French Film Festival | The Innocent (2)
Sunday 4 June 2023
6:00 PM
Comedy | 99 minutes | Rated M - violence, sexual references & offensive language | Familial tensions, criminal hijinks and unexpected romance collide in the uproariously entertaining new comedy from the multi-talented Louis Garrel, about the misguided attempts of a dedicated son who, in trying to protect his mother, finds himself embroiled in an elaborate heist.
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | Ténor (2)
Sunday 4 June 2023
8:00 PM
Drama/Comedy | 100 minutes | Rating TBC | A film that will transport you from the gritty, high-rise “banlieues” of outer Paris to the gilded splendour of the Opéra Garnier – a dissection of genres in a world where opera meets rap in musical marvel.
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | Country Cabaret (2)
Monday 5 June 2023
12:45 PM
Comedy/Drama | 109 minutes | M – Offensive language and suicide references | Based on an outrageous true story, Country Cabaret will throw you headfirst into the most uproarious, show-stopping circus performance you’ve ever seen, brought to life on the big screen...
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | Two Tickets to Greece (4)
Monday 5 June 2023
3:00 PM
Comedy | 110 minutes | Rated M - violence, offensive language, sexual references & nudity | Three fabulous femmes - Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Kristin Scott Thomas - star in the wildly entertaining new comedy from writer/director Marc Fitoussi about estranged childhood friends who tentatively reunite for a trip to the Greek Islands.
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | On the Wandering Paths (2)
Monday 5 June 2023
5:15 PM
Drama | 95 minutes | Rated M - sex scenes & offensive language | Based on Sylvain Tesson’s critically acclaimed novel - On the Wandering Paths is a story of struggle and above all else, triumph.
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | The Origin of Evil (2)
Monday 5 June 2023
7:15 PM
Indulge in a cinematic experience that offers wealth, opulence and danger – the story of a toxic, dysfunctional family told from behind the doors of a dazzling seaside villa
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | Lie With Me (2)
Tuesday 6 June 2023
6:00 PM
From Philippe Besson’s critically acclaimed, autobiographical novel comes a captivating adaptation from director and screenwriter Olivier Peyon. Above all else it is a tale of pain and desire – after all, do you ever really forget a first love?
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | Jack Mimoun (2)
Tuesday 6 June 2023
8:00 PM
Adventure/Comedy | 88 minutes | M – Offensive language | Indiana Jones meets Monty Python in this hilarious comedy adventure... Having found fame as a modern-day Robinson Crusoe by seemingly surviving alone on the desolate tropical island of Val Verde, French action adventurer Jack Mimoun, has made a name for himself as an adventure star.
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | Ténor (3)
Wednesday 7 June 2023
6:00 PM
Drama/Comedy | 100 minutes | Rating TBC | A film that will transport you from the gritty, high-rise “banlieues” of outer Paris to the gilded splendour of the Opéra Garnier – a dissection of genres in a world where opera meets rap in musical marvel.
Space available: 50+
French Film Festival | Everybody Loves Jeanne
Wednesday 7 June 2023
8:00 PM
Comedy/Drama/Romance | 95 minutes | Rated M - offensive language | Everybody Loves Jeanne is an all-too-relatable exploration of embarrassment and self-doubt by director Céline Devaux. Written with beautiful sensitivity and wickedly funny offbeat humour, this film stands as a reminder to not take ourselves or our failures too seriously.
Space available: 50+
National Theatre Live | The Crucible
Saturday 17 June 2023
2:00 PM
180 min | A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma). As a climate of fear, vendetta and accusation spreads through the community, no one is safe from trial.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 18 June 2023
2:15 PM
165m | Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 25 June 2023
1:45 PM
Life, works and achievements of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti. M – Offensive Language
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | The Look of Silence
Sunday 25 June 2023
4:00 PM
A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers. R13 – Content may disturb
Space available: 50+
Sunday 25 June 2023
6:15 PM
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. R16 – Violence, offensive language & drug use
Space available: 50+
Artbeats | Water Lilies of Monet
Thursday 29 June 2023
7:00 PM
This brand new and deeply immersive art film allows us to discover what gave Monet the inspiration to return to work, and to produce such a stunning and immortal work of beauty.
