1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:14,253 Speaker 1: from News Talks at Bell Night. 3 00:00:14,573 --> 00:00:21,733 Speaker 2: Talk to you, cube oscride through and shoes come through 4 00:00:21,853 --> 00:00:22,653 Speaker 2: my home. 5 00:00:24,733 --> 00:00:27,173 Speaker 3: And I sound like, oh. 6 00:00:28,133 --> 00:00:32,133 Speaker 2: This is Leaven. Remember she was our album of the 7 00:00:32,133 --> 00:00:35,373 Speaker 2: week we well ago, maybe end of last year. Anyway, 8 00:00:35,613 --> 00:00:38,933 Speaker 2: she's Icelandic. She's kind of got a captivating sound. Ais 9 00:00:39,053 --> 00:00:42,253 Speaker 2: just like her little blend of jazz and classical and 10 00:00:42,373 --> 00:00:45,013 Speaker 2: fuse songs and show tunes in there as well. Anyway, 11 00:00:45,013 --> 00:00:47,613 Speaker 2: she's announced she's coming to New Zealand. She's got a 12 00:00:47,613 --> 00:00:50,173 Speaker 2: special show at Auckland Spark Arena in August. So it's 13 00:00:50,213 --> 00:00:52,613 Speaker 2: great news. Twenty one minutes to teen on News Talks, 14 00:00:52,653 --> 00:00:55,053 Speaker 2: he'd be Francesca Rudkin as our film reviewers. He's here 15 00:00:55,053 --> 00:00:59,333 Speaker 2: with us this morning and killed her morning. Two films 16 00:00:59,333 --> 00:01:01,973 Speaker 2: to work through this morning, two very different sounding films, 17 00:01:02,013 --> 00:01:04,733 Speaker 2: So let's start off with one that is showing in cinemas. 18 00:01:05,093 --> 00:01:06,253 Speaker 2: Tell us about Syrup. 19 00:01:07,893 --> 00:01:10,173 Speaker 4: Okay, so I saw this this week and I was 20 00:01:10,213 --> 00:01:12,893 Speaker 4: so taken back, but I have to talk about this film. 21 00:01:13,173 --> 00:01:16,053 Speaker 4: It is an arthouse film by director called Oliver Luxey. 22 00:01:16,173 --> 00:01:21,333 Speaker 4: He is a regular attendee at the can Film Festival 23 00:01:21,333 --> 00:01:24,333 Speaker 4: and a regular when this particular film, there was a 24 00:01:24,373 --> 00:01:26,773 Speaker 4: lot of height when it came out that you know, 25 00:01:26,893 --> 00:01:30,933 Speaker 4: this would be an art house kind of crossover it 26 00:01:30,973 --> 00:01:33,493 Speaker 4: of the year, and everybody's been talking about it. It 27 00:01:33,533 --> 00:01:35,653 Speaker 4: did screen on the New Zealand International Film Festival. 28 00:01:35,653 --> 00:01:39,133 Speaker 3: What it is finally now back on general belise here 29 00:01:39,173 --> 00:01:41,133 Speaker 3: in New Zealand at our cinemas, just in time for 30 00:01:41,173 --> 00:01:43,733 Speaker 3: the Oscars, because it does have a handful of Oscar nominations, 31 00:01:43,733 --> 00:01:46,253 Speaker 3: including Best International Feature, So. 32 00:01:46,213 --> 00:01:51,133 Speaker 4: You might've heard about it. It is a existential, slow 33 00:01:51,253 --> 00:01:56,013 Speaker 4: burning road trip fi thriller that kind of explores how 34 00:01:56,053 --> 00:02:00,493 Speaker 4: we all sort of stumbles through life accepting what comes 35 00:02:00,493 --> 00:02:03,413 Speaker 4: our way until we're sort of faced with death or 36 00:02:03,413 --> 00:02:06,533 Speaker 4: in their death experience, and the director wants to to 37 00:02:06,613 --> 00:02:11,053 Speaker 4: take us on this journey through a group of lifelong ravers. 