Press release from Miranda Brown Publicity
Perth Festival is delighted to announce the final selection of In Retrospect: 60 Years of Festival Films.
In celebration of our 60th Festival we have selected seven films from those which have screened at the Festival since its beginning in 1953. One film from each decade was selected to screen for one night only from Monday, 5 March and one Australasian film will screen on Sunday, 11 March.
Perth Festival Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway said: “Perth Festival has a team of dedicated and focussed programmers, each with vision, knowledge and skill. However, once every 60 years, it’s great to do something that’s curated by committee, including great feedback from the public via social media, email and conversations.”
“A group of us, led by film program manager Madeline Bates and inspired by the responses from the audience sat down and argued over the hundreds of extraordinary films that have been shown as part of the Festival Films.
“The list reflects a wide spectrum of cinematic experiences with masterpieces, audience favourites and ground-breaking films that all have their place in cinema history.”
And the winners are:
1950s
Tokyo Story (Dir: Yasujirô Ozu, 1953). Year of original Festival screening: 1965
1960s
Red Desert (Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni, 1964). Year of original Festival screening: 1968
1970s
Day for Night (Dir: Francois Truffaut, 1973 )Year of original Festival screening: 1974
1980s
Wings of Desire (Dir: Wim Wenders, 1987 ) Year of original Festival screening: 1989
1990s
The White Balloon (Dir: Jafar Panahi, 1995) Year of original Festival screening: 1997
plus This is Not a Film (Dirs Mojtaba Mirtahmasb & Jafar Panahi, 2010)
In a special double bill to pay tribute to the acclaimed Iranian Director, Jafar Panahi, we are screening his Camera D’or winning debut, The White Balloon, along with the incredible documentary recently smuggled out of Iran to reveal Panahi’s life under house arrest, This is Not a Film. We are delighted to be hosting the WA premiere of This is Not a Film to honour one of Iran’s most dynamic and important Directors.
2000s
As it is in Heaven (Dir: Kay Pollack, 2004) Year of original Festival screening: 2007
Australasian film
An Angel at My Table (Dir: Jane Campion, 1990) Year of original Festival screening: 1991
Please join us at the iconic Somerville, one of the Perth Festival’s original venues and home to Lotterywest Festival Films, for these screenings.
WHERE: Somerville
WHEN: Mon 5 March: Tokyo Story (1953)
Tue 6 March: Red Desert (1964)
Wed 7 March: Day for Night (1973)
Thur 8 March: Wings of Desire (1987)
Fri 9 March: The White Balloon (1995) & This Is Not A Film (2010)
Sat 10 March: As It Is In Heaven (2004)
Sun 11 March: An Angel at My Table (1990)
Films commence at 7.30pm nightly. Gates open at 6pm.