Film Description
Three Blind Mice
Director: Matthew Newton
Cast: Brendan Cowell, Ewen Leslie, Tina Bursill, Matthew Newton, Toby Schmitz
Comedy Drama, Not Rated, not recommended for young viewers due to mature thematics, 94 minutes
(Australia)
"Newton manages to steer his characters from amiability to rowdiness to dead-serious, straight faced moral bankruptcy in the course of a single long meal without once loosing his uncanny grasp of conversational naturalism."
- Karin Longworth, SpoutBlog
"With ingredients as incongruous as the nursery rhyme of its title, Matthew Newton's Three Blind Mice is an enticing surprise package. It's a bit like a stick of dynamite. It takes off as soon as the cameras roll; the bang comes at the end."
- Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile, Australia
Synopsis: The dynamic between the three friends is uneasy, and is tinged with malice: Sam (Ewen Leslie) has more than one reason to be looking for a way out; Dean (Toby Schmitz) is anxious to reconnect with his girlfriend and is burdened by guilt; Harry (director and writer Matthew Newton) is full of attitude and bent on a night of excess. The nursery-rhyme line that follows the film's smart title acutely describes the narrative drive of Newton's punchy script, propelled by rapid-fire ease of dialogue, the growing tension between the friends, and the frenetic on-the-town action. The focus shifts from how they run to why they run, when the uncomfortable secret that simultaneously binds and divides them is finally revealed. Deceptively freewheeling, this taut psychological drama follows three young Australian naval officers on shore-leave who hit the streets of Sydney before being shipped out to Iraq. The dynamic between the three friends is uneasy, and tinged with malice: Sam (Ewen Leslie) has more than one reason to be looking for a way out; Dean (Toby Schmitz) is anxious to reconnect with his girlfriend and is burdened by some kind of guilt; Harry (director and writer Matthew Newton) is full of attitude and bent on a night of excess. The nursery-rhyme line that follows the film's smart title acutely describes the narrative drive of Newton's punchy script, propelled by rapid-fire ease of dialogue, the growing tension between the friends and the frenetic on-the-town action. The focus shifts from how they run, to why they run, when the uncomfortable secret that simultaneously binds and divides them is finally revealed. Some of Australia's finest acting talent grace the smaller roles in this energetic, collaborative film made with a youthful audacity and verve.
Official website: www.tetro.comScreening:
Tuesday October 20, 2009, 7:00 PM, Bayfield 7 Cinemas<
Saturday October 24, 2009, 9:00 PM, Imperial 8 Cinemas
Awards:
- WINNER, FIPRESCI PRIZE, LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2008
- NOMINATED, BEST SCREENPLAY, THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL, GREECE, 2008
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