Mubi:

'1950s Algeria: Ali La Pointe is recruited to join the National Liberation Front, becoming involved in its armed insurgency against the French colonial powers. French paratrooper Colonel Mathieu is entrusted with squelching the uprisings. As violence escalates on each side, no act is too unthinkable.

Criterion:

'One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo’s tour de force has astonishing relevance today.'

Yandoit Cinematheque.

We are proud to announce the first season of the Yandoit Cinematheque presented through Yandoit Cultural. With so many options now to stream films online, this is a fantastic opportunity to come together in a magnificent old church to engage with cinema and stories together.

The films selected will be expansive, from classics from Europe and Hollywood to overlooked Australian Gems to vital Queer Cinema. We will explore films from National Cinemas, parallel Independent Cinema, Indigenous Cinema and documentaries along the way. Contemporary classics will also feature, some overlooked, difficult to find and which deserve to be seen on the big screen.

There is tea and coffee available and you are most welcome to bring some wine, or beer, Doors from 6pm, film starts at 7pm.

We will be serving a Lamb Algerian Soup - Chorba Hamra bel Frik.

Winter nights are here and we recommend bringing a pillow to sit on and a blanket for comfort. Looking forward to seeing everyone engaging with the world of cinema.

See you at Yandoit Cultural.

29th May - Portrait of a Lady On Fire (2019) Céline Sciamma.

12th June - No Other Land (2024) Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor.

26th June - Battle Of Algiers (1966) Gillo Pontecorvo.

10th July - Memoria (2021) Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

24th July - La Chimera (2023) - Alice Rohrwacher.

03rd August - Embrace of the Serpent (2016) Ciro Guerra.