Fumée sainte!

As I was about to fall asleep last Wednesday night, I happened upon the Australian movie "Holy Smoke!" with Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel. I remembered hearing about the movie many years ago, but like many small budget, foreign films, I forget about them until I come across them again. The interesting thing about this movie is it's beauty via location and cinematography, but also the funny and serious meshing at every turn. It's almost as if the film was directed by several different people.

The plot is interesting as well, Kate's character, Ruth Barron, returns form India where she's been soul-searching. When her family learns that she has taken up following a guy named Baba, they worry that she has been brain-washed and hire P.J. Waters, an Exit counselor played by Keitel. What ensues is inappropriate and wonderfully confusing while keeping you locked in to see just what will happen next.

Recommended on so many levels.
Holy Smoke!
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