Mildura Film Society

PERFECT DAYS
RATING: PG Mild coarse language and nudity
RUNTIME: 124mins
DIRECTOR: Wim Wenders
ACTORS: Kôji Yakusho, Min Tanaka, Tomokazu Miura, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Yumi Asô, Aoi Yamada, Sayuri Ishikawa

Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.

POOR THINGS
RATING: MA 15+ Strong themes, sex, coarse language and nudity
RUNTIME: 141mins
DIRECTOR: Yorgos Lanthimos
ACTORS: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael, Mark Ruffalo, Margaret Qualley
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and
debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Based on the book by Alasdair Gray, the screenplay was written by Tony McNamara, making this the second collaboration between Lanthimos and McNamara (THE FAVOURITE). The movie was produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Emma Stone.