Now this really will do, pig. The great 1995 Australian movie Babe – a huge worldwide hit nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture – is getting a screening at the Concourse in Chatswood with the score played live by the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the film's actual composer, Nigel Westlake.
Before the film, Westlake will take part in a Q&A with the film's director, Chris Noonan.
An absolute gem from a happier time, Babe is the story of an orphaned piglet who grows up on Farmer Hoggett's farm wanting to do the job of a sheep dog. The cast includes Magda Szubanski and James Cromwell, who became a vegetarian after his experience on the movie.
It's an afternoon session in case you'd like to bring little ones and introduce them to the wonder of this film classic – as well as showing them what a symphony orchestra is. (Kids' tickets are only $12.)
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