Name: Palm Beach
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-03-06
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Kenneth Brown, Nat Young, Amanda Berry

This is a surprisingly good low-budget film from underground veteran film-maker Albie Thoms.

The narratives of each of the stories with their different characters in Sydney's Palm Beach are intertwined, moving from story to story as the days pass, with each story finding a conclusion by the end of the film.

The film also has a very interesting use of sound, with the sound from one story overlapping with the picture from the next story, and radio news bulletins and ads playing (amusingly) as the characters drive around the suburb.

Though the spectacular scenery is somewhat muted (looking rather hazy), the film really captures the atmosphere of this (once laid-back and now affluent) beach suburb, and the feel of the 70s.

Bryan Brown, a Palm Beach local, is the only really big name actor in the film, though John Clayton and John Flaus also appeared in lots of local films and TV shows.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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