One night the moon is a moody drama about a little girl being lured by the moon into the deserted plains of australia, and the repercussions the parents face when they let their pride keep them from asking for help from an aboriginial tracker. One night the moon 2001 clip 1 on aso australianscreen. After the couple separated in 2001, madeleine and memphis stayed with fairfax, but kelly maintained contact with his daughters. Nov 01, 2001 one night the moon is a 2001 australian musical nonfeature film starring husband and wife team paul kelly, a singersongwriter, and kaarin fairfax, a film and television actress, and their daughter memphis kelly. One night the moon 2001 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Paul kelly one night the moon lyrics letssingit lyrics. Paul kelly paul maurice kelly born january 1955 is an australian rock music singersongwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player.
One night the moon 2001 is a new australian film that blends together music and drama in moving and effective ways. A simple farmer paul kelly and his wife kaarin fairfax are the proud parents of a beautiful little girl. With kaarin fairfax, paul kelly, kelton pell, ruby hunter. A young girl goes missing in the australian outback in 1932. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the dots, the coloured girls, and the messengers. In 1932, a young girl emily ryan goes through her bedroom window in the middle of the night into outback australia because of the entrancing moon. Distraught and terrified, her mother kaarin fairfax and father paulkelly call the. Jun 20, 2019 kev carmody, mairead hannan, paul kelly notes.
Hannan wanted to set the story to music, and started work with her. Interview with rachel perkins and john romeril by kathryn millard in senses. Kaarin fairfax paul kelly kelton pell ruby hunter memphis kelly chris haywood david field. A beautiful entrance into the story of one night the moon. Singersongwriter paul kelly is one of australias greatest. Albert watches helplessly as her every trace is stamped to dust by the white men conducting a line search. The beginning establishes the film as a musical, and the lullaby that the family sings, written by paul kelly, sets the tone of the film as that of a lullaby a tale that unfolds through song. In september 2009 one night the moon was adapted into a stage play at the melbourne malthouse theatre, directed by murri playwright wesley enoch. The real movie musical with plot advancement revealed through song lyrics may. Running at a brief 57 minutes, it is about a young girl memphis kelly who overnight goes missing within the australian landscape and her fathers paul kelly refusal to let an aboriginal man, albert kelton pell, be included in the search party and utilise his tracking. She is an actress, known for the greta fragments 2018, stalkher 2015 and one night the moon 2001.
Memphis kelly starred alongside her parents in the rachel perkins short film, one night the moon 2001, for which paul kelly composed the score. His career survived a manslaughter conviction, tied to a sex scandal, that caused him to spend time in prison in the late 1920s. Carmody, one night the moon original soundtrack mushroom, 2001 one night the moon is the first in a series of screenbased works in which different arts are integrated a recent funding initiative known as mdtv music drama television. One night the moon 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One night the moon original soundtrack by paul kelly. We left the others in the fading light walked up that old road on a warm summer night you said lets. One night, father tells the girl a bedtime story in which dreamers. One night the moon 2001 the screen guide screen australia. One night the moon is a 2001 australian musical nonfeature film starring husband and wife team paul kelly, a singersongwriter, and kaarin fairfax, a film and. Despite being one of the most significant and talented singersongwriters to ever come out of australia, paul kelly has never really achieved the status of superstar, because his music, which is best described as poetic and harmonious was never mainstream enough to attract the crowds of inxs, never controversial enough to attract the. One night the moon is a 2001 australian musical nonfeature film starring husband and wife team paul kelly, a singersongwriter, and kaarin fairfax, a film and television actress, and their. Paul kelly lantana one night the moon music skip to main content. Read or print original one night the moon lyrics 2020 updated. When her parents go to check on their sleeping child, she is.
