Inside Out (2000)

A South African actress runs into car trouble and finds herself stranded in a small town in the Karoo. Recognized from TV, Hazel is invited to direct the local nativity play but soon faces ... See full summary »

Director:

Neal Sundstrom

Stars:

Gilda Blacher, Tobie Cronje, Gys de Villiers

Cast

Credited cast:
Gilda Blacher	...	Hazel
Tobie Cronje
Gys de Villiers	...	Professor
Val Donald-Bell	...	Mrs. de la Rey
David Dukas	...	Jo
David S. Lee
Emily McArthur	...	Leticia
Lizz Meiring	...	Doris
Phillip Moolman	...	Tertius
Maurice Podbrey	...	Costa
Russel Savadier	...	Ronaldo
Molly Seftel	...	Mrs. Levine
Helen Truter	...	Gertie

Storyline

A South African actress runs into car trouble and finds herself stranded in a small town in the Karoo. Recognized from TV, Hazel is invited to direct the local nativity play but soon faces complications: she's Jewish, and she goes out of her way to include the black community in her Christmas show with results that mix comedy, tragedy and triumph.

Details

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 August 2000 (Iceland)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Turning South Africa film Inside Out, quite literally!

This must be the best South African film of the decade, if not ever. And it certainly must be the most beautifully filmed. Neal Sundstrom handles both the cinematography and the characters in supreme style. Heartwarming, hysterical and yet so poignant at times, I found it hard to believe that this was the product of a country with such a poor film tradition. How Sundstrom managed to break of the mould, I have no idea, but Inside Out left me absolutely ecstatic. There were some of the best one liners I have ever encountered...such as (to my recollection)"your husband, with his little green men and those mielie rings", and "oh father, I didn't see you" to which he replies, "it's my ninja training", and my personal favorite during the monologue of Emily McArthur..."Miss Universe...THE Miss of them all". Gilda Blacher is well cast as the short skirted Jewish kugel/actress Hazel Levine, and the other characters, especially Tobie Cronje, follow suit. Particularly delightful is Emily McArthur, who brought me to tears in the audition scene. Although the story line teeters dangerously on the cliched at times, the wonderful character development and supreme portrayal of a small South African town is divine. I've seen this filme three times and can't wait to obtain a copy on video. It's going to make me so very happy.