Oyster Farmer

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A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.

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6.5/10

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- 6 nominations

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Trivia
The Director had Promised one of the locals Lorna that her and her pink house would appear in the film. By the Time of filming Lorna was in a retirement home, true to her word the director arranged for her cameo next to her pink House and said she could wear anything she wanted so she chose to Pink dress to match her beloved house.

Goofs
Toward the end of the film, Jack is traveling northbound on a V-series train and says "he's got to go back". Nikki says to him "then go", he moves to get off the train and the next shot shows him standing at Wondabyne Station. Problem is, the background footage has already depicted the train having gone past the station (you can see the stone carvings - they are NORTH of the station) and also the V-Series trains (silver) don't actually stop at Wondabyne. You need to be traveling on the OSCARs (grey with yellow doors) for them to actually stop at Wondabyne.

Quotes
Mumbles: She's an emotional manipulator of the worst kind and a great fuck. And that, my friend, is a terrifying combination.

Connections
Featured in On the set of 'Oyster Farmer' with Andrew Urban - Urban Cinefile (2004)

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7/10

Quirky but Quite Good

Oyster Farmer is a curious Australian movie in that its production values are more impressive than the story itself. First and foremost, the music throughout the movie is brilliant in that it suits the movie perfectly. The cinematography is likewise first class - the aerial scenes of the Hawkesbury River in particular are stunning. Also, the editing is tight and keeps the movie from bogging down - the editor and director deserve commendation for keeping the movie flowing.

The story itself is quirky and sometimes makes quantum leaps in credibility but, hey, what interesting movie doesn't? The acting is believable and allows you to understand the characters in most cases.

As a simple tale of life in a remote river community, the movie works quite well and deserves its reputation as a significant Australian film. Not great, but quite good.