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CibbuanoHe Died With a Felafel in His Hand
December 13th 2006 06:08
This looks like one of those odd indie Aussie-efforts that make a short critical splash but soon disappear never to be seen again. That's a little unfair for me to say I guess, because it's a lot better than my previous sentence implies.
For anyone who's ever lived in a share-house, this film delights in it's all-too-true parade of sad and amusing characters as it follows nine months in the life Danny, a serial tenant who has lived in nearly 50 share houses in his relatively short time. Danny is a would-be writer, blocked and unable to create, and witness to the problems of others. His own predicaments slowly grow from (and as a result of) the troubles of others... the main plot starting to emerge as he moves from Brisbane to Melbourne to Sydney, seemingly drifting along, avoiding the authorities who would have him cough up more than 15 thousand dollars, a debt bestowed upon him by – yep – other people!
It's an intelligent film, showcasing a depth and verbosity usually avoided by Australian movies (which are usually and too frequently content to wallow in pseudo-yob territory). It's also an insanely humourous film, driven by the absurdities of it's vast array of flatmates-from-hell, but is also as touching as it is funny. It's a film worth checking out, if only to watch Noah Taylor - possibly the freakiest-looking leading man in film-history.
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Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
I saw the live performances of this years ago, and they didn't come up to scratch, so I don't imagine this will either.
Comment by Suburban Boy
Oz Politics and Kulture!
Play was just ok and the film is a distant third. However it was not without a few good moments.
If you have seen the film and like it do not miss reading the book though it is infinetly better and more hilarious.
If you want to view the best Aussie sharehouse film try "Dogs in Space" a true classic also done by Richard Lowenstein and starring Michael Hutchence. It features a shit-hot soundtrack.
Comment by Luke
Old Movies
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Yeah I've heard the movie to Felafel really pales in comparison to the book, one of those things I'll check out when I eventually get around to it I guess...