The film is produced by alicia brown, mish armstrong and melanie coombs. Footy season seems to traditionally start with some negative publicity a football player getting into strife and its. The death and life of otto bloom is refreshingly unpredictable, a particularly pleasing virtue in these dark days of superhero this and sequel that. Xavier samuel stars as otto bloom, a man experiencing time in reverse, in the first feature. The last frontier is an american reality survival docuseries that follows the extended kilcher family, who have been living on their homesteads deep in the alaskan wilderness. When it hit the buffers in 2014 he found himself caught between throwing in the towel or cracking on with another project, a situation he describes, euphemistically, as challenging. Melbourne filmmaker cris jones, whose debut feature, the death and life of otto bloom, opened the melbourne international film festival last year, has passed away. If you go along with its highly unusual central premise, the death and life of otto bloom 2017 can mess with your mind long after viewing. The death and life of otto bloom is a 2016 australian mockumentary drama film written and directed by cris jones, starring xavier samuel, rachel ward and matilda brown.
Cinebloom watch free the newest movie stream indexed as they appear online, in hd high quality. The film charts bloom s rise from scientific oddity to international superstar as he searches for love and meaning in this strange, backwards world. Official trailer for the film the death and life of otto bloom. The chronicle of the life and loves of otto bloom, a man who experiences time in reverse passing backwards through the years while remembering the future. If you come here often, you should tell us and the whole world, really about yourself in the bio section of your profile. Your payment schedule will be shown in the checkout, and emailed to you.
The death and life of otto bloom dvd instock buy now at. The death and life of otto bloom regent street cinema. Cris jones is going to be worth remembering in the future. The life and death of otto bloom is an astute, ambitious offering that understands that, while production value may be expensive, ideas are free, and it certainly doubles down on the latter. With xavier samuel, rachel ward, matilda brown, rose riley. Le film the death and life of otto bloom 2016 vostfr. The death and life of otto bloom is about an artist who became a phenomenon because of his unusual memory cris jones is the director of the film.
Ellen johansson, 2017, 10mins sydney film school part of the oz film fest. The chronicle of the life and great love of otto bloom. The chronicle of the life and great love of otto bloom, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse passing backwards through the years only remembering the future. They do not need to be happy, sad, clever, or silly thoughts. How the death and life of otto bloom lured rachel ward back to the big screen she was a bona fide star in the 1980s, but rachel ward long ago swapped her place in front of the camera for a role. How the death and life of otto bloom lured rachel ward back to the big screen. Her most recent project, the 10part second season of lets talk about, is now screening on foxtel. In cinemas march 16 starring xavier samuel, matilda brown and rachel ward.
The death and life of otto bloom dvd, 2017 for sale. As bloom rises from scientific oddity to international superstar. New a few less men trailer with xavier samuel and shane jacobson. The death and life of otto bloom cleveland international. According to an email from his otto bloom producer, melanie coombs, he died suddenly last tuesday as he was preparing to go out for dinner with friends. Jason agius in the death and life of otto bloom 2016 the death and life of otto bloom. Produced by melanie coombs the oscarwinning harvie krumpet, miff 2003 with alicia brown and mish armstong, the death and life of otto bloom is a magnificently braintwisting, deeply moving and wildly inventive tale of love in the time of retrochronology. But bloom declares time is just an illusion, and the past and future hold no permanent fixture on our being. The life and death of otto bloom employs einsteins theory of relativity as a road map. Le film the death and life of otto bloom 2016 vostfr admin 2017 0618t03. Italys mild flu season may give clues to virus death rate. The chronicle of the life and great love of otto bloom, an extraordinary man who experiences time in. Otto bloom xavier samuel is experiencing his life in reverse, passing through time backwards while remembering the future.
The adventures of a man who experiences life in reverse. If this is what we are to believe, the death and life of otto bloom affirms this very moment, here and now, is the only one that matters. Sadly, otto bloom just doesnt do much with its premise other than wrap it up in fauxdocumentary packaging and attempt to tell a contemplative tale of life, death, love and loss. Xavier samuel stars as otto bloom, a man experiencing time in reverse, in the first feature from australian writerdirector cris jones. Find where to watch the death and life of otto bloom in australia. The death and life of otto bloom chronicles the life and great love of an extraordinary man who experiences time in reversewandering blindly into the past, while remembering the future.
March 15, 2017 the death and life of otto bloom stands alongside such hollywood heavyhitters on the basis of its sheer ingenuity. The death and life of otto bloom dvd region 4 for sale. Cris jones, director of the death and life of otto bloom. The death and life of otto bloom is a 2016 australian mockumentary drama film written and directed by cris jones, starring xavier samuel, rachel ward and. The death and life of otto bloom trailer if magazine. A cult figure who dabbles in art and gathers a following as a motivational speaker, otto bloom is called plenty of things over the course of his life. The death and life of otto bloom official trailer youtube.
Although i sometimes found myself a little confused by the sheer mechanics of otto s journey through time and space and a little troubled by the story of the first time otto and ada hook up, its a stirring story nonetheless. The death and life of otto bloom is a wonderfully unique film, with an engaging, sad, romantic story. The death and life of otto bloom chronicles the life and great love of an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse wandering blindly into the past, while remembering the future. Find where to watch the death and life of otto bloom in new zealand. The death and life of otto bloom overnights abc radio. Otto bloom was born of another featurefilm project, byzantium, which jones started working on seven years ago. But its the pairing of motherdaughter actors rachel ward and matilda brown who play ada, the love of blooms life, at different stages in her life. Buy the death and life of otto bloom microsoft store ennz. Unfortunately the program is not yet known for this day. Italys mild flu season may give clues to virus death rate by. Starring xavier samuel, matilda brown and rachel ward. Cris jones the death and life of otto bloom, with rachel ward and her daughter.
The film had its premiere at, and opened, the 65th melbourne international film festival on 28 july 2016. The narrator of this australian mockumentary is ada rachel ward, a neuropsychologist who speakstocamera about how she came to know the strange young man otto bloom xavier samuel. One sign that a film is worth watching is if it makes you think about things you have not thought of before. The death and life of otto bloom written and directed by cris jones produced by mish armstrong, alicia brown, melanie coombs, shaun miller and jonathan page starring xavier samuel, rachel ward, matilda brown, rose riley and terry camilleri synopsis the chronicle of the life and loves of otto bloom, a man who experiences time in reverse passing. Latest news on bonsai films australia film producer distributor. Cris jones on the death and life of otto bloom pursuit.
Normal text size larger text size very large text size. The death and life of otto bloom 2016 rotten tomatoes. Buy the death and life of otto bloom on dvd at mighty ape nz. The death and life of otto bloom 2016 07282016 au drama 1h 25m user score. How the death and life of otto bloom lured rachel ward. As bloom rises from scientific oddity to international superstar, he searches for love and meaning in this strange backwards world. How the death and life of otto bloom lured rachel ward back to. The death and life of otto bloom aspires to inventivenessin content and formbut its ideas are so simplistic, its stabs at emotional pull so limp, its aesthetic grounding as a fauxdocumentary so uninteresting that it, in keeping with bloom s own condition, is instantly forgettable. Official website for the film the death and life of otto bloom. Xavier samuel born 10 december 1983 is an australian actor.
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