Space available: 50+
National Theatre Live | Othello
Sunday 2 July 2023
2:00 PM
180 mins | She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. He’s refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds love across racial lines has a cost. Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 16 July 2023
2:30 PM
When a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | Becoming Cousteau
Sunday 16 July 2023
4:45 PM
A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage. M – Offensive Language
Space available: 50+
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
Sunday 16 July 2023
6:45 PM
This is the remarkable story of an American icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever. Transcending the surf genre, this in-depth portrait of a hard-charging athlete explores the fear, courage and ambition that push a man to greatness--and the cost that comes with it. M – Offensive Language
Space available: 50+
Sunday 30 July 2023
1:00 PM
285m | A stellar trio assembles to take on the lead roles of Strauss’s comedy, with soprano Lise Davidsen in her Met role debut as the Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in her Met role debut as Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie.
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Sunday 6 August 2023
2:00 PM
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid. M – Violence
Space available: 50+
Sunday 6 August 2023
4:15 PM
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes. R16 – Violence, sexual references & offensive language
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | A Clockwork Orange
Sunday 6 August 2023
6:30 PM
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned. R18 – Violence
Space available: 50+
Sunday 3 September 2023
2:30 PM
160 mins | David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays. As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 10 September 2023
2:00 PM
195m | Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new staging of Mozart’s tragicomedy Don Giovanni. The tale of deceit and damnation is set in an abstract architectural landscape that explores the dark corners of the story and its characters.
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | Fellowship of the Ring
Sunday 17 September 2023
10:30 AM
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. M – Supernatural themes & violence
Space available: 50+
Sunday 17 September 2023
2:00 PM
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. M – Medium level violence
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | Return of the King
Sunday 17 September 2023
5:30 PM
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. M – Violence & fantasy horror
Space available: 50+
Thursday 21 September 2023
6:00 PM
a light hearted look at lives in NZ in the 21st century
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | The Fifth Element
Sunday 8 October 2023
2:00 PM
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay. PG – Violence
Space available: 50+
Sunday 8 October 2023
4:30 PM
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world. M – Offensive language
Space available: 50+
Sunday 8 October 2023
7:00 PM
Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space. M – Offensive language & content that may disturb
Space available: 50+
Sunday 5 November 2023
2:15 PM
210m | Nathalie Stutzmann conducts her second Mozart work this season with a new production of Die Zauberflöte. In his Met-debut staging, Simon McBurney incorporates projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 19 November 2023
12:15 PM
Acclaimed adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel, in which a likeable young Irishman changes into a conniving, manipulative rogue. The protagonist finds himself homeless after taking part in a fake duel and is then captured by a Prussian highwayman, and meets up with a spy, but his fortunes change when he marries a wealthy titled woman in order to secure his future. PG – Violence
Space available: 50+
Sunday 19 November 2023
3:45 PM
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. R16 – Violence, offensive language & horror
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | Full Metal Jacket
Sunday 19 November 2023
6:30 PM
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. R – Offensive Language
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | No Ordinary Sheila
Sunday 10 December 2023
2:45 PM
The story of Sheila Natusch, the New Zealand writer and illustrator of many ground-breaking natural history books. Her life was defiant, unconventional, and full of adventure. Rated G
Space available: 50+
Sunday Cinema | Hillary: Ocean to Sky
Sunday 10 December 2023
4:45 PM
For this feature-length documentary Michael Dillon revisits his award-winner From the Ocean to the Sky, about Edmund Hillary's Ganges jet boat expedition. Back in 1977, Dillon filmed Hillary and crew (including son Peter Hillary) as they jet boated from the mouth of the Ganges to the base of the Himalayas, then set out to climb peak Akash Parbat. Dillon has remastered existing and unseen footage, and interviewed crew members about Hillary's last big expedition. PG – Course language
Space available: 50+
Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival
Sunday 10 December 2023
7:00 PM
28 lost adventurers must fight for their lives after their only lifeline is destroyed in the most uninhabitable place on Earth - Antarctica.
Space available: 50+
