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Asteroid City

Directed by Wes Anderson
2023
USA
105 minutes
Unclassified 15+
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Wes Anderson’s stylish, delightful and meticulously designed Cannes Competition contender features wit, romance and tribulations at a stargazing convention. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks.
The tiny desert town of Asteroid City (population 87) plays host to brilliant students and their parents as they gather for the 1955 Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention encouraging fellowship and scholarly competition. Amongst the parents are war and sports photographer Augustine (Schwartzman), who’s avoiding dealing with a family crisis, and the glamorous film star Midge (Johansson). The students, while geniuses, have to overcome social awkwardness as they show off their incredible inventions. The inevitable flirtations and fledgling romances are rudely disrupted by a shocking world-changing event. As General Gibson (Jeffrey Wright) says to the kids: “If you wanted a nice quiet life, you chose the wrong time to be born.” Featuring a stacked cast including Steve Carrell, Maya Hawke, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Margot Robbie, and many more!
always beautifully, painstakingly, lovingly crafted to within an inch of its life... It also demonstrates that Anderson still has the capacity to surprise.
John Nugent, Empire Magazine
an exhilarating triumph of pure style
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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Thu 8 Jun
8pm
State Theatre
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Fri 9 Jun
6pm
Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4
Sold Out
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
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Sat 10 Jun
8:15pm
Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1
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Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
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Program Strand
Special Presentations
Year
2023
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
USA
Language
In English
Director
Wes Anderson
Producer
Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
Cast
Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks
Screenwriter
Wes Anderson
Cinematographer
Robert D. Yeoman
Editor
Barney Pilling
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Cinephile, Off-Beat, Comedies, Cannes Selected
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Universal Pictures International
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