The Goddess of 1967 (2000)

"Goddess" stands for French "Déesse", the nickname of Citroën DS, the name of a famous car designed in the fifties. A young and well-situated Japanese man is dreaming of such a car, and one... See full summary »

Director:

Clara Law

Writers:

Eddie Ling-Ching Fong, Clara Law

Stars:

Rose Byrne, Rikiya Kurokawa, Nicholas Hope

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rose Byrne	...	B.G.
Rikiya Kurokawa	...	J.M.
Nicholas Hope	...	Grandpa
Elise McCredie	...	Marie
Tim Richards	...	Drummer Boy
Bree Beadman	...	B.G. aged 9
Satya Gumbert	...	Marie aged 9
Tina Bursill	...	Esther
Dominic Condon	...	Mr. Hughes
Tim McGarry	...	Detective
John Boxer	...	Barman
Harry Lawrence	...	Old Man in Bar
Masao Ishiguro	...	Noodle Man
Stephanie Daniel	...	Radio Announcer (voice)
Jean-Pierre Mignon	...	D.S. Sergeant (voice)

Storyline

"Goddess" stands for French "Déesse", the nickname of Citroën DS, the name of a famous car designed in the fifties. A young and well-situated Japanese man is dreaming of such a car, and one fine day he finds an offering on the net. He calls the seller (a man living in Australia), they agree upon the price and so he travels to Australia in order to buy the car. But when he reaches his destination, there's chaos all around: The seller as well as his wife lay dead in their house and a 17 year old girl lets him in and offers him something to eat. He walks out with horror but then comes back because he forgot to ask about the car... The girl lets him see the car, and then they start a 5 day trip through the outback, and, at the same time, a trip back in time into the early youth of the girl and into her family's chronicle.

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Plot Keywords:

car | australia | japan | australian outback | murder | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

25 April 2001 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Der Japaner und die Göttin

Company Credits

Production Co:

New South Wales Film & Television Office

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Le Samouraï (1967)

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Soundtracks

"Living in a Child's Dream"
Written by Michael Bower
Performed by The Masters Apprentices

User Reviews

funny, intoxicating and dazzling.

I went into the Cinema expecting... I don't know what. I knew it was a road trip picture with a Japanese man and Australian woman... they looked pretty enough on the poster. What I didn't expect was two very real people, scared, vulnerable and eccentric characters on a journey across Australia that becomes luminous and intoxicating.

The visual style of the film /cinematography, while gorgeous, was at first distracting... what some people would consider artsy. But as the story unfolds, the visual look of the film matches with the messy, hypnotic storyline and its characters.

A beautiful film, one with an unexpected emotional wallop.