Lots of steam, but no sex in movie hit Challengers
The steamiest movie of the year has almost no sex in it, says ALISON TAYLOR. How did Challengers do it?
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The steamiest movie of the year has almost no sex in it, says ALISON TAYLOR. How did Challengers do it?
"Ashley Hribar’s accompaniment was extraordinary. He improvised as the film played, giving an original response with his accompaniment that was edgy, musical and always totally appropriate," writes reviewer LEN POWER.
"Making live music for real-time listeners was the main thrust of Sunday's closing concert for the 30th Canberra International Music Festival, appropriately themed Mulanggari (alive)," writes reviewer HELEN MUSA.
"It is a feeling of impermanence, of the sifting boundaries of shelter and safety and our understanding of it that connects the many complex themes in this exhibition," writes visual arts reviewer KERRY-ANNE COUSINS.