In the mid to late 20th century the countries of Eastern Europe experienced a remarkable flowering of socially engaged cinema. FilmClub is screening Ashes & Diamonds, the second in its special focus on the Polish cinema of moral anxiety at 7pm on Tuesday, October 4 at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg. Continue reading
Cinema Nouveau’s next two broadcasts from National Theatre Live will include Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea releases on Saturday, October 15 for limited screenings, and the landmark of 20th century musical theatre, The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill from October 29. Continue reading
The stylish and glossy romcom Mrs Right Guy, which spent 15 successful weeks on the cinema circuit, is available on DStv BoxOffice. Continue reading
FILMCLUB will be screening Moolaadé, directed by Sembène Ousmane, at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg at 7pm on Tuesday, September 27. Continue reading
HILTON Arts Festival-goers have not one, but two chances to see South African satirist, Pieter-Dirk Uys.
He will be performing in his one-man memoir, The Echo of Noise, at 6 pm on Friday, September 16 in the Grindrod Bank Theatre at Hilton College. Fans can also enjoy a Q&A session with Uys after the screening of his new movie, Nobody’s Died Laughing in the CFI Lecture Theatre at 3 pm on Friday, September 16. Continue reading
Cinema Nouveau at Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria will be screening the 2106 Korea Week Film Festival on Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3, as part of the week-long festival hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. Continue reading
Based on the true story of a young man in the 1960s who became a storyteller in jail, Noem My Skollie, is a powerful and moving film that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit. The film opens at cinemas across South Africa on Friday, September 2. Continue reading
Alliance Française de Durban at 22 Sutton Crescent, Corner Lilian Ngoyi (Windermere) Road, Morningside, Durban will be screening the thriller, Tell No One, at 6 pm on Thursday, August 25 as part of its August Ciné Club. Continue reading
Mbongeni Ngema
Shooting on Asinamali!, the film based on the multi-award-winning South African musical hit of the same name, began on August 8. The 1985 theatre production, written by playwright, Mbongeni Ngema, was his first major stage musical, followed by Sarafina!, which was released as a film in 1992. Continue reading
As part of its August Ciné Club, the Alliance Française of Durban is hosting a screening of La French (The Connection) at 6 pm on Tuesday, August 16 at Alliance Française de Durban, 22 Sutton Crescent, Corner Lilian Ngoyi (Windermere) Road, Morningside, Durban. Admission is free and there is safe parking. A cash bar will be available. Continue reading
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