Van Diemens Land DVDRIP

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Van Diemens Land [2009]

(English subtitles for the gaelic/celtic language parts)

Video

size 1.11 GB

duration 01:39:43

codec MPEG4 (DivX/Xvid compatible)

Frame size 720 x 400

Frame Rate 30fps

Bitrate 1500

Audio

Codec MP3

Stereo

Sample size 16bit

sample rate 48000 Hz

bitrate 192 Kbit/sec

The true story of Australia's most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous escape into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness.

A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland, Van Diemen's Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth. The entrance to its remote station of secondary punishment, Macquarie Harbour, was named 'Hell's Gates' by its prisoners as a reference to the gates of hell in Dante's 'Inferno' - "Abandon all hope ye who enter here" - was plastered at the Harbour's mouth as a warning to all souls sent there.

In 1822, eight convicts escaped Macquarie Harbour in a fateful bid for freedom. This band of Irish, English and Scottish thieves were immediately hurled into chaos as their plan failed and they were thrust into the heart of a harsh and foreboding landscape. With little food or equipment, in a place these immigrants knew little about, they battled a merciless enemy - the unforgiving, barren land - a land where God wields an axe.

From the very first shot of the film, as cinematographer Ellery Ryan’s camera glides over a wintry forest landscape, you know you’re in the hands of a director who is a born film-maker. Tasmanian-born writer-director Jonathan auf der Heide first tackled the subject in his short film, HELL’S GATES, but he has greatly expanded on it here. He obviously put his cast and crew through the wringer: this visually magnificent film looks totally authentic as the men wade through icy water in chilly winter weather, or clamber over inhospitable terrain.

The film also vividly shows how the men survived and yet stayed together, clinging to one another in the forlorn hope that in that way they might overcome. As the notorious Pierce, OSCAR REDDING – who co-wrote the film with the director – gives a powerfully physical performance, but this is an ensemble piece in which everyone plays a crucial role.

This isn’t exactly a film to be enjoyed with popcorn on a night at the movies, but it deserves to be seen as another superb example of Australian cinema in a vintage year.

Directed by
Jonathan auf der Heide

Writing credits
Jonathan auf der Heide (screenplay) and
Oscar Redding (screenplay)

Oscar Redding ... Alexander Pearce
Arthur Angel ... Robert Greenhill
Paul Ashcroft ... Matthew Travers
Mark Leonard Winter ... Alexander Dalton
Torquil Neilson ... John Mathers
Greg Stone ... William Kennerly
John Francis Howard ... Little Brown

Jonathan auf der Heide ... Soldier in boat
Jason Glover ... Lieutenant Cuthbertson
Adrian Mulraney ... Logan
Ben Plazzer ... Soldier in boat
Matt Wilson ... Duty Soldier
Tom Wright ... Thomas Bodenham

Produced by
Jonathan auf der Heide .... executive producer
Rachael Deller-Pincott .... associate producer
Maggie Miles .... producer
Oscar Redding .... executive producer

Original Music by
Jethro Woodward

Cinematography by
Ellery Ryan

Film Editing by
Cindy Clarkson

Production Design by
Leanne Caruana

Costume Design by
Leanne Caruana

Makeup Department
Loren Bell .... makeup artist
Anke Hansen .... makeup artist
Paul Hasell .... prosthetics

Production Management
Alice Glenn .... production secretary
Maggie Miles .... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ditch Davey .... daily first assistant director
Ben Plazzer .... first assistant director

Art Department
Florence Ghent .... storyboard artist
Andrew Gregson .... art department assistant
Dylan Fox Kearney .... stand-by props
Marni Kornhauser .... art department assistant

Sound Department
Brendan Croxon .... dialogue editor
Bruce Emery .... consultant: dolby sound
Doron Kipen .... sound re-recording mixer
Gerry Long .... foley artist
Peter Palankay .... sound designer
Hamish Pratt .... boom operator
Ali Street .... sound liaison
Joel Valerie .... sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Ian Anderson .... digital producer
Paul Cross .... digital liaison
Stanley Lopuszanski .... digital colourist
Kevin Lynch .... compositor
Sarah Sparnenn .... compositor
Kaspar Zwirner .... senior compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Clay Baird .... camera attachment
Ian Dart .... gaffer
Rachael Deller-Pincott .... stills
Elisa Dunstan .... stills
Lester Francois .... stills
Alice Glenn .... stills
Kitty Green .... stills
Anke Hansen .... stills
Thom Holt .... best boy
Paul Hughes .... focus puller
Andrew Kerestes .... camera attachment
Birrin King .... key grip/gaffer
Cameron Matheson .... clapper loader/additional camera
Katie Milwright .... director of photography: second unit
Corrie Parsonson .... stills
Tamasin Simpkin .... stills
Simon Walsh .... focus puller: second unit
Cail Young .... digital information technician
Cail Young .... stills

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Ainley .... wardrobe assistant
Helen Cathles .... kangaroo-skin jackets
Ines Durand .... wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Pete Wells .... assistant editor

Other crew
Lisa Ainley .... caterer
Clay Baird .... unit manager
Danny Baldwin .... safety officer
Melissa Butterworth .... caterer
Geraldine Cook .... voice coach
Raimondo Cortese .... script editor
Brett Fernon .... water safety
Tuuli Forward .... location permits
Jemma Gates .... production assistant
Tom Gillett .... caterer
Jason Glover .... boat handler
John Gordon .... caterer
Peter Laird .... boat handler
Sammi Needham .... title design and graphics
Éamon Ó'Neachtain .... language coach/translation
Noah Poole .... boat handler
Lea Reid .... safety report
Mossie Scanlon .... language coach/translation
Tamasin Simpkin .... production coordinator
Janice Sweeney .... caterer
Guy Ternel .... shoemaker
Kate Vanston .... production coordinator
Chris Wilson .... boat handler
John Young .... boat handler

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