My Review - Judy and Punch
My Rating 7.5
Judy and Punch is a 2019 very original Australian rewrite of the classic of Puppet Shows Punch and Judy written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes in her feature film directorial debut.
Murray Foulkes actress, Director and writer has written a very dark retelling of this story which for generations has depicted domestic violence crime and cruelty from a cast of characters including Punch, Judy, The Policeman, a crocodile , Priest, Scaramouch and The Devil plus more.
They are all in this movie but instead of most of the emphasis being on Punch and his bad behaviour it's more about justice for his crimes committed while he was drunk and disorderly.
It stars Mia Wasikowska, as Judy and Damon Herriman, as Punch a husband and wife team of puppeteers who entertain their medieval audiences in a village called Seaside (nowhere near the sea).
The puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show in an an anarchic town on the brink of mob rule.
Punch is unreliable at home and while Judy is away gets drunk and commits unforgivable crimes of a domestic violent nature and Judy must be responsible for applying justice as Punch has framed an innocent couple for his misdemeanours.
An impressive supporting cast includes Tom Budge, Benedict Hardie, Gillian Jones, Terry Norris, Brenda Palmer and Lucy Velik as the colourful and bawdy characters in this tale that brings the most famous puppets in history to life cleverly reflecting the contemporary issues today especially domestic violence.
Mia Wasikowska as Judy and Damon Herriman as Punch are wonderful in their roles .
The set decoration by Josephine Ford and costumes by Edie Kurzer are fabulous they reminded me of the medieval paintings of renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and the film has a fine score by Francois Tétaz that perfectly compliments this dark fairytale.
I have a feeling this excellent Australian film may be overlooked and that's a shame in my opinion it deserves to be seen .
Judy and Punch is a 2019 very original Australian rewrite of the classic of Puppet Shows Punch and Judy written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes in her feature film directorial debut.
Murray Foulkes actress, Director and writer has written a very dark retelling of this story which for generations has depicted domestic violence crime and cruelty from a cast of characters including Punch, Judy, The Policeman, a crocodile , Priest, Scaramouch and The Devil plus more.
They are all in this movie but instead of most of the emphasis being on Punch and his bad behaviour it's more about justice for his crimes committed while he was drunk and disorderly.
It stars Mia Wasikowska, as Judy and Damon Herriman, as Punch a husband and wife team of puppeteers who entertain their medieval audiences in a village called Seaside (nowhere near the sea).
The puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show in an an anarchic town on the brink of mob rule.
Punch is unreliable at home and while Judy is away gets drunk and commits unforgivable crimes of a domestic violent nature and Judy must be responsible for applying justice as Punch has framed an innocent couple for his misdemeanours.
An impressive supporting cast includes Tom Budge, Benedict Hardie, Gillian Jones, Terry Norris, Brenda Palmer and Lucy Velik as the colourful and bawdy characters in this tale that brings the most famous puppets in history to life cleverly reflecting the contemporary issues today especially domestic violence.
Mia Wasikowska as Judy and Damon Herriman as Punch are wonderful in their roles .
The set decoration by Josephine Ford and costumes by Edie Kurzer are fabulous they reminded me of the medieval paintings of renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and the film has a fine score by Francois Tétaz that perfectly compliments this dark fairytale.
I have a feeling this excellent Australian film may be overlooked and that's a shame in my opinion it deserves to be seen .