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Book Club: Howl's Moving Castle
Where magic walks, and castles have hearts.
3:00 AM
Book Club: The Shawshank Redemption
When freedom lives in the heart, no bars can contain it.
Arc Cinema
2:00PM
$22 Full / $19.50 Concession ( + $1.50 booking fee)
11 October, 2026
Book Club: The Shawshank Redemption 11 October, 2026
Read the book. Watch the film. Join the conversation.
BOOK CLUB AT NFSA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ABC RADIO CANBERRA.
Explore how culturally significant books have been adapted and reimagined as films.
1994 | DCP | USA | D: Frank Darabont
Adapted from a novella by Stephen King, this enduring prison drama charts the unlikely friendship between two inmates, played by Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Initially modest at release, it became a word-of-mouth phenomenon and is now regarded as one of the most beloved films in modern cinema history.
‘A stirring, deeply satisfying drama about hope, friendship and redemption.’
— Peter Travers – Rolling Stone
The screening will be followed by an interactive discussion about the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption in conversation with Alice Matthews (ABC Radio Canberra) and Rhiân Williams (guest host, ABC Radio Canberra Book Club)
Arc Cinema
We are situated in the heart of Canberra on McCoy Circuit, Acton, between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the grounds of the Australian National University. Just a 10-minute walk from the city and state bus interchanges.
1 McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT 2601
Film Details
Year
1994
Details
DCP 136 mins MA 15+
Director
Frank Darabont
Countries
USA
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