Judy & Punch 2019 MA15+
Production still from Judy & Punch 2019 / Director: Mirrah Foulkes / Image courtesy: Madman Entertainment / View full image
When
7.30 pm, Fri 2 Oct 2026 (105 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
Admission
Free
About
Mia Wasikowska and Damon Herriman deliver extraordinary performances in the debut feature film by Mirrah Foulkes.
In this striking dark comedy, set in the peculiar, turbulent 17th-century town of Seaside (notably nowhere near the sea), Wasikowska and Herriman play the eponymous Judy and Punch — married puppeteers who hope their act will get them out of their backwater town and finally bring them fame and fortune. Judy & Punch is a feminist reworking of the classic tale, one that smartly unpacks casual acceptance of male aggression and the punitive mentality of mob rule. Foulkes intertwines theatrical style with François Tétaz’s distinctive score.
MA15+ | Strong violence
Production Credits
- Director: Mirrah Foulkes
- Script: Mirrah Foulkes, Tom Punch, Lucy Punch, Eddy Moretti
- Editor: Dany Cooper
- Producers: Michele Bennett, Nash Edgerton, Danny Gabai
- Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Tom Budge
- Print Source: Madman Entertainment
- Rights: Madman Entertainment
- Year: 2019
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Sound: Stereo
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: Digital
- Screening Format: DCP