Here’s a quick ‘at-a-glance’ guide to this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). You can see the full program here.
We’ve shared our top picks for book lovers, compiled a list of family-friendly films, and you can also find out which films our staff are planning to see here.
Most buzzed about
We recommend: High-Rise Runner up: Gimme Danger
Feel good film
We recommend: Toni Erdmann Runner up: Slack Bay
Psychological thriller
We recommend: The Handmaiden Runner up: Personal Shopper
Book-to-film adaptation
We recommend: Joe Cinque’s ConsolationRunner up: Find our picks for book lovers here
Contemporary Australian feature
We recommend: Bad Girl Runner up: Down Under
Weird families
We recommend: The Family Runner up: The Family Fang
Seeking refuge
We recommend: Sonita Runner up: Fire at Sea
The body on film
We recommend: Destination Arnold Runner up: Contemporary Color
Music on film
We recommend: Miss Sharon Jones! Runner up: The Man from Mo’Wax
Endurance test
We recommend: A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (8 hours long) Runner up: Happy Hour (5 hours long)
Australian classic
We recommend: Proof Runner up: Innocence
Retrospective highlight
We recommend: The Nutty Professor Runner up: Smithereens
Horror comedy
We recommend: The Lure Runner up: Men & Chicken
Harrowing and important
We recommend: Audrie and Daisy Runner up: Servant or Slave
Tech geek
We recommend: Zero Days Runner up: VR Noir: A Day Before the Night
Weird and wonderful
We recommend: Tickled Runner up: Chevalier