38 00:02:11,573 --> 00:02:14,173 Speaker 4: So it also sort of takes a look at rave culture. 39 00:02:14,733 --> 00:02:18,853 Speaker 4: And you know, essentially, Jack, we've all been dancing for centuries. 40 00:02:18,933 --> 00:02:23,373 Speaker 4: We have been dancing to feel something, release something, process something, 41 00:02:23,533 --> 00:02:26,693 Speaker 4: avoid something, celebrate something. You know, dancing is this way 42 00:02:26,733 --> 00:02:30,173 Speaker 4: of just being able to get to sort of get 43 00:02:30,213 --> 00:02:32,133 Speaker 4: to the bottom of who you truly are. And so 44 00:02:32,493 --> 00:02:34,333 Speaker 4: the director is also really keen to kind of look 45 00:02:34,373 --> 00:02:37,213 Speaker 4: at this culture. And so the film starts off with 46 00:02:37,213 --> 00:02:41,413 Speaker 4: this rave and the Moroccan desert, and it's really lovely. 47 00:02:41,453 --> 00:02:44,413 Speaker 4: It's beautiful, it's mesmerizing, the music's incredible. You just get 48 00:02:44,453 --> 00:02:47,853 Speaker 4: caught up in the visuals and the techno and it's 49 00:02:47,893 --> 00:02:51,053 Speaker 4: incredibly authentic. And it's authentic because this director loves to 50 00:02:51,093 --> 00:02:54,013 Speaker 4: work with non professional actors and he got a whole 51 00:02:54,053 --> 00:02:56,693 Speaker 4: lot of lifelong ravers who travel from all over Europe 52 00:02:56,733 --> 00:02:58,893 Speaker 4: who came for this shoot. They basically said, you need 53 00:02:58,893 --> 00:03:01,053 Speaker 4: to play music for three days and will come, and 54 00:03:01,093 --> 00:03:03,453 Speaker 4: so he did, and so we start there, but we 55 00:03:03,493 --> 00:03:05,453 Speaker 4: meet these two people who are very much out of place, 56 00:03:05,493 --> 00:03:08,733 Speaker 4: the father and his son, and they're looking for The 57 00:03:08,813 --> 00:03:12,853 Speaker 4: father is looking for his daughter, who disappeared six months ago, 58 00:03:12,893 --> 00:03:15,453 Speaker 4: and we don't we don't know why she's disappeared. We 59 00:03:15,453 --> 00:03:18,133 Speaker 4: don't know whether she left home, she ran away, she 60 00:03:18,213 --> 00:03:20,653 Speaker 4: left time voluntarily. We don't know how they've lost touch, 61 00:03:20,693 --> 00:03:23,373 Speaker 4: We don't know anything about their relationship. But actually, it 62 00:03:23,453 --> 00:03:24,813 Speaker 4: is a bit of an issue with this film that 63 00:03:24,893 --> 00:03:26,893 Speaker 4: a lot of a characters are never put into context, 64 00:03:26,933 --> 00:03:29,133 Speaker 4: and they are so fascinating and so interesting you want 65 00:03:29,133 --> 00:03:31,653 Speaker 4: to know more about them, but it's about looking forward 66 00:03:31,693 --> 00:03:34,213 Speaker 4: at what happens next. What happens next is that there 67 00:03:34,253 --> 00:03:36,973 Speaker 4: is a conflict hepening in a neighborhood, neighboring country, we 68 00:03:36,973 --> 00:03:39,613 Speaker 4: don't know which. The army comes, breaks up the rave. 69 00:03:39,893 --> 00:03:42,573 Speaker 4: Everybody sort of disappears, gets in their trucks, in their 70 00:03:42,653 --> 00:03:45,453 Speaker 4: vans and their house buses and starts disappearing. And at 71 00:03:45,453 --> 00:03:48,933 Speaker 4: this point a group of ravers sort of take off 72 00:03:48,973 --> 00:03:51,373 Speaker 4: down down another road to get out of the mix 73 00:03:51,413 --> 00:03:52,933 Speaker 4: and to go off and to find the next rave, 74 00:03:53,293 --> 00:03:55,293 Speaker 4: and this father and son join them, and they end 75 00:03:55,333 --> 00:03:58,413 Speaker 4: off going on this journey through the desert where they 76 00:03:58,613 --> 00:04:01,173 Speaker 4: really do face the worst that can be thrown at 77 00:04:01,213 --> 00:04:03,493 Speaker 4: someone in life. That happened through this film. You think, 78 00:04:03,493 --> 00:04:05,733 Speaker 4: where is this going? What's it about? And then there 79 00:04:05,813 --> 00:04:09,653 Speaker 4: is an event that happens which is absolutely shocking and 80 00:04:09,733 --> 00:04:12,733 Speaker 4: kind of jolts you out of this sort of this lovely, 81 00:04:12,813 --> 00:04:16,693 Speaker 4: sort of mesmerizing sort of calmness you found yourself in. 82 00:04:17,173 --> 00:04:19,453 Speaker 4: And then the tension just ramps up and builds and 83 00:04:19,453 --> 00:04:21,693 Speaker 4: builds and bills to the end of the film. You're 84 00:04:21,693 --> 00:04:24,213 Speaker 4: gonna love it, You're gonna hate it. It is a 85 00:04:24,413 --> 00:04:27,573 Speaker 4: visual and audio feast. It's kind of that's what it's 86 00:04:27,613 --> 00:04:30,093 Speaker 4: all about. It's those two things come together to take 87 00:04:30,133 --> 00:04:35,493 Speaker 4: you on this journey. It's really interesting and definitely stays 88 00:04:35,533 --> 00:04:39,053 Speaker 4: in your mind for a few days after you've seen it. 89 00:04:39,293 --> 00:04:42,093 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, I like that. I mean, obviously it's affected you. 90 00:04:42,493 --> 00:04:45,333 Speaker 2: I mean yeah, so, and there's always a good sign 91 00:04:45,373 --> 00:04:47,333 Speaker 2: of it, you know, good piece of art. 92 00:04:47,893 --> 00:04:51,173 Speaker 4: I found it narratively maybe a little bit unsatisfying, but 93 00:04:51,253 --> 00:04:53,373 Speaker 4: I gave into it, and I'm just going to go 94 00:04:53,373 --> 00:04:55,373 Speaker 4: along the ride here and see where this ends. Sure, 95 00:04:55,813 --> 00:04:59,173 Speaker 4: and yeah, and so not perfect, but it sure is interesting. 96 00:04:59,293 --> 00:05:02,653 Speaker 2: Cool. Okay, So that's Serrat. That's showing in cinemas at 97 00:05:02,693 --> 00:05:06,333 Speaker 2: the moment. Next up, something completely different, also showing in cinemas. 98 00:05:06,653 --> 00:05:11,693 Speaker 2: Let's have a listened to tenor My Name is Party. 99 00:05:12,173 --> 00:05:16,333 Speaker 4: The very first second I heard that voice. Listen why 100 00:05:16,893 --> 00:05:17,693 Speaker 4: he is one of. 101 00:05:17,693 --> 00:05:19,373 Speaker 1: The best Stanner of his generation. 102 00:05:21,733 --> 00:05:23,973 Speaker 4: The music was everywhere growing up. 103 00:05:24,293 --> 00:05:27,373 Speaker 2: Family is everything, fathers singing opera. 104 00:05:27,693 --> 00:05:28,493 Speaker 1: Is there a competition? 