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Reference Type Sydney Morning Herald newspaper
Title Crowded house
Author(s)Sacha Molitorisz
Section Metro
State NSW
Country Australia
Publication Date 24-08-2001
Citation Date
Page Number 7
Comments ‘Crowded House’ is an article that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 24th of August 2001. It begins by revealing the dedication that appears at the end of Richard Lowenstein’s film “He Died with a Felafel in His Hand.” Sacha Molitorisz explains that “For Michael” is a reference to Michael Hutchence of INXS, revealing a connection between the singer and the director that many people would not have known existed. It is this angle that makes the piece stand out from the numerous other pre-felafel-film-release-articles that were printed in the same week. The connection is designed to get peoples’ attention. Molitorisz tells the history of their friendship through anecdotal quotes from Lowenstein. She uses a quote in which Lowenstein compares himself to the journalist character in ‘Almost Famous,’ a film that includes ‘Felafel’ star, Noah Taylor. Lowenstein says that the journalist character was included into the band in much the same way that INXS included him. Aside from subtly introducing Taylor into the context and setting up the ‘Almost Famous’ plot twist in the saga of delays in getting ‘Felafel’ made, the story endears Lowenstein to the readers. Molitorisz moves into a brief description of some of Lowenstein’s professional work. A comparison between ‘Dogs in Space’ (a Lowenstein film starring Michael Hutchence) and ‘Felafel’ segues into a summary of ‘Felafel’ The comparison works well to recommend ‘Felafel’ to anyone who is already a fan of ‘Dogs in Space’. Molitorisz discusses Noah Taylor’s connection to Lowenstein through ‘Dogs in Space’ and circles back to Michael Hutchence. It is a well-rounded article that finishes with details of ‘Felafel’ that does its job in advertising the film.

-Charlotte Brown
tags: Almost Famous He Died with a Felafel in His Hand INXS Michael Hutchence Richard Lowenstein 
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