Body Works (1988)

Director:

David Caesar

Writer:

Karl Kruszelnicki (monologue)

Stars:

Margot Nash

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Margot Nash	...	Post Mortem Monologue (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

post mortem | hospital staff | funeral director | coroner | crematorium | 

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Taglines:

Confessions from the funeral trade

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Bodywork

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Outstanding...

Body Works is a beautifully understated exploration of the "business" of death. We listen to undertakers, morticians, even the hearse driver, as they discuss their work and their attitudes to it. The camera is still most of the time, allowing us to really focus on these brave individuals and their astonishing achievements. At regular intervals a close up of flowers is shown while a calm female voice-over explains the gradual changes in the body after death. As the program progresses the flowers in the shot decay, a subtle and sensitive visual metaphor which sums up the quality of the documentary as a whole. David Caesar should stop making rubbish movies - please David, if you're reading this, just stop OK? - and stick to documentaries, if this triumph is any guide.