Melbourne Cinematheque
@melbcinematheque.bsky.social
Established 1948. Screening significant films on 35mm and in restorations. Independent and volunteer-run. Wednesday nights at ACMI
https://www.melbournecinematheque.org/
https://www.melbournecinematheque.org/
Join us on Wednesday 10 December for the second night of our focus on the pioneering Hollywood director John M. Stahl.
7:00pm – LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945)
9:05pm – MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)
7:00pm – LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945)
9:05pm – MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)
December 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Join us on Wednesday 10 December for the second night of our focus on the pioneering Hollywood director John M. Stahl.
7:00pm – LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945)
9:05pm – MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)
7:00pm – LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945)
9:05pm – MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)
Join us on Wednesday 3 December for the first night of our new season, The Courage to Take Things Seriously: John M. Stahl’s Unironic Melodramas.
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Join us on Wednesday 3 December for the first night of our new season, The Courage to Take Things Seriously: John M. Stahl’s Unironic Melodramas.
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
The annotations from our past three weeks of screenings are now live on @sensesofcinema.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The annotations from our past three weeks of screenings are now live on @sensesofcinema.bsky.social!
Reposted by Melbourne Cinematheque
In my absolute flurry of a week (including doing a conference roundtable, driving from Wollongong to Sydney, and flying back to Melbourne to intro this all in one day) I forgot to share that it was all happening 😅 But I think it went well and it was a joy to share these films.
Join us on Wednesday 26 November for a special one-night presentation, Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation.
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
In my absolute flurry of a week (including doing a conference roundtable, driving from Wollongong to Sydney, and flying back to Melbourne to intro this all in one day) I forgot to share that it was all happening 😅 But I think it went well and it was a joy to share these films.
Join us on Wednesday 26 November for a special one-night presentation, Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation.
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Join us on Wednesday 26 November for a special one-night presentation, Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation.
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
Join us on Wednesday 19 November for the second and final night of our focus on Australian Cinema in 1975.
7:00pm – SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY (1975) preceded by WE ARE ALL ALONE MY DEAR (1975, 22 mins)
9:10pm – PROTECTED: THE TRUTH ABOUT PALM ISLAND (1975)
7:00pm – SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY (1975) preceded by WE ARE ALL ALONE MY DEAR (1975, 22 mins)
9:10pm – PROTECTED: THE TRUTH ABOUT PALM ISLAND (1975)
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Join us on Wednesday 19 November for the second and final night of our focus on Australian Cinema in 1975.
7:00pm – SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY (1975) preceded by WE ARE ALL ALONE MY DEAR (1975, 22 mins)
9:10pm – PROTECTED: THE TRUTH ABOUT PALM ISLAND (1975)
7:00pm – SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY (1975) preceded by WE ARE ALL ALONE MY DEAR (1975, 22 mins)
9:10pm – PROTECTED: THE TRUTH ABOUT PALM ISLAND (1975)
Join us on Wednesday 12 November for the opening night of our new season, It's Time: Australian Cinema in 1975.
7:00pm – PURE SHIT (1975)
Preceded by STRUTTIN’ THE MUTTON (1975)
9:00pm – THE IDES OF NOVEMBER (1979–1980)
10:15pm – HOMOSEXUALITY: A FILM FOR DISCUSSION (1975)
7:00pm – PURE SHIT (1975)
Preceded by STRUTTIN’ THE MUTTON (1975)
9:00pm – THE IDES OF NOVEMBER (1979–1980)
10:15pm – HOMOSEXUALITY: A FILM FOR DISCUSSION (1975)
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Join us on Wednesday 12 November for the opening night of our new season, It's Time: Australian Cinema in 1975.
7:00pm – PURE SHIT (1975)
Preceded by STRUTTIN’ THE MUTTON (1975)
9:00pm – THE IDES OF NOVEMBER (1979–1980)
10:15pm – HOMOSEXUALITY: A FILM FOR DISCUSSION (1975)
7:00pm – PURE SHIT (1975)
Preceded by STRUTTIN’ THE MUTTON (1975)
9:00pm – THE IDES OF NOVEMBER (1979–1980)
10:15pm – HOMOSEXUALITY: A FILM FOR DISCUSSION (1975)
Join us on Wednesday 5 November for the conclusion of our season, Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka From The Mid-1970s To The Early 1980s.
