From visionary filmmaker and the Academy Award-winning director of Icarus, Bryan Fogel, comes the untold story of the murder that shook the world.
THE DISSIDENT, from Academy Award-winning director Bryan Fogel (Icarus), is a documentary thriller that plays out at the highest levels of power as it exposes the ... more
In the summer of 1939, school teacher Thomas Miller (Eddie Izzard) takes a last-minute role teaching English at the Augusta-Victoria College, Bexhill-on-Sea, a finishing school on the south coast of England. Despite the political storm clouds forming across Europe, daughters of influential families in Nazi Germany learn deportment, Shakespeare ... more
Starts Thu 22 Apr at: Luna Leederville, Windsor Cinema
The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. Beginning in the 1940s in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to escalate and racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her ... more
Starts Thu 22 Apr at: Luna Leederville, Luna On SX
The biographical drama is one of French cinema’s most established and beloved genres, and Gabriel Le Bomin’s spectacularly mounted De Gaulle stirringly depicts a crucial period in the life of one of the most famous figures in the nation’s modern history, doing it enormous justice in the process.
Danish filmmaker Julius Telmer has created a compelling and thrilling drama filmed entirely in Merredin, WA that explores notions of masculinity and identity, particularly in small-town Australia. Featuring a cast of local talent that includes Daniel Tenni, Mikkel Skov and Robert Livings and stars Liam Graham, Ethan Tomas and Marthe ... more
Join us for the opening night reception with paella from Pincho's in Leederville, fresh and fruity sangria, Estrella Damm Beer, red and white wine served from 6:30pm before a 7pm screening of Rosa's Wedding.
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From writer/director Icíar Bollaín (Yuli, SFF19), the joyous new ... more
The Moro Spanish Film Festival returns with a curated selection of films we missed last year as well as some brand-new titles, offering film lovers a cinematic journey across Spain and Latin America.
From Spain, the selection includes:
Internationally acclaimed director Alejandro Amenábar’s (The ... more
Starts Wed 28 Apr at: Luna Leederville, Luna On SX
Kelly Reichardt’s snowball has steadily been rolling down the mountain picking up more and more discerning cinema fans and festival regulars over the years with critically acclaimed and award-winning films like Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff and Certain Women. We are delighted to be screening her ... more
Kelly Reichardt’s snowball has steadily been rolling down the mountain picking up more and more discerning cinema fans and festival regulars over the years with critically acclaimed and award-winning films like Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff and Certain Women. We are delighted to be screening her ... more
WA filmmaker Julius Telmer has created a compelling and thrilling drama filmed entirely in Merredin, WA that explores notions of masculinity and identity, particularly in small-town Australia. Featuring a cast of local talent that includes Daniel Tenni, Mikkel Skov and Robert Livings and stars Liam Graham, Ethan Tomas and Marthe Snorresdotter ... more
“Land” is a gorgeous slice of cinema. What begins as a story of isolation becomes a journey of friendship and healing. From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her directorial debut LAND, the poignant story of one woman’s search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness.
Custom motorbikes are usually seen as show ponies, plonked in a garage ready for a polish. WIDE OF THE MARK- A motorcycle adventure film follows six riders with a hunger for a motorcycle adventure, hand-building their road bikes to tackle Tasmania’s rugged off-road terrain.
Join us on Friday 30 April for a special event Q&A ... more
Following its smash-hit original broadcast, the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly bold’ production of A View from the Bridge returns to cinemas due to audience demand.
This stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece won a trio of 2014 Olivier Awards including Best Revival, Best Actor for ... more
The biographical drama is one of French cinema’s most established and beloved genres, and Gabriel Le Bomin’s spectacularly-mounted De Gaulle stirringly depicts a crucial period in the life of one of the most famous figures in the nation’s modern history, doing it enormous justice in the process.
A beautiful new Australian film starring Noni Hazlehurst, Claudia Karvan and Stephen Curry coming to Luna Leederville, Windsor and Luna on SX, May 6.
In the heartfelt comedy JUNE AGAIN, a twist of fate gives family matriarch June (Noni Hazlehurst) a reprieve from a debilitating illness. Much to their amazement, June re-enters the lives ... more
Starts Thu 6 May at: Luna Leederville, Luna On SX, Windsor Cinema
We aim to make your Sundays even better with a selection of RETRO CLASSICS that will make for cosy afternoon screenings at the Windsor Cinema, Nedlands. All to be enjoyed with a live organist from 1:00 pm before the film screens at 1:30 pm. Tickets only $15!
May 9: Out of Africa - From 1 pm we have an extra treat for mum ... more
An atmospheric, coming-of-age tale inspired by the 1872 Gothic vampire novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
Isolated from the outside world, fifteen-year-old Lara (Hannah Rae) lives in seclusion on a vast country estate with her father and strict governess Miss Fontaine (Jessica Raine). Late one evening, a mysterious ... more
An astonishing feat of contemporary film-making, The Man in the Hat is a beautifully framed odyssey of music, story-telling and silent comedy traversing the breath-taking landscapes of France.
