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Summer At the Mercury Cinema
Where else to stay cool but in the Mercury Cinema this summer! The Mercury is presenting a series of South Australian premieres direct from the festival circuit, a return from our 2011 season, a couple you might have missed, and a new print of an classic for your exclusive cinematic pleasure.
Purchase the special season pass for just $80 and see all of the films for just $5.35 each! Single tickets are $15 / $12. Bar specials will keep your summer vibe flowing...
Phone 8410 1934 with your credit card handy for tickets, or buy at the door.
On Tour | American Graffiti | Life WIthout Principle | Wasteland | The Future
Tyrannosaur | El Bulli: Cooking In Progress | The Yellow Sea | The Hungry Tide
Take Shelter | Vincent Wants To Sea |Hobo WIth A Shotgun | Drive | The Orator| Life In A Day
ON TOUR (M)
France |Dir. Mathieu Amalric Former television producer Joachim returns to France with a troupe of Burlesque dancers but not everyone he left behind is happy to welcome him and his voluptuous friends. Upcoming session times: |
American Graffiti (M)
Classic Film - Restored Print
US | Dir. George Lucas One of the most influential teen films of all time, American Graffiti follows two Californian teenagers one summer night in ’62 as they face decisions about the directions of their lives. Upcoming session times: |
Life Without Principle (M)
Hong Kong | Dir. Johnnie To On a fateful day, three ordinary people suddenly find their destinies entwined when a loan shark gets assaulted after having withdrawn $10 million from the bank. Upcoming session times: |
WASTELAND (M)
SA Premiere
Brazil/UK | Dir. Lucy Walker A leading contemporary artist creates large-scale portraits of people who inhabit and make their living from the world’s largest garbage tip. A true story that has amazing transformative power. Upcoming Session Times: |
THe Future (M)
SA PREMIERE
Germany/US | Dir. Miranda July When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically and literally alters the course of time and space. It’s weird… in the best kind of way. Upcoming session times: Session Sat 3 Mar 6:15pm cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience. |
TYRANNOSAUR (MA15+)
SA PREMIERE
UK | Dir. Paddy Considine Highly anticipated winner at Cannes Film Festival, Tyrannosaur is a gripping portrayal of a young woman’s fight with domestic abuse and the solace she finds in a man who’s no stranger to violence himself. Sat 21 Jan 7:45pm
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EL Bulli: Cooking In Progress (M)
SA PREMIERE
Germany | Dir. Gereon Wetzel For six months of the year, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adrià closes his restaurant, El Bulli, and works with his team to prepare the menu for next season. An elegant, detailed study of food as art. Upcoming session times:
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The Yellow Sea (R18+)
SA Premiere
South Korea | Dir. Hong-jin Na A cab driver in Yanji City, a region between North Korea, China and Russia, longs to see his wife who has disappeared. A hitman offers to reunite the man with his wife if he does just one hit. Upcoming session times: |
THE HUNGRY TIDE (R18+)
Australia | Just a few metres above sea level, Kiribati is on the front line of climate change. It’s hard to be a sceptic when the ocean is washing away your home and your nation is covered in water. Upcoming session time: |
Take Shelter (M)
US | Dir. Jeff Nichols Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself. ‘One of the 10 best films of 2011’ – National Board of Review Upcoming session times: |
Vincent Wants To Sea (MA15+)
SA PREMIERE
Germany | Dir. Ralf Huettner A young man suffering from Tourette’s syndrome absconds from an institution with two other patients. Of course there are hilariously inappropriate jokes but it’s also deeply moving. Upcoming session times: |
HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN (r18+)
Canada | Dir. Jason Eisener A homeless vigilante sets about cleaning house, blowing away crooked cops, pedophile Santas and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun. Upcoming session times: |
DRIVE (MA15+)
US | Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist goes wrong. Exciting, fast and well… Ryan Gosling! Upcoming session times: |
The Orator (PG)
SA PREMIERE
New Zealand | Dir. Tusi Tamasese Matters finally come to a head for Saili, and his ostracised family. His plantation under threat and his blossoming daughter’s suitors requires Saili to speak up and stand up for all he holds precious. Upcoming Session Times: |
LIFE IN A DAY (PG)
US | Dir: Kevin McDonald Shot by filmmakers all over the world, this documentary serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010. Upcoming session times: Session Sat 3 Mar 8pm cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience. |