Epsilon (film)

1995 Australian-Italian science fiction film by Rolf de Heer

Epsilon (also known as Alien Visitor)

Directed by| Rolf de Heer
Written by| Rolf de Heer
Produced by|

* Domenico Procacci
* Rolf de Heer

Starring|

* Ulli Birve
* Syd Brisbane

Cinematography| Tony Clark
Edited by| Tania Nehme
Music by| Graham Tardif
Distributed by|

* Roadshow (AU)
* Miramax (US, UK)

Release date

* 23 April 1997 (1997-04-23) (Australia)

Running time

* 88 minutes (1995 version)
* 92 minutes (1997 version)

Countries| Australia, Italy
Language| English
Box office| A$2,373 (Australia)[1]

Epsilon (also titled Alien Visitor) is a 1995 Australian-Italian science fiction film that was directed by Rolf de Heer. It features Ulli Birve and Syd Brisbane (and Alethea McGrath, but in the 1997 expanded version only).[2][3] The extended version of the film runs for 92 minutes and was distributed by Miramax in 1997.

## Plot

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An old woman tells two little girls a story around a campfire. A young female from the planet Epsilon is teleported to Earth by mistake. She arrives naked in a desert, but is found by a surveyor who gives her some clothes. When she finds out she is on Earth, she is upset and informs the surveyor that other alien races consider humans to be failures that suffer from carelessness and greed and their habit of creating pollution is especially frowned upon. He at first thinks she is crazy, but she demonstrates the ability to transport herself and the surveyor instantly to any location and manipulate time. She takes him on a journey around the world, showing him the damage people have done to the environment. After several harsh lessons, like when she locates and cuts down his favorite tree, he begins to see her point of view.

Eventually, the two fall in love and she decides to stay on Earth. However, her people locate her and abruptly teleport her back to Epsilon, leaving her empty pile of clothes behind. Though saddened, he decides to honor her by working to stop pollution, starting by leaving his truck behind and walking back to civilization because of the air pollution it creates.

The old woman concludes her tale by saying the surveyor succeeded. Thanks to his efforts, air pollution was eliminated and people are able to see the stars at night.[2][4]

## Production

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De Heer came up with the idea for the film while driving to dinner at a friend's house. Filming took over eight months.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed 12 November 2012
2. ^ a b Bleiler, David (2004). TLA Video & DVD Guide: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide. Macmillan. p. 13. ISBN 0-312-31690-9.
3. ^ Staff (2004). The Scarecrow Movie Guide. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. p. 631\. ISBN 1-57061-415-6.
4. ^ "Alien Visitor Synopsis". The Independent Film Channel LLC. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
5. ^ Andrew L Urban, "DE HEER, ROLF : EPSILON - LONGING FOR NATURE", Urban Cinefile accessed 11 November 2012

## External links

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* Official website
* Epsilon at IMDb
* Epsilon at Oz Movies

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Films directed by Rolf de Heer

* Tail of a Tiger (1984)
* Thank You Jack (1985) (TV)
* Incident at Raven's Gate (1988)
* Dingo (1991)
* Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
* The Quiet Room (1996)
* Epsilon (1997)
* Dance Me to My Song (1998)
* The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2000)
* The Tracker (2002)
* Alexandra's Project (2003)
* Ten Canoes (2006)
* The Balanda and the Bark Canoes (2006) (TV)
* Dr Plonk (2007)
* Twelve Canoes (2008)
* The King is Dead! (2012)
* Charlie's Country (2013)
* The Survival of Kindness (2023)

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