Judy & Punch
DramaThrillerComedyCrime
6.1/10
|AU
|en
|105 min
Release Date: 2019-11-21
Overview - In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteering but Punch's driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge.
Production Companies
Blue-Tongue FilmsFilm VictoriaVICE MediaCreate NSWSoundfirmPariah Productions
User Reviews
SWITCH.
9/10
It’s always fantastic when an Australian film is a success, and even more so when there’s a female filmmaker at the helm. However, for something as unique and fresh as ‘Judy and Punch’ to come from Australia makes me genuinely proud. A period story with a message that’s vital to current society, Mirrah Foulkes is an exciting young storyteller, and I can’t wait to see what she has in store next. -...
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Stephen Campbell
7/10
**_A fascinating socio-political study of proto-feminism mixed with exceptionally dark comedy_** >_Thence to see an Italian puppet play that is within the rayles there, which is very pretty, the best that ever I saw._ - Samuel Pepys (May 9, 1662); _The Diary of Samuel Pepys_ (1825) >_In my opinion the street Punch is one of those extravagant reliefs from the realities of life which would ...
