Hail is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Amiel Courtin-Wilson, in his narrative feature debut.
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| Directed by | Amiel Courtin-Wilson |
| Written by | Amiel Courtin-Wilson |
| Starring | Daniel P. Jones |
| Cinematography | Germain McMicking |
| Edited by | Peter Sciberras |
| Music by | Steve Benwell |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (October 2024) |
Cast
edit- Daniel P. Jones as Daniel
- Leanne Letch as Leanne
- Tony Markulin as Tony
- Jerome Velinsky as Jerome
Production
editThe film was produced by Flood Projects and funded by Screen Australia, Film Victoria and the Adelaide Film Festival.[1] It features Daniel P. Jones, an ex-convict who had previously appeared in Courtin-Wilson's documentary short Cicada, and her partner Leanne Letch playing fictionalized versions of themselves.[1][2][3]
Release
editThe film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, in the Horizons competition.[1] It was distributed domestically by Madman Entertainment.[1]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10.[4]
The Age's critic Philippa Hawker described the film as "singular and striking", noting it "has an extreme sense of documentary fidelity but it is intercut with a kind of hallucinatory, over-reaching, vivid excess: it's a fierce, sometimes harrowing combination of the real and the surreal, the visceral and the abstract."[2] Richard Kuipers wrote on Variety: "pic boasts a relatively conventional storyline peppered with heavy verbal violence, trippy visual metaphors and a cacophonous soundtrack that mark it as a strictly outre item for dedicated arthouse buffs".[5] Film critic Megan Lehmann described the film as "dissonant and brutal, but also unexpectedly tender", "a risky piece of experimental cinema" that "melds coarse reality, extreme close-ups, nightmarish montages [...] and a soundtrack that’s alternately jarring and lovely".[3]
The film ranked third in The Guardian's list of the best Australian films of the 2010s.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Mitchell, Wendy (1 August 2011). "LevelK adds Venice-bound Hail to slate". Screen International. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b Hawker, Philippa (24 October 2012). "The troubled self, up close and personal". The Age. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b Lehmann, Megan (26 August 2011). "Hail: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Hail". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Kuipers, Richard (8 March 2011). "Hail". Variety. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (10 December 2019). "From Animal Kingdom to The Babadook: the best Australian films of the decade". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
