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| name = Lou |
| name = Lou |
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| image = Lou (2010 film) poster.jpg |
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| director =Belinda Chayko |
| director = Belinda Chayko |
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| producer =Tony Ayres<br>Helen Bowden<br>Belinda Chayko<br>Michael McMahon |
| producer = [[Tony Ayres]]<br>Helen Bowden<br>Belinda Chayko<br>Michael McMahon |
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| writer =Belinda Chayko |
| writer = Belinda Chayko |
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| starring = [[John Hurt]]<br>[[Emily Barclay]]<br>Lily Bell Tindley |
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| music = [[Glenn Richards]] |
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| music =Glenn Richards |
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| editing = Denise Haratzis |
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| studio = Big & Little Films |
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| distributor = [[KOJO (company)|Kojo Pictures]] |
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| released = {{Film date|2010|6|17}} |
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| country = Australia |
| country = Australia |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| gross = A$59,505 (Australia)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.film.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/967/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |title=Australian films at the Australian box office | |
| gross = A$59,505 (Australia)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.film.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/967/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |title=Australian films at the Australian box office |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209075310/http://film.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/967/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |archivedate=9 February 2014 }}</ref> |
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'''''Lou''''' is a 2010 Australian drama film starring [[John Hurt]], [[Emily Barclay]], and Lily Bell Tindley. |
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==Plot== |
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Young mother Rhea (Barclay) without a partner, tries to raise her three girls in their ramshackle home while trying to survive on social security. Set in sugarcane country in northern NSW, their lives are upended when Doyle (Hurt); a former merchant seaman—now in the early stages of [[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's]], is thrust upon them with the promise of increased benefits. |
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==Cast== |
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Doyle's presence is an affront to the eldest girl Louise, convincingly portrayed by young Tindley. 'Lou', (described as 'precocious' by their social services worker), has to give up her own bedroom. The scatty, sixtyish man, so often irascible at the frustrations of trying to grapple with his mental decline, as common words start to elude him. Doyle's lucid moments—his vivid nostalgia of sailing through the islands of the south Pacific ('where the wind can be just a gentle caress')—strikes a chord with young Lou. As does his murmuring of the haunting Maori lament 'Pokarekare Ana'… |
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*[[John Hurt]] |
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*[[Emily Barclay]] |
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*Lily Bell Tindley |
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==Production== |
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And in Doyle's scrambled head Lou is becoming transformed into the love of his life, Annie… Lou overcomes her initial revulsion and is bewitched by the woman's wedding ring, presented to her on bended knee by her 'grandfather'. |
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The film was inspired by the writer-director's uncle who had [[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lipmag.com/arts/interview-with-belinda-chayko/|website=Lip Mag|title=Interview with Belinda Chayko|date=10 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/made-in-murwillumbah-20100610-xy8b.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 June 2010|title=Made in Murwillumbah: Belinda Chayko directs a legend in the small-budget Lou|first=Antony|last= Lawes}}</ref> |
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[[John Hurt]] said he agreed to make the film because "this is a very nice story indeed, it's beautifully written".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.if.com.au/interview-john-hurt/|magazine=If Magazine|title=Interview: John Hurt|date=3 June 2010}}</ref> |
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A bauble she soon flaunts, to the dismay of her young mum ('and I'm only twenty seven!') she sobs, and tells the social security woman that Doyle HAS to go. As Rhea sadly realises, the loss of their income supplement (Doyle), means that their only entertainment—a rented TV, is soon ripped from their home. |
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Their plight compounds as Rhea has a bust-up with her boyfriend—for reasons left unexplained; deaf to her pleas not to leave them… |
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Bleak scenarios. Yet brief moments of tenderness, as Lou recognises with her precocious maturity that she now needs to comfort her unhappy mum. |
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The film was shot in north-eastern [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mattsmoviereviews.net/spotlight%20interview%20lou.html|website=Matt's Movie Reviews|title=TRANSCENDENT LOVE: An interview with Emily Barclay and Belinda Chayko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/director-of-lou-murwillumbah-chayko/561449/|newspaper=Tweed Daily News|title=Director of Lou looks to future|date=21 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/film-lou-promises-cannes-in-tweed/527261/|newspaper=Central Telegraph|title=Film Lou promises Cannes in Tweed|date=11 May 2010}}</ref> Shooting started in May 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=If Magazine|url=https://www.if.com.au/murwillumbah-welcomes-lou-shoot/|date=25 May 2009|title=Murwillumbah Welcomes Lou Shoot}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 03:35, 28 February 2024
| Lou | |
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_poster.jpg) Film poster | |
| Directed by | Belinda Chayko |
| Written by | Belinda Chayko |
| Produced by | Tony Ayres Helen Bowden Belinda Chayko Michael McMahon |
| Starring | John Hurt Emily Barclay Lily Bell Tindley |
| Cinematography | Hugh Miller |
| Edited by | Denise Haratzis |
| Music by | Glenn Richards |
Production company | Big & Little Films |
| Distributed by | Kojo Pictures |
Release date |
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| Land | Australien |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Box office | A$59,505 (Australia)[1] |
Lou is a 2010 Australian drama film starring John Hurt, Emily Barclay, and Lily Bell Tindley.
Plot
[edit]Young mother Rhea (Barclay) without a partner, tries to raise her three girls in their ramshackle home while trying to survive on social security. Set in sugarcane country in northern NSW, their lives are upended when Doyle (Hurt); a former merchant seaman—now in the early stages of Alzheimer's, is thrust upon them with the promise of increased benefits.
Cast
[edit]- John Hurt
- Emily Barclay
- Lily Bell Tindley
Production
[edit]The film was inspired by the writer-director's uncle who had Alzheimer's.[2][3]
John Hurt said he agreed to make the film because "this is a very nice story indeed, it's beautifully written".[4]
The film was shot in north-eastern New South Wales.[5][6][7] Shooting started in May 2009.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian films at the Australian box office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Belinda Chayko". Lip Mag. 10 June 2010.
- ^ Lawes, Antony (11 June 2010). "Made in Murwillumbah: Belinda Chayko directs a legend in the small-budget Lou". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Interview: John Hurt". If Magazine. 3 June 2010.
- ^ "TRANSCENDENT LOVE: An interview with Emily Barclay and Belinda Chayko". Matt's Movie Reviews.
- ^ "Director of Lou looks to future". Tweed Daily News. 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Film Lou promises Cannes in Tweed". Central Telegraph. 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Murwillumbah Welcomes Lou Shoot". If Magazine. 25 May 2009.
External links
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