The Tale of Ruby Rose 1988
The Tale of Ruby Rose
The year is 1933. Ruby Rose (Melita Jurisic) is an Australian woman living with her Welsh immigrant husband Henry (Chris Haywood) in the Tasmanian highlands. Cut off from her superjudgmental family, for whom Henry had once worked as a humble farm hand, Ruby remains isolated in her tiny house. Superstitiously terrified of the dark, she begins developing her own folklore about the inky blackness that surrounds her each night; this folklore eventually develops into Ruby's own personal religion, created to ward off the evils that she imagines lurk in every corner. Only by venturing out of her house and rekindling her relationship with her embittered father is Ruby able to exorcise her fears. Almost hypnotic in its stark beauty, Tale of Ruby Rose is proof enough that writer/director Roger Scholes deserves to be far better known.
The year is 1933. Ruby Rose (Melita Jurisic) is an Australian woman living with her Welsh immigrant husband Henry (Chris Haywood) in the Tasmanian highlands. Cut off from her superjudgmental family, for whom Henry had once worked as a humble farm hand, Ruby remains isolated in her tiny house. Superstitiously terrified of the dark, she begins developing her own folklore about the inky blackness that surrounds her each night; this folklore eventually develops into Ruby's own personal religion, created to ward off the evils that she imagines lurk in every corner. Only by venturing out of her house and rekindling her relationship with her embittered father is Ruby able to exorcise her fears. Almost hypnotic in its stark beauty, Tale of Ruby Rose is proof enough that writer/director Roger Scholes deserves to be far better known.
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Full Cast & Crew... Ruby Rose
... Henry Rose
... Gem
... Bennett
... Großmutter
... Cook
Release Date:
May 25, 1988 (Australia)
Run Time:
1hr 40`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Australia
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
The Tale of Ruby Rose
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
JL
James Legge... First Assistant Director
Cast
... Ruby Rose
... Henry Rose
... Gem
... Bennett
... Großmutter
... Cook
... Tasker
... Father
ND
Nell Dobson... Mrs. Bennett
TG
Terry Garcia... Vassi
... Singer
GD
Graham Davis... Town Man
PH
Phil Hammomd... Dead Bennett