Pear Shapes
Directed by Richard Tuohy
Pear Shapes ... one of two 'weed' films I made. In the 1950s, prickly pear was a major weed problem in Australia. This is one weed we managed to beat with biological control. I found a nice confined crop of what I thought was prickly pear and made this abstract film. While a weed species, they made a stunning feature of the landscape. Basically I am playing here with the plant's disc shape. Actually the plant concerned isn't prickly pear at all, but a close relative called 'wheel cactus'. Prickly Pear proper has oval shaped body elements, rather than the more stunning circular shape of wheel cactus. The plant looks and is wrong in the Australian landscape. This film also flirts with boarders and boundaries, with these little 'family groups' of cactuses perhaps as metaphors. (Richard Tuohy)
Language ranking
See how Pear Shapes compares with other top-ranked English movies.
Open best english movies
More like this
Explore public related-title picks for viewers looking for movies like Pear Shapes.
Open movies like Pear Shapes
Where to watch
Open the answer-first viewing guide for Pear Shapes, including current streaming, rental, and purchase options.
Open where to watch Pear Shapes