Free Movies on Macquarie
Enjoy free movies from the extensive film and documentary collection of the State Library of New South Wales. The movies are screened regularly on Thursdays at 12.00 in the Metcalfe Auditorium, Macquarie Street Wing.
Videos screened are available for viewing in the State Reference Library or for viewing in your local library through interlibrary loan.
Thursday 23 May, 12.00 PM
Movie: Movie - Fifty Years of Silence
The war-time experiences of Jan Ruff-O'Herne and other young Dutch women who were forced to be prostitutes in Semarang when they and their families were imprisoned in camps by the Japanese in Indonesia during WWII.
Thursday 30 May, 6.00 PM
Movie: Moroder’s Metropolis
One of cinema’s most famous and iconic films, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, has been enhanced with a modern soundtrack by Oscar winning Giorgio Moroder featuring performances by 1980's legends including Freddie Mercury, Bonnie Tyler and others. Moroder’s shorter version is a timeless story set in the future with present-day problems, including a love story. Metropolis stands out as a visual masterpiece of cinema!
Sunday 2 June, 2.00 PM
Movie: The Circus (1928)
Charlie Chaplin, the legendary screen icon of silent comedy, wrote and stars in this sophisticated late 1920’s production. Chaplin also composed the score and song which accompanies this delightful old-fashioned romantic comedy! This film won Charlie his first Academy Award.
Thursday 6 June, 6.00 PM
