THE MERCURY CINEMA

The Mercury and Iris Cinemas are run by the Media Resource Centre to enhance screen culture and to give screening opportunities to emerging South Australian film, video and digital media artists.

Cinemas are also available for hire. For more information CLICK HERE.

CONTACT
Operations Manager, Jeremy Chance e-mail

Exhibition Manager, Toby Bramwell e-mail
Ph. (08) 8410 0979

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TICKET SALES

Call 8410 0979 9-5:30 Mon to Fri with you credit Card handy.
Call into the MRC 13 Morphett St Adelaide (behind the Mercury) 8-5:30 Mon-Fri
Buy tickets at the box office from one hour prior to the advertised screening time.

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MERCURY for hire

The Mercury and Iris Cinemas are available for hire. We offer highly competitive rates for your screening, conference, lecture or party. We can screen just about anything from 35mm CinemaScope to your Powerpoint or web based presentation. AND we can look after your catering and liquor requirements with the minimum of fuss!

FLIGHTS OF FANCY

14 August – 18 August

The human impulse to ascend into the heavens is driven, at least in part, by a desire to transcend the banality of everyday life. The protagonists in this pair of films have two very different motivations for taking flight, while one desires a return to nature, the other dreams of escaping the establishment. Will they fly too close to the sun? Will they even get off the ground

LAST YEARS AWAY || STEELYARD BLUES

7:30pm Thursday 14 August

LIGHT YEARS AWAY (18+)

Dir: Alain Tanner
Switzerland/France 1981 105mins 35mm
Young drifter Jonas, goes to work for the elderly recluse Yoshka at his derelict petrol station in a remote region of Ireland. Frustrated with his absurd “apprenticeship”, Jonas is eventually initiated into Yoshka's mystical secret. This dream-like fable was a departure for the director who was known for his politically discursive works and involvement in the British Free Cinema movement. Print courtesy of the ACMI collection.

Winner Grand Jury Prize Cannes Film Festival 1981

7:30pm Monday 18 August

STEELYARD BLUES (M)

Dir: Alan Myerson
US 1973 93mins 35mm
A gang of misfits, led by a petty con, develop a daring plan to patch up an old PBY Catalina flying boat and take off for somewhere, anywhere, else and escape the drudgery of life. But it’s all easier said than done, and when they discover that they have only ten days before their ride is sold for scrap, they employ some more unconventional tactics to finish the job. Cinematography by László Kovács. Stars Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda, John Savage and Peter Boyle.

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