PRAISE tells the bizarre, erotic tale of two down-on-their-luck individuals whose passionate affair threatens to save--or destroy--both their lives. Gordon (Peter Fenton) is an apathetic, chain-smoking asthmatic living in a grubby apartment in Brisbane. When he meets barmaid Cynthia (Sacha Horler), who suffers from eczema, the two begin to have sex, play Scrabble, and confront their pathetic situations. Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Andrew McGahan, this festival favorite is an example of Australian cinema at its most quirky and impassioned.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Source Writer
Andrew McGahan: Australian Novelist/Screenwriter
Review 1:
"...PRAISE is a refreshing and original film....A tale of longing - and of fleeting tenderness and grace..."
Source: Film Comment
p.75-6 05/01/2000
Review 2:
"...An absorbing tale of sexual obsession....[PRAISE] will stick with you. It's more than worthy of its title."
Source: New York Times
p.E13 06/30/2000
Review 3:
"...Impressive....PRAISE is a lovely piece of movie making: precisely controlled but with a lived-in scruffiness. Curran has a remarkable sensitivity for the textures and rhythms of ordinary life..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C10 07/14/2000
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