{"identifier":"PCO-Island_6312086858112","browse_author":"Paul Cox (Director), Santhana K. Naidu (Producer), Paul Cox Illumination Films (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video)) and Paul Cox (Screenplay by)","subscription_list":["bvl_filmmedia"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350896475,"description":"Island is a film about women and their struggle with fate. Three women \u2013 an Australian (Eva Sitta), a Sri Lankan (Anoja Weerasinghe) and a Greek (Irene Papas) \u2013 meet on a Greek island in the Dodecanese. All are exiles of some kind, escaping from their own personal tragedies. Their lives become inextricably linked by their common desires and mutual fear of the outside world. Ultimately it is the island itself and the generosity and warmth of the islanders which leads all three women into revelations about themselves and their place in the world. Exploring a spectrum of emotions ranging from extreme passion to abject fear, leading to murder, from loneliness to wanton sensuality, this powerful psychological drama confirms Paul Cox's reputation as a most thoughtful and provocative director. \u201cAlthough set in the ancient world of a small island somewhere between Greece and Turkey, Island deals with contemporary issues. The destruction of individuality in Western society for instance, or the confusion, madness and brutality of the political situation in Sri Lanka. \n Island is about arriving and departing, about home and homesickness, about east and west, and of course about love\u201d \u2013 Paul Cox Director: Paul Cox Producer: Santhana K. Naidu, Paul Cox Writer: Paul Cox Cinematographer: Michael Edols Cast: Irene Papas, Eva Sitta, Anoja Weerasinghe Born in Holland and settled in Melbourne since the mid-\u201860s, Paul Cox wass an auteur of international acclaim, having received numerous international awards. He was one of the most prolific makers of films in Australia, with numerous features, shorts and documentaries to his name. He is the recipient of many special tributes and retrospectives at film festivals across the world, including a major retrospective at the Lincoln Centre in New York in 1992. His films of the early and mid \u201880s \u2013 Lonely Hearts (1981), Man of Flowers (1983), and My First Wife (1984) \u2013 were highly acclaimed both locally and internationally. \n Man of Flowers premiered in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, and went on to win Best Film at the 1984 Valladolid Film Festival as well as Best Foreign Film at the 1991 Warsaw Film Festival. \n Cactus premiered in Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1986 and Vincent won the Jury Prize at the 1988 Istanbul International Filmdays. \n A Woman's Tale won the Grand Prix at the 1992 International Flanders Film Festival in Ghent and Exile screened in competition at the 1994 Berlin International Film Festival. More recently, Cox's highly acclaimed feature Innocence (2000) won massive audience and critical acclaim, including Best Film and the People's Choice Award at the 2000 Montreal World Film Festival; and 5 Australian IF awards including Best Film, Independent Filmmaker of the Year for Paul Cox, and Best Actress for Julia Blake. Cox\u2019s career continued, with features such as Human Touch (2004) and Salvation (2008). He died in Melbourne in 2016. Language - English","videoId":6312086858112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_filmmedia","title":"Island","xml_source":"bvl_filmmedia_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"PCO-Island","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/9b15b97d-515c-4de2-af42-3c75ce708bbc/ae48097f-c08c-4bbc-add4-70d0c3146ea0/1280x720/match/image.jpg","facets":"video , Video ,","contenttypeorder":3,"date_of_publication":1989,"publisher":"Paul Cox Illumination Films","productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"PCO-Island","facet":["video"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Paul Cox~Santhana K. Naidu~Paul Cox Illumination Films~Paul Cox"}