Maslin Beach (1997)

Financed outside the political funding system now controlling the Australian film industry, Maslin Beach demonstrates an interesting filmmaking strategy - no costumes, no sets, one location... See full summary »

Director:

Wayne Groom

Writer:

Wayne Groom

Stars:

Michael Allen, Eliza Lovell, Leylah Love

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Allen	...	Simon
Eliza Lovell	...	Marcie
Leylah Love	...	Shower woman
Simon Bond	...	Shower man
Bonnie-Jaye Lawrence	...	Gail
Zara Collins	...	Paula
Jennifer Ross	...	Jenny
Joshua Missen	...	Daniel
Katrina Missen	...	Daniel's mother
Kate Jenkin	...	Jill
Albert Colbert	...	Justin
Dinesh Sanders	...	Juggler
Francis Welling	...	Sun bather
Robbie Hoad	...	Brad
Andy McPhee	...	Zen master

Storyline

Financed outside the political funding system now controlling the Australian film industry, Maslin Beach demonstrates an interesting filmmaking strategy - no costumes, no sets, one location and action contained within real time. The film features a huge cast of over forty performers, ranging from noted actors such as Edmund Pegge, Gary Waddell, Nick Gill, Eliza Lovell and Noel Purdon, to cameo performances by table top dancers, sex workers and opera singers - all performing naked for this seaside extravaganza. A day on a beach like no other in the world... Enjoy!

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Plot Keywords:

female pubic hair | female nudity | nudist | nudity | nudism | 

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Taglines:

A romantic comedy on a nude beach

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

production company page

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian International Pictures Pty. Ltd., Cinevest, Spandau Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Summer of Love (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Ariantiche"
Performed (in part only) by Charmaine Lyle

User Reviews

couldn't be more australian

Maslin Beach, as we're all aware by now, takes place on a nudist beach in S.A.

if there's one thing that set's Aussie films apart from the rest of the worlds movies is that our films are unique to our country and our laid back appeal. Maslin Beach is certainly no exception to this.

The nudity of this film doesn't come of un-noticeable, but having said that it is the plot that normal everyday australians can relate too, and if this movie was made on a regular beach with clothed 'beautiful people' would it really be the same? I doubt it, with the dialogue consisting of farting and sex and adultery, real things people talk about and real emotions (not lovey dovey crap from Hollywood) and the whole natural conversation of the film that links it with the nudity. and boy would it have saved on costume budget!

i'm not gunna dribble on about the plot. cause that'll just be repeating, but i will say that compare this film to something like Sirens or (think hollywood movie about the same topics...umm...) and you won't find a film about regular people, peole who are beautiful on the inside, as well as out, no matter how 'unattractive they might be'. it's a struggle we are faced with to be about to witness on the screen people who aren't oh so gorgeous, and who don't meet someone, and fall in love, and end up happily eve after, life, like maslin beach aint no fairy tale so what is hollywood's attraction to fairytale endings. it's not realistic and quite frankly (matter of opinion) it makes me sick to think everything in hollywood has to be happy endings, big action movies, so called "comedies" such as meet the parents or american pie, in order for a film to be considered worth while or appealing to people, it's a money, and it sucks. Maslin Beach is obviously cheaply done, but it's the finer more tender moments of life that are portrayed in 90 minutes of film making that make this movie worth while and a great non satrical look of humanity and how we are as people.

just my opinion, take it easy!