Chancom & Lions Den Productions
A contemporary film with strong yet understated absurd and comic elements, HUNGRY HEART takes a refreshingly realistic look at relationships, love and obsessions. Set in Brunswick, Melbourne, we see life through the eyes of Salvatore Bono (Nick Carrafa), returning to his, parents' home after completing his internship as a doctor in the country. He introduces us to a range of characters with interesting quirks.
Firstly Vito, (Osvaldo Maione), his Grandfather, who has a liking for standing in the middle of the road outside the Melbourne Cemetery with his eyes tightly closed waiting for the next unsuspecting motorist to come along. Then we meet Charlie, (Mark Rogers), a larrikin petty criminal who is trying his hand at being a postman while playing in a band at night. Charlie tries to convince Sal to help him in an unlikely robbery with some unexpected results. We also meet Mr O'Ryan, (Norman Kaye), the Bono's next door neighbor who has been in love with Mrs. Bono, (Dasha Blahova), since he met her during his training for the priesthood in Italy. He is now a novelist and wont to quote at length when moved.
The romance begins when Sal meets Kate, (Kimberley Davenport), in a nightclub; he had noticed her on a tram earlier the same day. The meeting is brief and Sal determines to track her down. When he does their unconventional relationship develops. Kate, a quiet, mysteriously haunting girl with a fiery spirit, has difficulty rationalising her feelings for Sal with the closeness she feels for her flat mate, Jane, (Lisa Schouw). Jane is very much a city girl; she sings in a band and is unashamedly in love with Kate.
The ultimate conclusion is unpredictable and ambivalent.
Director
Luigi Acquisto
Screenplay Luigi Acquisto
Producer
Rosa Colosimo
Executive Producers
Rosa Colosimo
Kevin Moore
Reg McLean
DOP
James Grant
(Cinematograpy Award) Editor
Courtney Page Music David Bridie
Cast Nick Carrafa
Kimberley Davenport
Norman Kaye
Dasha Blahova
Lisa Schouw
Mark Rogers
