Name: Movie - The Book Thief
Start: 2026-05-26T10:00:00+09:30
Location: Alice Springs Cinema

The U3A Movie Group has been a happy, interesting and successful addition to the U3A Calendar since 2022. Thanks to the NT Government we have received a grant that enables us to hire the cinema and show a movie of our choosing. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at the Alice Springs Cinema at 10:00 am and enjoy old movies we have seen in the past, or perhaps heard of and not seen. We are always happy to get a request for a favourite movie. The Cinema very kindly provides tea, coffee and nibbles for us to enjoy while we chat with friends, and the movie usually begins about 10:15. The movie for May will be “The Book Thief” on Tuesday, 26 May. Written by Australian author Markus Zusak, starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson, the film follows the adventures of a young girl, Liesel who lives with her foster parents in Nazi Germany during World War II. She steals her first book after the death of her brother, and with the help of her foster father learns to read and write, which leads to more book stealing. Entry is free and we are happy for members to invite non U3A members to attend the movies to spread the profile of U3A, and as a way of assisting the general community, so please feel free to ask your friends along. Sue O’Callaghan 0458 973 738 Patti Martin 0498 194 289