Set in the realtime of 85 minutes it takes the train to complete its journey there are no attempts here, as is so often the case in stage adaptations, to use cinematic resources to lighten the load. Jeremy how long since youve seen last train to freo. Jan 02, 2009 this lowbudget drama, is one thrill ride of a film that keeps you guessing til the very end. Apr 02, 2015 michael caton stars in jeremy sims new film, last cab to darwin. Along the way the viewer will also question what would you do in this situation if you were in. With the recent closure of so many video rental stores, and dvd and bluray retailers, finding a copy of jeremy sims 2006 film last train to freo proved a difficult feat. Along the way the viewer will also question what would you do in this situation if you were in the girls position or one of the other passengers. When a young woman boards the train a few stops later, they begin talking and find out. Last train to freo steve le marquand aussie film clip.
Best canadian film take 21 film a documentary exploring the quiet, empty world of the last subway train of the night, and the stories of the people riding it. Last train to freo is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Everything is going good for a short bit, until the lovely lisa gigi edgley join the two men on the train. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Canada 25 september 2007 calgary international film festival. In august 2011, the project was completed with the restoration of external facades of the station building.
Unless one is a devoted film buff one will likely recognize noone in the film. I was very disappointed to find out this video was dubbed in english. In the 2004 film thunderstruck, four devoted acdc fans travel across australia from sydney to fremantle to bury their best friend next to bon scotts grave. Sims association with reg cribb began when his production company, pork chop productions produced the successful stage version of last cab. The film continued to pick up momentum but fell flat at the ending. A documentary exploring the quiet, empty world of the last subway. Last train to freo began its life as a short play called the return, written by reg cribb. Steve le marquand is a fan of the rugby league team penrith panthers and played a former penrith panthers player in the. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. New zealand international film festival australia 4 august 2006. Like in that film, last train to freo hums with the engines of its characters, beautifully developed by the small but potent cast, notably steve lemarquand who is challenged to come up with the performance of his life, to carry much of the film s drive. Last train to freo dvd australian movie, thriller drama.
Jul 02, 2009 starring steve le marquand and tom budge, and later gigi edgley though not in this particular clip. Chinese peasants no longer live without television and a vision of another world. Unusually for a feature film, last passenger was cut on two edit systems, final cut pro and avid. Set in the realtime of 85 minutes it takes the train to complete its journey there are no attempts here, as is so often the. Last train to freo steve le marquand aussie film clip duration.
Like the rest of the cast, he has been a part of numerous television and stage productions, namely, dead white males and the judas kiss. Watch michael caton get busy living in the last cab to. Last train to freo was the film directing debut of jeremy sims who also directed the stage play. Last train to freo, surprisingly enough, is about some people travelling on the last train for that night to fremantle, the west australian port city south of perth. Michael caton stars in jeremy sims new film, last cab to darwin. Starring steve le marquand and tom budge, and later gigi edgley though not in this particular clip. The story follows two men, young trev, a deadbeat nohoper teenager from the street and his tall unnamed thug associate recently released from prison as they call the last train from perth to freo in the early hours of the morning. Id seen the last train before but it wasnt in english. Last train to freo as a social realism film although the drama and tension of last train to freo at times suggests that the film is somewhat of a psychological thriller, the subject matter of the film undoubtedly determines that it is a social realism film. By director jeremy sims, with steve le marquand, tom. Twelve angry men, for example, did the same thing in that single jury room setting.
Last train homes intimate observation of one fractured family sheds light on the human cost of chinas ascendance as an economic superpower. One summers night two excrims terrorize a train carriage on the trip to fremantle. New zealand international film festival australia 4 august 2006 melbourne international film festival australia 14 september 2006. On a hot summers night two bored and restless excons travel on the last train to fremantle. Bored, restless, and looking for trouble, they start to poke fun at their mind numbing existence. They no longer live in a country without consumer luxuries. Last train to freo was the feature film debut for glenn hazeldine who plays the train passenger, simon. Jun 28, 2015 with the recent closure of so many video rental stores, and dvd and bluray retailers, finding a copy of jeremy sims 2006 film last train to freo proved a difficult feat. Jeremy was nominated for best director at the afi awards, the adg awards, the if awards and the film critics circle of australia awards for this film. In 2006, sims directed last train to freo, an adaptation of cribbs the return.
Fremantle station featured in the 2006 film last train to freo. I didnt even watch more than 2 minutes of the movie. Previously, sims has been involved primarily in acting with parts in. Meanwhile in a small a mountain town in yugoslavia a commando ty hardin joins a group of patriots aided by a former rail worker bent on revenge against the nazis, who are planning to heist the train before it can reach berlin, and help. Sims films take us from freo to the top end the starfish. Last train to freo might be travelling along a different track to the usual mainstream feature, but its end of the line is a place thats a lot more rewarding, heartening and satisfying than the pricier, largerscale pics that take that usual, more heavilyrode, route. On a hot summers night two bored and restless ex cons travel on the last train to fremantle. With steve le marquand, tom budge, gigi edgley, glenn hazeldine. Ostatni pociaglast train student film, wydzial radia i telewizji im. The iconic aussie stars as terminally ill cab driver whose shocking diagnosis makes him seize the day and the car keys.
