Author Michael Farrell

Michael Farrell

Michael Farrell is a poet. His book “ode ode” (Salt Publishing, 2003) was short-listed for last year's The Age Poetry Book of the Year award. It contains poems inspired by the films Citizen Kane (“citizen kane”), Cyclo (“the singer”), Speed (“nude descending a liftshaft”) and Gods and Monsters (“informality”); a poem inspired by the life of Ed Wood (“burlesque”); a poem based on Russell Crowe's description of Anthony Hopkins on The Movie Show (“a h at work”) and a sequence of poems which parodies film reviewing (“codas”). He lives near the Astor Theatre in Melbourne.

Thoughts on the Number Five: Kiarostami, von Trier, and Slessor

Michael Farrell

October 2004

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A short, lyrical contemplation on the popularity and usage of the number “five” in recent cinema.