'A stunning piece of visual poetry' Film Threat
The Tracker
Rolf de Heer; Australia, 2002, 98min
In 1922, the Tracker (David Gulpilil, of Walkabout and Rabbit-Proof Fence fame) leads three mounted policemen across the outback in pursuit of the Fugitive, an aborigine who is suspected of murdering a white woman. The Tracker is a mysterious and enigmatic figure whose true character remains unknown. As they move deeper into the bush and further away from civilisation, the toxic forces of paranoia and violence begin to escalate, stirring up questions of what is black and what is white, and who is leading whom. Their journey becomes an acrimonious and murderous trek that shifts power from one man to another; challenged both by the indigenous people they come across as well as by each other.
The soundtrack features 10 original songs performed by award-winning musician Archie Roach.
Best film, director, original screenplay, editing, music & cinematography - Australian Film Critics Awards
Best film & best actor (David Gulpilil) - Australian Film Critics Circle.
'[Gulpilil] is a commanding screen presence, and his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compas' Philadelphia Inquirer
'...one of the best Australian films ever' The Sunday Times
Monday 31 March 2008, 8pm
HELP Univ College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Admission by membership, available at the door: RM60 1 year (students RM30); RM40 6 mths; RM30 4 mths
Free admission for Alliance Francaise members & HELP students
Enquiries: 012-2255136
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
The Blue Dahlia
Film noir at its best --
The Blue Dahlia
George Marshall; US, 1946, 98min
In this collaboration between Hollywood legend Alan Ladd and the gorgeous Veronica Lake, Johnny Morrison (Ladd) returns home from the war to find his wife kissing the owner of the Blue Dahlia nighclub, Edie Harwood. Angry, Johnny wanders off into the night, but leaves his gun behind. When his ex-wife is murdered with his weapon, he is the prime suspect for her death. He must now struggle to evade the police, find his wife's killer, and clear his name.
The Blue Dahlia showcases film noir at its best - murder, deception, sex and crime.
Produced by John Houseman, written by Raymond Chandler. With William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling.
'A fine hardboiled thriller, with excellent dialogue and performances' (Time Out).
Monday 24 March 2008, 8pm
HELP Univ College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Admission by membership, available at the door: RM60 1 year (students RM30); RM40 6 mths; RM30 4 mths
Free admission for Alliance Francaise members & HELP students
Enquiries: 012-2255136
The Blue Dahlia
George Marshall; US, 1946, 98min
In this collaboration between Hollywood legend Alan Ladd and the gorgeous Veronica Lake, Johnny Morrison (Ladd) returns home from the war to find his wife kissing the owner of the Blue Dahlia nighclub, Edie Harwood. Angry, Johnny wanders off into the night, but leaves his gun behind. When his ex-wife is murdered with his weapon, he is the prime suspect for her death. He must now struggle to evade the police, find his wife's killer, and clear his name.
The Blue Dahlia showcases film noir at its best - murder, deception, sex and crime.
Produced by John Houseman, written by Raymond Chandler. With William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling.
'A fine hardboiled thriller, with excellent dialogue and performances' (Time Out).
Monday 24 March 2008, 8pm
HELP Univ College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Admission by membership, available at the door: RM60 1 year (students RM30); RM40 6 mths; RM30 4 mths
Free admission for Alliance Francaise members & HELP students
Enquiries: 012-2255136
Saturday, February 23, 2008
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career
Gillian Armstrong; Australia, 1979, 100min
This acclaimed romantic film became a worldwide sensation and launched the international career of Judy Davis.
She debuts here as Sybylla Melvyn, a free-spirited young writer who refuses to conform to society's expectations of how a 'proper' woman should live her life. Sam Neill co-stars as the wealthy suitor who tries to win her restless heart.
This film was an early entry in the magnificent "New Australian Cinema" movement that yielded such classics as Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, and Breaker Morant, and 27-year-old Gillian Armstrong (whose directorial debut this was, and who would later direct the popular 1994 version of Little Women) brought just the right feminist touch to this stately adaptation of the 1901 semi-autobiographical novel by Miles Franklin.
Winner of 6 Australian Film Institute awards, including best picture and best director; Academy Award nomination for best costume design.
Monday, 25 February, 8pm
HELP University College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Admission by membership, available at the door: RM60 1 year (students RM30); RM40 6 mths; RM30 4 mths
Free admission for Alliance Francaise members & HELP students
Enquiries: 012-2255136
Coming up
Keramat (Kannan Thiagarajan; 74min) - Wednesday 27 February, 8.15pm (Kannan's debut telemovie in the 'Festival' series)
I'm a Muslim Too! (Zan Azlee; 73min) - Monday 3 March, 8pm (repeat screening)
Yasmin Ahmad: My Best Shot - Yasmin screens and talks about the favourites among her TV commercial works (March, date tbc)
Gillian Armstrong; Australia, 1979, 100min
This acclaimed romantic film became a worldwide sensation and launched the international career of Judy Davis.
