"Thursday’s Fictions", surreal dance fantasy film, screening on ABC1 (Australia) Sunday November 8 at 23:15.

A dance-drama by the Australian group The Physical TV Company (Artistic Directors Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman). This adult fairytale is a story about the transformative power of beauty, set in a magic realist world where each character is named for a day of the week.

Reviews

"The Pan’s Labyrinth of dance...no less than a work of genius...Quite simply…the best piece of cinema I’ve seen this year." (Chris Docker, Eyeforfilm).

“A masterpiece." (Anna Brady Nuse, Pentacle's director of Movement Media)

“A sweeping and sensual cinematic experience of music, dance and surreal fantasy - a shining example of putting the art back in arthouse”
(Gold Medal Award Citation, Director’s Choice for Artistic Excellence in a Feature Film, Park City Film Music Festival.).

"Exquisite, intriguing...stunning imagery unfolds in front of your eyes." (Dr Beatriz Copello, Meapcare)

“In reflecting upon the effectiveness of using movement to inform the audience of characterisation, at an embodied, preverbal level of consciousness, perhaps the closest comparison to be made in contemporary popular cinema-going might be that of the recent martial spectacles, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000), Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002), and House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou, 2004). These films convey much of the desires and intentionality of the characters’ lives through the way they move and interact on screen. But an important difference between Thursday’s Fictions and these films is that martial arts movies are, in the end, about using movement to protect one’s self while injuring another. The pleasure of seeing a diverse range of movement patterns used to convey intentionality and interaction, without feeling constantly assaulted, is one of the satisfying qualities achieved by [Karen] Pearlman’s intuitive and sensitive approach to editing.” (Dr Mark Seton, "Movement towards innovation", Metro Magazine)

For More Information:

Visit Thursday’s Fictions Website: http://www.thursdaysfictions.com

View Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xacl7S_BERo

Order DVD: http://www.marcom.com.au/product_details.php?prod=6TASTF

Download Metro Study Guide (for free): http://svc068.wic021v.server-web.com/studyguides/emailissue.asp?id=389

View ‘Making of’ Documentary: http://www.thursdaysfictions.com/ThursdaysFictionsReincarnatingThursdaysFictionsMakingOfDocoByGaryHayes_550_n_3_0.html

Read Director's Statement: http://www.thursdaysfictions.com/DirectorsStatement_504_1134_3_0.html

Read Choreographer's Statement: http://www.thursdaysfictions.com/ChoreographersStatement_515_1130_3_0.html

Read Reviews of Thursday's Fictions: http://www.thursdaysfictions.com/ReviewsOfThursdaysFictionsTheFilm_491_9_3_0.html

Visit Thursday’s Fictions in Second Life: ‘http://www.thursdaysfictions.com/ThursdaysFictionsInSecondLifeWhatIsIt_533_1157_3_0.html

Read the book, Thursday's Fictions, by Richard James Allen:
http://www.thursdaysfictions.com/ThursdaysFictionsTheBook_505_1141_3_0.html

Find out more about editing the film, Thursday’s Fictions, in Karen Pearlman’s new book Cutting Rhythms, Shaping the Film Edit: http://www.physicaltv.com.au/CuttingRhythmsShapingTheFilmEditByKarenPearlmanFocalPressBoston2009_593_1270_3_0.html

Order Cutting Rhythms, Shaping the Film Edit: http://www.elsevierdirect.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780240810140

Thursday's Fictions Cast, Crew and Supporters:
http://www.thursdaysfictions.com/CompleteCreditRoll_506_1090_3_0.html

Discover more about Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman at the Physical TV website: www.physicaltv.com.au
View other work by Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman at the Physical TV Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/PhysicalTV

Check ABC TV Guide: http://abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200911/20091108.htm