Matinees

Celebrate cinema at a sensible hour with our thoughtfully curated line-up of films from Australia and around the world.

Like all good summers, ACMI’s Summer Matinees program starts on the beach. Although, it may not be the beach you’re picturing. We’re on a chilly stretch of coast in Sweden and Death has joined us for a nice game of chess. Join us to kick off the program with one of the greatest modernist films from Europe as we screen the 4K restoration of Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal.

This summer we’ve packed together a collection of international gems spanning documentary, drama, tragedy and a dash of comedy with the connective tissue being masters, experts and wunderkinds. In the masters corner, we have classics from Bergman and Akira Kurosawa alongside the latest film from the Dardenne Brothers. Jacinda Ardern’s expertise and heart as a political leader is brought to the screen with the inspiring documentary portrait Prime Minister. And Paul Mescal stars as an up-and-coming musician traipsing around the American heartland in heartbreaking romance The History of Sound.

Matinee sessions run every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout summer, with new films beginning every fortnight.

– Reece Goodwin, Senior Programmer (Film & Screen Industry)