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WHAT?  
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 La Petite Cinematheque, a Sydney based film society, continues its
JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE for 1996. Every month we are featuring a
different genre - including a classic of its type and another more
contemporary film that teases the boundaries of its own conventions.

OUR NEXT SCREENING HIGHLIGHTS THE MELODRAMA, with the following two
films:

7:00pm	Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk, 1956, USA: 96min)
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A classic, quintessential film of the fifties. Through his bold
colours, lighting and design - and flawless performances - Sirk
uncovers the contradictions of the middle classes in American society.
A film that cuts through the perceived 'innocence' of its time with
razor-like precision.

9:10pm	Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss [Veronika Voss] (Rainer Werner

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Fassbinder, 1982, West Germany: 104min)
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A devotee of Sirk, Fassbinder takes the familiar conventions of the
melodrama and recasts them, both in form and content, as gripping
struggles of power, greed and self-deception. It is a world that cries
for redemption - and a world where no one listens.

WHEN?
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Friday, 24th May 1996, at 7pm (And also every fourth Friday of the
month).

WHERE?
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Drummoyne Council Meeting Rooms, Cnr. Marlborough St. & Lyons Rd. Easy
access by car or bus (the 500 series from the city, get off at Lyons
Rd then walk Lyons Rd until the first corner on the right.)

OTHER STUFF...
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La Petite Cinematheque is a non-profit, community organisation for
those who love film and/or those who are after a super-cheap night out
(You can either join at the door - $29 from May to December 1996 - or
simply pay $5 each time). We include hot & cold supper at interval
too!!!. It is very much a no frills, laid back operation. Lot's of fun
and a chance to meet great people.

Come Along!

If you'd like further info, or would like a program either posted or
emailed, contact me on p.garcia@unsw.edu.au. 

You can also check us out at :

http://www.zeta.org.au/~tigs/Cinematheque

Our web pages include our annual programmes &  programme notes for
each screening, plus a few other tidbits. 

SEE YOU THERE!!!


Paul Garcia