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Heath Ledger holding a camera against a saturated orange background.

Heath Ledger exhibition

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Two cowboys slouch against a pick up truck.

Season: Lonesome Cowboys

Date information03-17 November
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A short season of contemporary cowboy classics, including Brokeba…

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A woman wearing sunglasses is laughing amidst a small group of Iranian women and children in a mountain village.

Iranian Film Festival

Date information17-18 November
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The festival returns to highlight one of the world’s most exhil…

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A man wearing a yellow jacket sits in front of a monumental Roman statue.

Season: Rome on Screen

Date information30 November-01 December
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A short program of Oscar-winning films – one contemporary, one …

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List of events

Nov 2018

Heath Ledger: A Life In Pictures exhibition

Date information01 November-10 February
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9am-5pm Mon–Thurs / 9am-8pm Fri / 12-5pm Sat–Sun

This unique exhibition offers a rare insight into the man behind the camera.

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Heath Ledger season

Date information01 November-10 February
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An in-depth look at the career of Heath Ledger through a season of screenings and talks.

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Heath Ledger Exhibition Floor Talks

Date information01-23 November
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FRIDAYS 1.00pm

A program of Exhibition floor talks by NFSA curators and special guests.

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Daily Program: I Am Heath Ledger

Date information01 November-28 February
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Daily free screenings of the documentary I Am Heath Ledger.

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Season: Lonesome Cowboys

Date information03-17 November
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A short season of contemporary cowboy classics, including Brokeback Mountain and Mystery Road.

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NFSA Restores: The Year My Voice Broke – Adelaide

14 Nov
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10.45am

A restoration of the award-winning coming of age story. Adelaide screening.

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Iranian Film Festival Australia

Date information17-18 November
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The festival returns to highlight one of the world’s most exhilarating national film cultures.

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Tale of the Sea

17 Nov
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2:00pm

A well-known writer breaks down after witnessing a violent murder.

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The Proposition

17 Nov
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4:00pm

Nick Cave wrote this tale of brother turning against brother in 1880s outback Australia.

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PIG

17 Nov
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6:00PM

A social satire about a banned filmmaker, with hilarity and hijinks quite unlike anything in Iranian cinema.

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3 Faces

18 Nov
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6:00PM

An alarming video from a desperate girl sends director Jafar Panahi and actress Behnaz Jafari on a journey to help her.

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Rona: Azim's Mother + Lunch Time

18 Nov
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4:00pm

Azim, a refugee living in Tehran, must choose between his own life and that of his mother.

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In Conversation: Paul Barron on Heath Ledger

23 Nov
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6.30pm

Producer Paul Barron talks about making the TV series Sweat with Heath Ledger and we screen the pilot episode.

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Season: Rome on Screen

Date information30 November-01 December
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A short program of Oscar-winning films – one contemporary, one classic – featuring the Eternal City.

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The Great Beauty

30 Nov
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7:00pm

A disillusioned journalist in Rome finds a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

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NFSA Ghost Tour

30 Nov
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8:00PM

Tim the Yowie Man leads a tour of the spooky history of the NFSA.

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Dec 2018

Nights of Cabiria

1 Dec
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4:00pm

Fellini’s Oscar-winning classic about searching the streets of Rome for true love.

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