![]() ![]() ![]() The long shots of the surf and the creek beds and the silhouetted gum tree added an almost haunted sense of solitude and stillness. The action and character interaction are interspersed with long beautiful shots of the beach, and Pikelet and his best friend Loonie (Ben Spence) drifting along the ocean’s current. Set in the South West Coast of Western Australia, Breath is a lush, beautiful piece of cinema. Enigmatic former pro surfer, Sando (Simon Baker) and his wife, Eva (Elizabeth Debicki), enter their lives soon after. The film starts with them falling in love with surfing at the age of thirteen. It’s a close adaptation of the novel, which follows Pikelet (Samson Coulson) and Loonie (Ben Spence), two young Australian boys. The film is the directorial debut by Simon Baker, of The Mentalist fame, and was adapted for the screen by Winton, Baker and Gerard Lee. This adaptation of the Tim Winton novel of the same name, is a love letter to the hard, unpredictable, nature of the ocean. ![]()
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