Rare Earth, The |
Australia • 2015 • 105m •
  • Directed by: Aaron Stevenson. • Starring: Eliza D'Souza, Daniel Golevsky, Alfred Lai, Albert Skipper, George Werther. • Music by: Martin Kennedy.  It begins with the discovery of the Mungo Skeletons in Australia by Professor Bowler in 1969 and ends with the destruction of the Earth by a solar flare in 2039.
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Review:
The film, says Andrew L. Urban, "is as surrealistic as any David Lynch movie, and as slippery to grasp. I don't pretend to fully understand it, but one thing is pretty clear: Stevenson is a cinematic visionary who instinctively recognises that cinema is primarily and profoundly about images, images with music. Indeed, the film has little dialogue, and it is at its best when there isn't any.
"A fusion of science fiction, mysticism and post apocalyptic fantasy, The Rare Earth is framed as a documentary, but long stretches are straight drama. Some of those stretches remind us of The Road, others of road movies, and most of Lynch. Stevenson prefers the drama of close ups where he can turn the ordinary into something with exceptional meaning, and long shots, where he can create dramatic visual signatures, such as black figures moving across vast sand dunes against a blue sky. There are very few mid shots."
It was shot around Bendigo, Melbourne, Heathcote, Gippsland and Lake Mungo. According to the Star Cinema, "Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) produced a unique, brooding soundtrack that adds further depth to the film." And that is true, the score, as the cinematography, are exceptional.
The Rare Earth could be seen as the second chapter of a series which started with his debut feature, The Samsara Chronicles 2018 - 2049 - indeed, the time periods of the two films overlap.
Review by johnranko from the Internet Movie Database.
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