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(work in progress - currently at detailed treatment stage)
The Kiss Of Judas
takes the form and structure of the Western and transplants it into Medieval
England - as Kurosawa moved the Western to feudal Japan for the “Seven Samurai”.
The 'wild west' myths in fact grew out of medieval folklore. It is time to bring
it home. To a time of the plague, popular uprising and religious unrest. The
film is aimed at the mainstream audience in the same way that Clint Eastwood's
“Unforgiven” was. It seeks to deliver its message and themes through an entertaining
and riveting story that contains moments of tension, humour and action. As with
most historical stories we also have a chance to explore modern day issues and
concerns. Read more about this interesting new genre here.
A highly visual
piece with minimal dialogue. This is a film that features open downland, weathered
landscapes, rain beaten faces, rotting timber houses, rusty armour and exposed
people. This is not the rural England of Constable but rather the bleak landscapes
of Turner. Key words are desolate, chilling, isolated, biting, hopeless, despondent,
resentment, retribution, redemption.
| Albion, (a Christopher
Eccleston type) is a friar on a pilgrimage to seek redemption for his
life of warfare. But suspicion and mistrust greet the stranger when he
stops at a small, isolated village. Slowly the friar pieces together the
recent history of this settlement on the edge of self-destruction.
The local Baron had quarantined the area during the plague forcing increased hardship and suffering on the people. Now they are refusing to pay their taxes or work for the Baron until he pays a proper wage. The villagers are effectively on strike and suspicious of all outsiders. Albion's message is clear; they must stand united. As the stalemate continues their hardship deepens. When one of the Baron's tax collectors is murdered in a skirmish panic descends and the villagers throw Albion out. He completes his pilgrimage but life with the Bishop is closeted, safe, secluded - and his has unfinished business if he is to find his redemption. Now deep in winter Albion returns to discover the Baron is forming a 'posse' to deal with the villagers once and for all. He makes it back to the settlement just as the snow starts to fall. A stand off. The villagers are now snowed in, unable to escape. The coming thaw will bring them freedom, but also the posse. And so they begin to prepare for the fight ahead, they must beat ploughshares into swords. The snow melts - the battle begins. Yet the underdog farmers find themselves on a level playing field as the heavy armour of the posse turns the snow into slush - and then mud. But the fight is brutal as sharp metal meets flesh and bone. As Albion faces the tired posse he realises that nothing can truly change - the system stays in place. While the Baron has been deposed, the village has been effectively wiped out. He was forced to draw his sword and now his quest to bring peace and prosperity lies in tatters. How could he have ever thought he was more than just another cog in a giant machine? |
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