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'A piece of paper, a passport, an identity card or a new legend can give a person a second chance, a new life and – in some cases – the ability to commit all manner of crimes.
'Professional forger Alan Figg operates in a world of duplicity where little is what it seems. He provides people with new identities and often the chance of a new life. His clients range from embezzlers to murderers, from credit card scammers to Mafiosi; as long as they can pay, Figg provides, no questions asked. But with age beginning to take its toll on his craft, and a thug threatening his life, Figg's world is about to spin out of control.
Supported by the MIFF Premiere Fund and inspired by a real-life Russian forger, director and screenwriter Ian Pringle (Isabelle Eberhardt, MIFF 1991; Wrong World, MIFF 1985) has crafted a taut, engrossing story about the disposable, desperate underbelly of society.' (Production summary)
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Forging New Lives : Ian Pringle's 'The Legend Maker'
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Autumn no. 184 2015; (p. 28-31)'The 'problem' of border security is often raised in Australian politics, but the plight of asylum seekers and those who help them is rarely depicted in narrative cinema. 'The legend maker', a film about a forger who gives refugees new futures by re-envisioning their pasts, shines a light on these topical issues and puts a human face to the demonised figure of the people smuggler.'
Source: Abstract.
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The Returned
2014
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— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 16-22 August 2014; (p. 18-19)'Just when his filmmaking career was taking off on the back of Romper Stomper, Ian Pringle spectacularly fell from grace. Now, 22 years on, he's back behind the camera. He talks to Diana Plater.'
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The Director, the Stolen Picasso and the Jail Pen
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 August 2014; (p. 8)
— Review of The Legend Maker 2014 single work film/TV
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The Director, the Stolen Picasso and the Jail Pen
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 August 2014; (p. 8)
— Review of The Legend Maker 2014 single work film/TV -
The Returned
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 16-22 August 2014; (p. 18-19)'Just when his filmmaking career was taking off on the back of Romper Stomper, Ian Pringle spectacularly fell from grace. Now, 22 years on, he's back behind the camera. He talks to Diana Plater.'
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Forging New Lives : Ian Pringle's 'The Legend Maker'
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Autumn no. 184 2015; (p. 28-31)'The 'problem' of border security is often raised in Australian politics, but the plight of asylum seekers and those who help them is rarely depicted in narrative cinema. 'The legend maker', a film about a forger who gives refugees new futures by re-envisioning their pasts, shines a light on these topical issues and puts a human face to the demonised figure of the people smuggler.'
Source: Abstract.
