Highlights

Over five nights World Movies celebrates the work of Spanish film maestro Pedro Almodóvar, with a selection of films hosted and curated by the director himself. Almodóvar will introduce four of his essential works including All About My Mother, Volver, Live Flesh and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Closing the five-night fiesta…

From the seductive to the shocking – these films are for adults only.  Every Saturday at 9.30pm World Movies pushes the boundaries and takes you into the darkest corners of cinema. The Story of Richard O (France, 2007) – Saturday 4 February 9.30pm In the sultry summer month of August, Richard O. (Mathieu Amalric) encounters…

  Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful and in love – but together their lives are spiralling out of control. When Louis fatally overdoses one night, Mousse wakes up in hospital to discover she is pregnant. Lost in her grief and rebuffed by her family, she escapes to a beautiful beach house to wait out…

Casting street kids that were met while scouting locations, the film sparkles with genuine performances and stunning locations. Three young boys who live on the mean streets of Ukraine embark on an adventure to cross the border into Poland. They drift through towns and markets, spend nights at train stations, while begging and stealing for…

Lock the doors and turn down the lights, as World Movies brings you the latest chills and freshest kills from around the world every Friday night in March. Stay up late as we celebrate spine-tingling cinema, with five films sourced from the darkest corners of the world. We Are What We Are (Mexico, 2010) -…

World Movies celebrates Sydney’s colourful Mardi Gras Festival with a fun filled double of crazy parties and an all-star cast. Party Monster (USA, 2003) – Saturday 3 March 7.50pm The frenetic true story about the rise and fall of an infamous 90s New York party promoter. From the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, the film stars…

Featuring French star Charlotte Rampling, enter the life of the Cellars family. This all-star comedy revolves around the consequences when family secrets are revealed – especially when everyone concerned is a little crazy. A volatile family mix includes overly a critical matriarch, a headstrong businessman brother and a depressive artist sister. However the family’s world…

Author and filmmaker Catherine Breillat has gained a reputation as one of the most controversial women in contemporary arts, often focusing on the erotic and emotional lives of young women, as told from the woman’s perspective. This month World Movies celebrates International Women’s Day with two of Breillat’s captivating films, An Old Mistress and Romance….

This is the epic story of Mei Lan Fang – the performer who overcame the prejudice to become China’s greatest opera star. Born to a family of Beijing performers in 1894, Lan Fang grew up in a period where opera stars were the equivalent to prostitutes. Charting the early roles that brought him fame with…