Plot

Four thrill seeking, intellectual aristocrats of the Los Angeles art scene set out remote and exotic tropical villa. There, the two couples, Tim (Brian Donovan), his girlfriend May (Sara Rinde), Tim's boss, Bruce (Robert Ripley) and his wife, Connie (Jacqueline Meyer) find their retreat stocked with numerous sumptuous intoxicants: exquisite foods, the finest champagne, magnificent works of art, an abundance of drugs, and all the time in the world to enjoy these pleasures, and those of the flesh. On a sensory quest to find the real truth behind beauty and art that transcends art; through and beyond the limits of sanity and over-indulgence, at the peak of excess, they stumble upon a new and very strange kind of thrill...madness. Based on the letters written by Jonathan Hacke, an artist and mental patient at a psychiatric institution, "The Champagne Club" is a shocking and profoundly innovative journey into the heart of madness. This film by director Joao Machado won "Best Picture" at the "Seattle Underground Film Festival" and "Best Cinematography" at the "Tribeca Indivision Film Festival".

Related Links

• Director Joao Machado's Web site
• IMDB page

Customer Comments

• Reviewer: anonymous on 16-Jun-2006

  Good film.

• Reviewer: anonymous on 29-Jun-2006

  Brilliant!

• Reviewer: eurostarr on 14-Sep-2006

  Very interesting. Stands out.

• Reviewer: stan-the-man on 18-Sep-2006

  A little too weird for it's own good at parts. But definately unique and worth checking out.

• Reviewer: gabi on 05-Apr-2007

  LOVED IT!!!

• Reviewer: CyborgSam on 18-Jan-2008

  Interesting, but I found it too boring to rate higher. Some ideas were too overdone and lost their impact too quickly.

• Reviewer: gp on 04-Feb-2008

  The visual quality is less that typically expected (it seems like a past decades lighting etc. appearance).
  
  The acting is quite convincing and strong for the most part - the plot is experimental and can be seen from a distance.
  
  The sound is skippy in various places (I tried both the Windows Media player and VLAN).
  
  This could be a "goof" film if you chose an inferior set of actors but as said the acting is convincing in most parts thus raising it to an interesting level.

Additional Information

• Country: United States
• Language: English
• Format: NTSC
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (standard TV)
• Color: color
• Sound: 2 channel