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The Plains

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Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. As the seasons pass in gentle rhythm we observe dramatic events of his life as well as mundane quotidian details, and learn more about the man, his inner conflicts and the relationships in his life -- with his wife, his mother, deceased sister, and a younger co-worker whom he occasionally drives home. Within the microcosm of the car the film ultimately becomes a meditation on the passage of time, memory, work, and how love and the relationships in our life sustain us.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) It’s structurally audacious -- deliberately removing the extraneous so that you closely examine what remains: voices, beliefs, and the clogged arterials of peak hour. Jul 6, 2023 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Fans of structural film, “Jeanne Dielman” and Google Maps will find much to treasure, even if the narrative elements — and occasional cutaways to imagery shot in a more remote area in western Victoria — upset the movie’s rigor and purposeful tedium. Apr 12, 2023 Full Review Luke Buckmaster Guardian This extraordinarily mundane film – a combination of words I’m fairly certain I’ve never used before – is a tremendous achievement and, in a subtle way, an amazing work of art. Rated: 5/5 Jun 9, 2022 Full Review Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Kind of hypnotizing, as the two men talk about life. There are various plot lines, but it’s mostly about the atmosphere overall. Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 1, 2024 Full Review Soham Gadre Film Inquiry The Plains, in its supposed mundanity and ritual, gives us the gift of time to really take in the cinematic image and make our own inferences as to what it’s showing us. May 20, 2023 Full Review Mark Cutler In Review Online Despite its highly limited setting and subject, the film feels surprisingly expansive... its format and structure also show real consideration, which make this otherwise daunting, three-hour proposition a surprisingly relaxed and engrossing experience. Apr 17, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. As the seasons pass in gentle rhythm we observe dramatic events of his life as well as mundane quotidian details, and learn more about the man, his inner conflicts and the relationships in his life -- with his wife, his mother, deceased sister, and a younger co-worker whom he occasionally drives home. Within the microcosm of the car the film ultimately becomes a meditation on the passage of time, memory, work, and how love and the relationships in our life sustain us.
Director
David Easteal
Producer
David Easteal
Screenwriter
David Easteal
Production Co
David Easteal Film
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
3h 0m