From Bill Mousoulis and Chris Luscri
This month, finally, after first being programmed in Covid-lockdown times, we are happy to present John Ruane's first major film, QUEENSLAND, his Swinburne/VCA graduation film, but an ambitious graduation film! A realist classic, it stars John Flaus in his first major role, launching a great acting career for him. A truly SPECIAL Q&A with both Johns, Ruane & Flaus. And a beautiful HD Restored print by Ray Argall. Get in quick for these tickets!
Tuesday, March 28, at 8:10 pm:
Queensland
John Ruane, 1976, 52 mins,
Q&A with John Ruane & John Flaus, moderated by Jake Wilson
One of the quintessential, widely acclaimed Australian films of the 1970s, John Ruane's superb Queensland builds upon the structures and possibilities of the miniature to ultimately craft something more mysterious and radically open-ended.
Featuring the indomitable presence of legendary actor John Flaus, Ruane adeptly uncovers the peculiar sense of everyday drudgery and quiet desperation to indelibly capture what the director has called a ‘vanishing breed of Australians’. (Chris Luscri)
More info on the film and the screening:
http://www.pureshitauscinema.com/unknown_pleasures.html#20
Venue is Thornbury Picture House, 802 High St. Thornbury.
Screening starts promptly at 8:10 pm
House prices apply - $19.50 / $15.50 / $12.50.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, tickets available for purchase on this page:
https://thornburypicturehouse.
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Bill Mousoulis
All welcome to come along on Tuesday night ! Still 20-odd tickets left. Should be a great night !
ReplyDeleteSuch a great film, I wish I could be there tonight, but other plans got in the way. It was Mark Norfolk the editor who convinced me to apply for Swinburne Film in 1976. I wanted to be a writer of stories and he said "people don't read...they see films". What a change of life that comment made. I now make stories wth pictures.
ReplyDeleteLet me know when you are hosting another screening. Regards to John and the crew.
Cheers, Adrian. I've now passed your regards onto John R. (couldn't do so yesterday) It was a superb screening, with a 1 hour Q&A, celebrating the careers of both Johns, Ruane and Flaus. Q&A video will be on YouTube at some point, probably in 4 or 5 days. I'll post it in here, if anyone wants to view it.
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