And it has a terrific screenplay written by director matthew saville that is perfect for the deadpan wit of phillip lang played by clarke and the mordant humour of frank mollard played by lapaglia. A month of sundays official australian poster and trailer real estate agent, frank mollard, wont admit it, but he cant move on. A month of sundays is about parents, children, regrets, mourning, moments of joy, houses. Writerdirector matthew saville discusses his film a month of sundays and tv show please like me at tiff15.
Apr 30, 2016 a month of sundays is the third film from writerdirector matt saville a veteran of television with credits ranging from the telemovie the king to sitcom please like me, and is something of a change of pace for a filmmaker widely considered as one of our best. Like aother old saying thats also going out of style. Combining gorgeously composed establishing shots, stationary long takes, and his nowtrademark. Mischa rozema and the panics film debut film project sundays completes a first step towards its feature film goal with the release of this ambitious proof of concept short. Anthony lapaglia injects honest sarcasm and a genuine desperate tone to his character while his boss phillip john clarke does not. This new film presents a stark contrast of atmosphere to those aforementioned titles and showcases a softer side to savilles creativity.
A month of sundays is his fourth featurelength film following noise, the graham kennedy tv biopic the king and 20s impressive crimethriller felony. Anthony laplagia balibo and julia blake innocence star in this comedydrama and character study about an unlikely friendship between a middleaged real estate agent and an elderly woman. With anthony lapaglia, julia blake, justine clarke, john clarke. A month of sundays is the last film starring the remarkably talented rod steiger. At the end of the film, he is standing on a welcome mat. The getaway turns into a quest to locate a son who vanished many years before.
When a recentlydivorced but hasnt completely let go. The film premiered in toronto and monterey plans a january. A month of sundays metaphorically refers to something that only happens very rarely. A month of sundays is an adelaide affair the upside news.
With rod steiger, sally kirkland, michael pare, dee wallace. Oct 20, 2015 a month of sundays follows frank anthony lapaglia, an adelaidebased realtor who has lost himself in later life. Oct 18, 2015 a month of sundays hits notes of dry whimsy when we hear voiceover of an unenthusiastic frank talking shop. After the death of his estranged mother and a divorce with his still amicable wife, wendy justine clark, frank is depressed, yet his upbringing places him in the generation of men who supress and ignore their emotion. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Frank mollard, at the beginning of the film, isnt in the world. Having all the trappings of success, at what price do we pay. Apr 27, 2016 a month of sundays is a small miracle of a film an odd combination of modesty and ambition. A month of sundays trailer anthony lapaglia 2015 duration. Anthony lapaglia is an oddly captivating presence in matthew savilles film. Definition of in a month of sundays in the idioms dictionary. We packed a months worth of worship into a single day so that we could report back to you, our readers, about just what the.
Miserable real estate agent frank, whose business is failing and his relationship with his family is at an alltime low, meets by chance sarah, a nice woman who reminds him of his mother. It would do well for you to start on our a month of sundays topic page. Anthony lapaglia injects honest sarcasm and a genuine desperate tone to his character while his boss phillip john clarke does not hesitate to make a smart remark or to show his dry humour. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Political leaders of blaine county and the state of idaho have completely failed at keeping the virus contained and its citizens safe.
Where is the chapter by chapter outline for john updikes a month of sundays. The end of the world seems like a nightmare to ben. Sundays working title is a feature film idea created and written by dutch commercials director mischa rozema. Jan 28, 2016 a month of sundays official australian poster and trailer real estate agent, frank mollard, wont admit it, but he cant move on.
The story of a teenage girl who kidnaps her grandfather to keep him from being placed in a nursing home. When a recentlydivorced but hasnt completely let go of his marriage downandout real estate agent gets a call from his mother who died a year ago, by the way. Anthony lapaglia, justine clarke official trailer 2016 hd duration. The movie offers a thoroughly enjoyable, homegrown slice of. How dare you mock our sincerely held, if completely crazed, religious beliefs. Thus, i give this otherwise fine film 1 less star than i normally would. In the last couple of years, australian writerdirector matthew saville has become known to north american audiences for his stellar work on the comedydrama please like me.
A month of sundays is a well wrought gem tim hasletts. Divorced but still attached, he cant sell a house in a property boom much less connect with his teenage son. Unfortunately, these associations come back to bite mathew savilles new comedydrama, which takes an age to get to its point, and doesnt deliver that much in the end. A month of sundays helmer matthew saville preps tampa film dark victory. It is a project he has been living and sleeping with for the past years. But for us now a month of sundays means something completely different. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Of course the church of scientology would be pissed off if we had included them in our month of sundays package. Or, put another way, the film traces the journey of a middle aged, divorced salesman realizing that. Oct 16, 2015 life is a housing auction, or at least a prolonged bargaining effort, in a month of sundays, a contrived coping drama from australian tv and film director matthew saville noise. Or, put another way, the film traces the journey of a. Jun 04, 2016 a month of sundays is a film about real estate agents. We used to make more films like this, with a brain and a heart. In a month of sundays idioms by the free dictionary.
A month of sundays pg 1h 32min drama 17 september 2001 usa the story of a teenage girl who kidnaps her grandfather to keep him from being placed in a nursing home. A month of sundays follows frank anthony lapaglia, an adelaidebased realtor who has lost himself in later life. We called it the most anticipated short of the year when we featured the trailers over a year ago, and post panic have finally given our anticipation reason to thrive. Real estate agent frank mollard wont admit it, but he cant move on.
