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Astonishing reimagining that gets to soul of the story
“The Odyssey” is an adaptation of Homer’s Ancient Greek epic, chronicling the journey of Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, on his return home after the Trojan War. Source: Australian Catholics.
Moana paddles her canoe from animation to live action
Australian Catherine Laga’aia makes her screen debut in “Moana”, the live action remake of Disney’s 2016 hit animated film. Source: Australian Catholics.
Worker’s death poses deep questions for devoted nun
First Light is a film with strong Catholic characters and themes in which an elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker’s fatal accident, compelling her to question the ethical principles of the institution to which she has devoted her life. Source: Australian Catholics.
What a ginkgo can teach us
Set in the botanical garden of a medieval town in Germany, Silent Friend links three stories over different time periods. Source: Australian Catholics.
Reluctant musicians become wonderful string quartet
“The Musicians” is a lovely film – much needed when the world beyond is somewhat bruising – with beautiful music, gorgeous scenery, gentle humour and insights into how a quartet must tune in to each other so that there is a seamlessness to their playing. Source: Australian Catholics.
Safe-cracking thriller perfectly pitched
In “Tuner”, a talented piano tuner with an abnormal sensitivity to sound discovers an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down. Source: Australian Catholics.
Family greed sets background for canvas of discontent
British stage and screen legend Sir Ian McKellen stars in a comedy-drama about an artist’s two estranged children who want a rich inheritance, so they hire a forger to complete the art works of their dying father. Source: Australian Catholics.
Daughter’s nature memoir is I for Inspiring
“H is for Hawk” is a biographical film that tells the true story of a grieving woman who rescues and trains a goshawk falcon. Source: Australian Catholics.
Film explores many facets of Kafka’s life and work
A stylised version of the life of Czech writer Franz Kafka is brought to the silver screen in “Franz”. Source: Australian Catholics.