The Tale of Ruby Rose (1988)

Horror
Drama
Thriller

The year is 1933. Ruby Rose (Melita Jurisic) is an Australian woman living with her Welsh immigrant husband Henry (Chris Haywood) in the Tasmanian highlands. Cut off from her superjudgmental family, for whom Henry had once worked as a humble farm hand, Ruby remains isolated in her tiny house. Superstitiously terrified of the dark, she begins developing her own folklore about the inky blackness that surrounds her each night; this folklore eventually develops into Ruby's own personal religion, created to ward off the evils that she imagines lurk in every corner. Only by venturing out of her house and rekindling her relationship with her embittered father is Ruby able to exorcise her fears. Almost hypnotic in its stark beauty, Tale of Ruby Rose is proof enough that writer/director Roger Scholes deserves to be far better known.

Cast

Henry Rose
Dead Bennett
Großmutter
Mrs. Bennett

Crew

Production Design
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Executive Producer
Director of Photography
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
First Assistant Director
Sound Mixer
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Production Manager
Focus Puller
Steadicam Operator
Clapper Loader