What I Have Written (1996)
World Premiere - 4K Restoration
“In the hands of director John Hughes this material is transformed into a fragmented, cool film that utilises many techniques, associated with art cinema….an impressive film that provides many entry points for the viewer by supplying just enough character development and narrative motivation to engage on an emotional level.” – London Evening Standard
There are very few Australian films which draw their style and inspiration from European art cinema and the work of such masters as Alain Resnais and Chris Marker. What I Have Written, based on a novel by John Scott, is such a film. It draws on those sources to present a twisting and complex narrative, intertwining two love stories – the first an erotic drama set in Australian academia, the second a story which draws on black and white photography and the Parisian setting from Marker’s legendary La Jetée.
John Hughes, otherwise a master documentary maker for close to fifty years, took a detour into fictional drama that resembles the literary work of Marguerite Duras, Alain Robbe-Grillet and Michel Butor. As such, it stands almost alone in the Australian cinema. The world premiere of this 4K restoration will be both a unique experience and a reminder that the Australian cinema has just occasionally been more than echoes of BBC drama, broad comedy and American genre re-treads.
Introduced by John Hughes at Ritz and Lido Cinemas.
Rating
MA15+
Duration
102 min
Language
English
Cast
Martin Jacobs, Gillian Jones, Jacek Koman, Angie Milliken
Director
John Hughes
