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The Goddess Of 1967

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I discovered a new actress when I accidently picked up an Aussi film called THE GODDESS OF 1967. I was searching for a certain Chinese woman director and mistakenly thought her name was Clara Law. But this turned out to be a happy mistake.

While this film has a familiar plot, Clara Law put it together in such an unexpected way that it made every minute worth while. Surprise plot twists. Funny moments. Bold colors. Unexpected composition. Dramatic editing. And two superb performances in the lead.

There's Japanese actor Rikiya Kurokawa who plays a young man from Tokyo who goes to Australia to buy a classic car -- a pink 1967 Citroen DS (aka, "Goddess") -- and winds up driving a young blind woman across country to some mysterious destiny. Flashbacks provide clues. The blind woman is played by a very talented and beguiling Australian actress named Rose Byrne. And she's a goddess herself.

Ironically, Rose is often filmed with her face in shadows. Ironic because (1) she is playing a blind woman (shouldn't the other people be in shadows?), and (2) because she is remarkably beautiful.

This is an surreal movie with an eerie beauty.

This film will have you guessing till the very end. It's an artistic psychological drama with a disturbing, if not happy, ending. Beautifully shot, and perfectly cast! What more could you want?

I saw this movie at the 2000 (or 2001) Portland International Film Festival. It was the best movie at the festival. I have been waiting to buy it since. It is incredibly beautiful. It has some brutal parts, but it shows how people can rise above their circumstances. I am not a good enough writer to adequately discribe this movie.

A beautifully photographed art film. This one takes awhile to grow on the viewer. If you stick with it, it repays with some disturbing, yet finally gorgeous, scenes of outback Australia, Tokyo and other desolate, stark settings. The point of it all is unclear. Watch it for the poetry.

quirky,artsy,interesting,substantive,mildly entertaining,raw,primal but lack heavy punches. the idea of pitting front-tier almost primitive environment with loony characters against nerdy urban jungle asians seems like an interesting clever idea exposing the other's strength and weakness but insecurity and human fallacies lie central to all cultures and environs, skin colors and language. the girl told the boy to close his eyes and drive and listen to the sound of insects crushing against the windshield to death -the boy- i can't. in the last scene the boy told the girl to put a hand over his eyes as he was driving until he crashed. -like a punch line it echoes about trust between two human beings a trust that crosses race,color and other differences. the artist's vision is evident, her intentions eager and exploding under the surface and she has a lot to say . it is quite un hollywood where often films have gloss, cheap entertainment but scanty little to say . i hope the artist keeps on working and one day it will have gloss ,drama,entertainment and naturally a lot to say and to be reflected on.