U3A BRISBANE

University of the Third Age Brisbane


Connecting Seniors to Lifelong Learning

University of the Third Age Brisbane


Connecting Seniors to Lifelong Learning

Term 1 2026

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N10 Cinema of Splendid Women


Tutor: Albert Moran
We survey great women past and present, real and imaginary, well known and less familiar. Examples include Joan of Arc, Madame Curie, Lindy Chamberlain, Karen Silkwood, Jane Austen, Cleopatra, Amelia Erkhart, Calamity Jane, Anna Magdalena, Bach and Greta Tunberg. Most of our films are English - language. Some are documentaries, others are neglected classics from Europe, Russia and elsewhere, subtitled where necessary. Films may include The Cranes are Flying, Carve her Name with Pride, Mrs Miniver, Sophie's Choice, The First Wive's Club, Odetta, Evil Angels, Blackbook (Dutch) Marriage of Maria Brun and Two Women.
Venue: 97 Creek St
Tuesday 12.30pm - 2.30pm. Classes start 27 January, finish 31 March.
Cost: $80 (prepaid), 10 weeks
Current Enrolments: 18  (capacity 24)


Others on the list:
Rosie the Riveter, So Proudly we Hail, Tender Comrade, La Perm De La Ombre, Agents, Plenty, A City in the Dark, wings (Soviet) The best Years of our Lives, All through the Night, Between Two Women, The Zookeeper's Wife, Women Hold up the Sky, Story of Strife, Enemy at the Gates, Battle for Sebastapol.

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