Dr. Plonk

The year is 1907 and Dr. Plonk, a not-so-mad scientist, discovers that the end of the world is closer than anticipated. However, convincing the political buffoons of his time is another matter altogether. His warnings dismissed as disaster talk and faced with the demand to present sold proof, Dr. Plonk invents a time machine hoping to provide evidence of the upcoming Armageddon. Employing the most powerful weapon of subversion ?satire- Rolf de Heer’s slapstick comedy never fails to raise poignant questions: Can scientific proof survive the contemporary media spin? Do prophets of doom have a point? How efficient are today’s political leaders? And, above all, how careful are we in our use of modern technology?

Director: Rolf de Heer
Screenwrietr: Rolf de Heer
Cinematography: Judd Overton
Editing: Tania Nehme
Music: Graham Tardif
Cast: Nigel Lunghi, Paul Blackwell, Magda Szubanski

Australia, B & W
English, 81΄
Format: 35mm