Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

Date:: 10 Dec 2023

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A post-apocalyptic phantasmagoria in the landscapes of Mad Max, but with symbolism instead of action. Russian premiere as part of The Sunset Fired a Hundred Suns programme.

Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds
1987, Alex Proyas

Australia
96 minutes, English with Russian subtitles

Starring: Michael Lake, Melissa Davis, Norman Boyd, Rhys Davis

What happened to civilisation, God knows: all that’s left is a sun-scorched, merciless wasteland. There are hardly any people, so when Smith stumbles across a brother and sister living here, he takes it as a miracle. Maybe they can help him cross the neighbouring mountains? Except the brother gets around in a wheelchair and the sister is insane.

Shot from Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, 1987

Spirits is incredibly beautifully shot — Proyas has an excellent eye for visual composition.

— JR Southall, Starburst

The film turns out to be not an action about survival, but a lyrical drama filled with symbolism about the dream of flight even in a world that stubbornly pins its inhabitants to the ground.

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