Dead Europe
2012 film
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dead Europe |
| image | Dead europe movie poster.jpg |
| caption | Film poster |
| director | Tony Krawitz |
| producer | Lilette Botasi |
| screenplay | Louise Fox |
| based_on | Novel: |
| Christos Tsiolkas | |
| starring | Ewen Leslie |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee | |
| music | Jed Kurzel |
| cinematography | Germain McMicking |
| editing | Alexandre de Franceschi |
| Scott Gray | |
| studio | See-Saw Films |
| distributor | Transmission Films |
| released | |
| runtime | 84 minutes |
| country | Australia |
| language | English |
| Greek | |
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| name = Dead Europe | image = Dead europe movie poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Tony Krawitz | producer = Lilette Botasi | screenplay = Louise Fox | based_on = Novel: Christos Tsiolkas | starring = Ewen Leslie Kodi Smit-McPhee | music = Jed Kurzel | cinematography = Germain McMicking | editing = Alexandre de Franceschi Scott Gray | studio = See-Saw Films | distributor = Transmission Films | released = | runtime = 84 minutes | country = Australia | language = English Greek
Dead Europe is a 2012 Australian drama film directed by Tony Krawitz. It is an adaptation of the 2005 novel by Christos Tsiolkas of the same name. The film has received mixed reviews.
Cast
- Ewen Leslie as Isaac
- Marton Csokas as Nico
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as Josef
- Jean-François Balmer as Gerry
- Yigal Naor as Syd
- William Zappa as Vassily
- Françoise Lebrun as Leah
- Thanos Samaras as Andreas
- Danae Skiadi as Giulia
- Coral Amiga as Yvette
- Giannis Antetokounmpo as Neighbour's Son
- Christian Manon as Voice
Reception
Dead Europe received mixed to positive reviews, earning a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Julie Rigg of ABC Online gave a positive review and called it "one of the most disturbing, and intelligent, Australian films for a long time." Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph also gave a positive review, calling the movie a "promising drama of alienation that slides into portentousness."
Joel Walsh of Little White Lies however gave a negative review, calling it "macabre, spiteful and all too bleak in its juxtaposition of generations and their transference of guilt."
Peter Galvin from SBS gave the film three stars out of five, noting that the film is "dark, and emotionally claustrophobic" and is "tough to sit through". He also observes that Dead Europe "is a puzzle film, a movie where one is asked to work hard at deciphering its strangeness."
References
References
- "Dead Europe (DVD for DCP)".
- "Dead Europe". TIFF.
- Rigg, Julie. (15 November 2012). "Dead Europe".
- (13 December 2012). "Films in brief: Code Name: Geronimo, Love Crime, Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings". The Daily Telegraph.
- Walsh, Joe. (13 December 2012). "Dead Europe Review". Little White Lies.
- Galvin, Peter. "Dead Europe (review)". [[Special Broadcasting Service.
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