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Modern Love

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
134
YOUR RATING
Modern Love (2006)
HorrorMystery

JOHN, his wife EMILY, and their small son EDWARD leave the city for what they believe will be a brief foray to the countryside to claim John's inheritance - a small shack. They find themselv... Read allJOHN, his wife EMILY, and their small son EDWARD leave the city for what they believe will be a brief foray to the countryside to claim John's inheritance - a small shack. They find themselves in a strange back-woods rural setting. Nothing is what it seems, and JOHN's behavior be... Read allJOHN, his wife EMILY, and their small son EDWARD leave the city for what they believe will be a brief foray to the countryside to claim John's inheritance - a small shack. They find themselves in a strange back-woods rural setting. Nothing is what it seems, and JOHN's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre as he crosses paths with the unusual inhabitants of the area, s... Read all

  • Director
    • Alex Frayne
  • Writer
    • Nick Remy Matthews
  • Stars
    • Michael Baldwin
    • Don Barker
    • Craig Behenna
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    134
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alex Frayne
    • Writer
      • Nick Remy Matthews
    • Stars
      • Michael Baldwin
      • Don Barker
      • Craig Behenna
    • 22User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Michael Baldwin
    • Ron
    Don Barker
    • Tom
    Craig Behenna
    • Daniel
    Mark Constable
    • John
    Julia Fry
    • Barfly girl
    Arthur Graftz
    • Graveyard man
    Victoria Hill
    Victoria Hill
    • Emily
    Edwin Hodgeman
    Edwin Hodgeman
    • Old Man in motel
    Duncan Luke
    • Sitting man
    Kym McKenzie
    • Chopping man
    Christina Page
    • Linda
    Keith Powell
    • Angry man
    Stephen Sheehan
    • Doctor
    Rob Sinkinson
    • Man in hat
    Will Traeger
    • Edward
    • (as William Traeger)
    Irene Tunis
    • Lavender Lady
    Michael Adam Welsh
    • Sam
    Barbara West
    Barbara West
    • Old Lady in motel
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      • Alex Frayne
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      • Nick Remy Matthews
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    9trilbytown

    Nightmare on Frayne Street

    I saw this on the Accent Underground release with the short films. I found the film at first boring and old fashioned and switched it off after the first hour - I was a little drunk and tired.

    I went to bed, and no kidding I had a nightmare about this film within half and hour of falling asleep. I couldn't stop thinking about why, so I got up, switched the TV back on, loaded the DVD and saw the rest of the movie.

    Well done Alex Frayne sir, you've managed to implant your film into this old, cynical movie goers head, and that takes doing. So 10 out of 10 to you.

    I can't say I 'love' this film of yours, but it has made a lasting impact despite its flaws and low budget etc.
    7jed-82

    A visually stunning film

    This film really used its locations well with some amazing shots, dark and disturbing the film moves very slowly, but constantly keeps you watching. Modern Love worked well in the Gold Coast Film Fantastic program this year offering audiences a glimpse at an Australian Cinema that is usually neglected. Most importantly it is refreshing to see Australian cinema not taking on the cliché Aussie characters and story lines we have seen done to death over the years. This film would compliment any festival and will open debate after its screenings. The performances and characters are well developed, and the cinematography is fantastic. An interesting exploration into family relationships, and environments.
    10boris_kovanic

    ''Valley of Tears''

    Talking about competition features at the Split Film festival, we have titles from all over the world. China, Korea, Canada, USA and Australia and many of these stories are indicating that the world is really valley of tears. Modern love...thats for sure.

    In that movie by Alex Frayne, two younger married people and their boy are traveling from town to the coast to visit the grave and house of the man's uncle who raised him a long time ago and who died in mysterious circumstances. The coastal village seems like something in an American horror film where the village is bizarre and people are uncommon mutants. But episodes in Alex Frayne's pastorella can't be described as horror in the normal way. In fact this is an extreme interesting drama where we are seeing relationships and horror through flashbacks and much more. In this story and through obviously psychological facets of the actors we are shown a peep show of film some charmingly eccentric Australian film-making. Thus is the the case of Frayne. Always something new and fresh. Visual intelligence and unique sensibility of some Australian directors is astonishing good. Frayne's movie is super. There is something in the Australian landscape that shows their movies so special as we have see in FRAYNE's Modern Love and in RAY Lawrence movies Lantana and Jindabyne.

    It seems it will be the same in future titles of Alex Frayne.
    8jitterbug1973

    Flawed but stunning bit of surrealist film from bottom-of-the-world

    OK....so, by minute 15 in the film, there's still no dialogue.

    This film arrived to me in a padded sack from Down Under, with Sharpie encrypted info on the front. I am a programmer from a North American fest, and MOD LOVE was sent thru to me by our chief as a potential starter having preem'd at the far-away Moscow/Karlovy Vary interface.

    Straight away I thought "this film is not for us" (no dialogue by minute 15??) but kept watching anyway. Well, well, well. It built and built and built, and half way in I was involved in this film, because, like when you go to the zoo, at first you're reticent, but by the time you get to the dangerous snakes bit, you're totally 'there'.

    This film has a dangerousness, not at all like the much hyped WolF Creek, but because it is so totally 'other' in every way shape and form, and seems to weave a web made up of all the fantasies of most independent first-time helmers ie. - gloomy weather, red-neck intrigue, odd splicing, eerie music, and a plot which, though imperfect and basic, has a bit in common with one of the 'great Aussie Movies' ie The Cars That Ate Paris, by Wier. But MODERN LOVE is actually not really a very Aussie movie in the sense of Ocker-ishness and playful self-deprecation that pervades many of that country's films. It works on a more nightmarish realm from the start. No cell-phones, no brand names, no i-pods, no gritty urban middle/class angst - just a dude married to a good-looker, an old Volvo, and a little boy (son) who has weird teeth and chucks stuff around. Oh and it's set in weird sea-side village where people all look slightly 'wrong.' Photographed by Nick Matthews (2:37) and music by Tom Huzenroeder (Ten Canoes) MOD LUV succeeds where many Aust. movies fail - ie it stands up without regard to the "god-forsaken" country that it comes out of. Instead, it revels in a warped but entertaining riddle which the film itself cannot solve - and herein lies the weak link...what on earth does this film have to do with "Modern Love"???? The final minutes of the film seem to give an answer, or at least hints at one....and as I sat and drank a coffee and ate my Hershey's afterwards, all that I could surmise was that this film's helmer, Alex Frayne, will prob have a lot of fun with this one./
    1CatCat2011

    At least Tom killed himself at the BEGINNING of the film.

    Honestly, I think Tom got off easy.

    After watching this film I was left with an array of feelings. Why didn't I wax the car? Did I change the cat's litter box? How can anyone give this film a score higher than 3?

    It's so strange to read the earlier reviews after watching this film. Those reviews sound the same, seems like they are written by the same person.

    Honestly, need a bottle of vodka to understand this film.

    The cinematography is indeed beautiful, but the story is .....you know what I mean.

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    • Trivia
      Film was first rejected by Melbourne and Sydney Film Fests before scoring invites to over a dozen international film festivals including Locarno, Shanghai, Moscow, Split, Sao Paulo, Hofer-Filmtage, Kiev International and Mannheim-Heidelburg.
    • Quotes

      John: He just wears a hat... and wanders around

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2006 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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      • South Australian Film Corporation
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Lower Lakes, South Australia, Australia(location: Lake Alexandrina)
    • Production company
      • Sputnik Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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