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Gerringong Pics & Flicks
"Across The Universe" (M) USA 2007,
133 mins
Screening Friday 7th March 2008
STAR-RATING:
David Stratton
 Margaret Pomeranz
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SYNOPSIS:
Jude (Jim Sturgess) leaves his dockland job in Liverpool for
America, looking for his natural father (Robert Clohessy) he has never met. On the way, he
meets and falls in love with Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), and with a group of friends and
musicians, is swept up in the emerging anti-Vietnam war movement. Deep in the
counterculture movement, he meets Dr Robert (Bono) and Mr Kite (Eddie Izzard), the
fabulous singer Sadie (Dana Fuchs), her guitarist (Martin Luther McCoy) and Lucy's brother
Max (Joe Anderson). But he returns to Liverpool with a broken heart, until encouraged to
go back and seek Lucy out. In the middle of a street riot, with Sadie delivering a rooftop
performance, Jude reconnects with Lucy.
REVIEW by Andrew L. Urban:
It's a revolution all right, taking The Beatles music and weaving it all into some sort of
coherent flow that documents the era and the mood and the love and the hate and the whole
damn thing of the 60s. Julie Taymor's adventure in Beatle-land is a huge success, ripping
the songs that defined a generation and its (dashed) hopes for peace in a microcosm of a
love story. What a brilliant idea. How brilliantly executed.
The Beatles music makes more sense in this jam of their work than ever before. It gains
a holistic relevance and a perfectly attuned resonance with its times and its aspirations.
But enough with the analysis, lie back and enjoy the visual magic, the musical magic and
the audacity of its cinematic presentation. It doesn't hurt that Jim Sturgess reminds us
vocally of Paul McCartney, though this is more suggestive than actual. More importantly,
he and the rest of the cast are beautifully directed to deliver the songs within the
context of the film, giving added pathos, added layers and deeper meaning to them all.
The construct of using existing music to create a musical is fraught with danger: how
can you avoid the impression that you have manipulated your story to fit the music? You
can't, but you can invest it with sincerity of intent, and sheer creative flair.
The cast is superb on every level, and the film's ability to weave between whimsical
musical and powerful drama is remarkable. It's entertaining, painful and genuine - a
perfect appreciation of The Beatles amazing music, imported into a dramatic structure.
NEXT MOVIE: "Twice Upon a Time" (M)
France 2006 88 mins
Screening Friday 4th April 2008
SYNOPSIS:
Alice d'Abanville (Charlotte Rampling), a famous London actress, and Louis Ruinard (Jean
Rochefort), a French film director, were the most strikingly glamorous couple of the 70s.
But this legendary pair broke up in 1975 and haven't seen each other in thirty years.
Alice is now married to wealthy Lord Evelyn Gaylord (Ian Richardson) and has a son, Paul
(James Thierree). Alice doesn't really want to see Louis again, but she is asked to
present him with a special award in tribute to his career. Louis is captivated by her all
over again...but what's left now? And why did Alice leave so abruptly?
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By joining Gerringong Pics and Flicks, you can attend all screenings and activities for an
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Doors open at 7:30pm; screening begins 8pm.
As always, Pics & Flicks will have their award winning cakes, slices, tea and coffee after
the film.
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