Mad Science
When
3 May – 23 Jun 2024
Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
Admission
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Ghastly creations, evil schemes and experiments gone wrong, ‘Mad Science’ explores science and scientists throughout the history of cinema.
From playful interpretations of mad-cap scientists through to horror and thrillers that engage with our uncertainty for the future and unease with unknown, these films consider the role cinema plays in influencing our views of scientists, scientific ethics, and the implications of research.
Spanning the early 1920s to contemporary cinema, these narratives engage with our sneaking suspicion that our thirst for scientific investigation may be getting out of hand. Screenings include early horror classics such as Frankenstein 1931 and its campy counterpart Bride of Frankenstein 1935, to Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s The City of Lost Children 1995 and modern re-imaginings of researchers pushing the boundaries of decency in pursuit of discovery and power.
Program curated by Rosie Hays, Australian Cinémathèque
QAGOMA acknowledges the generous assistance of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra; the American Genre Film Archive, Austin; the NBCUniversal Archives & Collections, Los Angeles; L'Institut français, Paris; the George Eastman Museum, Rochester; the Austrian Film Museum, Vienna; the Library of Congress, Washington DC; and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem in providing materials for this program.
This Week
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The Curse of Frankenstein 1957 M
- When 6.00pm, Wed 8 May 2024 (87 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Young Frankenstein 1974 PG
- When 7.50pm, Wed 8 May 2024 (105 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Jurassic Park 1993 PG
- When 6.00pm, Fri 10 May 2024 (126 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Re-Animator 1985 MA15+
- When 8.30pm, Fri 10 May 2024 (81 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Island of Lost Souls 1932 M
- When 1.00pm, Sat 11 May 2024 (69 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Body Snatcher 1945 PG
- When 2.45pm, Sat 11 May 2024 (77 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Invisible Man 1933 M
- When 1.00pm, Sun 12 May 2024 (70 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Invisible Man 2020 MA15+
- When 2.45pm, Sun 12 May 2024 (124 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Upcoming
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Poor Things 2023 MA15+
- When 6.00pm, Wed 15 May 2024 (141 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Body Melt 1993 MA15+
- When 8.45pm, Wed 15 May 2024 (81 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Abominable Dr Phibes 1971 M
- When 6.00pm, Fri 17 May 2024 (94 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Moonraker 1979 PG
- When 8.00pm, Fri 17 May 2024 (126 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Alphaville 1965 M
- When 1.00pm, Sat 18 May 2024 (99 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 PG
- When 3.05pm, Sat 18 May 2024 (95 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Live Music Live Music & Film: The Hands of Orlac 1924 All Ages
- When 11.00am, Sun 19 May 2024 (100 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975 M
- When 2.00pm, Sun 19 May 2024 (100 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Boys from Brazil 1978 M
- When 6.00pm, Wed 22 May 2024 (125 mins)
- Where GOMA
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M3GAN 2022 M
- When 8.30pm, Wed 22 May 2024 (101 mins)
- Where GOMA
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攻殻機動隊 (Ghost in the Shell) 1995 M
- When 6.00pm, Fri 24 May 2024 (82 mins)
- Where GOMA
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M3GAN 2022 M
- When 7.50pm, Fri 24 May 2024 (101 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Club Zero 2023 MA15+
- When 12.45pm, Sat 25 May 2024 (110 mins)
- Where GOMA
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La Cité des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children) 1995 M
- When 3.00pm, Sat 25 May 2024 (112 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Island of Lost Souls 1932 M
- When 1.00pm, Sun 26 May 2024 (69 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Body Snatcher 1945 PG
- When 2.45pm, Sun 26 May 2024 (77 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Mad Love 1935 Ages 15+
- When 6.00pm, Fri 31 May 2024 (68 mins)
- Where GOMA
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La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In) 2011 MA15+
- When 7.45pm, Fri 31 May 2024 (120 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Moonraker 1979 PG
- When 12.40pm, Sat 1 Jun 2024 (126 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Curse of Frankenstein 1957 M
- When 3.20pm, Sat 1 Jun 2024 (87 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Frankenstein 1931 M
- When 1.00pm, Sun 2 Jun 2024 (70 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Bride of Frankenstein 1935 PG
- When 2.45pm, Sun 2 Jun 2024 (75 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Jurassic Park 1993 PG
- When 6.00pm, Wed 5 Jun 2024 (126 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Young Frankenstein 1974 PG
- When 8.30pm, Wed 5 Jun 2024 (105 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Andy Warhol's Flesh for Frankenstein 1974 R18+
- When 6.00pm, Fri 7 Jun 2024 (94 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Body Melt 1993 MA15+
- When 8.00pm, Fri 7 Jun 2024 (81 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975 M
- When 1.00pm, Sat 8 Jun 2024 (100 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Abominable Dr Phibes 1971 M
- When 3.10pm, Sat 8 Jun 2024 (94 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Les yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face) 1960 M
- When 1.00pm, Sun 9 Jun 2024 (90 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Stepford Wives 1975 M
- When 3.00pm, Sun 9 Jun 2024 (115 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Invisible Man 1933 M
- When 6.00pm, Wed 12 Jun 2024 (70 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Devil Bat 1940 Ages 15+
- When 7.30pm, Wed 12 Jun 2024 (68 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Invisible Man 2020 MA15+
- When 6.00pm, Fri 14 Jun 2024 (124 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Stepford Wives 1975 M
- When 8.25pm, Fri 14 Jun 2024 (115 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 PG
- When 1.00pm, Sat 15 Jun 2024 (95 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Club Zero 2023 MA15+
- When 3.10pm, Sat 15 Jun 2024 (110 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Live Music & Film: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1920 All Ages
- When 11.00am, Sun 16 Jun 2024 (78 mins)
- Where GOMA
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攻殻機動隊 (Ghost in the Shell) 1995 M
- When 2.00pm, Sun 16 Jun 2024 (82 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Day of the Dead 1985 R18+
- When 6.00pm, Wed 19 Jun 2024 (101 mins)
- Where GOMA
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From Beyond 1986 MA15+
- When 8.05pm, Wed 19 Jun 2024 (84 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Re-Animator 1985 MA15+
- When 6.00pm, Fri 21 Jun 2024 (81 mins)
- Where GOMA
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From Beyond 1986 MA15+
- When 8.00pm, Fri 21 Jun 2024 (84 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Day of the Dead 1985 R18+
- When 1.00pm, Sat 22 Jun 2024 (101 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Andy Warhol's Flesh for Frankenstein 1974 R18+
- When 3.15pm, Sat 22 Jun 2024 (94 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Bride of Frankenstein 1935 PG
- When 1.00pm, Sun 23 Jun 2024 (75 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Devil Bat 1940 Ages 15+
- When 2.45pm, Sun 23 Jun 2024 (68 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Past
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Alphaville 1965 M
- When 3.10pm, Sun 5 May 2024 (99 mins)
- Where GOMA
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La Cité des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children) 1995 M
- When 12.45pm, Sun 5 May 2024 (112 mins)
- Where GOMA
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The Boys from Brazil 1978 M
- When 2.45pm, Sat 4 May 2024 (125 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Les yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face) 1960 M
- When 12.45pm, Sat 4 May 2024 (90 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Poor Things 2023 MA15+
- When 7.40pm, Fri 3 May 2024 (141 mins)
- Where GOMA
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Frankenstein 1931 M
- When 6.00pm, Fri 3 May 2024 (70 mins)
- Where GOMA