105 00:05:29,613 --> 00:05:35,133 Speaker 2: Nope? But this is the second place. Feel like it's 106 00:05:35,173 --> 00:05:37,373 Speaker 2: the story of pen a party, of course, an Amati 107 00:05:37,453 --> 00:05:41,053 Speaker 2: party in their journey from samour to platinum selling success 108 00:05:41,173 --> 00:05:41,813 Speaker 2: in solo meal. 109 00:05:42,933 --> 00:05:46,093 Speaker 4: This is a wonderful documentary. Pena Party is actually going 110 00:05:46,133 --> 00:05:48,653 Speaker 4: to join me at ten am tomorrow morning on the 111 00:05:48,693 --> 00:05:51,413 Speaker 4: Sunday session. I do encourage people to listen. He is 112 00:05:51,533 --> 00:05:55,533 Speaker 4: such a gorgeous man, but his journey, of his journey 113 00:05:55,533 --> 00:05:58,453 Speaker 4: and amatized journey is incredible. I mean, what, what are 114 00:05:58,493 --> 00:06:01,453 Speaker 4: the chances that you would have two world famous tenors 115 00:06:01,533 --> 00:06:05,093 Speaker 4: in your family? Yeah, you know some more Mangy, you 116 00:06:05,133 --> 00:06:08,133 Speaker 4: know New Zealand. They and I think what I really 117 00:06:08,213 --> 00:06:11,493 Speaker 4: enjoyed about this documentary. Yes, you see their upbringing. 118 00:06:11,053 --> 00:06:12,973 Speaker 3: And you hear about their family and behind. 119 00:06:12,773 --> 00:06:15,133 Speaker 4: The scenes and how hard they've worked, but you get 120 00:06:15,173 --> 00:06:17,493 Speaker 4: a little bit of a glimpse into what happened when 121 00:06:17,573 --> 00:06:22,173 Speaker 4: they created the band Solomeo, which we all love and 122 00:06:22,373 --> 00:06:24,973 Speaker 4: you know is so hugely popular. It was created to 123 00:06:25,053 --> 00:06:27,413 Speaker 4: raise money to help them go and train overseas. It 124 00:06:28,413 --> 00:06:31,773 Speaker 4: became massive, right they didn't intend it to do. And 125 00:06:31,813 --> 00:06:34,773 Speaker 4: then there was this huge pressure that pen I felt 126 00:06:35,133 --> 00:06:37,813 Speaker 4: to keep going with the band because it was allowing 127 00:06:38,173 --> 00:06:42,573 Speaker 4: his family to other people to have access to this training. 128 00:06:42,613 --> 00:06:45,013 Speaker 4: And everyone in the opera world said, you are ruining 129 00:06:45,093 --> 00:06:48,053 Speaker 4: your career. This is ruining your career, and he had 130 00:06:48,053 --> 00:06:49,933 Speaker 4: to make huge decisions and then he had to try 131 00:06:49,973 --> 00:06:52,693 Speaker 4: and climb back into the opera world. You see the 132 00:06:52,893 --> 00:06:55,733 Speaker 4: incredible work that goes on behind the scenes. The work 133 00:06:55,773 --> 00:06:58,773 Speaker 4: ethic is extraordinary, and not just to get there, but 134 00:06:58,853 --> 00:07:01,333 Speaker 4: then to stay there. So all that behind the scenes 135 00:07:01,373 --> 00:07:04,173 Speaker 4: information and just watching the footage of him performing on 136 00:07:04,213 --> 00:07:08,413 Speaker 4: stage around the world at some of the biggest operassay fantastic. 137 00:07:08,573 --> 00:07:10,893 Speaker 2: Okay, really looking forward to seeing the end to your 138 00:07:10,933 --> 00:07:13,693 Speaker 2: interview tomorrow morning. So that's tenor my name is Party, 139 00:07:13,733 --> 00:07:16,893 Speaker 2: Penny Party on the Sunday session tomorrow morning with Francesca. 140 00:07:17,093 --> 00:07:19,733 Speaker 2: Frank's first film for us this morning was sid Rat 141 00:07:20,013 --> 00:07:22,253 Speaker 2: and both of those films all the details will be 142 00:07:22,333 --> 00:07:25,093 Speaker 2: up at newstalk SHADB dot co dot zeed For. 143 00:07:25,133 --> 00:07:28,173 Speaker 1: More from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. 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