Film Club: Eat Drink Man Woman
Film Club
Join us each month for our new cinema club where we will watch a range of films from around the world.
Feel free to stick around for snacks and a chat afterward. Spaces are limited so please book your tickets using the links below, or by calling the library on 9209 6655.
Please Note: These screenings do not run during school holidays.
November - Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
A gastronomic delight from Academy Award® winning director Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain), Eat Drink Man Woman is a classic tale of simmering frustrations and relationship woes as semi-retired Master Chef Chu shares his culinary skills and tends to his three unmarried daughters’ respective emotional journeys.
Jia-Jen is a chemistry teacher Jia-Chien an airline executive and Jia-Ning works at a fast-food establishment. Together they help prepare and eat a sumptuously elaborate dinner each Sunday, a family tradition which allows for considerable insight into their lives and fuels the fire for each daughter to deal with the turmoil of new romantic challenges.
Director: Ang Lee
Language Mandarin
Rating: PG
St Kilda
Monday 4 November | 12 pm to 2 pm
Use the button below to reserve your tickets for our Film Club at St Kilda.
Emerald Hill
Wednesday 6 November | 11 pm to 1 pm
Use the button below to reserve your tickets for our Film Club at Emerald Hill (South Melbourne).
December - It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
For December, we are showing "It's a wonderful life" by Frank Capra, nominated for 5 academy awards and was the winner of a golden globe in 1947.
When a frustrated businessman, George Bailey, becomes suicidal, an angel from heaven, Clarence, is sent to him. To his change of heart, she shows him what life would have been without his existence and how much impact he had made on others throughout his life.
Beautiful, poignant and moving, this classic film is a perfect holiday treat for the whole family.
Director: Frank Capra
Language: English
Rating: PG
St Kilda
Monday 2 December | 12 pm to 2 pm
Use the button below to reserve your tickets for our Film Club at St Kilda.
Emerald Hill
Wednesday 4 December | 11 pm to 1 pm
Use the button below to reserve your tickets for our Film Club at Emerald Hill (South Melbourne).
Accessibility
These sessions are FREE and you can book via the links above or by giving us a call.
Accessibility: This event is wheelchair accessible. If you require any additional needs to enjoy this event, please contact us so we can help accommodate.
Phone: 9209 6655
Email: libprograms@portphillip.vic.gov.au