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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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!

LINDSAY ANDERSON: NO FILM CAN BE TOO PERSONAL

25 September – 29 September

Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994) was part of a new wave of British filmmakers who initially established the Free Cinema movement in the 1950s. Their manifesto declared No film can be too personal. The image speaks. Sound amplifies and comments. Size is irrelevant. Perfection is not an aim. An attitude means a style. A style means an attitude. Moving away from “kitchen sink” realism of the movement, Anderson went on to direct a classic trilogy of allegorical features poking fun at societal taboos, the first two of which are presented in this program.

IF... || O LUCKY MAN!

7:30pm Thursday 25 September

IF… (18+)

Dir: Lindsay Anderson
UK 1968 112mins 16mm
This highly allegorical critique of the kind of rigid social structures exemplified by the British public school system caused a sensation on its initial release. Mick Travis, the epitome of youthful rebellion, unleashes chaos on the authority figures around him as he increasingly blurs fantasy and reality. Alternating between colour and black & white, this key film of the British New Wave was partly inspired by the French classic Zéro de conduite. Stars Malcolm McDowell and Arthur Lowe.

Followed by Jean Vigo short Zéro de conduite (1933)
Feature winner Palm d’Or Cannes Film Festival 1968.
Feature and short listed in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

7:30pm Monday 29 September

O LUCKY MAN! (18+)

Dir: Lindsay Anderson
UK 1973 183mins 35mm
Smile while you're makin' it. Laugh while you're takin' it. Even though you're fakin' it. Nobody's gonna know... Following the continued adventures of young Mick Travis, this sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism. Now working as a coffee salesman, Travis learns that he must abandon his ideals on the path to success. Soundtrack by Alan Price from The Animals who appears as a one man Greek Chorus. Stars Malcolm McDowell, Arthur Lowe, Ralph Richardson and Helen Mirren. Imported 35mm print exclusive to Adelaide Cinémathèque.

Preceded by Anderson short O Dreamland (1953)