Apostasy (1979 film)
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| Apostasy | |
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| Directed by | Zbigniew Friedrich |
| Written by | Zbigniew Friedrich |
| Produced by | Don McLennan |
| Cinematography | Zbigniew Friedrich |
| Edited by | Zbigniew Friedrich |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000[1] |
Apostasy, subtitled A Twice Told Tale in Black, Red and White, is a 1979 Australian drama film directed by Zbigniew Friedrich.
Cast
[edit]- Rod McNicol as The Man
- Juliet Bacskai as The Woman
- Phil Motherwell as Madman on the Street
- Alan Money as Old Man in Cafe
- Paul Cox as Photographer
- Ross Skiffington as Magician
- Irene Barberis as Woman at the Table
- Richard Doctors as Concertina Player
- J.J. Jannu as Wood Sculptor
Reception
[edit]Steve Wallace in Filmnews said it is "a powerful and brave film that will, unfortunately, only ever be seen by a small number of people in this country." He finishes writing that it "is worthwhile and has a lot to give those willing to take from it."[2] The Sydney Morning Herald's Meaghan Morris wrote "Apostasy is an extremely difficult film to come to terms with. It has been called, aptly, a "claustrophobic chronicle," for the experience of watching it is one of suffocation, irritation and assault."[3]
In Australian film, 1978-1992 : a survey of theatrical features Scott Murray noted "Zbigniew Friedrich's Apostasy is typical of many low-budget films of the 1970s. Shot on 16mm, with an essentially unprofessional cast and inexperienced crew, it is very personalised and personal film-making."[1] Looking back at the film for Cinema Papers Helen Grace calls Motherwell's performance "brilliantly volatile" and writes "For a long while it was hard to watch the film; its angst and romanticism seemed misplaced-too European, perhaps... In such a film, you can glimpse the possibilities of a much edgier, more nervous, richer cinema than the one we now have."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Murray, Scott, ed. (1993). Australian film, 1978-1992: a survey of theatrical features. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 28. ISBN 9780195535846.
- ^ Wallace, Steve (1 May 1980), "Apostasy", Filmnews
- ^ Morris, Meaghan (22 March 1980), "An original movie that fights", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Grace, Helen (August 1997), "Apostasy", Cinema Papers, pp. 12, 44