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1976 Theme: Films with political themes Films: Law and Order, Doc, Battle of Algiers, Z, Seven Days in May, Burn, The Ugly American, Common Fascism Turors: Turors: Roger Horrocks and two others 1977 Theme: Life styles and film styles ]]>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:40:35 +0000modFilmSocietyMembership1975
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The Film Society in New Zealand reached it highest membership in 1975 with a total of 6197 members throughout the country.
The Membership, listed alphabetically, was as follows:
By the following year, 1976, the membership had dropped by over 1,000.
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The New Zealand body would have pursued similar activities if its funds allowed, but the day that it could do so appeared (in 1962) to be in the remote future. The Institute's stationery had carried the sub-title "The Federation of Film Societies throughout New Zealand" so the newly adopted name was a recognition of the fact that this was its principal function. But the objects stated in its new rules were wide enough to permit the other activities should they ever become financially possible. ProgressTo1961 FilmSocietyMembership1975 PermanentFilmCollection . ]]>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:21:40 +0000modJapaneseFilmWeek
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History of Post-War Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess is a remarkable picture, consisting of a long interview between the director, Shohei Imamura, and Etsuko Akaza, a vivacious little woman in her fifties, who tells him about her life since the Japanese surrender to the allies over thirty years ago - which she saw as a great relief... As they talk, newsreels of the events mentioned are shown - often in total counterpoint to what she's saying - Hiroshima, the American occupation, the Korean War, the prohibition of Communism, the My Lai massacre - which Etsuko can't believe, because she thinks the Americans were too gentle - innumerable riots, the prohibition of prostitution, which affected her quite closely, not that she seemed to care much about any of the historical events she lived through. What she tells might almost be 30 years in the life of a woman in any century and any country, where men and women use each other for money - in marriage, or for the night, or in business. Etsuko's irresponsibility toward ]]>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:03:58 +0000modFirstYears
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The first of these classics, the famous Russian film, Battleship Potemkin, was screened at the first Annual General Meeting in the Town Hall Concert Chamber on October 21. The meeting was open to members and their friends, and the hall was very nearly full. An attempt was made to recapture the atmosphere of an early screening with a recorded musical accompaniment arranged by George Eiby. The other two classics, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Last Laugh, were first screened in December 1946 and March 1947 respectively. At about the same time, the Auckland Film Society imported L'Idée and The Italian Straw Hat, and the National Film Library imported Film and Reality, Mother, and Nanook of the North, all of which were made available to the Wellington society. The Wellington films were also lent to other societies in New Zealand and, indeed, beyond. The Sydney Film Society sent an urgent request at the end of 1947 for the use of the Wellington society's films, and the Wellington print of Battleship Potem]]>Sat, 19 May 2007 14:55:56 +0000modFilmSchoolSubjects
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WELLINGTON FILM SCHOOL - WHY WESTERNS? The Winter Film School, held at Victoria University over the Queen's Birthday weekend, is now a regular feature of the Wellington Film Society's annual programme. The 1957 School, the fourth of the series, attacked the question "Why Westerns?" of that society. the Society. The attendance was a little smaller than usual, with women noticeably in a minority, but from the point of view of animated discussion the School was perhaps the most successful so far held. In fact, after three days of spirited argument, members were still not agreed on a satisfactory definition of a Western. In his introductory talk, Mr Gordon Mirams, Government Censor of Films, mentioned that he had seen at least 500 westerns in his official capacity, and about another 1000 in the rest of his film-going life, and he suggested that the film society member was apt to get his understanding of the western film right out of perspective if]]>Thu, 17 May 2007 15:43:44 +0000modFilmSchoolSubjects
