Two years listening to the voice of everyday Australians.
Big people, small people.
On Take Two, 10.25 Friday on SBS.
In weeks to come, a beautifully photographed film from Tunisia, The Child of the Terraces,
tells the story of a 13-year-old boy's metamorphosis into manhood.
Young Portuguese director João Botelho searches for justice in his adaptation of Charles Dickens
Hard Times.
And the first film from Dutch director Marleen Gores, The Silence Around Christine M.
Coming soon to Movie of the Week.
Good evening, welcome to Movie of the Week, I'm David Stratton.
That movie, La Señora, comes from Spain and it's set on the island of Mallorca in the
1930s.
Silvia Tortosa plays a young woman whose family force her into a loveless marriage
to a much older man.
Appeals to the family priest are in vain, the marriage goes ahead.
But the husband doesn't want to sleep with his young bride even though he does want an
heir.
What follows is an erotic melodrama about an exploited woman who in turn becomes an
exploiter.
It's the first feature by director Jordi Catena and he's made a lushly filmed, quite intriguing
drama.
There's a bit of nudity in the film but most of the eroticism is only suggested.
That doesn't make it any less erotic, I must say.
So here it is from Spain, made in 1987, La Señora.
Well that was La Señora, an erotic Spanish melodrama with an ironic ending.
Quite a stylish film with most of the eroticism suggested rather than actually shown on the
screen.
Silvia Tortosa played the central character.
Next week's movie is a comedy and we don't always associate director Costa Gavras with
comedy.
He usually makes thrillers.
But Family Council, made in 1985, is a comedy and it is a Costa Gavras film.
The stars are Johnny Halliday and Fanny Ardong and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
So join me next Thursday for Family Council on Movie of the Week.
And until then from me, good evening.
On Thursday, Johnny Halliday and Fanny Ardong star in David Stratton's Movie of the Week.
And just an ordinary family of thieves.
A comedy from director Costa Gavras.
Family Council, 8.30 Thursday on Movie of the Week.
On Sunday, the young Arturo finds himself caught up in a pointless conflict.
The young sergeant also discovers what he thinks is love.
The forging of a rebel continues Sunday at 8.30 on SBS.
This month, Australian Society, the independent monthly magazine, features a special report
on allegations that foreign aid is being misspent in the third world.
There's a profile of the new Deputy Prime Minister, Brian Howe, and for SBS viewers,
a guide to the monthly highlights and the stories behind the programs.
Essential reading for SBS viewers.
Australian Society, July edition, out now.
This was the first war to be photographed, I guess, not motion film, but comprehensively
shot with still photographs and remarkable photographs.
And there's something about that, those haunting stills of 120, 30 years later, just make you
feel like you're there in a way that no reenactment, no dramatization can possibly do.
We was treated as good as company could be at every station.
We got kisses from the girls in a good many places and we returned the same to them.
Hercules standard.
I've got the best suit of clothes I ever had in my life.
It's one of those rare series that redeems television that makes you realize just how
good the medium can be.
To Orlean and Denmark's Rolf Sorensen has crashed out, leaving three time winner Greg
LeMond in the hot seat.
The race is on to upset the brilliant American, highlights tonight 11.45, full coverage 6pm
tomorrow night.
Tour de France, exclusive SBS.