UPCOMING AT A GLANCE
THE KING’S CHOICE 24 August 2017
THE DANCER 28 September 2017
TOM OF FINLAND 12 October 2017
THE MIDWIFE 26 October 2017
THE TEACHER 23 November 2017
JUST TO BE SURE 26 December 2017
COMING SOON TO CINEMAS
THE KING’S CHOICE
Release date: 24 August 2017
Release scale: National, excluding Perth
Director: Erik Poppe
Cast: Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Tuva Novotny, Katharina Schüttler
Shortlisted for the 2017 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and based on extraordinary true events, Erik Poppe’s box office hit is an absorbing story of morality and honour set during a pivotal moment in World War II, when an unprepared Norway was invaded by German forces and their monarch presented with a terrible ultimatum.
Synopsis and more: www.thekingschoice.com.au
THE DANCER
Release date: 28 September 2017
Release scale: National, excluding Perth
Director: Stéphanie Di Giusto
Cast: Soko, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry, Lily-Rose Depp
French singer/actress Soko and ingénue-of-the-moment Lily-Rose Depp lead a star-studded cast in Stéphanie Di Giusto’s spectacularly mounted screen biography, inspired by the true story of two rival pioneers of modern dance in late 19th-century Paris.
Synopsis and more: www.palacefilms.com.au/thedancer
TOM OF FINLAND
Release date: 12 October 2017
Release scale: Sydney and Melbourne release; other states to follow
Director: Dome Karukoski
Cast: Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Jessica Grabowsky, Jakob Oftebro, Werner Daehn
From award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski, TOM OF FINLAND is the long-awaited biography of artist Touko Laaksonen, the man behind the iconic signature ‘Tom of Finland’, and the events that influenced his iconic homoerotic drawings.
Synopsis and more: www.tomoffinland.com.au
THE MIDWIFE
Release date: 26 October 2017
Release scale: National
Director: Martin Provost
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet
The much-anticipated new film from Cesar-winning writer-director Martin Provost (Séraphine), THE MIDWIFE marks the remarkable pairing of two of French cinema’s most beloved stars, Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot.
Synopsis and more: www.themidwife.com.au
THE TEACHER
Release date: 23 November 2017
Release scale: National, excluding Perth
Director: Jan Hrebejk
Cast: Zuzana Mauréry, Peter Bebjak, Csongor Kassai
From Oscar-nominated writer/director Jan Hřebejk (Divided We Fall), THE TEACHER is a wildly entertaining black comedy inspired by the true story of a Communist-era school teacher who manipulated her pupils and their families for unprecedented personal gain.
Synopsis and more: www.palacefilms.com.au/theteacher
JUST TO BE SURE
Release date: 26 December 2017
Release scale: National
Director: Carine Tardieu
Cast: François Damiens, Cécile de France, André Wilms
The breakout French hit of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight to multiple, raucous standing ovations, writer/director Carine Tardieu’s star-studded new comedy is a winning tale of parenthood, love and family, both lost and found.
Synopsis and more: www.justtobesure.com.au
NOW IN CINEMAS
KIKI, LOVE TO LOVE
Release date: 27 July 2017
Director: Paco León
Cast: Natalia de Molina, Álex García, Paco León, Belén Cuesta, Ana Katz, Candela Peña
Synopsis and more: www.kikilovetolove.com.au
A QUIET PASSION
Release date: 22 June 2017
Director: Terence Davies
Cast: Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Keith Carradine
Synopsis and more: www.aquietpassion.com.au
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