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The Tale of Ruby Rose (1988)

PG ★ 5.5/10 100 min Horror, Drama, Thriller Australia English
Director: Roger Scholes
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Melita Jurišić
Melita Jurišić Ruby Rose
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood Henry Rose
Rod Zuanic
Rod Zuanic Gem
Martyn Sanderson
Martyn Sanderson Bennett
Sheila Florance
Sheila Florance Großmutter
Sheila Kennelly Cook
John McKelvey Tasker
Wilkie Collins Father

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