While far from light viewing, this period drama written by Christos Tsiolkas and director Aaron Wilson is a pleasure
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Films are often praised for being visually interesting, but rarely for being verbally interesting – in fact vococentrism is often discouraged, particularly through the famous screenwriting dictum “show, don’t tell”. Director Aaron Wilson’s absorbing period drama Little Tornadoes, however, manages a very compelling and unusual blend of pictures and an almost novelistic screenplay – the kind one might expect from Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, who co-wrote it with Wilson.
Assisted by the timeless qualities of rural locations, Wilson and the talented cinematographer Stefan Duscio illustrate an early 1970s Aussie setting with an eye for lived-in period details. In tone and setting, Little Tornadoes couldn’t be further from an ostentatious historical piece, bunkering down as it does into the...
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Films are often praised for being visually interesting, but rarely for being verbally interesting – in fact vococentrism is often discouraged, particularly through the famous screenwriting dictum “show, don’t tell”. Director Aaron Wilson’s absorbing period drama Little Tornadoes, however, manages a very compelling and unusual blend of pictures and an almost novelistic screenplay – the kind one might expect from Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, who co-wrote it with Wilson.
Assisted by the timeless qualities of rural locations, Wilson and the talented cinematographer Stefan Duscio illustrate an early 1970s Aussie setting with an eye for lived-in period details. In tone and setting, Little Tornadoes couldn’t be further from an ostentatious historical piece, bunkering down as it does into the...
- 5/11/2022
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Breaking the mould of cinematic formula is no easy task, particularly when the traditional and worn methods in most genres seem to work so easily. While this familiarity can be a good thing, it's always refreshing to see filmmakers pushing the boundaries of their genres. The greatly attempted ‘drama/war film' generally focuses on a specific period in time, mostly covering the love affairs of the lead and epic physical violence. It's all about the moment. But what happens after the war? Ten, twenty years later? Writer/director Aaron Wilson (known for his award-winning short films which include Rendezvous, Ten Feet Tall and Leap Year) attempts to explore this question in his not-so-typical feature, Triple Happiness.
- 5/3/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
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