Still, ill admit it was an oversight on my part to leave em out. Muchanticipated and widelysupported by the international creative community over 50k us dollars was donated on kickstarter alone for the live action filming part in. Divorced but still attached, he cant sell a house in a property boom, much less connect with his teenage son. Anthony lapaglia shines in what might be called a coming of middle age film, recommended for everyone.
Opening this weekend a month of sundays is a new film starring adelaidian anthony lapaglia filmed right here in south australia directed by matthew saville and produced by kirsty stark who are also adelaide folks, a month of sundays follows the story of real estate agent frank mollard lapaglia who cant sell his own house, or bond with his teenage son indiana crowther, and then. Sundays has sent a 15minute shivering shimmer down our spine to completely redefine our notion of mindblowing. Life is a housing auction, or at least a prolonged bargaining effort, in a month of sundays, a contrived coping drama from australian tv and film director matthew saville noise. A month of sundays is a well wrought gem tim hasletts blog.
Near the start of a month of sundays, an australian film about a real estate agent undergoing a midlife crisis, theres a scene in which frank mollard anthony lapaglia, the lugubrious protagonist. A month of sundays midlife crisis meets latelife regrets story is satisfyingly compex and well cast. It is the result of stories inhabiting his head, images that need to be visualised and the the desire to create a film completely different to anything weve. A month of sundays midlife crisis meets latelife regrets story is satisfyingly.
A month of sundays hits notes of dry whimsy when we hear voiceover of an unenthusiastic frank talking shop. Frank mollard, divorced but still attached, cant move on and also cant sell a house in a property boom, much less connect with his teenage son. My only criticism is that the many depictions of tobaccodrug use should have been left on the cuttingroom floor. And it has a terrific screenplay written by director matthew saville that is perfect for the deadpan wit of phillip lang played by clarke and the mordant humour of frank mollard played by. It is hard to convey just how rare that is for australian movies in my city. A month of sundays, a 2001 film starring rod steiger. A month of sundays is a 2015 film starring anthony lapaglia. The film questions how we should measure our success is it the big house, a luxury car or an enviable career.
May 04, 2020 country singer cady groves, best known for her 2009 ep a month of sundays, died in nashville over the weekend, according to a statement from her label. Mischa rozema and the panics film debut film project sundays completes a first step towards its feature film goal with the release of this ambitious proofofconcept short. A month of sundays offers a gentle exploration of a male perspective on grief, selfworth and human connection. A month of sundays 2016 04282016 au drama, comedy 1h 49m user score. A month of sundays is about parents, children, regrets, mourning. Nov 03, 2015 writerdirector matthew saville discusses his film a month of sundays and tv show please like me at tiff15. A month of sundays, a comedy by bob larbey, later adapted by larbey as the 1989. Sundays is an ambitious philosophical sciencefiction proofofconcept short that represents not only a first step in realising the feature film ambitions for this futurefacing script but also sets postpanic pictures firmly on the map as a new brand of filmmakers to watch.
Country singer cady groves, best known for her 2009 ep a month of sundays, died in nashville over the weekend, according to a statement from her label. A month of sundays is an adelaide affair the upside. Very few australian movies care or dare to tackle the shortcomings and. Feb 04, 20 sundays working title is a feature film idea created and written by dutch commercials director mischa rozema. His characters may tackle relatable issues, but theyre never written or performed as. Full of drama, pathos and laughs, a month of sundays is a wonderful film which anyone should enjoy.
A month of sundays director matthew saville talks tv vs. Apr 27, 2016 opening this weekend a month of sundays is a new film starring adelaidian anthony lapaglia filmed right here in south australia directed by matthew saville and produced by kirsty stark who are also adelaide folks, a month of sundays follows the story of real estate agent frank mollard lapaglia who cant sell his own house, or bond with his teenage son indiana crowther, and then. Combining gorgeously composed establishing shots, stationary long takes, and his nowtrademark overhead shot. A month of sundays is a small miracle of a film an odd combination of modesty and ambition. Anthony lapaglia stars as frank mollard, a real estate agent with regrets regrets about his relationship with his mother, his teenage son and his exwife. Calling your film a month of sundays shows a certain appetite for risk. What if the things you know are just a made up story. Video archive for the film a month of sundays, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2016. The title of the movie refers to action in a month of sundays or 30 days, but the. Unfortunately, the rest of the actors in this film are done a real disservice. It also implies that you have to wait a long time to get an expected benefit.
A month of sundays is, then, probably, about a ghost coming back to the world. A month of sundays is a film about real estate agents. Find where to watch a month of sundays in australia. I also played hockey on march 8th, as did the employee at. A month of sundays reflects the mundanity of everything we do and the things that really matter to us. Its completely at odds with mainstream market thinking thank the stars. A month of sundays official australian poster and trailer. A month of sundays, part of the scarlet letter trilogy by john updike. Consequently, a month of sundays is the first aussie film in a while to play at more cinemas than the one arthouse theatre in the city centre. For the sake of our film industry, i hope this movie attracts international attention. A month of sundays, a 1981 canadian film anthology miniseries a month of sundays play, a comedy by bob larbey, later adapted by larbey as the 1989 television movie ageold friends a month of sundays, a second season episode of the american television series route 66.
The film begins with frank perfectly portrayed by a lowkey lapaglia opening up a house for inspection. A month of sundays, a 1981 canadian film anthology miniseries. Filmisnow movie trailers international 5,559 views. A month of sundays helmer matthew saville preps tampa film dark.
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