Friday, September 17, 2010

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)


Directed by Peter Weir
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(IFC)

Shoulder-shrugging, quirky indie drama from Australia about a small town and its relationship with cars. Stranger Terry Camilleri crashes his car and trailer near the town, killing his brother. A local doctor torments him with psychological tests during his recovery. The town mayor adopts him as the son he never had. The townsfolk collect scrap metal from possibly intentional auto accidents that recur. The local youth drive graffiti-covered junk cars dressed up with spikes, eventually running amok in the finale. Why?

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