Tag Archives: Australian movies

the magic mountain (film: Picnic at Hanging Rock – Peter Weir, 1975)

Posted on November 6, 2024 by admin

I very rarely re-watch movies. I made an exception today, watching again after almost half a century ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock‘, the 1975 film directed by the Australian Peter Weir, about a decade before he began an international career that … Continue reading →

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almost as good as the true story (film: Lion – Garth Davis, 2016)

Posted on September 28, 2023 by admin

‘Life beats film’ might be one of those clichéd phrases, but it fits perfectly with ‘Lion‘, Garth Davis‘ 2016 debut as a film director. The film is based on the true story of Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley, who was lost … Continue reading →

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the nightmare of the nightingale (Film: The Nightingale – Jennifer Kent, 2018)

Posted on September 27, 2019 by admin

I rarely have the opportunity to watch Australian films. Some of the actors and directors from the antipodes continent made brilliant careers in Hollywood, but Australian films rarely enjoy international distribution. Maybe unfairly, because the ones I managed to see … Continue reading →

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dresses and deaths down-under (Film: The Dressmaker – Kate Winslet, 2015)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by admin

The Dressmaker brings to screen a successful Australian novel by Rosalie Ham who sets her 1950s story in a small dessert town in the middle of the big Nowhere which is the Australian wilderness. It’s one of these ‘out-of-the-track’ films … Continue reading →

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Film: Animal Kingdom (David Michôd, 2010)

Posted on August 20, 2011 by admin

The opening scene of ‘Animal Kingdom‘ is awesome. A young man just on the eve of maturity and an older woman watch a brainless TV competition show. She seems to have fallen asleep on the sofa. Next paramedics from the … Continue reading →

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