Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute

Digitisation Workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault
2023-06-05 10:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
Ballarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Biciclette)

May 8

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7:30 pm

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9:00 pm

Italian Neorealist Drama

​The Bicycle Thief is regularly voted one of the greatest films of all time. It was a key example of the Italian ‘cinema of the real’ which heralded a new kind of cinematic naturalism, employing non-professional actors and filming on the streets of a post-war Europe. Antonio, a poor father, is on the first day of a new job gluing movie posters onto street walls in poverty-stricken Rome when his hard-earned bicycle is stolen. Distraught, Antonio and his little boy Bruno (Enzo Staiola) desperately criss-cross the city trying to recover it, navigating difficult interactions with the police, hostile crowds, city offices, and home. De Sica spent his childhood in Naples and was an actor as well as the director of many renowned neo-realist films which highlighted contemporary social issues, and often included touching father/son relationships. Winner of the 1950 Academy Honorary Award for outstanding cinematic achievement. Umbrella.

Italy, 1948, B/W, 93 min. Dir: Vittorio De Sica. Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola and Lianella Carell.

Ballarat Film Society

Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474), or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the Ballarat Film Society website All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme.

More Film

Salon Sessions: Melba Opera Trust | This event has now been CANCELLED.
2023-06-04 14:00 - 15:30 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
2023-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Ground Floor, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Life Drawing in the Basement
2023-05-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-21 14:00 - 16:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Silent Film with Live Band | Buster Keaton in 'The General'
2023-05-28 18:00 - 19:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Living Heritage Exhibition
2023-05-28 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-27 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-26 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-25 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-24 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-23 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-22 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-21 11:00 - 16:00 and 2 more dates | Heritage Reading Room, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

The Photography of the BMI | Special Programs
2023-05-25 10:30 - 12:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2, Session 5 | Ballarat Heritage Festival
2023-05-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Chinese Library, 200 Sturt Street

The Artwork of the BMI | Special Programs
2023-05-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours | Ballarat Heritage Festival
2023-05-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-20 23:55 - 2023-05-21 01:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2, Session 4 | Ballarat Heritage Festival
2023-05-23 10:30 - 12:00 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Cataloguing workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault
2023-05-22 10:30 - 14:30 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Baron von Mueller Collection | Special Programs
2023-05-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Life Drawing in the Basement (this event now cancelled)
2023-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours | Ballarat Heritage Festival (Originally scheduled 9pm-10pm)
2023-05-21 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

The Ballarat Courier Collection | Special Programs
2023-05-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Victorian Pinup Pageant 2023 & Revue de Ballarat
2023-05-20 12:00 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350
