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Sweetie (1989)
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Explores sisters, in their twenties, their parents, and family dysfunctions. Kay is gangly and slightly askew... See full summary » Director:Jane Campion |
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3 wins
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Geneviève Lemon | ... |
Dawn 'Sweetie'
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Karen Colston | ... |
Kay
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Tom Lycos | ... |
Louis
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Jon Darling | ... |
Gordon
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Dorothy Barry | ... |
Flo
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Michael Lake | ... |
Bob
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Andre Pataczek | ... |
Clayton
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Jean Hadgraft | ... |
Mrs. Schneller
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Paul Livingston | ... |
Teddy Schneller
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Louise Fox | ... |
Cheryl
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Ann Merchant | ... |
Paula
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Robyn Frank | ... |
Ruth
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Bronwyn Morgan | ... |
Sue
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Sean Fennell | ... |
Boy clerk
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Sean Callinan | ... |
Simboo
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Explores sisters, in their twenties, their parents, and family dysfunctions. Kay is gangly and slightly askew, consulting a fortune teller and then falling in love with a man because of a mole on his face and a lock of hair; then, falling out of love when he plants a tree in their yard. Sweetie is plump, imperious, self-centered, and seriously mentally ill. The parents see none of the illness, seeing only their cute child. Kay mainly feels exasperation at her sister's impositions. Slowly, the film exposes how the roots of Sweetie's illness have choked Kay's own development. Can she be released? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
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note 'For my sister'. See more »
Composed by Tony Backhouse
Performed by the Café of the Gate of Salvation Choir (solo: Alice Papademetriou) See more »
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This picture was one of fifty Australian films selected for preservation as part of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Kodak / Atlab Cinema Collection Restoration Project. See more »Crazy Credits
The credits first list Jane Campion as director and then there is anote 'For my sister'. See more »
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"On the Right Road"Composed by Tony Backhouse
Performed by the Café of the Gate of Salvation Choir (solo: Alice Papademetriou) See more »
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