Book Club, contact at the NFSA. Photo: NFSA.
PG | 150 Mins | Book Club at the NFSA | 1997 | DCP | US | D: Robert Zemeckis
When alien intelligence contacts Earth, Dr Eleanor Arroway (Jodie Foster), a radio astronomer working on the SETI project, picks up the signal – included in it are blueprints for building an advanced spacecraft.
Based on Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel, the film combines science, politics and religion to ask the big questions about our place in the universe.
“Contact is that rare big-budget motion picture that places ideas, characters and plot above everything else.” – ReelViews
The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film and the novel with special guest James Bradley OAM.
The details
What: Screening of Contact with post-screening Q&A
When: Sun 16 Nov 1:00 PM
Where: Arc Cinema, NFSA Acton
Cost: $21 Full / $18 Concession (+$1.50 booking fee). Tickets available via NFSA.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience film. We provide specialised equipment for a range of accessibility needs. Arc Cinema is fully wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 02 6248 2000 or email tickets@nfsa.gov.au