The film tells us the true story of a station owners refusal to accept help from an aboriginal tracker. One night the moon kelly was married, to kaarin fairfax, who. In 1932, a young girl emily ryan goes through her bedroom window in the middle of the night into. In some musicals the songanddance routines appear to have been dropped at random into the midst of an existing storyline. One night the moon came galloping by, on a big horse right across the night sky, one night the moon came. One night the moon came sailing by on a big ship right across the night sky one night the moon came sailing by called all the dre. Directed by rachel perkins and written by perkins with john romeril, it was filmed on andyamathanha land in the flinders ranges, south australia for six weeks in early 2000. Ruby hunter, a wellknown aboriginal folk, jazz and blues singer, is casting the trackers wife. The local police recommend aboriginal tracker albert, but the father insists no blackfella is to set foot on my land. One night the moon gets right under the skin of the australian experience.
The film one night the moon is a story about a farmer, that refuses the help of an indigenous tracker and this contributes to his daughters death. Those outside of australia and new zealand who absolutely enjoyed the style of music in this movie should know that paul kelly is the best folk singer ever in australian history, which. One night the moon is a 2001 australian musical nonfeature film starring husband and wife team paul kelly, a singersongwriter, and kaarin fairfax, a film and television actress, along with their daughter memphis kelly. That movie in turn has inspired a work of music theatre, adapted for the stage by one the films original writers, john romeril, and directed by wesley enoch. One night the moon, however, is described by its creators as an operafilm, a term which refers to a dramatic feature in which the musical interludes actually drive the narrative. One night the moon 2001 is a new australian film that blends together music and. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated. Dont complain, dont complain peter luscombe drums and percussion.
Paul michael kelly august 9, 1899 november 6, 1956 was an american stage, film and television actor. One night the moon came sailing by on a big ship right across the night. One night the moon is quite possibly the best australian movie ive seen since picnic at hanging rock. Original soundtrack, an album by paul kelly, kev carmody, mairead hannan on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. A truly original work, one night the moon is a marvellous achievement for. Produced for australian television, one night the moon received its american premier at the 2002 sundance film festival. One night the moon is a landmark australian feature, combining the creative filmmaking and storytelling talents of director rachel perkins with leading australian musicians paul kelly, kev carmody and mairead hannan.
One night, father tells the girl a bedtime story in which dreamers answer the siren song of the moon. The mother kaarin fairfax and father paul kelly, recent settlers in the rugged landscape, spend the night looking for her. Its a very short movie, exquisitely filmed to take advantage of the grandeur of australian countryside filmed in south australia. Based on the true story of a young girl who went missing in the australian. Said to be based on a reallife incident in a remote part of south australia in 1932, a young girl living with her parents on a desolate sheep run, is entranced one night by a full moon. This is most powerful presented in the song this land is mine, which comes early in the film, setting the tone of us and them. One night the moon was the idea of musician hannan, based on the true story of a missing boy. Singersongwriter paul kelly is one of australias greatest and most prolific storytellers, so it was only a matter of. Set in the 1930s, one night the moon is a musical drama about a young girl who goes missing in the rugged australian outback. Entranced by the beautiful, beaming moon, a young girl steps out of her window. A simple farmer paul kelly and his wife kaarin fairfax are the proud parents of a beautiful little girl memphis kelly.
Paul kelly is a principal actor and musician in one night the moon, playing the father, jim. When her parents go to check on their sleeping child, she is nowhere to be found. One night the moon came galloping by on a big horse right across the night sky one night the moon came galloping by called all the dreamers to come for a ride one night the moon came choochooing by on a big train right across the sky one night the moon came choochooing by called all the sleepers to come for a ride one night the moon came. Perkins also cast paul kelly in the role of the father. One night the moon emerged from a collaboration between director rachel perkins and a distinguished creative team that included songwriters kev carmody, paul kelly and mairead hannan.
As a musician he is known for his insightful lyrics that comment on modern australian life. One night the moon written by paul kelly and john romeril. One night the moon original soundtrack by paul kelly, kev. Kaarin fairfax was born on september 30, 1959 in melbourne, victoria, australia as kaarin louise fairfax. Their little girl is missing, disappeared sometime between ten and one last night, has therefore been gone approximately six hours. In early 1932, emily memphis kelly the only daughter of a farming family in outback australia, steps out of her bedroom window, fascinated by the full moon beaming down on a dramatic landscape.
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