This is a poignant arty look at three 20-something ex-art-students, living in a share house in inner-city Sydney suburb of Marrickville. It's a low-budget, low-key, realist look at life for young people who haven't found their niche in life, who have dreams, and creative impulses, but no professional qualifications and little understanding of the real world economic realities.
Nadine Garner plays Kit, an artist and musician who works at a local deli to pay the bills. Marin Mimica plays her boyfriend, Jack, who initially has an office job, but gets retrenched and slips into unemployment and aimlessness. Bridie Carter plays E, an arty kid who creates little 'zines, acts in indie films and goes to parties and art shows.
The trio go to parties and art events and demonstrations, and hang around their house and coffee shops wondering about what to do with their lives. It's nicely done, and captures the uncertainty of those years. The photography is interesting.
The only criticism is that the film, like life, lacks drama and tension. Even when the relationship breaks up, it breaks at a glacial pace. But you can relate to and feel for all these characters. I enjoyed the film.
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