The best in cinema from the UK, Ireland, Australia, India, Canada and New Zealand
February 15-22, 2018
Australia Spotlight
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom
The most intriguing and original festival entry, this pseudo -documentary (also known as a mockumentary) follows the fate of the title character who lives in a reverse timeframe. He has no recollection of past events but is able to remember future endeavors. The film’s narrator is a neuropsychologist who speaks into the camera about her relationship with the strange Otto Bloom, who appears out of nowhere in Melbourne with no memory of where he came from. The narrator is sufficiently intrigued to eventually become his lover. In a nice touch of casting she’s played as a young woman by Matilda Brown and as an older woman by Brown’s actual mother, Rachel Ward. (Dad is Bryan Brown, which means the whole family is featured in the Australian Spotlight.) The film, a first from Australian director Cris Jones, follows Otto through a passionate affair with a rock star. He then becomes a latter-day prophet, able to challenge notions of life, death and time. Australia 2016 (85 minutes)
4:00 pm
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Playing at: Vogue Theatre
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Discounts go to members of the San Francisco Film Society, the Fromm Institute, the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation and people 65 and over.