| Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
form
y
Hostage
Savage Attraction;
Hostage : The Christine Maresch Story;
Hostage : The Story of Christine Maresch
( dir. Frank Shields
)
Australia
:
Frontier Films
,
1983
6060151
1983
single work
film/TV
crime
thriller
(taught in 2 units)
'Couched in terms more suited to a sensationalist TV movie, this Australian production unashamedly employs melodramatic symbolism to emphasise the unbelievable truth of its true-life subject. Director Frank Shields secures a full-throttle performance from Ralph Schicha, as the brutal husband who not only subjects wife Kerry Mack to endless domestic violence, but also forces her to participate in the bank raids that sustain his neo-Nazi activities. Although there are references to the Baader-Meinhof group, ultimately the film is clearly less interested in politics than in the tempestuous marriage.' Source: Radio Times (http://www.radiotimes.com/film/kbbdx/URL). (Sighted: 17/6/2013) |
Australian Screen | Griffith University | 2012 (Semester 2) |
|
form
y
Hostage
Savage Attraction;
Hostage : The Christine Maresch Story;
Hostage : The Story of Christine Maresch
( dir. Frank Shields
)
Australia
:
Frontier Films
,
1983
6060151
1983
single work
film/TV
crime
thriller
(taught in 2 units)
'Couched in terms more suited to a sensationalist TV movie, this Australian production unashamedly employs melodramatic symbolism to emphasise the unbelievable truth of its true-life subject. Director Frank Shields secures a full-throttle performance from Ralph Schicha, as the brutal husband who not only subjects wife Kerry Mack to endless domestic violence, but also forces her to participate in the bank raids that sustain his neo-Nazi activities. Although there are references to the Baader-Meinhof group, ultimately the film is clearly less interested in politics than in the tempestuous marriage.' Source: Radio Times (http://www.radiotimes.com/film/kbbdx/URL). (Sighted: 17/6/2013) |
Australian Screen | Griffith University | 2010 (Semester 2) |
