Set in the realtime of 85 minutes it takes the train to complete its journey there are no attempts here, as is so often the. In the 2004 film thunderstruck, four devoted acdc fans travel across australia from sydney to fremantle to bury their best friend next to bon scotts grave. I am returning it and hope the seller will give me credit although it was opened. Michael caton stars in jeremy sims new film, last cab to darwin.
Sims association with reg cribb began when his production company, pork chop productions produced the successful stage version of last cab. Everything is going good for a short bit, until the lovely lisa gigi edgley join the two men on the train. When a young woman, unaware that the train guards are on strike, boards the train several stops later, the thugs are interested by her. Bored, restless, and looking for trouble, they start to poke fun at their mind numbing existence. We are instantly introduced to two strange men when they hop aboard a train, the tall thug steve le marquand, small time gangster and trev tom budge. A documentary exploring the quiet, empty world of the last subway train of the night, and the stories of the people riding it. Every spring, chinas cities are plunged into chaos as million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the new years holiday. Steve le marquand is a fan of the rugby league team penrith panthers and played a former penrith panthers player in the television series the moodys. Adapted from his own play, the return, by reg cribb, a writer with whom sims has had a longstanding collaborative relationship in theatre including directing the play on stage, last train to freo benefits from both mens familiarity with the text and the demands it makes on its performers. Last train to freo 2006 last train to freo 2006 user. Nov 09, 2014 last train to freo is a comedy thriller film, with a hint of a musical.
On a hot summers night two bored and restless excons travel on the last train to fremantle. Jul 02, 2009 starring steve le marquand and tom budge, and later gigi edgley though not in this particular clip. Last train to freo steve le marquand aussie film clip. When a young woman boards the train a few stops later, they begin talking and find out. The film depicts the fate of some of the last remaining jews in berlin, who in april 1943 were rounded up at the berlingrunewald station and sent to the nazi concentration. Fremantle station is the terminus of transperths fremantle line, with frequent.
Meanwhile in a small a mountain town in yugoslavia a commando ty hardin joins a group of patriots aided by a former rail worker bent on revenge against the nazis, who are planning to heist the train before it can reach berlin, and help. Set in the realtime of 85 minutes it takes the train to complete its journey there are no attempts here, as is so often the case in stage adaptations, to use cinematic resources to lighten the load. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. Sims films take us from freo to the top end the starfish. With a promise to throw sims a tenner when i catch up with him in wa for the promotion of last cab to darwin. Directed by jeremy sims, cinematography by toby oliver acs. Knowing what you now know, would you have done many things differently.
If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Jeremy how long since youve seen last train to freo. This lowbudget drama, is one thrill ride of a film that keeps you guessing til the very end. Its midnight, its hot and two ex cons are travelling on the last train to fremantle. New zealand international film festival australia 4 august 2006 melbourne international film festival australia 14 september 2006.
It makes use of the train as a fixed yet unstable space, a place of forced intimacy and willed. I was very disappointed to find out this video was dubbed in english. Jeremy was nominated for best director at the afi awards, the adg awards, the if awards and the film critics circle of australia awards for this film. Steve le marquand is a fan of the rugby league team penrith panthers and played a former penrith panthers player in the. Unusually for a feature film, last passenger was cut on two edit systems, final cut pro and avid. Last train to freo might be travelling along a different track to the usual mainstream feature, but its end of the line is a place thats a lot more rewarding, heartening and satisfying than the pricier, largerscale pics that take that usual, more heavilyrode, route in short, director jeremy sims yep, that jeremy sims film is a loco thats not so much interested in making cabbage. Last train home suggests that the times they are achangin. It is a story of an american diplomat who uncovers a plot to kill an important indian prince when indian princes mattered. Throughout the film the plot continuously twists so you have absolutely no idea what is going to happen. One summers night two excrims terrorize a train carriage on the trip to fremantle.
Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. Watch michael caton get busy living in the last cab to. When a young woman boards the train a few stops later, they begin talking and find out not everyone on the train is who they seem to be. Id seen the last train before but it wasnt in english. Fremantle station featured in the 2006 film last train to freo. I expected it to be in the original french language.
Apr 02, 2015 michael caton stars in jeremy sims new film, last cab to darwin. In august 2011, the project was completed with the restoration of external facades of the station building. It also caught the eye of the producers of last train to freo. Jun 28, 2015 with the recent closure of so many video rental stores, and dvd and bluray retailers, finding a copy of jeremy sims 2006 film last train to freo proved a difficult feat. Best canadian film take 21 film a documentary exploring the quiet, empty world of the last subway train of the night, and the stories of the people riding it. Sims, jeremy last train to freo sims like a good move actor and theatre director jeremy sims makes his feature film debut with last train to freo, a tense psychological drama on board a midnight suburban train its a ride that promises to take him places. Many of the most culturally telling, interesting, and provocative films fall into the.
I saw this film the other day on a qantas flight back to london from sydney. Along the way the viewer will also question what would you do in this situation if you were in the girls position or one of the other passengers. Earlier this year jeremy completed his feature documentary wayne. With steve le marquand, tom budge, gigi edgley, glenn hazeldine. Last train to freo is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. The film depends, to a considerable extent, on creating a plausible. Two thugs from the perth suburb of midland catch the last train to fremantle. Last train homes intimate observation of one fractured family sheds light on the human cost of chinas ascendance as an economic superpower.
