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!

OUTRAGE: INNOCENCE LOST IN THE THEATRE OF WAR

15 September – 22 September

The truths that lie behind war-time atrocities become diluted over time, filtered through the many perspectives of the combatants involved. The first hand experience of war is seen here through the eyes of three youths, each from a different political background and each with their own unique story. What unifies them is the deeply damaging effect of war on their souls and the unflinching sense of outrage that is left in their hearts.

COME AND SEE || JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN || THE TIN DRUM

7:30pm Monday 15 September

COME AND SEE (M)

Dir: Elem Klimov
USSR 1985 146mins 35mm
Florya, a boy living in occupied Belarus finds himself a gun so he can join the partisans and fight against the Nazis. Plunging into the purgatorial world of a war-ravaged countryside, Florya is slowly robbed of his innocence as he is repeatedly forced to witness the atrocities of genocide, rape and destruction. Unforgettably poetic scenes reflect the brutality of victory, magnified through the eyes of a child in this haunting masterpiece.

Listed in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

7:30pm Thursday 18 September

JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN (M)

Dir: Dalton Trumbo
US 1971 111mins 35mm
Johnny, a young soldier wounded by a landmine in the First World War, has lost his limbs, senses and speech. Lying in a hospital bed unable to distinguish between his waking and dreaming states, he relives his story in a series of strange hallucinations and memories. Adapted by Trumbo from his own novel, it has been given cult status by heavy metal band Metallica who used excerpts in their music video One. Stars Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards and Donald Sutherland.

Winner Grand Jury Prize Cannes Film Festival 1971

7:30pm Monday 22 September

THE TIN DRUM (MA15+)

Dir: Volker Schlöndorff
West Germany/ France/ Poland/ Yugoslavia 1979 142mins 16mm
Oskar receives a shiny tin drum on his third birthday and then, rebelling against the misery and hypocrisy of the adult world, he refuses to grow another inch. As Germany degenerates into Nazism and war Oskar beats his drum in loud protest. Featuring a remarkable central performance from the diminutive David Bennent, this film chronicles the turbulent history of Germany from the beginning of 20thC.

Winner Palm d’Or Cannes Film Festival 1979.
Winner Oscar Best Foreign Language Film 1980.
Listed in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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