After months of deliberations followed by far too long having to hold our collective breath, we’re delighted to announce Topless Women Talk About Their Lives is this year’s Flicks Live Read as part of the NZ International Film Festival.
Last year fresh life was breathed into Peter Jackson’s Braindead, and now the Flicks Live Read returns with Harry Sinclair’s beloved feature debut. Capturing late 90s Auckland culture – its people, landmarks, lifestyle, and soundtrack – like nothing else, Topless Women is a generational classic. For one night it returns to the Civic’s Wintergarden, as well as the NZIFF where it premiered, this time in the flesh. Free to attend, and with a talented cast offering a one-off take on Sinclair’s film, this is an unmissable event for NZ film fans.
“Harry Sinclair’s film is both a timeless portrayal of 20-somethings on the cusp of becoming actual adults as well a specific time capsule of Gen-X Auckland,” says Flicks Editor Steve Newall. “Its Flying Nun songs soundtracked my life at the time, and my nostalgia for the era is fueled by so much of its wardrobe, locations – and even the tiniest of decorations in many shots. I can’t wait to see what happens when we hand it over to a brand new cast.”
“Topless Women premiered at the festival in 1997 while the Civic was closed for refurbishment,” NZ International Film Festival Director Bill Gosden recalls. “It was a great occasion at the St James, a triumph, but its return to the Civic, in seriously mutated form, is sure to be another night to remember.”
As part of the NZ International Film Festival’s 2015 programme, the live read stars a talented cast getting stuck in to the material for the first time, with no rehearsal and no safety net, free in front of a live audience. Bringing the familiar characters to life in new, unexpected, ways will be:
Milo Cawthorne (Deathgasm)
Claire Chitham (Outrageous Fortune)
Chelsie Preston Crayford (Underbelly: Razor)
Barnaby Fredric (2015 48Hours Grand National Champ Bread Winner)
Guy Montgomery (The Worst Idea of All Time)
Josh Thomson (Hounds)
For those spurred on by the awesome Flying Nun soundtrack, an after-party of Kiwi karaoke is in the works. Stay tuned for more info.
Topless Women Talk About Their Lives
The Flicks Live Read
Wednesday July 22nd
The Wintergarden at The Civic
7pm start
FREE ADMISSION