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Tutors: 1972 Theme: A Weekend of Horror on Film Films: Repulsion, Masque of the Red Death Tutors: Death, Carnival of Souls, Right Hand of the Devil, Little Shop of Horrors Tutors: John Reid, Professor Joan Stevens, Peter Harcourt 1973 Theme: Stage plays translated to the screen Films: Becket, Othello, Luv, Oedipus the King Tutors:Tutors: Dr Philip Allingham, Catherine de la Roche, Professor D F McKenzie, Philip Mann, Dr John Vrolyk, Grant Tilly 1974 Theme: Fi]]>Thu, 17 May 2007 15:42:27 +0000modPermanentFilmCollection
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until 1976. 1979. 1948 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, Germany 1919) Black Holiday (Marco Leto, Italy 1973) Les Enfants du Paradis (Marcel Carne, France 1945) Summer Lightning aka AA Free Woman (Volker Schlondorff, W Germany 1972) Lancelot du Lac (Robert Bresson, France 1974) The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (Jean Renoir, France 1969) Mouchette (Robert Bresson, France 1967) 1977 Occasional Work of a Female Slave (Alexander Kluge, W Germany 1974) Pepe Lo Moko (Julian Duvivier, France 1936) Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (Volker Schlondorff, W Germany 1091) 1978 Ankur (The Seedling) (Shyam Benegal, India 1974) 1979 Moon Over the Alley (Joseph Despins, UK 1975) . Some films originally available for only a short time but which were later added to the Permanent Collection are listed for the first year in which they appear in the lists. In a fe]]>Sun, 13 May 2007 16:38:41 +0000modThe Night Porter
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His campaign is called CAFE - Campaign for Adult Films without Excision. Initial reaction has been most satisfying, with money and research facilities being offered. In letters explaining his policy he says: "The aim of this campaign is to seek by whatever lawful means may be available, essentially that which the film society movement in New Zealand has sought for many years, with much political promise and no legislative result, while in the view of many there has been retrogressive administrative action resulting from pressure from moral vigilantes. In short, that in a democratic, literate community, adults be treated as adults wherever they may see films. CAFE is in no way generated by the New Zealand Federation of Film Societies, but will consult with those bodies and any others interested." Mr Costello is most pleased with the intense enthusiasm his campaign is generating amongst the average film-goer, people who previously were not really aware of how bad censorship has become in this count]]>Thu, 10 May 2007 16:28:45 +0000modThe Dominion 5 July 1975
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The manager of the Regent Theatre where the film is being shown, Mr R. P Williams, said he had no complaints from patrons. The film is advertised as "a shocking sensation". Before the cuts were made all newspaper advertisements carried a warning that "this film may offend". This message has not been dropped. ''-- The Dominion, 5 July 1975." 1975. ]]>Thu, 10 May 2007 16:25:20 +0000modThe Evening Post 5 July 1975
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Two Prints Mr McClure said he bought two prints of the film for immediate release in Wellington and Auckland. They were sent to New Zealand from New York early last month. mailed bacck back to New Zealand and was sent straight down to Wellington without being seen by the censor. "I don't know how it happened," Mr McClure said. "If I did I'd be a lot wiser. It's one of those unfortunate administrative problems that occurred through something not being followed through. Overlooked ]]>Thu, 10 May 2007 16:20:06 +0000modAugust 1976
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(Whistling Smith a short programmed with Bar Salon (R18), under the present law had the censor demand a number of cuts for language, which, when made, would have allowed it to carry an A certificate. The Festival organisers suggested that as the film would be screened on an R18 programme, the short should be left uncut and rated accordingly, but were firmly told that it was, except for its language, an A film and could only be rated as such.) The prolonged violence in Touch of Zen brought a general exhibition certificate, yet the cartoon Fantastic Planet inexplicably was given an age restriction. I could not understand why Chabrol's Nada deserved a 'festival only' restriction, though the same certificate given to The Harder They Come was a little easier to understand. more then than two months. Without such a full-time officer there would have been no way that such a substantial event could have been run.) - Lindsay Shelton, Sequence, August 1976. ]]>Wed, 09 May 2007 17:24:29 +0000modPermanentFilmCollection
