The Goddess of 1967 (2000)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Clara Law

Writers:

Eddie Ling-Ching Fong (writer)
Clara Law (writer)

Release Date:

26 January 2001 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

"Goddess" stands for French "Déesse", the nickname of Citroën DS, the name of a famous car designed in the fifties...

Plot Keywords:

Car | Australia | Attempted Rape | Incest | Japan

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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)

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Brazil:12 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

New South Wales Film & Television Office

Superb drama

Superb, visually and emotionally stunning drama, following one young woman's battle to beat her inner demons. Rose Byrne plays BG, a blind woman of about 20, whose real problems date back to her childhood and even before she was born, as well-handled flashbacks to 3, 10 and 30 years ago respectively detail. Byrne's performance is absolutely top-notch: if she doesn't win the AFI's Best Actress in a Lead Role category this year, something's definitely wrong. The viewer is never comfortable when watching this film - we may enjoy parts of it (for example the dancing scene), but we're never "comfortable", mainly due to the unevenness, which looks as though it was intended, and the bizarre injections of sections of plot which really don't matter but which all work together beautifully in a complex, poignant story that needs to be told. If there's one major gripe I've got with this one it's the length - the film's probably about 20 minutes too long, but the quality of the film is such that many viewers shouldn't notice this. If you get a chance, see this one, though potential viewers should note it IS defined as "art-house", so if you prefer safe little Hollywood blockbusters then this mightn't be your thing. 71/100