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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
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This week at the ANU Film Group, you can take a cinematic journey to Colombia, futuristic Japan, 1960s France as well as back in time for a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s life.
• THU 23 JUNE @ 7:30 PM: HAPPENING (R, 99 MINS)
In 1963, a bright young French student faces an unwanted pregnancy and risks both her freedom and her future to fight for her right to have an abortion – despite the practice being outlawed in France at the time – in this award-winning drama.
• FRI 24 JUNE @ 7:30 PM: BELLE (PG, 121 MINS)
A high school student enters a virtual world and embarks on a quest to uncover the identity of a mysterious beast who's on the run from vigilantes, in this animated sci-fi take on Beauty and the Beast. Original Japanese version with English subtitles.
• SAT 25 JUNE @ **5 PM**: ELIZABETH: A PORTRAIT IN PART(S) (M, 89 MINS)
With unprecedented access to rare footage from the Royal Archives, this documentary is a truly cinematic celebration of the life of Queen Elizabeth II that reveals a unique glimpse of the woman behind the legend. Directed by Roger Michell.
• SAT 25 JUNE @ 7:30 PM: MEMORIA (PG, 136 MINS)
A Scottish orchid farmer (Tilda Swinton) is visiting her ill sister in Colombia when she awakens one night to a loud sound, and soon begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the country's jungles.