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I saw this film in the late 1980s on the local uhf television station. I think this film is what piqued my interest in Australian films. I have thought about this film from time to time and have looked for it but to no avail.

This may not be a masterpiece but the film is rather enjoyable. The setting takes place near a stage while on the world stage we are made aware some nuclear powers are waging war.

The world is not over yet and you sense the realization the end is near has not completely sunk in but there is a sadness or sense of imminent loss.

I really like the fact that the actors looked like ordinary people and like ordinary people they responded to the news in an ordinary way as perhaps a person in their late teens or early twenties would. It is a rude awakening to the harshness of life but somehow the characters manage to make the most of it.

This film does not appear to be on dvd or vhs but I hope it becomes available soon. It is sad that teen movies today seem to lack distinction.

The film was shot in a way that made you feel the somewhat dreary existence of some unknown French community. You could either become another cog in the wheel of such dreariness or you could not let it get to you and live your life the way you want to live it and make the most out of what you got, much like Isa. The contrast is Marie but Marie is very much a free spirit. It is just that Marie has let the bleakness get to her on some level.

They meet 2 bouncers who have a rough exterior but they form some sort of bond with the two women. Sometimes they will do things together as friends often do. Isa seems contented while Marie seems to be looking for something better which seems to involve a man in her life.

Isa relies on herself for her happiness. Marie increasingly feels the need for a male companion in order to feel whole and content.

A beautiful film. It captured the emotions you experience in relationships rather nicely. I, like others have noted, felt like I had known the characters at least somewhere in my life.

This movie was beyond cheese and camp. At least campy movies can be fun but this was utterly miserable. I spent one dollar at the local video rental place for this piece of junk. I would rather watch QVC.

There is but a faint shred of goodness in this film and that is Lela Rochon. She is extremely beautiful in this film. The script just was not for her. She must have been in a bind to appear in this. I am thinking rent was due.

Everything else was all cliche. A person who was just learning the English language could do better with the dialogue. Please, avoid this film.

A lot of simple low tech action with stunning visuals. The "blockbuster" films get a large budget for a commensurate amount of special effects. This film has excellent low tech visuals that costs a minute fraction of say an "Independence Day" or something of the sort. Once you see Franka with her fiery red hair against the backdrop of Frankfort or wherever this was filmed you will understand. Stylistically, this is a superb film.

The plot is simple but many films have done quite well with less plot development. The soundtrack as mentioned before is excellent. Just imagine a music video with more plot and more dialogue than usual. It works for this film.