Review of “Tea with Madame Clos”

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This 90-minute cuppa with a elderly lady in the south-west of France is a quiet and drawn out affair, its few insights gently leaking out for those with the patience to let Australian director Jane Oehr’s four year project flow over them. It’s mostly an observational piece of filmmaking, Oehr’s camera wandering delicately over life […]

Interview with Sean Byrne

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There’s unquestionably something macabre in the air – vampires and zombies have invaded the screen zeitgeist, and audiences can’t seem to get enough of the adrenalin that comes with a good fright or a scary character with one foot in the grave. And with Screen Australia finally supporting genre filmmaking, Australian directors have joined the […]