12/26/2023 0 Comments Sweetie 1989Quirky characters abound throughout the film including Clayton, a child who tries to sell toy cars by yelling at the neighbors through the window–quite unsuccessfully and humorously I might add. As strange as it sounds, she soon meets him–the fiancé of her coworker. The reading reveals that she is destined to be with a man with a question mark on his forehead. The story begins with Kay, a loner, who visits a tea reader to get a glimpse of her future. Much of the material is based upon real characters making viewing of the film again even stranger, disturbing, and shocking. The depth of these sources helps to peel away the many layers of the film. there is a nagging question “why?” A strong level of understanding can be achieved after listening to the extensive commentary included on the DVD as well as reading the included essay by Dana Polan in the accompanying booklet. The characters are dysfunctional and are constantly thrown into unusual situations that make the viewer aware of them on a consistent basis–i.e. There are constant examples of interesting composition, framing, use of color and set, camera movement and location, close-ups and editing, dream sequences, and quite a bit of symbolism. From a creative and technical standpoint Sweetie will be a film student’s dream. The Australian film Sweetie is the debut feature of writer/director Jane Campion who is best known for the film The Piano with Holly Hunter and Sam Neill. I’d put this film in the latter category. Many of the discs released under the Criterion Collection moniker are some of the best films ever made and many of them are important from an historical point of view. Studio: Janus Films/ Criterion CollectionĮxtras: Audio Commentary Making of Sweetie (22 min) Short Films – An Exercise in Discipline: Peel (1982, Widescreen, 9 min), Passionless Moments (1983, Full Frame, B&W, 12 min), A Girl’s Own Story (1983, Full Frame, B&W, 27 min) Jane Campion: The Film School Years (19 min) Production Gallery Trailer Starring: Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Dorothy Barry, Jon Darling, Michael Lake
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