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Nelson Film Society is pleased to be able to bring you another year of first class films from around the world. Our programme will feature works by the acclaimed cinema-artist Norman McLaren of Canada – a great friend of our Len Lye. Dr Terence Dobson of Canterbury University will introduce these films in a special address at the Suter Art Gallery. German films are again strongly represented with six contemporary films facilitated by the Goethe Institut. Then, with the assistance of the French Embassy, we have four more by their great auteurs. Support from the New Zealand Film Commission will allow us to screen a beautiful New Zealand feature film – Apron Strings directed by Samoan-born Sima Urale. And, we have programmed three movies from the ‘classic era’ of world cinema. Finally, we have managed to secure some Festival films that missed out on a Nelson screening. And, once again, we will present an evening of ‘Live Cinema’ from the silent era supported by Gabor Tolnay on the piano!

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