A Nocturne: Night of the Vampire

A Nocturne: Night of the Vampire 2007

2.50

From the Australian underground comes a dynamic gothic original. Z and X are vampires bound by love and driven by their lust for blood. Together they stalk their unsuspecting prey in the dark streets and back alleys of Melbourne, but tonight they aren't the only killers lurking in the shadows. A moody and atmospheric thriller, A NOCTURNE: NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE is a sophisticated reworking of the vampire genre with film noir stylistics.

2007

Desire

Desire 1999

1

Several interconnecting stories of love, loss, desire and despair, among both gay and straight characters. The main story concerns Anna, a successful but lonely novelist, who falls for Finola, a vivacious young writing student, who is involved with the troubled Cindy. Paul, keen on Anna, is pursued by Martin; and Evan and Skye, a young couple, experience problems.

1999

Open City

Open City 1993

1

A newspaper journalist in Bosnia returns home to find that things are and are not as they seem.

1993

Blue Notes

Blue Notes 2006

1

A multi-layered narrative drama about ordinary people and their struggles and joys with life. Blue Notes is composed of five tales about people who are "blue": a married man struggles by with depression; his son spends his days drifting; a young woman reacts to being abused by her partner; a heroin addict attempts to start a career in music; and a lonely man, bereft of family, looks for a way to connect with others.

2006

Ladykiller

Ladykiller 1994

1

A portrait of a serial killer.

1994

Drive

Drive 1985

1

A university student decides he has had enough of university and so breaks away - or does he?

1985

How to Use Your Camera

How to Use Your Camera 1996

1

A cheeky instructional film on the uses and abuses of the cinematographic apparatus, with the ensuing results enlivened by the music of David Dangerfield.

1996

Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs 2014

1

A dance of impressions, of humans and animals and nature. Light and movement, music and silence, melancholy and laughter, Daddy-Long-Legs takes delight in cinematic and musical play ...

2014

A Sufi Valentine

A Sufi Valentine 2004

1

Ali Alizadeh reads English translations of Rumi and Hafiz, as well as his own contemporary Sufi poems. Accompanying the poems, the film follows six characters on their individual journeys of disenchantment, awakening and bliss: a poet and dancer who are struggling with their art, and four lovesick individuals, engulfed in solitude and yearning.

2004

Between Us

Between Us 1989

1

The story of Rick, a washing-machine serviceman, and his relationships with two very different women.

1989

Back to Nature

Back to Nature 1985

1

A day in the life of an unemployed youth.

1985

Physical World

Physical World 1986

1

A guy and a girl, a secret and a world...

1986

My Blessings

My Blessings 1997

1

A diary film, chronicling six days in the life of a woman in her early 30's. A portrait of isolation, striving, rejection and hope.

1997

Doubt

Doubt 1982

1

A high school student gets revenge for a perceived wrong.

1982

After School

After School 1988

1

A 13-year-old boy comes home from school and goes out. He meets up with a friend and they go to various places together, interacting with various people. An unassuming and meditative, observational film exploring that dead time between "schools out" and evening. A film of small moments but big meanings.

1988

Needles and Pins

Needles and Pins 2002

1

The Searchers' classic hit "Needles and Pins" accompanies images of couples gazing lovingly into each others' eyes. Love, naturally, is transcendent.

2002

Love

Love 1991

6.50

The light of love: a science fiction film set in Alphaville, 2015. Shot in Melbourne, 1991.

1991

Passage

Passage 2003

1

A low-key naturalistic drama set in contemporary Melbourne. It charts the story of a man, Robert, who returns home and tries to resume a relationship with a woman, Angela, after a period of 18 months apart from each other.

2003

Streets

Streets 1985

1

Cars, buildings, trees. A film about independence and life's ultimate redemption.

1985

Lovesick

Lovesick 2003

1

A couple, Steve and Louise, quit their respective office jobs, deciding to follow their inner desires and their aspirations to be artistic.

2003