This Filthy Earth

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This Filthy Earth

#1 Post by MichaelB » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:05 pm

This Filthy Earth

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This Filthy Earth is the story of sisters Kath and Francine whose lives are disrupted by two men - a brutal villager greedy for the girls' land and a gentle stranger who offers the possibility of escape. Amidst a landscape of rural hardship and a community consumed with superstition, events unfurl which threaten their sibling bond.

This Filthy Earth is the second feature from Andrew Kotting, whose debut film, Gallivant, won him Channel 4's Best New Director Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 1996. It features an exciting line up of acting talent including Rebecca Palmer (Intimacy, Quills), Shane Attwooll (Porgy and Bess), Demelza Randall in her feature film debut, Dudley Sutton (Up at the Villa, The Devils) and French actor Xavier Tchili (La Perme). A tragic tale of rural passion and survival, This Filthy Earth is inspired by Emile Zolas novel La Terre and John Bergers Pig Earth.

Extras
- This Filthy Earth Installation (31 mins) - This single screen presentation is a reworking of an three screen installation first presented at the LAC Gallery in Sigean, France.
- This Filthy Earth Trailer (1 min)
- Shadows Across Baked Earth (An investigation into the Local Heritage through Contemporary Art) (20 mins) - Made during a year as Artist in Residence at Cat' Art,
- Illustrated booklet with production diary, film essays and reviews.

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This Filthy Earth
A film by Andrew Kötting

A tragic tale of rural passion and survival, This Filthy Earth is inspired by Emile Zola’s novel The Earth and John Berger’s Pig Earth and is co-written by Andrew Kötting and comedian Sean Lock.

This Filthy Earth is the tragic story of sisters Kath and Francine whose lives are disrupted by two men – a brutal villager greedy for the girls’ land and a gentle stranger who offers the possibility of escape. Amidst a landscape of rural hardship and a community consumed with superstition, events unfurl which threaten their sibling bond.

The film features an exciting line up of acting talent including Rebecca Palmer (Intimacy, Quills), Shane Attwooll (Porgy and Bess), Demelza Randall in her feature film debut, Dudley Sutton (Up at the Villa, The Devils) and French actor Xavier Tchili (La Perme).

This Filthy Earth is the second feature from director Andrew Kötting, whose debut film, Gallivant, also released on DVD by the BFI, won him Channel 4’s Best New Director Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 1996. It is produced by Ben Woolford of Tall Stories who previously produced Gallivant and the award-winning Beautiful People.

Special features

This Filthy Earth installation (31 mins) - This single screen presentation is a reworking of a three-screen installation first presented at the LAC Gallery in Sigean, France.
This Filthy Earth trailer
Shadows Across Baked Earth (An investigation into the Local Heritage through Contemporary Art) (20 mins) - Made during a year when Andrew Kötting was Artist in Residence at Cat'Art in Sainte Colombe sur l'Hers.
• Illustrated booklet

Release date: 22 June 2009
RRP £19.99 / cat. no. BFIVD842 / cert 15
UK / 2001 / colour / English, optional subtitles for the hearing impaired / 106 mins + 52 mins / DVD-9 / Radio 16:9

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Re: This Filthy Earth

#2 Post by oldsheperd » Tue May 17, 2011 10:42 am

I'm surprised no one commented on this film. I watched it this weekend and was floored. It's like this movie was found on a rubbish heap. Great stuff!

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Re: This Filthy Earth

#3 Post by tarpilot » Sat May 21, 2011 11:28 pm

Saw Gallivant recently, and was reminded (in quite a good way) of Peter Mettler's work, specifically Eastern Avenue. Will definitely check this out.

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