1991 | DCP | US | D: Jonathon Demme

Arc Cinema presents a series of irreverent Friday night filmic feasts, curated and hosted by drag artist and culture warrior Venus Mantrap.

Cult Classics with Venus Mantrap explores the archives to showcase cinema with bite: films that unnerve, push buttons, ask questions and just look good on the big screen! Gather your tribe of misfits and rowdy rebels and join Venus for edgy movies, fan favourites and hidden gems.

While a serial killer is on the loose, FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is sent to pick the brains of incarcerated Dr Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) – a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.

Kicking off our ‘Serial Killer Spring’ season, we revisit this 1991 sleeper hit – that eventually cleaned up at awards season, collecting five Oscars including Best Picture, Actor and Actress – seeing how and why it’s been hailed (alongside Jaws, Halloween and Psycho) as one of the all-time greatest horror films.

“Anthony Hopkins’ performance as Lecter is an uproarious technical masterpiece. All his stage work and accumulated Shakespearian savvy had been leading to this moment. The high-impact close-ups on his face that director Jonathan Demme creates are moments of climactic confrontation, intercut with closeups on Clarice, and they land like crashes of timpani.” – The Guardian

“Miss Foster and Mr Hopkins are so good, in fact, that Clarice and Hannibal sometimes seem more important than the mechanics of The Silence of the Lambs, which is, otherwise, committed to meeting the obligations of a suspense melodrama.” – The New York Times

Includes pre-screening introduction and live performance by Venus Mantrap.

Silence of the Lambs © 1991 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Fri 26 Sep

8:00 PM

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$18 Full / $14 Concession

Arc Cinema

1 McCoy Circuit Acton, Australian Capital Territory, 2601

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Transport

Accessibility

We are situated in the heart of Canberra on McCoy Circuit, Acton, between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the grounds of the Australian National University. Just a 10-minute walk from the city and state bus interchanges.

BY BUS - WEEKDAYS

Note: the NFSA is open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day), and outside those times for special film screenings and events – see our upcoming events calendar.
ON THE NUMBER 6
Route R6 runs between Woden Interchange and City West approximately every 10 to 20 minutes from 5.30am to 11.00pm weekdays. To use this service to visit the NFSA, alight at London Cct after Edinburgh Ave and proceed 600 metres along Gordon Street to the entrance on McCoy circuit.
ON THE NUMBER 53
Route 53 runs between National Museum Lennox Crossing and Dickson Shops Cowper Street on average every 30 minutes from 7.00am to 10.10pm weekdays. Bus alights at Liversidge St behind the NFSA.
Transport Canberra's Routes and Timetables site can help you find the most practical way to our venue (and others).
ON THE CULTURE LOOP FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free Culture Loop shuttle bus stops at NewActon (on Edinburgh Avenue), within walking distance of the NFSA.

BY BUS - WEEKENDS

Note: the NFSA is open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day), and outside those times for special film screenings and events – see our upcoming events calendar.
ON THE NUMBER 6
Route R6 runs between Woden Interchange and City West approximately every 10 to 20 minutes from 7.00am to 9.00pm weekends and public holidays. To use this service to visit the NFSA, alight at London Cct after Edinburgh Ave and proceed 600 metres along Gordon Street to the entrance on McCoy circuit.
Transport Canberra's Routes and Timetables site can help you find the most practical way to our venue (and others).
ON THE CULTURE LOOP FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free Culture Loop shuttle bus stops at NewActon (on Edinburgh Avenue), within walking distance of the NFSA.

PARKING

There is dedicated visitor parking on the premises between McCoy Circuit and Ellery Cresent (paid parking, up to three hours). There is also limited free parking surrounding the building on Liversidge Street.
We recommend using public transport in peak times.

Accessible parking is available off McCoy Circuit.
Wheelchair/accessible access via Liversidge Street.