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The Round-Up (Miklos Jansco, Hungary 1965) 1974 THE ADVERSARY - SatyajitThe Adversary (Satyajit Ray, India 1970 THE NIGHT OF COUNTING THE YEARS - Shadi 1970) The Night of Counting the Years (Shadi Abdelsalam, Egypt 1969 LUCIA - Humberto 1969) Lucia (Humberto Solas, Cuba 1969 VIRIDIANA - Luis 1969) Viridiana (Luis Bunuel, Spain/Mexico 1961 UN CHEIN ANDALOU - Luis 1961) Un Chien Andalou (Luis Bunuel, France 1929 1929) 1975 Wed, 09 May 2007 17:07:15 +0000modPermanentFilmCollection
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Film Societies in New Zealand source many of their films from the permanent collection of the New Zealand Federation of Film Societies (previously known as the New Zealand Film Institute). Below you can see the growth of that collection up until 1976. 1948 THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI - RobertThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, Germany 1919 BIRTH OF A NATION - D 1919) Birth of a Nation (D W Griffith, USA 1915 KAMERADSCHAFT - G 1915) Kameradschaft (G W Pabst, France/Germany 1931 BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN - Sergei 1931) Battleship Potemkin]]>Wed, 09 May 2007 16:50:22 +0000modPermanentFilmCollection
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until 1970 1976. 1948 THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI - Robert Wiene, Germany 1919 1963 HELL'S HINGES - Thomas H Ince, USA 1916 ON THE BOWERY - Lionel Rogosin, USA 1965 THE RULES OF THE GAME - Claude Renoir, France 1939 ZERO DE CONDUITE - Jean Vigo, France 1933 1964 THE TE KOOTI TRAIL - Rudall Haywood, NZ 1927 TWO DAUGHTERS - Stayajit Ray, India 1961 LA GRANDE ILLUSION - Jean Renoir, France 1937 TIME IN THE SUN - Sergei Eisenstein / Marie Seton, USSR/USA 1933/1940 THE WORLD OF APU - Satyajit Ray, India 1958 1969 SHE AND HE - Susumu Hani, Japan 1963 BREATHLESS - Jean-Luc Godard, France 1959 1970 THEWOMAN OF THE DUNES - Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japan 1964 THE END OF AGENT W4 C W4C - Vaclav Vorlicek, Czechoslovakia 1967 ESCAPE aka Flight - Stepan Skalshky, Czechoslo]]>Mon, 07 May 2007 16:38:24 +0000modPermanentFilmCollection
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THE TE KOOTI TRAIL - Rudall Haywood, NZ 1927 THE STUNTMAN - Larry Semon, USA 1927 MESSENGER - Jimmy Aubrey, USA 1921 DOUBLE WHOOPEE - Lewis R Foster, USA 1929 (Laurel and Hardy) LOVE, SPEED AND THRILLS - Mack Sennett, USA 1915 ]]>Mon, 07 May 2007 12:32:48 +0000modPermanentFilmCollection
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1961 ELEPHANT BOY - Robert Flaherty, USA 1936 THE BLUE ANGEL - Josef von Sternberg, Germany 1929 THE GRASSHOPPER - Sergei Samsonov, USSR 1955 RACE FOR LIFE aka If All the Guys in the World - Christian-Jaque, France 1955 ESCAPE aka Flight - Stepan Skalshky, Czechoslovakia 1967 . the lists. lists. In a few cases, prints have been replaced where the original had become damaged. ]]>Mon, 07 May 2007 12:31:31 +0000modPermanentFilmCollection
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until 1969 1970 1948 THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI - Robert Wiene, Germany 1919 ]]>Mon, 07 May 2007 12:28:17 +0000modPermanentFilmCollection
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SAFETY LAST - Sam Taylor/Fred Newmeyer, USA 1923 (Harold Lloyd) LONG PANTS - Frank Capra, USA 1927 (Harry Langdon) FRENZY aka Hets - Alf Sjoberg, Sweden 1946 THE ANNA CROSS - Isidor Annensky, USSR 1954 DAY OF WRATH - Carl Dreyer, Denmark 1943 DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST - Robert Bresson, France 1950 1958 WAXWORKS - Paul Leni, Germany 1924 MY CHILDHOOD - Mark Donskoi, USSR 1938 MY APPRENTICESHIP - Mark Donskoi, USSR 1939 MY UNIVERSITIES - Mark Donskoi, USSR 1940 1959 LE SANG D'UN POETE - Jean Cocteau, France 1930 THE CURE - Charles Chaplin, USA 1917 1961 THE ANNA CROSSELEPHANT BOY - Isidor Annensky, USSR 1954 Robert Flaherty, USA 1936 THE BLUE ANGEL - Josef von Sternberg, Germany 1929 FRENZY aka Hets - Alf Sjoberg, Sweden<]]>Mon, 07 May 2007 12:27:48 +0000mod