom was a winner at the Cannes and Toronto film festivals, at the BAFTAs and the Australian Film Institute Awards.
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
DOME SPOTLIGHT SCREENING
Wednesday, 16 July at 6:30m
Directed by Michael Morris
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, former lover, Daniel (Hugh Grant) and even her gynaecologist Dr. Rawlings (Emma Thompson). Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's science teacher.
Stuck in a state of emotional limbo, Bridget goes back to work and even tries out the dating apps, where she’s soon pursued by a dreamy and enthusiastic younger man (White Lotus’s Leo Woodall). Now juggling work, home and romance, Bridget grapples with the judgment of the perfect mums at school, worries about Billy as he struggles with the absence of his father, and engages in a series of awkward interactions with her son’s rational-to-a-fault science teacher (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Renée Zellweger's performance landed her her first Oscar nomination, for the fourth film in the British rom-com series.
Recommended for ages 17+
Wednesday, 16 July at 6:30m
Directed by Michael Morris
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, former lover, Daniel (Hugh Grant) and even her gynaecologist Dr. Rawlings (Emma Thompson). Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's science teacher.
Stuck in a state of emotional limbo, Bridget goes back to work and even tries out the dating apps, where she’s soon pursued by a dreamy and enthusiastic younger man (White Lotus’s Leo Woodall). Now juggling work, home and romance, Bridget grapples with the judgment of the perfect mums at school, worries about Billy as he struggles with the absence of his father, and engages in a series of awkward interactions with her son’s rational-to-a-fault science teacher (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Renée Zellweger's performance landed her her first Oscar nomination, for the fourth film in the British rom-com series.
Recommended for ages 17+