Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rene Feret Stars: David Moreau, Marc Barbe, Marie Feret, Lisa Feret, Clovis Fouin. This lavish and visually sumptuous costume drama from French actor turned director Rene Feret tells the little known story of Mozart’s older and equally as talented sister who was overshadowed by his fame. Her story was touched… Continue Reading »
MEEK’S CUTOFF
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kelly Reichardt Stars: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Shirley Henderson, Will Patton, Paul Dano, Ron Rondeaux. Unlike other westerns that have dealt with the westward expansion (Westward Ho The Wagons, etc), Meeks’s Cutoff deals with some weighty themes like the struggle for survival, racism and religion. Meek’s Cutoff is an unconventional… Continue Reading »
MURDER MOUTH – interview with director Madeleine Perry
by GREG KING “I hope that the films I make might often be quite challenging – although some might not be quite as confrontational as this – but hopefully they will always get people to think and engage with the world and their own life in a way that is enriching. And that is why… Continue Reading »
MRS CAREY’S CONCERT
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Directors: Bob Connolly, Sophie Raymond. This is not another of those films like Mr Holland’s Opus in which a dedicated teacher transforms the lives of their disadvantaged students through music. Rather this is a fascinating documentary that takes us inside a private girl’s school in Sydney and the music department,… Continue Reading »
MURUNDAK: SONGS OF FREEDOM
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Directors: Natasha Gadd, Rhys Graham. This locally produced documentary is both topical and timely. Murundak follows a group of aboriginal musicians, performing under the collective name of the Black Arm Band, as they stage a number of concerts aimed at raising awareness of indigenous issues. It follows the band from… Continue Reading »
MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITTE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jean Becker Stars: Gerard Depardieu, Gisele Casadesus, Sophie Guillemin. My Afternoons With Margueritte is an absolutely charming feel good film from director Jean Becker (Conversations With My Gardener, etc), and it shares a few parallels with that earlier film. Germain Chazes (Gerard Depardieu) is an illiterate oaf who does odd… Continue Reading »