GERRINGONG PICS AND FLICKS

​      D irector:  Asghar Farhadi Screenplay:  Asghar Farhadi Rated PG-13  f or mature thematic elements and a brief bloody image. Length:  125 minutes The film follows a couple in Tehran involved in an amateur dramatic production of Arthur Miller’s The Salesman, who are forced to move apartments following an earthquake. But the flat into which they move has an unhappy history, compounded by an unwelcome intruder. This psychological and moral drama, investigates how anger and damaged self image can drive a man to destroying the very thing he is attempting to protect - his marriage. "The acting is impeccable and the director’s skill at combining an analysis of a marriage with dramatic exterior conflict is second to none.  The Salesman  is provocative, challenging, and thoroughly gripping." David Stratton, The Australian, 4/3/2017

Pics and Flicks is beginning another great year of memorable screenings with the popular, Australian film, Ali's Wedding. After a reckless lie sets off a catastrophic chain of events, Ali, the son of a Muslim cleric, finds himself caught between his sense of duty to his family and following his heart. An irreverent and warm-hearted comedy, ALI’S WEDDING is an affectionate and entertaining story of love and duty. ​  http://www.madmanfilms.com.au/ alis-wedding/

Gerringong Pics and Flicks takes a break in January. We will be back with our first film on 2nd February, 2018, which is  Ali's Wedding . Keep an eye on this blog or the Facebook page to get more details closer to the date. In the meantime we have a little questionnaire for you. Which films did you see at  Pics and Flicks in 2017  and which ones did you like most? Click on this link and revisit all those great films from around the world! Pics and Flicks Films 2017 - questionnaire

Pics and Flicks is looking forward to a wonderful, restful and joyous summer break! We hope your festive season brings you and yours everything you hope for. Our next film is Ali's Wedding, to be screened on 2nd February 2018.

Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman's international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing apartment-block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife's grave, Ove has given up on life.  Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove's past happiness and heartbreaks. What emerges is a heartwarming tale of unreliable first impressions and the gentle reminder that life is sweeter when it's shared. 'A Man Called Ove' is written and directed by Hannes Holm and is rated PG 13. This is the final Gerringong Pics and Flicks film for 2017, and we would like to wish everyone season's greetings and a peaceful and happy 201...

Starring:   Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco Director : Pablo Larrain Summary:   Beloved poet Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) is also the most famous communist in post-WWII Chile. When the political tides shift, he is forced underground, with a perseverant police inspector (Gael García Bernal) hot on his trail. Meanwhile, in Europe, the legend of the poet hounded by the policeman grows, and artists led by Pablo Picasso clamor for Neruda’s freedom. Neruda, however, sees the struggle with his police inspector nemesis as an opportunity to reinvent himself. He cunningly plays with the inspector, leaving clues designed to make their game of cat-and-mouse ever more perilous. In this story of a persecuted poet and his obsessive adversary, Neruda recognizes his own heroic possibilities: a chance to become a symbol for liberty, as well as a literary legend.   [The Orchard]   

In the aftermath of World War II, a group of surrendered German soldiers are ordered by Allied forces to remove their own landmines from the coast of Denmark. Directed by Martin Zandvliet, Land of Mine made its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Rating: R (for violence, some grisly images, and language) Genre: Art House & International ,  Drama Directed By: Martin Zandvliet Written By: Martin Zandvliet Runtime: Critics Consensus: 110 minutes Land of Mine  uses an oft-forgotten chapter from the aftermath of World War II to tell a hard-hitting story whose period setting belies its timeless observations about bloodshed and forgiveness.