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Je t'aime, je t'aime
Memory is not linear.
10:00 AM
Dogs in Space + Q&A
Post‑punk, parties and the politics of friendship.
Arc Cinema
7:00PM
$22 Full / $19.50 Concession ( + $1.50 booking fee)
Sat, Aug 1, 2026
Dogs in Space + Q&A 01 August, 2026
A gritty punk drama of life in a Melbourne share house full of musicians and youthful excess.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of this iconic Australian work with a post-screening Q&A with director Richard Lowenstein.
1986 | MA 15+ | 103 mins | D: Richard Lowenstein
Set in Melbourne’s underground music scene in the late 1970s, Dogs in Space follows a loose collective of young artists, musicians and drifters drawn together by the fragile bonds of creativity and excess. At its centre is Sam (Michael Hutchence), a magnetic outsider whose idealism and recklessness ripple through the group.
Director Richard Lowenstein captures a raw, affectionate portrait of subculture in flux, anchored by Michael Hutchence’s magnetic performance. Lived‑in and elegiac, the film is a defining snapshot of Australian counterculture.
‘A pungent snapshot of a time and place.’ — Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Dogs in Space is held in the NFSA collection.
Arc Cinema
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.
1 McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT 2601
Film Details
Year
1986
Details
4K DCP 103 mins MA 15+
Director
Richard Lowenstein
Countries
AUS
Accessibility
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