Fascinating documentary at FilmClub in ‘Maritzburg

divorceOver the past decade documentary film has emerged as a popular genre, with non-fiction films often making it onto a general public circuit that is usually only the province of fictional cinema.

FilmClub will be screening Divorce, Iranian Style, directed by the remarkable if insufficiently recognised British documentarian, Kim Longinotto, will be shown at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg at 7 pm on Tuesday, April 12.  Continue reading

FilmClub to screen revisionist Western, Meek’s Cutoff

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THE last film in FilmClub’s special focus on women directors is Meek’s Cutoff, a revisionist western directed by Kelly Reichardt. Catch it at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg at 7 pm on Tuesday, April 5. Continue reading

FilmClub to screen Claire Denis’ 35 Shots of Rum

Claire Denis' 35 Shots of RumFILMCLUB will be screening the third in its series of films by women directors. Claire Denis is one of the leading contemporary directors and tonight’s film, 35 Shots of Rum, although less well-known than some of her others, is testimony to her remarkable ability.

Film-fans can catch the movie at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 15 at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg. Continue reading

Focus on women at FilmClub

LastMistressFANS of arthouse movies rejoice – FilmClub is back at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg, for a new season, starting at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 2.

The Last Mistress, directed Catherine Breillat (France, 2007) kicks off a special focus on women directors. It is a slightly a-typical film from Breillat – a sumptuous period drama which chronicles the intense love affair between a young libertine and an outrageously unconventional, sexually assertive woman some years his senior – the latter played with ferocious sensuality by Asia Argento.

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