Carl Fitzgerald no tiene suerte hasta que conoce a Sophie. Consigue trabajo como cocinero, pero mata accidentalmente a un compañero. Pide ayuda a su mejor amigo, que carece de escrúpulos, e ... Leer todoCarl Fitzgerald no tiene suerte hasta que conoce a Sophie. Consigue trabajo como cocinero, pero mata accidentalmente a un compañero. Pide ayuda a su mejor amigo, que carece de escrúpulos, e intentan deshacerse del cadáver.Carl Fitzgerald no tiene suerte hasta que conoce a Sophie. Consigue trabajo como cocinero, pero mata accidentalmente a un compañero. Pide ayuda a su mejor amigo, que carece de escrúpulos, e intentan deshacerse del cadáver.
- Premios
- 1 premio ganado y 6 nominaciones en total
Opiniones destacadas
I find it tremendously sad, but not surprising, that there are so many people in the world who can't find something funny unless it's "clean" and "nice". What a loss for them. Oh well, all the more for the rest of us!
Melbourne, one of the most multi-cultural metropolis's in the world (should that be metropoli?) is the setting for this rather dark comedy drama. Carl, an unemployed and very much down on his luck chef, gets a job at a less than reputable nightclub in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. He falls in love with one of the Greek barmaids, much to the consternation of the owner of the bar who has been betrothed to the barmaid. Not helping matters much is a Turkish kitchen hand, who appears to want to spend more time trading in stolen goods and drugs than actually working as a kitchen hand.
When matters escalate out of hand, Carl needs the specialist help that only his friend, Dave can provide. If it can be said that a good friend will help you move (house), it's fair to say that only a true friend will help you move - a body, and as a gravedigger at the local cemetery Dave is in the ideal position to help "dispose" of one of Carl's kitchen disasters.
Along the way, Dave is pestered by his Feminist-rights movement wife who spends most of her on-screen time berating Dave for his pathetic life, while Carl spends his time being roughed up by the nightclub bouncer, roughed up by a Turkish crime syndicate, or, more worryingly, being berated and belittled by his mother.
A truly enjoyable Australian film from the early 1990's, though apparently not available in Australia - I had to get my copy from the UK, though fortunately the UK release is region free.
Neill is dead-on accurate as the epitome of every short-order cook that has ever been and his comic timing is brilliant. I picked this film up several years ago and Neill's role in it is still one of my favourites. Sure, he's slumming, but oh, how well he does it. You can just see how much fun he must have had with the role. If you are a Sam Neill fan, definitely give this one a try--if you can find it!
Fear not though this isn't laboured zaniness or posturing surreality - this is clever, clever, clever stuff - character driven, funny as...and basically something to get you thinking. And get this: someone actually sat in a room somewhere and thought: "Right we'll get that handsome Sam Neill guy and make him a play a weedy loser who lives with his mum." ???Only in Oz. No wonder the man himself ranks this gem among his favourite movies.
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- Trivia"The script was rejected by all the major distributors, but backed by Film Victoria and the Australian Film Finance Corporation, and the Overseas Film Group in Los Angeles" according to film critic and film historian Paul Byrnes at the website "Australian Screen".
- ErroresIn the scene where Carl goes to church with his mother, a boom mic appears at the top left when he's shaking hands with Mustafa during the Rite of Peace.
- Citas
Dave: So when did you meet her?
Carl 'Cookie' Fitzgerald: Yesterday.
Dave: Oh, it's fairly serious, then.
- ConexionesFeatured in Century of Cinema: 40,000 years of dreaming (1996)
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- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 1,895