Noise (film)
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Noise is an acclaimed 2007
Australian film written and directed by director Matthew Saville
and produced by Trevor Blainey. The film stars Brendan Cowell
, Henry Nixon
, Luke Elliot, Katie Wall
, Maia Thomas and Nicholas Bell
. The film's music is by Bryony Marks, and the distinctive sound design is by Emma Bortignon.
. Constable McGahan mans the night shift of a police information van in the inner-western Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, where he encounters the traumatized members of the local community. Furthermore, the film explores the fear Lavinia is in after the horrific events she witnessed.
: Best Film
, Best Director and Best Screenplay
for Matthew Saville; and Best Actor for Brendan Cowell. It was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
. Also, on 22 January 2008, Noise won Best Australian Film in the Australian Film Critics Association
awards for 2007.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
Australian film written and directed by director Matthew Saville
Matthew Saville
Matthew Saville is an Australian television and film director, who began his career working as a titles designer for many Australian television series...
and produced by Trevor Blainey. The film stars Brendan Cowell
Brendan Cowell
Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, screenwriter and director. Cowell was born in Sydney. He stumbled upon acting by accident while waiting for his sister to come out of a rehearsal; he was then cast in a commercial at age 8...
, Henry Nixon
Henry Nixon
Henry Nixon is an Australian actor.Henry Nixon was born in the 1970s at St Margaret's Hospital on Crown Street in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills...
, Luke Elliot, Katie Wall
Katie Wall
-Television roles:* Dirt Game as Caz Cohen* Dangerous as Esther* Love My Way as Sonia McClusky* The Surgeon as Siobhan Kerry* The Secret Life of Us as Karen* All Saints as Diana Short...
, Maia Thomas and Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell is a British actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years. He is a regular actor in Melbourne Theatre Company productions as well as work with all the major broadcasters in Australia, most notably the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.-Film and television:Film credits...
. The film's music is by Bryony Marks, and the distinctive sound design is by Emma Bortignon.
Synopsis
The film is set up amongst the landscape of two potentially related murders: that of an engaged woman in Sunshine, and that of seven passengers on a train in Melbourne's inner west. From there, the film deals primarily with the experiences of Lavinia Smart (Maia Thomas), a young woman who boarded the train shortly after the murders, and police Constable Graham McGahan (Brendan Cowell), who is afflicted with increasingly severe tinnitusTinnitus
Tinnitus |ringing]]") is the perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound.Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom that can result from a wide range of underlying causes: abnormally loud sounds in the ear canal for even the briefest period , ear...
. Constable McGahan mans the night shift of a police information van in the inner-western Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, where he encounters the traumatized members of the local community. Furthermore, the film explores the fear Lavinia is in after the horrific events she witnessed.
Analysis
Graham McGahan's tinnitus and his duties in the caravan can be seen as exemplifications of isolation. He is emotionally isolated by his tinnitus and physically isolated by being in the caravan. As the director and write Matthew Saville states in an interview with Margaret Pomeranz for ABC's At the Movies, the film exemplifies the Australian character, especially the isolated nature of it. Centred on the grieving community in the western suburb of Sunshine, Constable McGahan engages with the members and begins to realise his potential as a police officer and as a man. The film deals with the concept of tragedy and the response to this whilst exploring the idea of vulnerability, fear and the realisation of personal strength.Awards and honours
Noise was nominated for several Australian Film Institute AwardsAustralian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
: Best Film
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film
This page lists the winners and nominees for the AACTA Award for Best Film since its institution in 1958. The award is presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts , an organisation which promotes the Australian film industry. Since the 1958 Australian Film Awards the...
, Best Director and Best Screenplay
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1976 as a joint category until 1993 when the award was separated into Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay...
for Matthew Saville; and Best Actor for Brendan Cowell. It was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
2007 Sundance Film Festival
The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007 in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival...
. Also, on 22 January 2008, Noise won Best Australian Film in the Australian Film Critics Association
Australian Film Critics Association
The Australian Film Critics Association or AFCA is an Australian film critic organisation.-History:Formed in 1996, AFCA began as the Melbourne Film Critics’ Forum, expanding to a national organisation in 2004...
awards for 2007.
Miscellany
- The train at the beginning of the film is running on the Lilydale railway line.
- Police information vans are frequently used in Melbourne to solve disappearances and murders.
- In the final scenes, Graham's girlfriend is playing in the police band at the "Carols at Christmas". This event is actually the Melbourne Carols by CandlelightCarols by CandlelightCarols by Candlelight is an Australian Christmas tradition that originated in southeastern Australia in the 19th century and was popularised in Melbourne in the 1930s. The tradition has since spread around the world. It involves people gathering, usually outdoors in a park, to sing carols by...
held each year on Christmas Eve. - The MelwayMelwayMelway is an almost ubiquitous street directory for Melbourne, Australia and its immediate surrounds, including the city of Geelong. It is currently in its 39th edition—the 2012 edition—which was released in July 2011.-History:Melway was conceived by Merv Godfrey and Iven Mackay in the 1950s...
reference given (53 G11) does not give a location in Sunshine South, rather the location of some streetside shops in Altona MeadowsAltona Meadows, VictoriaAltona Meadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Altona Meadows had a population of 18,748....
. In fact, there is no suburb "Sunshine South", though there is a SunshineSunshine, VictoriaSunshine is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia lying 11 to 13 km west of the CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Sunshine had a population of 8,070.-History:...
, Sunshine WestSunshine West, VictoriaSunshine West is a suburb 13–16 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Sunshine West had a population of 15,906.Sunshine West is a residential and industrial area...
and Sunshine NorthSunshine North, VictoriaSunshine North is a suburb 12 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Sunshine North had a population of 10,162.-Flora and fauna:...
. In addition, there is a Young Street in Sunshine West located near streetside shops.