This week at TPH: THE FALL (2006), INSIDE, I’M STILL HERE, MAGIC BEACH, THE LAST SHOWGIRL, BIRD, BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN & A COMPLETE UNKNOWN + OSCAR HOPEFULS
Thornbury Picture House
HI friends! Tarsem Singh’s self-financed masterpiece THE FALL (2006) gets a 4K restoration & we screen a couple of sneak previews of Walter Salles’ excellent Oscar-nominated Brazilian drama I’M STILL HERE. Guy Pearce stars in the Australian prison-set portrait INSIDE, and MAGIC BEACH hits our screens for the kids with family discounts available. Pamela Anderson is transcendent in THE LAST SHOWGIRL, Andrea Arnold’s sublime BIRD continues, and we welcome back our OSCAR tips: THE BRUTALIST, ANORA, and CONCLAVE.
Next week, we are dying to show you Bong Joon Ho’s (Parasite) returning feature MICKEY 17, plus the unmissable and seminal Iranian film THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG joins us for a limited season. Today’s CRY BABY session is THE LAST SHOWGIRL with $14.50 tickets all day!
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THIS WEEK
I’M STILL HERE
“Fernanda Torres is astonishing — the film’s guiding light, never allowing it to get overly sentimental despite its tragic nature.” – gkmacho, Letterboxd
Set in 1971, the film follows Eunice Paiva (Torres), a mother of five whose life is shattered when her husband is forcibly taken from their home by the military police, disappearing into the brutal machinery of the dictatorship. ADVANCE SCREENINGS on Saturday 1st & Tuesday 4th March.
INSIDE
“Inside is unforgettable top-tier Australian cinema – blazing with a ferocious humanism. Charles Williams makes his way into the pantheon of great Australian directors.” – The Curb
INSIDE stars Guy Pearce in this prison-set portrait of institutionalisation and salvation – the feature debut from Short Film Palme d’Or winner Charles Williams. When Mel Blight is transferred from juvenile detention to a maximum-security adult jail, he’s assigned to share a cell with one of Australia’s most infamous inmates, Mark Shepard. Limited season.
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MAGIC BEACH
“This is a film about nature and creation; the amazing world around us and the art we use to reflect its awesomeness.” – Luke Buckmaster, Guardian
Take a trip with the ones you love through a unique mix of live-action, entwined with extraordinary animated adventures that bring you to a dreamy seaside world where anything is possible. 1st & 2nd March at TPH.
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“You might want to see it for no other reason than because it exists. There will never be another like it.” – ROGER EBERT
THE FALL (2006), directed by visionary Tarsem Singh, gets a breathtaking 4K restoration and official director’s cut. In silent-era Hollywood, stuntman Roy Walker (Lee Pace) is brought to a hospital after an on-set accident. There, he befriends a young girl and tells her a fantastical tale of epic heroes taking revenge on an evil ruler. The story transports her from the hospital into the exotic landscapes of her imagination.
“Always willing to subvert his Tumblr-core past by making the weirdest choices he possibly can, Pattinson gives two of the best performances of his life here.” – IndieWire
MICKEY 17, directed by celebrated South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, stars Robert Pattinson in a mind-bending sci-fi thriller. When an expendable worker is assigned an impossible mission, he discovers that his past selves refuse to stay dead. From 6th March.
‘The Last Showgirl is both the role of a lifetime for Anderson, one that can fully capture her incredible emotional intensity and vulnerability, and (we can only hope) the start of a brand new career for her.’ – Kate Erbland, IndieWire
Director Gia Coppola feels into her lineage with THE LAST SHOWGIRL, a careful character study that is equal parts glitz and grit, with a magnetic performance from Pamela Anderson at its centre.
“Actual magic that nobody else could pull off. Andrea Arnold sees people the way everyone deserves.” – Ella Kemp, Letterboxd
BIRD, nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, is Andrea Arnold at her very best. Featuring an electrifying ensemble cast, Bird pits the gauzy dreamscape of youth against the rough cynicism of adulthood.
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NEXT WEEK & SOON
THE CIRCUS (1928) – LIVE SCORE
This classic silent film will be accompanied by a live score from The Sounds of Silent. Sunday 30th March, 1:30pm.
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ANGE AND THE BOSS: PUKAS IN AUSTRALIA
“One of the greatest untold football stories ever. Genuinely astonishing, beautifully nostalgic and bloody funny. A pearler of a film.” – Santo Cilauro
The incredible story of Ferenc Puskas, one of football’s all-time greats, who unexpectedly found himself coaching in Melbourne in the late 80s. Followed by a Q&A with directors Tony Wilson & Cam Fink.
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THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
“Utterly gripping, and a palpable reminder of how satisfying/terrifying it can be when a film really takes its time to get its ducks in a row.” – Jordan Prosser
Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s spellbinding and powerful new film follows a once tight-knit family devastated by political turmoil. Limited season.
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COMING SOON
- HARD TRUTHS
- BLACK BAG
- FLOW
- TINĀ
- THE LAST JOURNEY
- A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY
- PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975) – 4K RESTORATION
- WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971) – 4K RESTORATION
- FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2025
