South (1919) with soundtrack, 88 minutes.
Tickets: $17/$15
Sydney born Frank Hurley made this acclaimed film record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's heroic but ill-starred attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-16. It is both a unique historical document, and a tribute to the indomitable courage of a small party of men who set out on a voyage of discovery that turned into an epic struggle for survival.
A cinema epic: restored and newly remastered by the BFI National Archive. Tinting and toning were applied to match the original prints and has produced this handsome and richly coloured testament to a remarkable episode in the history of exploration from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Considered the world’s first documentary, South was exquisitely photographed by Hurley and is notable for its stunningly dramatic images… of the actions of the explorer in the face of death.
Terry Gatward from the Manly, Warringah and Pittwater Historical Society, founded in 1924, will introduce the session.
Charlie Chaplin Shorts with live music (Mauro Colombis), 80 minutes.
Tickets: $25/$20
Our mutual friend: thank you Charlie!
The Cure: “Charlie is staying at a health spa in order to cure a bothersome penchant for alcohol, but the contents of his alcohol-filled suitcase end up in the spa’s health waters, with terrible and hilarious consequences.”
The Immigrant: “Charlie embarks for New York in a boat full of hungry emigrants. He falls in love with the young Edna and wins a little money gambling to buy her food. Arriving in the city, penniless, he finds Edna, and also Goliath, who has become a waiter. The Immigrant, which contains many elements of satire, irony and romance, as well as real cinematographic poetry, remains a masterpiece of comic cinema today in the 21st century.”
The Adventurer: “Having just escaped from prison, Charlie saves a mother and her daughter (Edna) from drowning. To thank him, they invite him to their home, where a swish party is in full swing. This 12th and final Mutual film is the fastest-paced film of the series.”
4:30 PM SESSION
Swing Time (1936) with soundtrack, 90 minutes.
Tickets: $17/$15
“In this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match. Director George Stevens laces their romance with humour and clears the floor for the movie’s showstopping dance scenes, in which Astaire and Rogers take seemingly effortless flight in a virtuosic fusion of ballroom and tap styles. Buoyed by beloved songs by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern—including the Oscar-winning classic “The Way You Look Tonight”—Swing Time is an exuberant celebration of its stars’ chemistry, grace, and sheer joy in the act of performance.”
Anne Stephenson and Jenny Brosnan, authors of See You At Randell's, will introduce the session. The book celebrates the story of an iconic ballroom dancing studio on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
Contact Details
Location
St Matthew's Church
1 Darley Road, Manly NSW 2095