Mouth to Mouth (1978)

Mouth to Mouth (1978) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1978 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
John Duigan

Written By:
John Duigan

Actors:
Kim Krejus ..... Carrie
Sonia Peat ..... Jeanie
Ian Gilmour ..... Tim
Serge Frazzetto ..... Sergio
Walter Pym ..... Fred
Michael Carman ..... Tony
Roz De Winter ..... Social Welfare officer
Thea Pritchard ..... Social Welfare officer
Janys Hayes ..... Girl in training center
Shona Stephen ..... Girl in training center
Jayne Craig ..... Girl in training center
Neil McColl ..... Mangles
Peter Finlay ..... Daryl
Robynne Bourne ..... Susan
Peter Ashby ..... Milkshake customer

Synopsis:

An edgy urban drama, Mouth to Mouth follows the lives of four young people, desperate to carve out a better existence in a harsh and unforgiving world. Embittered by their current living situation and general lack of opportunity, Carrie (Kim Krejus) and Jeanie (Sonia Peat) escape from a juvenile home and make tracks to begin life anew in the big city. They establish themselves in an abandoned factory and juggle the every day concerns of poverty, alienation and the greater expectations of society. Hungry for food and friendship, the girls invite two young men, who are looking for work, to live with them. With newcomers Tim (Ian Gilmour) and Sergio (Serge Frazetto) on the scene, the four outcasts forge a formidable bond, fuelled by desperation and loneliness. With Carrie and Jeanie resorting to a life punctuated by petty theft and the boys getting by on free flowing government welfare payments, their communal existence is defined by a diet of sex, alcohol and growing disillusionment. A compassionate and engaging trip to the outer-edge of youthful discovery, from award-winning filmmaker John Duigan - Mouth To Mouth is presented in a brand new widescreen transfer, capturing an era with raw intensity and reflecting the courage of friendship in an ever-changing social landscape.

Kim Krejus and Sonia Peat star as a couple of disenfranchised Australian teenagers. Unemployed and bored with their listless existence at home, the kids take to the streets. With barely a pause to consider the consequences, Krejus and Peat steal, lie, con and offer themselves sexually in order to stay alive. The cinematic virtues of Mouth to Mouth, director John Duigan's second feature film, have been somewhat obscured by the critical attention given Duigan's "breakthrough" 1988 feature The Year My Voice Broke. In addition to directing this fast-paced slice of street life, Duigan also produced and wrote the screenplay.

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