A month ago, the New Zealand International Film Festival trickled out a couple of highlights in their upcoming Autumn Events schedule for Auckland and Wellington this May. The line-up includes Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time, classic documentary Woodstock, Woody Allen’s Manhattan, and Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo. As if that wasn’t enough to get you hyped, the full program is now out in full glory, boasting some certified classics.
See the four new film announcements below, as well as dates and ticket booking details.
Camille
There’s rarely been a more sumptuous production than this 1936 MGM classic, and there’s never been a more exquisitely heart-breaking Camille than Greta Garbo.
“Through the perfect artistry of Garbo’s portrayal, a hackneyed theme is made new again, poignantly sad, hauntingly lovely.” — Frank Nugent, NY Times
A Star is Born
Judy Garland (as a singer on the rise) and James Mason (as a fading matinée idol) personify Hollywood’s archetypal view of showbiz coupledom in this landmark musical drama from 1954. Catch up with the classic before the Bradley Cooper-directed one releases next year.
“Fresh, exciting, touching and alive… by far the best of all the films about life behind the cameras, the lights, the wind-machines, and the cocktail bars of Hollywood.” — Dilys Powell
The King and the Mockingbird
Based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, this classic of hand-drawn animation follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king. An eye-opener still, it’s been cited as a major influence by the great Miyazaki.
“It’s beautiful, it’s twisted, it’s funny… It is the perfect film for children, and a challenging one for adults.” — Charles Mudede, The Stranger
Burden of Dreams
Les Blank’s classic ‘making of’ documentary continues to enthral audiences who may never have seen Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo itself.
Screenings of Camille and Burden of Dreams at the Academy Cinema have extended the dates of the Autumn Events programme in Auckland: 10 to 21 May. The full schedule is now available and tickets are on sale from Wednesday 5 April 9 am for both Auckland and Wellington. The dates and ticketing outlets are:
Wellington, 3 – 21 May, Embassy Theatre. Tickets available from nziff.co.nz
Auckland, 10 – 21 May, The Civic and Academy Cinema. Tickets available from nziff.co.nz and Ticketmaster.
