The Rage In Placid Lake
by Tony McNamara
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Actor: Ben Lee, Jordan Brooking, Lucas Fraccaro, Miranda Richardson, Rose ByrneDirector: Tony McNamara
Writer: Tony McNamara
Producer: Bryce Menzies
Producer: Gary Phillips
Producer: Jane Smith
Producer: Louise Smith
Producer: Marian Macgowan
Producer: Mark Vennis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
Published: 2004
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Film Movement
Movie Reviews of The Rage In Placid Lake
Movie Review: Offbeat Chemistry
Summary: 4 Stars
Ben Lee, as he is known in his 6 CD releases, or Benny Lee as he is billed in this film, stars as Placid Lake, a kid brought up by quintessential new age parents who are overly permissive. To equip him with a different perspective, they send him to elementary school in a dress. Garry McDonald who played the Doctor in "Moulin Rouge" plays daddy Doug Lake, a bit controlled by his better half. Miranda Richardson plays his mother Sylvia who wants to study native life in Tuuvalu while also experimenting with same gender physical satisfaction. The two-time Oscar nominee Richardson plays the role vividly on a similar scale to her Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Widescreen Edition). Placid's best friend is Gemma Taylor, a brainiac who also doesn't fit in. Gemma is played by Rose Byrne who won the Best Actress Volpi Cup award in 2000 from the Venice International Film Festival for Goddess of 1967. She has also played in "Troy," "Wicker Park," and "Two Hands" with Heath Ledger. She & Lee generate an offbeat chemistry. Placid's rebellion leads him to pattern his dress and hair after American president George W. Bush. This leads him to being hired into an insurance firm and fast tracked with Jane played by Saskia Smith who likes to take pleasure breaks in the stationery closet. Placid fends off three attackers and persuades one dimwitted student to chain himself without clothes to Gemma's table leg by a dog collar in order to win her affections. Australian playwright Tony McNamara adapted the screenplay from his stage play "The Cafe Latte Kid." Film Movement has presented another unusual international film that is well worth seeing. Enjoy!
Summary of The Rage In Placid Lake
Placid Lake (Ben Lee) has always been different. His crayon eating scientific genius of a best friend, Gemma (Rose Byrne), also has a few issues with "blending in." As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, Placid's brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. When he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, Placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. To his parents' horror, he gets a normal job. Soon he's embracing conformity on the fast track to corporate success and making every effort to get Gemma into bed. Can Placid finally retire his rage in the pursuit of normalcy, or will his plan backfire? Winner, Melbourne Film Festival. Official Selection for Edinburgh Intl Film Festival, Brisbane Intl Film Festival and American Film Institute Film Festival. This film was also was an Australian Writers Guild AWGIE Award Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Major AWGIE for Best Script. Australia, in English.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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