Review of Five Moments of Infidelity

I saw this at the Aussie film festival in London. There's something I love about this film festival as it gives you the chance to catch new film makers and the raw energy and talent that seems to spring up from the Australian film industry. This film was one of the highlights of the festival in that respect. Intimately shot, it had the effect of genuinely immersing you in the character vignettes. As each storyline developed, it gripped more due to the heightened sense of reality the film displays. Some of the style is almost reminiscent of theatre such is the immediacy of our exposure to the characters. This required strong performances, with so full a spotlight on the unfolding relationships, and there were touching performances on show here. As the story lines began to tangle around each other, the attention to the characterisations paid off, leading the film towards a poignant ending.

This was film-making as a labour of love. Intimate and unflinching in its exploration of love, infidelity and the destructive power that lies within relationships.