Australian Gothic Film set for DVD release April 21....

[strathalbions]

Australian Gothic Film set for DVD release April 21....

ACCENT UNDERGROUND are finally set to release the DVD of Alex Frayne's Australian cult psychodrama MODERN LOVE.

Special extras includes 4 short films by the director made in the mid-90's - ZOYD, THE ART OF TABLOID, THE LONGING, and the sexual-sadist and rarely seen film DOCTOR BY DAY (1999).

Film can be bought at ezydvd, dvdorchard, devoteddvd

[strathalbions]

FROM RIP IT UP MAGAZINE, BY DAVE BRADLEY


Modern Love (Accent Underground, M) - Adelaide-based director/co-producer/editor Alex Frayne (working with other Flinders University grads, notably writer/cinematographer Nick Matthews) helms this rural character/psycho-drama tapestry ingeniously open to all manner of dark interpretations. A seemingly happy married couple (Mark Constable as John and Victoria Hill as Emily) and their small son (Will Traeger) leave the city (after an eerie opening sequence) for what they assume will be a short country getaway as John deals with his recent inheritance of a rundown shack (complete with a radio that plays old music and ‘soundscape’ strangeness). As we become aware of John’s repressed previous life, the powerful darkness of which is again threatening, Frayne and Co bring the Fleurieu Peninsula locales to unnerving life and a daring ambiguity is brought into play, questioning whether this is strictly a supernaturally-tinged scarer or something deeper and more caustic (a meditation upon the grim history of the Australian landscape? the legacy of domestic violence and ugly masculinity? some odd feminist statement as Hill’s Emily fights to save a husband we increasingly dislike?). Whichever way you look at it, however, this is pretty damn disturbing. **** DVD: Includes four of Frayne’s shorts: the notorious urban Western Zoyd (1995), the arts satire The Art Of Tabloid (1996), the creepy Doctor By Day (1999) and the quietly moving doco The Longing (2003). *****

[strathalbions]

Film is available at ezydvd or dvdorchard

[robotcitizen]

Looks interesting. Of possible interest to some who find this thread is a list of 100+ Australian & New Zealander bands making music in the areas of Gothic Industrial Darkwave EBM New Wave Post-punk etc... at: http://www.AustralianGothicIndustrialMusic.com

[Morbius Fitzgerald]

Originally Posted by strathalbions

Australian Gothic Film set for DVD release April 21....

ACCENT UNDERGROUND are finally set to release the DVD of Alex Frayne's Australian cult psychodrama MODERN LOVE.

Special extras includes 4 short films by the director made in the mid-90's - ZOYD, THE ART OF TABLOID, THE LONGING, and the sexual-sadist and rarely seen film DOCTOR BY DAY (1999).

Film can be bought at ezydvd, dvdorchard, devoteddvd

It would certainly be better than most of Australia's films.

[robotcitizen]

Eventually I will make time to add a page or several at:http://AustralianGothicIndustrialMusic.com/ about Australian cinema that fits into the genres of gothic, industrial and cyberpunk.

There's quite a lot actually ranging from movies that were completely made here to those that were directed by Australians or were produced in large part here or starred Australians...

These range from the classic Mad Max (Road Warrior) series, Bad Boy Bubby, The Proposition ... through to films directed by Australians such as Dark City, The Crow, The Passion of Christ, Apocalyptico ... To productions that were largely filmed and/or produced here including The Matrix series and so on ... As well tons of other films starring Hugo Weaving, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Dennis Weaving, Heath Ledger, Russell Crowe and so on n on ... Then there are various sci-fi TV shows (like Farscape) which star Australians...

It can be a very long list actually.