She debuts here as Sybylla Melvyn, a free-spirited young writer who refuses to conform to society's expectations of how a 'proper' woman should live her life. Sam Neill co-stars as the wealthy suitor who tries to win her restless heart.
This film was an early entry in the magnificent "New Australian Cinema" movement that yielded such classics as Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, and Breaker Morant, and 27-year-old Gillian Armstrong (whose directorial debut this was, and who would later direct the popular 1994 version of Little Women) brought just the right feminist touch to this stately adaptation of the 1901 semi-autobiographical novel by Miles Franklin.
Winner of 6 Australian Film Institute awards, including best picture and best director; Academy Award nomination for best costume design.
Monday, 25 February, 8pm
HELP University College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Admission by membership, available at the door: RM60 1 year (students RM30); RM40 6 mths; RM30 4 mths
Free admission for Alliance Francaise members & HELP students
Enquiries: 012-2255136
Coming up
Keramat (Kannan Thiagarajan; 74min) - Wednesday 27 February, 8.15pm (Kannan's debut telemovie in the 'Festival' series)
I'm a Muslim Too! (Zan Azlee; 73min) - Monday 3 March, 8pm (repeat screening)
Yasmin Ahmad: My Best Shot - Yasmin screens and talks about the favourites among her TV commercial works (March, date tbc)
Friday, February 15, 2008
I'm Muslim Too!
Kelab Seni Filem proudly presents Zan Azlee's new feature documentary --
I'm Muslim Too!
Malaysia, 2008; Zan Azlee, 73 mins
Many see Malaysia as a moderate Islamic country that has found a unique and harmonious balance between religion, secularism and multiculturalism. Zan Azlee decides to learn and find out more about Islam and his own identity as a Malay Muslim. He embarks on a journey to the heartland of Islam, the Middle-East, with nothing but his video camera and a bag full of instant noodles. He meets a brutal heavy metal band in Iran, discovers a Syrian version of Low Yat Plaza in Damascus, hangs out with a couple of Palestinian dudes in a camp in Beirut and learns about sex from a bunch of artists in Jordan.
In between teaching film at HELP University College, Zan Azlee dabbles in filmmaking. Several of his shorts have been shown at Kelab Seni Filem's Malaysian Shorts series, as well as at international film festivals. He is currently shooting a 13-episode documentary about foreigners who make Malaysia their home for NTV7.
Zan will be in attendance to discuss his film with he audience after the screening.
Introduced by Hassan Muthalib.
Tuesday 19 February, 8.00pm
HELP University College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Free admission
I'm Muslim Too!
Malaysia, 2008; Zan Azlee, 73 mins
Many see Malaysia as a moderate Islamic country that has found a unique and harmonious balance between religion, secularism and multiculturalism. Zan Azlee decides to learn and find out more about Islam and his own identity as a Malay Muslim. He embarks on a journey to the heartland of Islam, the Middle-East, with nothing but his video camera and a bag full of instant noodles. He meets a brutal heavy metal band in Iran, discovers a Syrian version of Low Yat Plaza in Damascus, hangs out with a couple of Palestinian dudes in a camp in Beirut and learns about sex from a bunch of artists in Jordan.
In between teaching film at HELP University College, Zan Azlee dabbles in filmmaking. Several of his shorts have been shown at Kelab Seni Filem's Malaysian Shorts series, as well as at international film festivals. He is currently shooting a 13-episode documentary about foreigners who make Malaysia their home for NTV7.
Zan will be in attendance to discuss his film with he audience after the screening.
Introduced by Hassan Muthalib.
Tuesday 19 February, 8.00pm
HELP University College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Free admission
Friday, February 1, 2008
Historias Minimas, coming Monday!
Gaik Khoo recommends our next film...
I loved Historias Minimas. I've been recommending it for the past few years to anyone I know who's interested in Latin American cinema. Even the dog can act! Please do go and catch it. It's a fascinating glimpse into the countryside and the aspirations of a few characters: an old man who goes in search of his dog by hitching a ride, a young mother who goes to the city to claim her prize from a tv quiz show (of sorts), and a traveling salesman trying to impress a single mother with a birthday cake for her child. Even the opening scene of an eye exam is charming in itself. The old man can wag his ears (to entertain the town's kids)....I'll have to stop myself here but I really urge people to watch this film. Great character study, funny, bittersweet and heartwarming.
Historias Minimas
Carlos Sorin; Argentina, 2002, 101min
A charming and affecting tale charting the fortunes of three small town heroes pursuing their dreams, Sorin's film offfers further evidence of the richness of modern Argentinian cinema. It's a deceptively simple, yet delightful road movie about three disparate characters heading for the city of San Julian amid the beautiful landscapes of Patagonia.Gently probing the hopes and aspirations of his characters, Sorin uses the interconnected, tripartite structure to offer astute observations both on a culture relatively unscathed by modernity and on contemporary Argentina itself.
"Touching, witty, warm and wry. Beautifully performed by a cast low on experience but high on talent."
Total Film Special Prize of the Jury, San Sebastian Int Film Festival
Monday 4 Feb 8pm
HELP Univ College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Admission by membership, available at the door.
