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.

TICKET SALES

To purchase tickets in advance, call 8410 0979 between 9:30 - 5:00 Monday to Friday with your credit card handy.
OR Call into the MRC at
13 Morphett St Adelaide (behind the Mercury) between 9:30 -5:00 Monday to Friday

You can purchase movie tickets at the Mercury Cinema box-office half an hour prior to the advertised screening time.

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CONTACT
Venue & Events Manager, P.J. Murton 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!

NEW CHINA FILM FESTIVAL

Wed 13 May – Tues 19 May 2009

The Chinese film industry has recently seen a massive transformation over the last decade that has placed it at the forefront of global cinema. The MRC is pleased to present a selection of stunning new Chinese cinema that spans the entire nation, showcasing its breadth of environmental and cultural diversity. Films courtesy of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Australia and Film Bureau, China's State Administration of Radio, Film & Television.

*Films yet to be classified.

CHERRIES || URTIIN DUU
GANGLAMEDO || SHI QI

8:00pm Wednesday 13 May

OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE
CHERRIES (*)

Dir: Zhang Jiabei
China 2008 93mins 35mm
An adoptive mother's love knows no bounds in this beautifully photographed and emotionally engaging drama set in the Yunnan province. A poor farmer is pressured by his family to marry the mentally and emotionally stunted Cherry, who spends most of her time chasing children and offering them the fruit that bears her name. Cherry carries a deep desire to have her own child and fate intervenes one day when finds an abandoned baby girl in the woods. But Cherry’s dream is not fulfilled without consequences.

8:00pm Friday 15 May

uRtiin duu (*)

Dir: Hasichaolu
China 2007 117mins 35mm
Urtiin Duu is the traditional folk song and cornerstone of the Mongolian culture. A singer loses her voice under the weight of her own emotional turmoil following the death of her husband. Distraught she attempts suicide, but returning to her homeland from Beijing, her faith in life and nature is restored with the help of her family and a baby camel. Incredible photography captures the harsh but beautiful Mongolian landscape.

8:00pm Sunday 17 May

GanGlamEdo (*)

Dir: Dai Wei
China 2008 93mins 35mm
An Yu, a singer of Han nationality, becomes fascinated by the traditional Tibetan folk song Ganglamedo. She travels to the magical lake Namucuo in search of the voice behind the song that she hears in her dreams. Encountering local musician Ahzha on the way, together they discover the sixty year old mystery behind a vanishing bride who also bore the name Ganglamedo. Filled with sumptuous scenery, costume, music and dance.

8:00pm Tuesday 19 May

shi qi (*)

Dir: Joe Chow
China 2008 83mins 35mm
Abandoned by his father at the age of two, a boy is returned to his mother several years later. Resentful, the boy resolves to leave his hometown for the city the moment he turns seventeen. When he departs on foot, his mother follows in the hope that she can persuade him to return. Over the course of two days they come to understand one another. Stars Joan Chen.