The Goddess of 1967 遇上1967的女神
This Film is part of Focus: Forever Foreigner—The Films of Clara Law curated by Eleanor Lu and Ching Wong
20 Sept 2025 (Sat)
7pm, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
Australia | 2000 | Colour | 119’ | In English with Chinese and English subtitles
Dir.: Clara Law 羅卓瑤
Cast: Rose Bryne, Rikiya Kurokawa
A car aficionado (Kurokawa Rikiya) travels from Japan to Australia to buy his dream car, a Citroën DS, and meets a mysterious blind girl (Rose Byrne) from the area. The two strangers embark on a journey where an intimacy develops between them as they confront past traumas along the way.
Clara Law offers a unique twist on the genre of the road movie, with the film presenting a mosaic of visual styles and featuring an outstanding performance by Rose Byrne in her first leading role, which won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice. The meticulously crafted colour schemes, from the cold, futuristic blue of Tokyo to the sun-bleached palette of the deserted Outback, guide viewers through the non-linear narrative and convey the characters’ emotions in relation to the environments they inhabit.
With an introduction before screening by curator Eleanor Lu.