I loved Historias Minimas. I've been recommending it for the past few years to anyone I know who's interested in Latin American cinema. Even the dog can act! Please do go and catch it. It's a fascinating glimpse into the countryside and the aspirations of a few characters: an old man who goes in search of his dog by hitching a ride, a young mother who goes to the city to claim her prize from a tv quiz show (of sorts), and a traveling salesman trying to impress a single mother with a birthday cake for her child. Even the opening scene of an eye exam is charming in itself. The old man can wag his ears (to entertain the town's kids)....I'll have to stop myself here but I really urge people to watch this film. Great character study, funny, bittersweet and heartwarming.
Historias Minimas
Carlos Sorin; Argentina, 2002, 101min
A charming and affecting tale charting the fortunes of three small town heroes pursuing their dreams, Sorin's film offfers further evidence of the richness of modern Argentinian cinema. It's a deceptively simple, yet delightful road movie about three disparate characters heading for the city of San Julian amid the beautiful landscapes of Patagonia.Gently probing the hopes and aspirations of his characters, Sorin uses the interconnected, tripartite structure to offer astute observations both on a culture relatively unscathed by modernity and on contemporary Argentina itself.
"Touching, witty, warm and wry. Beautifully performed by a cast low on experience but high on talent."
Total Film Special Prize of the Jury, San Sebastian Int Film Festival
Monday 4 Feb 8pm
HELP Univ College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Admission by membership, available at the door.
Malaysian Shorts- photographs
Some photographs of the Q & A section of Malaysian Shorts on 21 Jan 2008.
left to right: Margaret Bong, Liew Seng Tat, Woo Ming Jin, the ever witty Amir Muhammad as the presenter, Akashdeep Singh, Ho Yuhang.
Liew Seng Tat being asked about the source of his inspiration.
Left:
Ho Yuhang expounding on the topic of a director's stand.
Below:
Margaret Bong pondering...
left to right: Margaret Bong, Liew Seng Tat, Woo Ming Jin, the ever witty Amir Muhammad as the presenter, Akashdeep Singh, Ho Yuhang.
Liew Seng Tat being asked about the source of his inspiration.
Left:
Ho Yuhang expounding on the topic of a director's stand.
Below:
Margaret Bong pondering...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
The Story of the Weeping Camel and Historias Minimas
Monday 28 Jan, 8pm
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni; Mongolia-Germany, 2003, 87 min
In the Gobi Desert in South Mongolia, a family of nomadic shepherds assists the births of their camel herd. One camel has an excruciatingly difficult delivery but, with help from the family, eventually delivers a rare white calf. Despite the efforts of the shepherds, the mother rejects the newborn, refusing it her milk and motherly love. When any hope for the little one seems to have vanished, the nomads send their two young boys on a journey through the desert, in search of a musician and a miracle...
"One of the most enchanting and thought-provoking documentaries of all time." Daily Mail.
"Magical and touching...a genuine miracle." The Times.
Monday 4 Feb, 8pm
Historias Minimas
Carlos Sorin; Argentina, 2002, 01 min
A charming and affecting tale charting the fortunes of three small town heroes pursuing their dreams, Sorin's film offfers further evidence of the richness of modern Argentinian cinema. It's a deceptively simple, yet delightful road movie about three disparate characters heading for the city of San Julian amid the beautiful landscapes of Patagonia. Gently probing the hopes and aspirations of his characters, Sorin uses the interconnected, tripartite structure to offer astute observations both on a culture relatively unscathed by modernity and on contemporary Argentina itself.
"Touching, witty, warm and wry. Beautifully performed by a cast low on experience but high on talent." Total Film
Special Prize of the Jury, San Sebastian Int Film Festival
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni; Mongolia-Germany, 2003, 87 min
In the Gobi Desert in South Mongolia, a family of nomadic shepherds assists the births of their camel herd. One camel has an excruciatingly difficult delivery but, with help from the family, eventually delivers a rare white calf. Despite the efforts of the shepherds, the mother rejects the newborn, refusing it her milk and motherly love. When any hope for the little one seems to have vanished, the nomads send their two young boys on a journey through the desert, in search of a musician and a miracle...
"One of the most enchanting and thought-provoking documentaries of all time." Daily Mail.
"Magical and touching...a genuine miracle." The Times.
Monday 4 Feb, 8pm
Historias Minimas
Carlos Sorin; Argentina, 2002, 01 min
A charming and affecting tale charting the fortunes of three small town heroes pursuing their dreams, Sorin's film offfers further evidence of the richness of modern Argentinian cinema. It's a deceptively simple, yet delightful road movie about three disparate characters heading for the city of San Julian amid the beautiful landscapes of Patagonia. Gently probing the hopes and aspirations of his characters, Sorin uses the interconnected, tripartite structure to offer astute observations both on a culture relatively unscathed by modernity and on contemporary Argentina itself.
"Touching, witty, warm and wry. Beautifully performed by a cast low on experience but high on talent." Total Film
Special Prize of the Jury, San Sebastian Int Film Festival
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