In Florian Habicht's feature debut, garbageman Gert is charged with the task of transporting the mute Princess Plum to...
In Florian Habicht's feature debut, garbageman Gert is charged with the task of transporting the mute Princess Plum to her wedding in a neighbouring town, a journey fraught with danger and romance.
Woodenhead is a cinematic curiosity that could only be made by a German born but New Zealand raised filmmaker. The plot is heavily indebted to Teutonic folk stories in the manner of the Brothers Grimm. If first impressions makes this concept seem disarmingly cutesy, the manner in which it is presented on screen is robustly experimental, lending it a dark, dreamlike aura. Just as the comforting fairytale template is twisted into strangely unfamiliar territory, the black and white photography re-imagines New Zealand's normally idyllic rural landscape as a gothic, quietly sinister setting. Heightening these surreal elements is the process by which the film was composed, with the soundtrack, both music and dialogue (supplied by voices not belonging to the on screen actors), recorded first and the visuals assembled around them.
Woodenhead was nominated in two categories at the 2003 New Zealand Film and Television Awards - Florian Habicht for best digital feature and cinematographer / co-editor Chris Pryor for best technical contribution.
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Woodenhead | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- New Zealand