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What do you get when you mix a gaggle of expatriate Austro-Germanic cineasts with a gang of American pulp novelists writing about flawed men and conniving women, some Expressionist lighting to hide the fact they're on a two-bit soundstage, all in shades of gray in post-WWII Hollywood, California? Well, around here we call it Film Noir. Yeah, it's as defined as the morals of its characters, sure, but it's kinda like jazz or pornography, Junior...you'll know it when you see it. So, sit down and keep yer hands where I can see 'em and we'll talk about some of the greats, the losers and whatever else comes to mind while you're bleedin' out and she's spendin' all that insurance money.

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'Like a muffled scream': Rob Collins on making outback noir film Limbo (www.abc.net.au)

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Limbo is directed by Ivan Sen, best known for the films Mystery Road, Goldstone and Beneath Clouds. It also stars Natasha Wanganeen as Emma, Charlie's surviving sister, and Nicholas Hope as Joseph, the brother of a key murder suspect.

The film was shot in the South Australian opal mining town of Coober Pedy, which stands in for the fictional town of Limbo.

Sen's decision to film in black and white accentuates Coober Pedy's otherworldliness, making the pockmarked desert look like a moonscape.

Collins says he can't imagine filming the story anywhere else.

"The whole place feels like a muffled scream, which worked a lot for Charlie," he says.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This sounds really intriguing, can't wait until I get a chance to see it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The trailer ticks a lot of the noir boxes. Here's hoping it will be distributed worldwide.