Touch (2014 film)

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Touch
Directed byChristopher Houghton
Written byChristopher Houghton
Produced byJulie Byrne
Starring Leeanna Walsman
Onor Nottle
CinematographyAaron Gully
Edited byDavid Banbury
Music byKyls Burtland
Release date
  • 2014 (2014)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$480,000

Touch is a 2014 Australian film written and directed by Christopher Houghton. [1] It premiered at Sydney Film Festival in 2014 [2] and was released into cinemas in 2015. [3]

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Plot

Cast

Reception

Jake Wilson in the Sydney Morning Herald gave it 2 stars and says "the biggest problem is a storyline more suited to a short than a feature." [4] David Stratton, writing for the Australian, gave it 3 1/2 stars. He calls it "a well made and rather creepy drama that withholds a good deal of information from the audience yet succeeds in its portrayal of a woman at the end of her tether." [3] Glam Adelaide's Nathan Giaccio gave it 7/10 and believes it should have been shorter. He finishes "Houghton has shaped a telling and memorable tale of love, loss, and the psychosis of grief, that will certainly leave you with questions, and just a hint of sorrow." [5] Frank Hatherly on Screen Daily writes "Touch is a compelling, cryptic movie that should ideally be seen without any idea what to expect." [6]

References

  1. Knight, David (27 May 2015), "A thrilling touch", The Adelaide Review
  2. Morgan, Clare (21 May 2014), "Walsman in touch with roots", Central
  3. 1 2 Stratton, David (23 May 2015), "Bad time stories", The Australian
  4. Wilson, Jake (13 May 2015), "Touch review: Newcomer Onor Nottle stands out in moody Australian art film", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. Giaccio, Nathan (20 May 2015), "Film Review: Touch", Glam Adelaide
  6. Hatherly, Frank (13 June 2015), "Touch", Screen Daily