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Long Weekend

Dir. Colin Eggleston
Fanomenon Retro: The Weird of Oz
Mon 11 Nov and Tue 12 Nov
Mon 11 Nov
and
Tue 12 Nov
  • Mon 11 Nov
    20:45 - 22:22
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Past event
  • Tue 12 Nov
    14:15 - 15:52
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Past event

This haunting ecological thriller embodies Australian terrors about an untamed interior, ready to wreak havoc.

‘The Bush’ takes a cosmic revenge on a Sydney couple taking an ill-advised camping trip to the coast up north. Peter and Marcia have some unfinished business to resolve, and with Peter flagrantly careless around nature, the stage is set for a bloody showdown. An eagle, dugong, spider and (incongruously), a Tasmanian Devil all appear as hostile beasts in a kind of upside-down Bambi. Though it was, like many great Australian films, ignored at the time of release, this haunting ecological thriller embodies Australian terrors about an untamed interior, the unknowable entity that sits between the nation’s coastal cities, ready to wreak havoc.

“A masterpiece in minimalist horror.” -  Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian    

Content Guidance


Contains violence, violence against animals and horror.

 

Director: Colin Eggleston
Running time: 97 minutes
Production year: 1978
Country: Australia
Language: English
Print source: Umbrella Entertainment
Age rating: BBFC rating 15

 

Part of

Fanomenon

Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, dark comedy, cult films, the unclassifiable, and much more. This year we present an expanded programme of new films, two new competitions, and a retrospective, The Weird of Oz.

The Weird of Oz

Retrospective on Australian New Wave cinema, where raw storytelling, wild landscapes and vibrant characters capture the nation’s unique spirit and contradictions.