The Lounge Bar

The Lounge Bar

12 mins | Jan. 1, 1989

The zenith of Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair's legendary Front Lawn collaborations, this iconic Kiwi short follows two men and one woman on a rainy night at a deserted bar. Pivoting on amnesia and woven together by music, two timeframes are seamlessly combined and a darkly humorous plot unfolds. The film had a wide international release (Ireland to Norway, Germany to the USA) and was a finalist in the inaugural American Film Festival.

The Lounge Bar

12 mins | Jan. 1, 1989

The Lounge Bar
The zenith of Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair's legendary Front Lawn collaborations, this iconic Kiwi short follows two men and one woman on a rainy night at a deserted bar. Pivoting on amnesia and woven together by music, two timeframes are seamlessly combined and a darkly humorous plot unfolds. The film had a wide international release (Ireland to Norway, Germany to the USA) and was a finalist in the inaugural American Film Festival.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title The Lounge Bar
Directors Harry Sinclair, Don McGlashan
Writers Harry Sinclair, Don McGlashan

Cast

Harry Sinclair

as Mr. Sinclair / Mr. Hadleigh

Don McGlashan

as Mike

Lucy Sheehan

as Ngaire