Mon 19 September 2005 - Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways: A man walks in front of a train and is killed, an all-too common event these days. The story follows the events in the weekend afterwards, for the victim’s girlfriend, a witness, a journalist, a photographer, their editor, and the train driver. It reminded me a lot of Lantana, seeing that one tragic event, then following their lives as they dealt with it and other things. Great use of animation, great acting — including the near-silent performances of the girlfriend, the train driver and his son. Definitely the best new film I’ve seen this year. Go see it.
September 19th, 2005 at 8:34am
While walking to the cinema with a friend, we walked against the red man at lights and ducked between moving cars. When walking home after seeing it, we were much more cautious.
September 19th, 2005 at 10:00pm
Isn’t it a fantastic film! It left me emotional for hours afterwards. And it’s one of those films that,when you walk out afterwards, make you so aware of every little mundane thing you do like you’re living your life in hyper-reality. One of the best films I’ve seen in a long time.
September 19th, 2005 at 11:15pm
Another fine Australian film that is worth checking out is Little Fish.
Hugo Weaving is Excellent in this(as is Cate Blanchette and even Noni Hazlehurst).
September 20th, 2005 at 9:27am
I was just talking to my colleague about this film yesterday morning before reading your blog. I agree - one of the best Aussie films I’ve seen!