It is a story of an american diplomat who uncovers a plot to kill an important indian prince when indian princes mattered. Last train to freo, surprisingly enough, is about some people travelling on the last. With a promise to throw sims a tenner when i catch up with him in wa for the promotion of last cab to darwin. Emotionally engaging and starkly beautiful, last train homes intimate observation of one fractured family sheds light on the. Its midnight, its hot and two ex cons are travelling on the last train to fremantle. Last train home documents the mass exodus, which is the worlds largest human migrationan epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future. Sydneybased west australian actor and filmmaker jeremy sims is on tenterhooks. Aug 28, 2012 welcome to everybodys worst nightmare its the last train of the night, the guards are on strike and you are alone with two exconvicts. A documentary exploring the quiet, empty world of the last subway train of the night, and the stories of the people riding it. Madelaine petsch reveals the riverdale scene that was the strangest to film and explains how harry potter inspired her to act. When a young woman boards the train a few stops later, they begin talking and find out not everyone on the train is who they seem to be. It was extended into a fulllength work that is still being performed. I saw this film the other day on a qantas flight back to london from sydney.
If anyone has ever done the flight then youll know how tedious it is, but i decided to. Oct 10, 2009 one summers night two excrims terrorize a train carriage on the trip to fremantle. Even jon hall who made a big splash in 1937 in hurricane is not easily recognized in this 1952 film. It makes use of the train as a fixed yet unstable space, a place of forced intimacy and willed. Knowing what you now know, would you have done many things differently. Seeing this film, you suspect there are many suicides among workers in factories whose brands are less famous than apple. Not only has tom impressed film critics but his debut stage performance, in the company b belvoir st. Many of the most culturally telling, interesting, and provocative films fall into the. It also caught the eye of the producers of last train to freo. Two of the people on the train are clearly dangerous criminal thugs.
The film depends, to a considerable extent, on creating a plausible. Shooting for the 2006 film last train to freo took place outside fremantle railway station, while scenes in the 2010 musical film bran nue dae were shot in. The film depicts the fate of some of the last remaining jews in berlin, who in april 1943 were rounded up at the berlingrunewald station and sent to the nazi concentration. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. Last train home suggests that the times they are achangin.
Last train to freo 2006 last train to freo 2006 user. Shooting for the 2006 film last train to freo took place outside fremantle railway station, while scenes in. Welcome to everybodys worst nightmare its the last train of the night, the guards are on strike and you are alone with two exconvicts. Like in that film, last train to freo hums with the engines of its characters, beautifully developed by the small but potent cast, notably steve lemarquand who is challenged to come up with the performance of his life, to carry much of the films drive. Best canadian film take 21 film last train on vimeo. It won the best documentary feature at 2009 idfa and has been distributed by zeitgeist films in the us. Joe walker wasnt available when principal photography was completed, and so nooshin began editing a rough assembly edit of the film on final cut pro. Two thugs from the perth suburb of midland catch the last train to fremantle. Last train to freo 2006 the screen guide screen australia.
Last train to freo 2006 directed by jeremy sims, michael faranda. Fremantle railway station is the terminus of transperths fremantle. Last train to freo is certainly interesting viewing. Oct, 2010 seeing this film, you suspect there are many suicides among workers in factories whose brands are less famous than apple. Earlier this year jeremy completed his feature documentary wayne. Adapted from his own play, the return, by reg cribb, a writer with whom sims has had a longstanding collaborative relationship in theatre including directing the play on stage, last train to freo benefits from both mens familiarity with the text and the demands it makes on its performers.
As the allies are closing in closer to paris following dday, the german high command evacuate a large shipment of nazi gold, to avoid capture. Directed by jeremy sims, cinematography by toby oliver acs. The script for the film was adapted as a screenplay by sims and cribb. I expected it to be in the original french language. Fremantle station is the terminus of transperths fremantle line, with frequent. Last train to freo starts out promisingly, with a sense of thrillerlike menace and unpredictability. Last train home was an interesting, but disturbing, documentary by lixin fan showing us the modern china,where most of the manufacturing for the world were made today. I am returning it and hope the seller will give me credit although it was opened. This lowbudget drama, is one thrill ride of a film that keeps you guessing til the very end. We are instantly introduced to two strange men when they hop aboard a train, the tall thug steve le marquand, small time gangster and trev tom budge. With the help of director jeremy sims, hes done a pretty good job adapting it for the screen. Sims, jeremy last train to freo sims like a good move actor and theatre director jeremy sims makes his feature film debut with last train to freo, a tense psychological drama on board a midnight suburban train its a ride that promises to take him places. Watch michael caton get busy living in the last cab to darwin. Nov 09, 2014 last train to freo is a comedy thriller film, with a hint of a musical.
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