The Man In The Hat sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500. On the seat beside him is a framed photograph of an unknown woman. ... more
An astonishing feat of contemporary film-making, The Man in the Hat is a beautifully framed odyssey of music, story-telling and silent comedy traversing the breath-taking landscapes of France.
Join us for a le pique-nique Man in The Hat Style on Sunday 16 May, from 3.30 pm at Luna ... more
This is Arcadia films and Luna Cinemas Leederville is excited to present an exclusive Virtual Q&A screening with the critically acclaimed and award-winning director of I Blame Society, Gillian Wallace Horvat on Wednesday 19 May, following the 6.45 pm session. Join us from 6.15 pm for some DJ music from Roc Riley and a complimentary slice ... more
Now in its 10th year, Iranian Film Festival Australia is the only nation-wide Australian Festival dedicated to Iranian Cinema. Our aim is to showcase a diverse range of the best and most interesting of current Iranian cinema, One of the world’s most exhilarating national cinemas, ... more
Inspired by the work of Leonard Cohen, and set to some of his most beloved music, Death of a Ladies' Man tells the story of a carousing college professor (Gabriel Byrne) whose life takes a series of unimaginable turns, and all the old stories are given a new twist when he begins to have surreal hallucinations and learns he may not be long for ... more
Starts Thu 20 May at: Luna Leederville, Luna On SX, Windsor Cinema
I BLAME SOCIETY is a razor-sharp satire of the pitfalls of post-#MeToo culture in Los Angeles. At once hilarious and genuinely disturbing, Horvat’s film delves into the psyche of a young woman trying to believe in her dreams and herself… and facing the darkness that lurks inside in this macabre Cinderella story.
Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier play neighbours who have been secret lovers for decades until a sudden change pulls them apart in Filippo Meneghetti's gripping drama.
Pensioners Nina (Barbara Sukowa) and Madeleine (Martine Chevallier) have hidden their deep and passionate love for many decades. From the point of view of those ... more
Starts Thu 20 May at: Luna Leederville, Luna On SX, Windsor Cinema
Director, David Bickerstaff gives us a unique opportunity to see, as never before, this series of spectacular paintings, featuring five of the famous Arles Sunflowers from collections in London, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Munich and Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers are among his most famous works and are some of the most iconic ... more
In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match or even scored a goal in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions.
The architect behind this unprecedented triumph was ... more
Starts Thu 27 May at: Luna Leederville, Luna On SX
We are delighted to announce SHAKESPEARE LIVE! will screen from May 29
The critically acclaimed Shakespeare Live! returning to Australian and Luna Palace cinemas for an encore season, celebrating Shakespeare’s legacy in all the arts to mark the 400th anniversary of the world’s greatest playwright. Screening ... more
WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER 'FAVOURITE CULINARY CINEMA FILM', NAPA VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
Beth Elise Hawk’s directorial debut BREAKING BREAD has been a crowd-pleasing hit at festivals around the world including the recent Australian Jewish International Film Festival. This mouth-watering new documentary will be released ... more
Set in an alternative New York, the quantum computing revolution has begun, and investors are lining their pockets. However, building the network requires miles of infrastructure to be laid between huge magnetic cubes by "cablers", a group of unprotected gig workers who have to compete against robots to pull wires over rough terrain. more
If there is one thing you can always count on, it is Warren Miller's annual ski film. And this year is no different. Warren Miller’s Future Retro will revel in 71 years of movie magic—with fresh stories and perspectives from across the globe, heroes from the glory days, and that retro energy keeping the winter dream alive. more
Sharmill Films and Luna Palace Cinemas are proud to announce Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical, captured live from the National Theatre in London, is returning to our cinemas from June 5.
New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years ... more
Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s No Man's Land, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham’s Theatre, London.
One summer's evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at ... more
Leonardo da Vinci is acclaimed as the world’s favourite artist. Many TV shows and feature films have showcased this extraordinary genius but often not examined closely enough is the most crucial element of all: his art.
Leonardo’s peerless paintings and drawings will be the focus of Leonardo: The Works, as ... more
Pompeii is a unique, enchanting place in the world, drawing over 4 million visitors a year from all over the globe. It was a city enlivened by violent passions and endowed with a flair that was in a class of its own. The power games, sexual appetites, unrestrained ambition and creative genius could be felt in the streets, breathed in the ... more
Starts Sat 24 Jul at: Luna Leederville, Luna On SX
For the first time in history the Royal Academy of Arts in London, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is bringing together Lucian Freud’s self-portraits. The exhibition will display more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in which this modern master of British art turned his unflinching eye firmly on ... more
