The Club (Bruce Beresford, 1980) is on Saturday 20 July. Image: NFSA.
M | 106 Mins | 1980 | DCP | AUS | D: Bruce Beresford
Adapted from David Williamson’s popular stage play, The Club centres on a flailing Victorian Football League (VFL) team coached by Laurie Holden (Jack Thompson) that hasn’t won a premiership for almost two decades. Club president Ted Parker (Graham Kennedy) secures star recruit Geoff Hayward (John Howard) at great expense, but things start to unravel when Geoff fails to meet expectations and the club loses a string of games.
Directed by Bruce Beresford, The Club winningly satirises sporting tribalism and Australian masculinity.
‘…sublime, ridiculous and an Australian classic’ – The Guardian
An $8 Collection Selection screening: explore hidden gems and Australian classics from the NFSA collection.
The Details
What: The Club $8 Collection Selection screening
When: Saturday 20 July 2024, 1 pm
Where: NFSA Acton (Arc Cinema) – 1 McCoy Circuit, Acton ACT 2601
Cost: $8. Book tickets.
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