| The Tale of Ruby Rose | |
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| Directed by | Roger Scholes |
| Produced by | Bryce Menzies Andrew Wiseman |
| Written by | Roger Scholes |
| Starring | Melita Jurisic Chris Haywood Rod Zuanic Sheila Florence Martyn Sanderson. |
| Music by | Paul Schutze |
| Cinematography | Steve Mason |
| Editing by | Roger Scholes |
| Release date(s) | 1987 (Venice Film Festival) 18 August 1988 (Australia) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Tale of Ruby Rose is an Australian movie, released in 1988. It is 100 minutes in length. It was written and directed by Roger Scholes and produced by Andrew Wiseman and Bryce Menzies. The cast included Melita Jurisic, Chris Haywood, Rod Zuanic, Sheila Florence, and Martyn Sanderson.
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In the wild and isolated wilderness of the Tasmanian highlands, Ruby Rose is overcome by her fear of darkness. Ruby cries out to the elemental spirits that surround her. She is driven to take a harrowing journey out of the mountains to seek help from her lost grandmother.
1987 Venice Film Festival, Main competition - Critics' Awards:
Won the Best Original Music Score (Paul Schutze) award at the AFI Awards.
The film received generally positive reviews. Christine Cremen from The Australian described it as "a masterly evocation". Keith Connolly from The Age called it "an artistic gem". David Stratton from The Movie Show gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, describing the film as "visually magnificent". Walter Goodman from The New York Times however gave the film a negative review, describing it as "undernourished and overcooked, like the possums on which the household [in the film] survives".[2]