Like in that film, last train to freo hums with the engines of its characters, beautifully developed by the small but potent cast, notably steve lemarquand who is challenged to come up with the performance of his life, to carry much of the films drive. In 2006, sims directed last train to freo, an adaptation of cribbs the return. Last train to freo was first written as a play by wa writer reg cribb. Aug 28, 2012 welcome to everybodys worst nightmare its the last train of the night, the guards are on strike and you are alone with two exconvicts. New zealand international film festival australia 4 august 2006. If anyone has ever done the flight then youll know how tedious it is, but i decided to. Twelve angry men, for example, did the same thing in that single jury room setting. I didnt even watch more than 2 minutes of the movie. Last train to freo is a comedy thriller film, with a hint of a musical. The story follows two men, young trev, a deadbeat nohoper teenager from the street and his tall unnamed thug associate recently released from prison as they call the last train from perth to freo in the early hours of the morning.
Last train to freo, surprisingly enough, is about some people travelling on the last train for that night to fremantle, the west australian port city south of perth. They no longer live in a country without consumer luxuries. Oct, 2010 seeing this film, you suspect there are many suicides among workers in factories whose brands are less famous than apple. Best canadian film take 21 film last train on vimeo. By director jeremy sims, with steve le marquand, tom. Jan 02, 2009 this lowbudget drama, is one thrill ride of a film that keeps you guessing til the very end. Last train to freo as a social realism film although the drama and tension of last train to freo at times suggests that the film is somewhat of a psychological thriller, the subject matter of the film undoubtedly determines that it is a social realism film. Last train to freo, surprisingly enough, is about some people travelling on the last. Last train home was an interesting, but disturbing, documentary by lixin fan showing us the modern china,where most of the manufacturing for the world were made today.
Watch michael caton get busy living in the last cab to darwin. Madelaine petsch reveals the riverdale scene that was the strangest to film and explains how harry potter inspired her to act. Even jon hall who made a big splash in 1937 in hurricane is not easily recognized in this 1952 film. Last train to freo steve le marquand aussie film clip duration. Oct 10, 2009 one summers night two excrims terrorize a train carriage on the trip to fremantle.
Emotionally engaging and starkly beautiful, last train homes intimate observation of one fractured family sheds light on the. Last train home documents the mass exodus, which is the worlds largest human migrationan epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future. Last train to freo was the film directing debut of jeremy sims who also directed the stage play. Ostatni pociaglast train student film, wydzial radia i telewizji im. The iconic aussie stars as terminally ill cab driver whose shocking diagnosis makes him seize the day and the car keys. Chinese peasants no longer live without television and a vision of another world.
Along the way the viewer will also question what would you do in this situation if you were in. On a hot summers night two bored and restless ex cons travel on the last train to fremantle. Unless one is a devoted film buff one will likely recognize noone in the film. Last train to freo 2006 the screen guide screen australia. Shooting for the 2006 film last train to freo took place outside fremantle railway station, while scenes in the 2010 musical film bran nue dae were shot in. Starring steve le marquand and tom budge, and later gigi edgley though not in this particular clip. Welcome to everybodys worst nightmare its the last train of the night, the guards are on strike and you are alone with two exconvicts. Two of the people on the train are clearly dangerous criminal thugs. As the allies are closing in closer to paris following dday, the german high command evacuate a large shipment of nazi gold, to avoid capture.
Canada 25 september 2007 calgary international film festival. Sydneybased west australian actor and filmmaker jeremy sims is on tenterhooks. With the recent closure of so many video rental stores, and dvd and bluray retailers, finding a copy of jeremy sims 2006 film last train to freo proved a difficult feat. Fremantle railway station is the terminus of transperths fremantle. Seeing this film, you suspect there are many suicides among workers in factories whose brands are less famous than apple. Last train to freo might be travelling along a different track to the usual mainstream feature, but its end of the line is a place thats a lot more rewarding, heartening and satisfying than the pricier, largerscale pics that take that usual, more heavilyrode, route. Previously, sims has been involved primarily in acting with parts in. Shooting for the 2006 film last train to freo took place outside fremantle railway station, while scenes in. It was extended into a fulllength work that is still being performed. Last train to freo 2006 was simss first feature film as a directorproducer. Last train to freo 2006 directed by jeremy sims, michael faranda. Last train to freo was the feature film debut for glenn hazeldine who plays the train passenger, simon.
Last train to freo starts out promisingly, with a sense of thrillerlike menace and unpredictability. Like the rest of the cast, he has been a part of numerous television and stage productions, namely, dead white males and the judas kiss. Not only has tom impressed film critics but his debut stage performance, in the company b belvoir st. Joe walker wasnt available when principal photography was completed, and so nooshin began editing a rough assembly edit of the film on final cut pro. Last train to freo is certainly interesting viewing. A documentary exploring the quiet, empty world of the last subway. Last train to freo began its life as a short play called the return, written by reg cribb.
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