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The State Library regularly presents free film screenings in the comfortable surroundings of the State Library Theatre.

The Wednesday Matinee features films and videos from the collections held by the Library. Screenings usually run for about 60 minutes. Admission is free and screening starts at 1.30pm. Bookings are not necessary.

 

MARCH 2013

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March 6

Not a Bedroom War (1993, 52 min.)
In 1992, four hundred of the world’s most prominent women met in Dublin to discuss new visions of leadership. Hosted by Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first woman President.

March 13

Chinese Takeaway (2002, 52 min.)
This is an adaptation of an acclaimed physical theatre show, uniquely blending poetic storytelling, drama and archival footage to bring a true story to the screen.

March 20

90 Degrees South (1934, 70 min.)
Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated expedition to Antarctica, 1910-1913, structured and narrated by the expedition’s photographer Herbert Ponting.

March 27

Human Contraptions (2002, 65 min.)
Bruce Petty takes a satirical look at the contraptions that shape our lives: education, sex, finance, globalism, art, media, medicine, law, and government.

 

Program for Apri 2013

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April 3
Land Mines: a love story (1999, 73 min.)
Compelling anti-war film set in Afghanistan, a country that has become synonymous with conflict. It is also a story of romance and a celebration of life, hope and love.

April 10
Making Venus (2000, 70 min.)
Hilarious and revealing portrait of the terrors and excitement of making a low-budget feature film, from fundraising to final test screenings.

April 17
Titanic (1993, 55 min.)
Provides an insight into the history of this doomed ship, its construction and eventual tragic demise on April 14, 1912. Using stills, archival footage and an interview with one of the few remaining survivors this production follows the short life of the Titanic.

April 24
Overlord (1975, 80 min.)
A powerful and passionate film following the journey of an ordinary young English soldier from his swift, dramatic induction into the army towards his inexorable destiny upon the hell-ravaged beaches at Normandy during the D-Day invasion.