The Second (film)

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The Second
Directed byMairi Cameron
Written byStephen Lance
Produced byLeanne Tonkes
Stephen Lance
StarringRachael Blake
CinematographyMark Wareham
Edited bySteve Cooper
Music byRyan Walsh
Production
companies
Sense & Centsability
Dust Bunny
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$740,000 [1]

The Second is a 2018 Australian film directed by Mairi Cameron.

Contents

Premise

Following the publication of her successful book, an author and her lover (also her publisher), visits her old home in the small town she grew up in.

Cast

Reception

The Guardian called it "an unconventional spooky movie, eschewing shadows and gloom for a mostly sunny aesthetic. " [2]

Variety called it "a sexy and satisfying thriller that toys with time, memory and the provocative side of storytelling." [1]

Adrian Martin wrote "out of the current batch of Australian movies, I found it to be one of the most arresting and sophisticated." [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Film Review: 'The Second'". Variety. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (4 July 2018). "The Second review – Rachael Blake ventures to dark places in steamy thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Martin, Adrian (7 December 2018). "Film Review: Overlooked and Underrated. The Second according to Adrian Martin". Screen Hub.
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