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Director:
Jane Campion
Writers:
Jane Campion (screenplay)
Jane Campion (story)
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Release Date:
28 September 1989 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Explores sisters, in their twenties, their parents, and family dysfunctions. Kay is gangly and slightly askew... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Bright Star interview with Jane Campion.
 (From Movie Jungle. 25 September 2009, 6:33 AM, PDT)
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 (From CinemaSpy. 12 September 2009, 9:20 PM, PDT)
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Campion's Brilliant Direction Works Again more (14 total)

Cast

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Geneviève Lemon ... Dawn aka Sweetie
Karen Colston ... Kay
Tom Lycos ... Louis
Jon Darling ... Gordon
Dorothy Barry ... Flo
Michael Lake ... Bob
Andre Pataczek ... Clayton
Jean Hadgraft ... Mrs. Schneller
Paul Livingston ... Teddy Schneller
Louise Fox ... Cheryl
Ann Merchant ... Paula
Robyn Frank ... Ruth (as Robin Frank)
Bronwyn Morgan ... Sue
Sean Fennell ... Boy clerk
Sean Callinan ... Simboo
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia more
Company:
Arenafilm more

Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:
On the Right Road more

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Campion's Brilliant Direction Works Again, 14 June 2005
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Author: ibfilmstudies from United States

This film is one of the best films ever written and shot about the effects of mental illness on the psycho-dynamics of a family. Shot with a strongly claustrophobic sense of misé-en-scene, the extended family of Louis, Mom, Dad, Kay and Sweetie always crowd and clutter the frame, unable to extricate themselves physically and emotionally from one another. Geneviève Lemon's performance of a mentally ill young women (Sweetie/Dawn) sends chills up the spine of anyone who has worked with those who suffer like this. Although it does contain some nudity and slight sexual content, the dramatic push of the film as a whole makes this an extremely moving film even for teenagers, especially for families who are coping with mental illness. Campion's writing and above all her directing soars in this profound and compelling film.

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