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Author Ella Smith

Ella Smith

Ella Smith

Ella is a published play-write and poet who, while never dabbling in film herself, appreciates it immensely. She’s a lover of films that leave you warm and fuzzy and dually, ones that engage the most critical parts of the human condition that crave philosophy, art and challenge. Some of her favourites include anything set in a vintage era and please, for the love of god nothing that involves a dog (she will cry).

Little Women Review – The Complexities of Being a Woman in the mid-1800s Brought to Life

Ella Smith
January 30, 2020
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Little Women is equal parts endearing and poignant, prepare to get sucked into the eloquence of art and quaintness of life of the mid 1800’s and into the lives of March girls (and be prepared not to want to le...

A Simple Space Fringe Review – An Unforgettable Dance Comedy Experience that Can’t Be Missed

Ella Smith
January 20, 2020
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A Simple Space will leave you as breathless as it’s seven acclaimed performers. Nestled in a corner of Fringe’s Woodside Pleasure Garden, you’ll leave the streets of Northbridge behind you upon entering this w...

Promised Review – An endearing kind of Rom-Com

Ella Smith
October 25, 2019
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‘But the world was changing and so were we – some of us sooner than others.’ Promised, written and directed by Nick Conidi (co-directed with Tony Ferrieri), is a film which draws inspiration from Conidi’s p...

The Goldfinch Review – An Appreciation of Art Steeped in Tragedy

Ella Smith
September 25, 2019
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The Goldfinch is a journey through art, childhood and the fundamentals of human emotion like no other. It has all of the inquisitive edge of a murder mystery without the murder, keeping you tied to the pl...

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