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I am sure there are trashy Australian movies, but they must be hiding real well.In the meantime, one after another is worth your time, thought, emotion.
Tonight it was Proof, starring very young Russel Crowe and spectacular Geneviève Picot.
And made by another woman - Jocelyn Moorhouse...
I am getting hopelessly lost.
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What a fine little gem of a film.In fact, Proof is one of the movies I listed under the "great films under the radar" thread a couple weeks ago. I love it when someone picks up on this movie. I'm glad you found it, Victor,
Proof had a very limited run in US theaters during it's theatrical release, although it made the festival circuit in '91 -'92. We can thank the subsequent stardom of Crowe (and Weaving) for home video in North America. I liked it so much I actually have an old Aussie PAL VHS of this.
I originally saw Proof at the Chicago Film Festival circa '91. That was the first time I laid eyes on Hugo Weaving and Russell Crowe. Seeing Crowe later that winter in a completely different role, as the tough in Romper Stomper, convinced me he was the real deal. All three leads in Proof turn in remarkable performances, especially Picot.
Beside being available on DVD, Proof turns up every now and then on IFC channel.
BTW, there was a project to reunite Crowe and Moorehouse, along with Kate Blanchette, for a new film scheduled to shoot this winter - alas, just as principal photography was about to begin the production fell apart and the project was aborted. :-( I would love to see Moorehouse helm another film.
that the reason Eucalyptus (the new Crowe / Kidman / Blanchette / Moorehouse movie) fell apart was all over Crowe being snubbed by Moorehouse during the making of Proof. Anonymous sources said that Crowe just HAD to show Moorehouse that he was wearing the pants now.
He may be a great actor, but jeeze, he sure is a dickhead.
Cheers,
John K
"The Sum of Us" - Crowe plays a young man struggling with his homosexuality. Jack Thompson plays his father.
"Spotswood" - An off-beat sensitive comedy about the workers in a doomed Melbourne mocassin factory.
Cheers,
John K
I don't recall if you commented before on Passion in the Desert... did you see it?
...if you're refering to the film based on the Balzac novella and directed by Lavinnia Currier that came out in the late 90's. But it's not an Aussie film, it's a US production. How did you stumble across it?PITD does have gorgeous cinematography (by the Russian DP who shot Orlando, as I recall) and striking production design.
With its unusual subject matter, it's not a film I recommend for everyone. I haven;t seen it in quite a while, since (last time I checked) it's only on VHS - which is odd because it was a New Line/Fine Line production and they usually release everything on DVD.
I didn't mean to make it sound like it was an Aussie film, sorry. Sometimes we have strange associations that lead us in unlikely and seemingly illogical directions... hence this recollection.I first saw it on a cable channel years ago, and loved it, so I bought the tape. You are right, it should really be issued on a DVD, and good one, at that, as it is a spellbinding film.
I got the VHS from Amazon, but I'd love to have this on DVD. Fine oddball film. The director studied poetry & philosophy at Harvard.I relate to cats. So I loved it even more - gorgeous leopard, gorgeous naked Brit actor...what's not to like??? ;-)
I am sure you already know it, but for those unfamiliar, this is not your typical "how the movie was made" story, and a worthy reading.BTW... speaking of gorgeous actors, naked and close... I would be interested in your reaction to Beau Travail - do you think that was a film made by a woman for women, or do you think it speaks a much more universal language that transcends the sexes? I am asking because I love the film without paying much attention to the sexual connotations, although I do feel and see them, and wonder if I am truly missing something there.
To me that film is like a sister to Passion.
---scene where,being blind of course and tiring of waiting to be served in the Cafe, Hugo with deft cunning moves the wineglass slightly and pours the Red on to the Tablecloth!With other Diners aghast--the waitress rushes to take his order immediately!
Des
Innocence by Paul Cox? It stars Julia Blake and Charles "Bud" Tingwell. Staggeringly great acting.What about The Tracker by Rolf de Heer? This stars the fantastic Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil.
Both were made in the last five years. Knowing your taste I think you might like them.
Rolf de Heer also made an interesting little movie called Alexandra's Project, staring Gary Sweet. Strange, but still worthwhile.
Cheers. Doug
It inly played for about 2 months in the North America, but fortunately, it played my city. It's also shown up on IFC channel on cable a couple times. Innicence made my ten best list the yearf it came out. (2001?)The Tracker was a fascinating film. If Netflix has it, I'll have to see it again. Thanks for the tip on Alexandra's Project. That one's new to me.
I thought "Innocence" was a great film and would like to see it again.
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No, and as far as I can see only the first one is available here. I will get it. Please mention more!
I seriously doubt whether anything coming out of Oz at present--nor much from the past I can recall -will top Breaker.Des
Breaker Morant is an excellent film. But these other Aussie films under discussion here - Proof, Innocence, The Tracker - are IMO right up there with it, or in some cases above it. These movies are simply different kinds of films, like apples and oranges.To any list of great movies from Oz I'd add a trio of Peter Weir films: Picnic at Hanging Rock (which some people hate), The Last Wave (still eerie after all these years) and Gallipoli (as heartrending as Breaker, and a good deal angrier). Gallipoli is the only other Oz film I can think of that covers the same thematic territory as Breaker, albeit during a different war.
One of the best Oz films was made by a Brit - Walkabout, directed by Nic Roeg.
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The Chant Of Jimmy Blacksmith; Fred Schepisi (dir)
Death in Brunswick: (Sam Neill, John Clarke)
In Search of Anna: cast of unknowns, wonderful Oz road movie
The Well: Pamela Rabe (actress)
They're a Weird Mob: (Chips Rafferty, Walter Chiari) time capsule of the Oz immigrant experience of the 1960's; (priceless!)
Shine: (Jeffrey Rush)Grins
Des
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