Watermark is a 2003 Australian film directed by Georgina Willis and produced by Kerry Rock.[1] It screened at Directors' Fortnight at 2003's Cannes film festival.[2]
| Watermark | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Georgina Willis |
| Written by | Georgina Willis Kerry Rock |
| Produced by | Kerry Rock |
| Starring | Jai Koutrae Sandra Stockley Ruth McDonald |
| Cinematography | Paul Kolsky |
| Edited by | Kerry Rock Georgina Willis |
| Music by | Allyson Newman |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Jai Koutrae as Jim
- Sandra Stockley as Louise
- Ruth McDonald as Catherine
- Ellouise Rothwell as Jasmin
Reception
editAdrian Martin of The Age gave Watermark a very negative review, leading producer Kerry Rock to threaten to sue Martin and The Age.[3] Martin had called it "an inept, abysmal movie in every department" and said it was "another case study of what can go so terribly wrong in Australian movies."[4]
The Courier Mail gave it two stars, stating, "The film is moody and keeps its distance, which doesn't make the drama particularly involving."[5] Herald Sun's Leigh Paatsch also gave it 2 stars writing "To get to Watermark's best scenes — which meaningfully meander about what element of the past might be haunting a middle-aged family man — the viewer has to wade through an ocean of pretentious piffle.""[6] Tom Ryan of the Sunday Age gave it two stars and said "Watermark suffers from stilted performances (for which the cast may or may not be responsible) and from a studied artiness".[7] Writing in Variety, David Stratton said, "the film’s at times confusing structure and the cliches in which it dabbles will make it difficult to attract a significant audience."[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Stratton, David (28 May 2003), "Watermark", Variety
- ^ Colbert, Margaret (25 April 2003), "Hopeful Aussies in with a chance", The Australian
- ^ Meade, Amanda (23 September 2004). "Low Watermark". The Australian.
- ^ Martin, Adrian (September 2004). "Watermark". Film Critic: Adrian Martin. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "More experimental than entertaining". The Courier Mail. 27 November 2004.
- ^ Paatsch, Leigh (16 September 2004), "water torture", The Herald Sun
- ^ Ryan, Tom (9 September 2004). "WATERMARK, (M, 78 minutes) At the Lumiere and the Classic, **". The Sunday Age.