Film No 66 (2019) July 15th. 6:20 PM LUNA PALACE Leederville.
Luna Revelation film Festival Perth Western Australia July 4th - 17th.
"But if you want to get to my level, you just get nice and mediocre". (Tim offers some advice to his new friend Dee about how to achieve fame as a stand-up comic).
International Falls is a beautifully scripted two handed human drama with a series of side characters who give the film the spice and flavour it deserves. Rachael Harris stars as Dee, a bored, devoted wife and mother of two who meets equally bored, third rate touring stand-up comedian Tim (Rob Huebel) during his stop-over in her home town of International Falls. Both feel trapped but there is a sweet tenderness in their connection. Stripped of self esteem because of circumstance Dee's ambitions to try stand-up are reignited by Tim's encouragement. And while Tim feels trapped in his never ending cycle of life, we get a sense his meeting with Dee further fills him with regret and a sense of lost opportunity. Actor/writer Thomas Ward's (Victor) script is funny and thoughtful. The freezing Fargo (which gets a reference) like backdrop and quirky bit part players give International Falls the perfect canvas to paint it's meaningful,thought provoking message. 10GUMS.
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