Pure Shit
What:
Pure Shit
Where:
ACMI, Fed Square, Flinders St
When:
Fri Sept 18, 7pm. Focus on Australian Noir.
Win:
We have 3 dbls to give away! To enter, email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject 'You've scored 3 caps of Drano and now you want to piss off in my car!'
Do you know what some of the best Australian films have in common? They are usually made on no money and for that reason aren't trying to please anyone. Pure Shit is one of those films - a reviewer actually called it the most evil film he'd ever seen, if you're looking for a proper recommendation.
It's raw, gritty and, best of all, true-to-life. Because of all that, Pure Shit was a pretty rare gem of a film when it was made in '75 - and, whatever this says about the Aussie film industry, it still is. Originally banned as Pure Shit and then un-banned and released as Pure S, it pretty much sank into the back of VHS bins - until now!
If you like your drug films as nauseating as they are funny then Pure Shit is for you. It documents Melbourne's own junky culture - which is way more interesting than watching William Burroughs lie in bed and stare at his big toe. Fast paced and shambolic, it's definitely a must see - probably a few times just to make sense of it all - and to spot the HG Nelson cameo.
Format: Festival
Mood: Gulp
Keywords: Melbourne film
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