A brutiful film & two absolutely major talents
I've slipped up in my role. Here is the segment on the film Last Ride from the ABC's At The Movies. David gives it 4.5 stars (out of 5), and Margaret 4 stars. This YouTube includes interviews with Hugo Weaving and my friend Glendyn Ivin (and there are some extra web grabs at the At The Movies site too). Here's a few words from David:
And there are two absolutely major talents here. Well, actually more than that but Glendyn Ivin, whose first feature this is, proves to be a really fine director ... And Greig Fraser, who photographed it — it is one of the most stunningly photographed films I've ever seen.
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So this guy is an amazing talent, and these two talents together have turned this book, with a script by Mac Gudgeon, into a really powerful film, I think, with a very, very strong sense of place.
Those scenes on the lake, the shallow water there, I've never seen anything like that, I don't think, in a film before. Just amazing stuff. It is, in some ways, a grim story, but I was completely captivated by these characters. I think Hugo Weaving, probably the best performance he's ever done on film.
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You really must go and see this film. It's a really good film.