7:00pm – BONA (1980)
8:40pm – CAIN AND ABEL (1982)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
7:00pm – BONA (1980)
8:40pm – CAIN AND ABEL (1982)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Join us on Wednesday 5 November for the conclusion of our season, Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka From The Mid-1970s To The Early 1980s.
7:00pm – BONA (1980)
8:40pm – CAIN AND ABEL (1982)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
7:00pm – BONA (1980)
8:40pm – CAIN AND ABEL (1982)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
Reposted by Melbourne Cinematheque
“Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka from the Mid-1970s to the Early 1980s” opens Wednesday @melbcinematheque.bsky.social ! www.criterion.com/current/post...
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka from the Mid-1970s to the Early 1980s” opens Wednesday @melbcinematheque.bsky.social ! www.criterion.com/current/post...
Join us on Wednesday 29 October for the opening night of Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka from the Mid-1970s to the Early 1980s.
7:00pm – INSIANG (1976)
8:55pm – MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (1975)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
7:00pm – INSIANG (1976)
8:55pm – MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (1975)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Join us on Wednesday 29 October for the opening night of Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka from the Mid-1970s to the Early 1980s.
7:00pm – INSIANG (1976)
8:55pm – MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (1975)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
7:00pm – INSIANG (1976)
8:55pm – MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (1975)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
Join us on Wednesday 22 October for the second part of our focus on Palestinian actor-director Elia Suleiman.
7:00pm – THE TIME THAT REMAINS (2009)
9:05pm – IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
7:00pm – THE TIME THAT REMAINS (2009)
9:05pm – IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
October 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Join us on Wednesday 22 October for the second part of our focus on Palestinian actor-director Elia Suleiman.
7:00pm – THE TIME THAT REMAINS (2009)
9:05pm – IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
7:00pm – THE TIME THAT REMAINS (2009)
9:05pm – IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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
7:00pm – CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARANCE (1996) on 35mm
8:45pm – DIVINE INTERVENTION (2002) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
October 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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
7:00pm – CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARANCE (1996) on 35mm
8:45pm – DIVINE INTERVENTION (2002) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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
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
October 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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
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
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
7:00pm – THE DEVIL’S TRAP (1962)
8:40pm – ADELHEID (1970)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
September 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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
7:00pm – THE DEVIL’S TRAP (1962)
8:40pm – ADELHEID (1970)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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
7:00pm – MARKETA LAZAROVÁ (1967) in 4K
Preceded by THE CITY IN WHITE (1972)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
September 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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
7:00pm – MARKETA LAZAROVÁ (1967) in 4K
Preceded by THE CITY IN WHITE (1972)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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
7:00pm – MACARIO (1960)
8:45pm – TWO MONKS (1934)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
September 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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
7:00pm – MACARIO (1960)
8:45pm – TWO MONKS (1934)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
Reposted by Melbourne Cinematheque
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.
tinyurl.com/mu2ajak9
tinyurl.com/mu2ajak9
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).
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September 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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.
tinyurl.com/mu2ajak9
tinyurl.com/mu2ajak9
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
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
September 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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
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
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
7:00pm – VICTIMS OF SIN (1951)
8:45pm – EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO (1934)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
September 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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
7:00pm – VICTIMS OF SIN (1951)
8:45pm – EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO (1934)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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
7:00pm – ENAMORADA (1946)
9:00pm – MARÍA CANDELARIA (1944)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
September 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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
7:00pm – ENAMORADA (1946)
9:00pm – MARÍA CANDELARIA (1944)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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 2025 Mid-Year Survey
This survey helps us understand how members are experiencing our 2025 program so-far, and report the Cinémathèque's progress to our program and funding partners. It should take 1–2 minutes.
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July 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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!
July 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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!
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
7:00pm – OUR BLOOD WILL NOT FORGIVE (1964) on 35mm
8:50pm – PASSPORT TO DARKNESS (1959) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
July 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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
7:00pm – OUR BLOOD WILL NOT FORGIVE (1964) on 35mm
8:50pm – PASSPORT TO DARKNESS (1959) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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
7:00pm – GATE OF FLESH (1964)
8:45pm – SMASHING THE O-LINE (1960) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
July 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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
7:00pm – GATE OF FLESH (1964)
8:45pm – SMASHING THE O-LINE (1960) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
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
7:00pm – BRANDED TO KILL (1967)
8:50pm – THE MADNESS OF YOUTH (1960) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
July 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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
7:00pm – BRANDED TO KILL (1967)
8:50pm – THE MADNESS OF YOUTH (1960) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq