The Night, the Prowler
From the Director of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Jim Sharman and Nobel Prize winning author Patrick White A haunting tale of obsession and possession.
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"The dialog in this film is incredibly speakable -- in response to Mephisto -- and I think what you are unhappy with is it's camp melodramatic style -- which on a critical level is achieved with sophistication and panache. Kerry Walker is a stand out as the mannish blossom -- ripening with rebellion and uncertainty -- the perfect counter to her mother played by Ruth Cracknell. Ruth's performance is genius -- the timing for black humour I have only seen seconded by Kathleen TUrner in Serial Mom. This film is beautifully shot. The camera moves with deft purpose -- never feeling televi..."
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The film includes numerous references to well-known Australians. As the camera pans around the room during the hippie party scene, it focuses on a large poster of Jimi Hendrix, painted by renowned Australian artist Martin Sharp. The scene in which Kerry Walker's character talks to a homeless woman in the park includes references to two famous Sydney characters of the post-war period. As the camera tracks towards the two women talking, the word "Eternity" is seen written on a rock face - a reference to Arthur Stace, a.k.a. "Mr Eternity", who walked the Sydney streets at night writing the word "Eternity" in copperplate script on footpaths and walls. The homeless woman (played in a cameo by famous Australian author Dorothy Hewett) is closely based on legendary Sydney eccentric Bee Miles, who (like Hewett's character) lived on the streets and regularly wore a large overcoat and a celluloid tennis visor.
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From the Director of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Jim Sharman and Nobel Prize winning author Patrick White A haunting tale of obsession and possession.