Silver City 1984 PG

Production still form Silver City 1984 / Director: Sophia Turkiewicz / Image courtesy: Umbrella Entertainment

Production still form Silver City 1984 / Director: Sophia Turkiewicz / Image courtesy: Umbrella Entertainment / View full image

When

10.30am, Sat 30 Sep 2023 (101 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About

Directed by Sophia Turkiewicz and co-written by Thomas Keneally, this stunning period drama has been described by David Stratton as one of the best Australian films of the 1980s. The ‘Silver City’ of the title is a large hostel housing thousands of Polish migrants in the aftermath of the Second World War. As they wait and work in the encampment, Julian (Ivar Kants) and Nina (Gosia Dobrowolksa) begin a passionate affair against a backdrop of change and challenge for the newly arrived migrants.

Silver City will screen from an archival 35mm print.

Production Credits

  • Director: Sophia Turkiewicz
  • Script: Sophia Turkiewicz, Thomas Keneally
  • Cinematographer: John Seale
  • Editor: Don Saunders
  • Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Rights: Umbrella Entertainment
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: 35mm
  • Year: 1984
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Languages: English, Polish
  • Colour: Colour