I went to the Australian premiere of "The Home Song Stories" last night, and I'm damn glad I did.
It's a great film.
Tony Ayres has done a magic job of bringing his life story to the big screen, and he's picked a great cast to do it with.
Newcomers John Lok and Irene Chen are fantastic as the young Tony and his older sister, Mei.
Joan Chen's finally found a great role, after a string of awful ones.
She shines as Tony's mother, a former Hong Kong nightclub singer who moves to Australia in 1971 with her two children, after marrying an Australian sailor... who she promptly shoots through on.
I don't really want to tell you too much about the movie, because I'd rather you went and saw it yourself.
All I can say is that it's a great study of immigrant life in the 70's, and a snapshot of Australia at the time.
I'm not sure how wide a release "The Home Song Stories" will get, but if it turns up in your local cinema, go see it.
I haven't enjoyed a film this much in a long time.
To hear an interview with Tony, go to
http://rastous.podomatic.com/entry/2007-02-25T18_39_35-08_00
It's a great film.
Tony Ayres has done a magic job of bringing his life story to the big screen, and he's picked a great cast to do it with.
Newcomers John Lok and Irene Chen are fantastic as the young Tony and his older sister, Mei.
Joan Chen's finally found a great role, after a string of awful ones.
She shines as Tony's mother, a former Hong Kong nightclub singer who moves to Australia in 1971 with her two children, after marrying an Australian sailor... who she promptly shoots through on.
I don't really want to tell you too much about the movie, because I'd rather you went and saw it yourself.
All I can say is that it's a great study of immigrant life in the 70's, and a snapshot of Australia at the time.
I'm not sure how wide a release "The Home Song Stories" will get, but if it turns up in your local cinema, go see it.
I haven't enjoyed a film this much in a long time.
To hear an interview with Tony, go to
http://rastous.podomatic.com/entry/2007-02-25T18_39_35-08_00