Supporting the Arts
M. & I did our bit for the Australian film industry yesterday, making our way into Newtown to see Somersault, among the best films to come out of this country. Beautifully shot, and deliberately kept away from the otherwise cinematically ubiquitous beaches (as was Lantana, another relatively recent top Australian movie), Somersault tells a small story and tells it well. The acting is terrific, and with the exception of a couple of small plot points I thought were either insufficiently illuminated or otherwise unnecessary, this is world-class filmmaking.