Melbourne Cinematheque

Quiet Resistance: Elia Suleiman’s Divine Intervention – Senses of Cinema

Read Danica van de Velde’s annotation on Divine Intervention (2002) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social

Chronicle of a Disappearance – Senses of Cinema

Read Indigo Bailey’s annotation on Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social

Join us on Wednesday 15 October for the opening night of our new season, "On the Edge of Fiction": Elia Suleiman's Cinema of Belonging.

7:00pm – CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARANCE (1996) on 35mm
8:45pm – DIVINE INTERVENTION (2002) on 35mm

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

The White Dove – Senses of Cinema

Read Alexander Back’s annotation on The White Dove (1960) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social

Join us on Wednesday 8 October for the final night in our season dedicated to Czech film pioneer František Vláčil.

7:00pm – THE WHITE DOVE (1960)
Preceded by CLOUDS OF GLASS (1958)
8:45pm – SHADOWS OF A HOT SUMMER (1978) in 4K

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Making Home: Adelheid – Senses of Cinema

Read Jamie Jungyoon Tak’s annotation on Adelheid (1970) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social

Better Jump Down a Manhole, Light Yourself a Candle: The Devil’s Trap – Senses of Cinema

Read Cerise Howard’s annotation on The Devil’s Trap (1962) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social

Join us on Wednesday 1 October for the second night of our Czech film season, One For The Ages: The Balladic, Painterly Cinema of František Vláčiz.

7:00pm – THE DEVIL’S TRAP (1962)
8:40pm – ADELHEID (1970)

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

The Vanguard of Marketa Lazarová – Senses of Cinema

Read John Edmond’s annotation on Marketa Lazarová (1967) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social

Join us on Wednesday 24 September for the opening night of our focus on František Vláčil, presented in partnership with the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia.

7:00pm – MARKETA LAZAROVÁ (1967) in 4K
Preceded by THE CITY IN WHITE (1972)

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Two Monks – Senses of Cinema

Read Brad Weismann’s annotation on Two Monks (1934) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/cteq/tw...

From Märchenland to Mexico: Macario’s International Fairy-Tale Journey – Senses of Cinema

Read Deborah Allison’s annotation on Macario (1960) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
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Join us on Wednesday 17 September for the final session in our Mexican Cinema season, Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema's Golden Age.

7:00pm – MACARIO (1960)
8:45pm – TWO MONKS (1934)

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

At the Cinémathèque: ‘Stranger Desires’ In a work of short fiction commissioned as part of our collaboration with the Emerging Writers’ Festival, Laetitia Um unearths latent desires in Seijun Suzuki’s ‘Branded to Kill’ (1967).

Our first piece in collaboration with the Emerging Writers' Festival x @melbcinematheque.bsky.social is a work of short fiction by Laetitia Um—a response to the Cinémathèque's recent Seijun Suzuki season that explores the troubled psyche of a side character in BRANDED TO KILL.

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The Emerging Writers Festival (EWF), returns from 11–18 September.

This year the Melbourne Cinémathèque and @roughcutfilm.bsky.social are partnering with EWF, with three writers selected to creatively respond to our programming.

Explore the full EWF 2025 program: emergingwritersfestival.org.au

Lust Souls: The Phantom of the Monastery – Senses of Cinema

Read our annotation by Salvador Carrasco on El Fantasma del Convento (1934) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
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Join us on Wednesday 10 September for the second week of our season Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema's Golden Age.

7:00pm – VICTIMS OF SIN (1951)
8:45pm – EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO (1934)

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

A Violent Beauty – María Candelaria, an Elegy for Things That Bleed – Senses of Cinema

Read our annotation on María Candelaria (1944) by David Melville @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
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Enamorada – Senses of Cinema

Read our annotation on Enamorada (1946) by Niamh Thornton @sensesofcinema.bsky.social www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/cteq/en...

Join us on Wednesday 3 September for the opening night of Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age.

7:00pm – ENAMORADA (1946)
9:00pm – MARÍA CANDELARIA (1944)

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

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We would be very grateful if you could take 1–2 minutes to complete our mid-year survey. Leave your email address to be entered into a draw to win one of five mini-memberships! Survey closes Wednesday 6 August at 11:59pm:
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Melbourne Cinémathèque is excited to launch our new Model Your Merch competition. Read below for your chance to win an annual membership and other prizes in 2026!

Our Blood Will Not Forgive – Senses of Cinema

Read our annotation by Harrison Ervin on OUR BLOOD WILL NOT FORGIVE (1964) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/cteq/ou...

Join us on Wednesday 30 July for the final night of our Seijun Suzuki season.

7:00pm – OUR BLOOD WILL NOT FORGIVE (1964) on 35mm
8:50pm – PASSPORT TO DARKNESS (1959) on 35mm

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Gate of Flesh – Senses of Cinema

Read our annotation by Faith Everard on GATE OF FLESH (1964) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/cteq/ga...

On Wednesday 23 July our focus on Seijun Suzuki continues.

7:00pm – GATE OF FLESH (1964)
8:45pm – SMASHING THE O-LINE (1960) on 35mm

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Branded to Kill – Senses of Cinema

Read our annotation by Peter A. Yacavone on BRANDED TO KILL (1967) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/cteq/br...

On Wednesday 16 July our new season Appetite for Deconstruction: Seijun Suzuki begins.

7:00pm – BRANDED TO KILL (1967)
8:50pm – THE MADNESS OF YOUTH (1960) on 35mm

Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq