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"An aura of dreamy melancholy...pervades the entwined stories, which treat the bizarre and the banal as sides of the same coin" (The N.Y. Times).
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15 AMORE
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This low-budget Australian film is a story of love and loss set at the end of WWII. A young woman whose husband is fighting in the war falls in love with an Italian POW living on her farm. Unable to act on their feelings, they preoccupy themselves with daily chores and let the tension build until it's too late. Stars Lisa Hensley and Steve Bastoni. Maurice Murphy---Australia---2000---92 mins.
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1915 ( MINISERIES )
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This highly-praised Australian mini-series presented on 2 DVDs stars Scott McGregor and Scott Burgess as two young men from the country joining the army and facing the ravages of World War I. Di Drew/Chris Thomson---Australia---1982---353 mins.
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50 WAYS OF SAYING FABULOUS
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A peculiar mix of hard reality and giddy fantasy marks this Kiwi coming of age film. Set in rural New Zealand in 1975, the protagonist, a heavyset 12-year-old boy (Andrew Paterson), doesn't yet know he's gay. But a few more scuffles, a couple experiments with a gangly friend and a crush on a hunky farm hand help the lad down the road towards fabulousness.
Stewart Main---New Zealand---2005---90 mins.
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ADVENTURES OF BARRY MCKENZIE
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Australian censors were cowed by this madcap romp by Bruce Beresford (Breaker Morant). Adapted from a popular comic strip, the film stars Barry Crocker as a carefree lug with a penchant for loose behavior (not limited to drinking, shagging, and vomiting). Setting out on a comedy tour of England, the eponymous hero encounters drag queens, swindlers, and freaks as he roams the city and countryside. Shameless and scatological, Beresford's Bruce Beresford---Australia---1972---113 mins.
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AFTER THE DELUGE
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A dying father's past surfaces to haunt his four children, each of whom are confronting additional personal problems, fading relationships and dying dreams. As the revelations tear the family apart, they struggle to reach a reconciliation with their father and themselves. Stars David Wenham, Hugo Weaving and Rachel Griffiths. Winner of the 2004 Logie Award for Outstanding Brendan Maher---Australia---2003---103 mins.
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ALICE, THE
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This Australian drama tells of a pilgrimage made by several travelers coming from different directions to a remote part of Australia to witness a solar eclipse. However, the natural phenomenon is not the only thing connecting these individuals. Among those gathered are a washed-up rock star, a bickering married couple, a nurse, a botanist and a strange German family. Kate Dennis---Australia---2004---98 mins.
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ANTARES
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Three individuals weather uncertainty and a loss of purpose in this critically acclaimed film--Australia's 2005 submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. A nurse (Petra Morze), a checkout girl (Susanne Wuest) and a real-estate agent (Andreas Kiendl) search for companionship, love, and some semblance of happiness in this film from Gotz Spielmann. Gotz Spielmann---Australia---2004---120 mins.
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ART STAR AND THE SUDANESE TWINS, THE
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During a photo shoot of nude women in Sudan, conceptual artist Vanessa Beecroft became obsessed with adopting two orphaned babies despite the objection of her husband and Congolese authorities. The Art Star is Kiwi filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly's nonfiction account of Beecroft's trip back to Africa during a 16-month campaign to adopt the children. "Provocative result is not a straightforward artist's profile, political commentary or domestic drama, but a poetic fusion of the three" (Variety). Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary at Sundance.
Pietra Brettkelly---New Zealand---2007---98 mins.
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AUSSIE PARK BOYZ
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Longstanding racial tensions fuel brutal martial arts battles among rival ethnic gangs in the streets of Perth. Like Romper Stomper before it, the action and violence is nonstop. Written, directed by, and starring Nunzio La Nunzio La Bianca---Australia---2004---90 mins.
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AUSTRALIA (WIDESCREEN)
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Set in northern Australia on the eve of WWII, Baz Luhrmann's romantic Western-adventure stars Nicole Kidman as a wealthy English widow who calls on a rugged cowboy (Hugh Jackman) to help protect her deceased husband's cattle ranch in Darwin, Australia. They fall in love, take-in a biracial Aboriginal boy, and are all separated as Japanese bombers descend on Darwin. "Baz Luhrmann dreamed of making the Australian Gone With the Wind, and so he has" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). Nominated for an Academy Award Baz Luhrmann---Australia---2008---165 mins.
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BAD TASTE (LIMITED ED)
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Before he entered the mainstream and was given the Lord of the Rings franchise, Peter Jackson directed several outrageous and entertaining gross-outs, including this appropriately titled debut. A group of renegade aliens land in a New Zealand outpost to cannibalize humans for their food supplies. "Hilarious headbanger horror! Makes your TV cry out for windshield wipers!" (Tim Lucas, Gorezone). Peter Jackson---New Zealand---1988---91 mins.
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BANK, THE (CONNOLLY)
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Jim Doyle (David Wenham), a young math genius who is perfecting a formula that can predict future stock market crashes, forms an alliance with a dirty bank CEO (Anthony LaPaglia) in this Australian thriller. Fueled by greed and the prospects of power, the two create a wave a lies, mistrust and corruption. "Gripping" (San Francisco Chronicle). Robert Connolly---Australia---2001---103 mins.
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BEAUTIFUL (2009)
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In this Aussie thriller, a picturesque neighborhood is traumatized by the disappearances of a string of teenage girls. When Suzy (Tahyna Tozzi), the beautiful girl next-door, asks slightly younger, totally enamored Daniel (Sebastian Gregory) to help solve the mystery, they unearth some frightening secrets. With Aaron Jeffery and Erik Thomson.
Dean O'Flaherty--Australia---2009---103 mins.
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BETTER THAN SEX
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A one-night stand turns into a three-day examination of love and relationships in this romantic comedy. After sharing a cab ride home from a late-night party, Josh (David Wenham) and Cin (Susie Porter) let their inhibitions fly out the window in favor of a lustful endeavor. But neither expected that their night of guilt-free casual sex would lead to love. "Witty, breezy and heavy on the breathing" (Esquire). Jonathan Teplitzky---Australia/France---2000---81 mins.
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BILLY'S HOLIDAY
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A middle-aged divorcee with a failing hardware store dreams of jazz stardom, only to be astonished when his mediocre voice magically transforms to sound nearly identical to that of his idol, Billie Holiday. Fame and fortune come his way, but he still hopes to find his true voice and true happiness. From the producers of Strictly Ballroom. Richard Wherrett---Australia---1995---92 mins.
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BLACK AND WHITE (LAHIFF)
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A bleak and harrowing real-life thriller, about an attempt by South Australian police officials in the late 1950's to frame a young Aborigine for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old white girl. Director Craig Lahiff coaxes powerful, sustained performances from his lead players to recreate a shameful moment in history, in which smalltown solicitors and passionate newspapermen (notably Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch) go to bat for an innocent defendant. "A dark horse of a film" (The Guardian). Craig Lahiff---Australia---2002---101 mins.
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BLACK WATER
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In this B-monster movie from Down Under, a killer crocodile terrorizes a Sydney family while on a boat trip in the Northern Territory. David Nerlich/Andrew Traucki---Australia---2007---89 mins.
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BLACKROCK (BLACK ROCK)
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A welcome home party for a local surf legend turns tragic when a 15-year-old girl is found raped and murdered on a nearby beach. The teenager who hosted the party witnessed the crime, but refuses to reveal what he saw. As the true impact of what happened hits him, the boy must choose between his sense of loyalty, his deepest fears, or the truth. Based on a true incident, this troubling tale of lost innocence and confused morality was written by Nick Enright, who also wrote the screenplay for George Miller's Lorenzo's Oil. An impressive directorial debut from actor Steven Vidler. Nominated for five 1997 Australian Film Institute awards, including Best Film.
Steven Vidler---Australia---1997---102 mins.
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BLUE MURDER
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Arguably the most gripping and realistic cop show of all time, this Aussie series is frequently overshadowed by more popular American fare (NYPD Blue, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Shield), but its warts-and-all realism and vicious black humor are unrivalled. Based on a true story, the series follows a corrupt cop (Richard Roxburgh) as he climbs the ladder to gain power on the force. Replete with sadistic shakedowns, hard-nosed dialogue, and cold-blooded murder, director Mike Jenkins doesn't pull any punches in showing police life at its worst. Australia, 1995, 197
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