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Sirens
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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   5,230 votes
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Director:
John Duigan
Writer:
John Duigan (written by)
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Release Date:
3 November 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Love, Lust, Art and Religion [Australia Theatrical] more
Plot:
When a painting is termed blasphemous, a young minister and his wife visit the artist... and the three sexually playful models living with him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
A Provocative Moral Statement more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Hugh Grant ... Anthony Campion
Tara Fitzgerald ... Estella Campion

Sam Neill ... Norman Lindsay

Elle Macpherson ... Sheela

Portia de Rossi ... Giddy (as Portia De Rossi)
Kate Fischer ... Pru
Pamela Rabe ... Rose Lindsay

Ben Mendelsohn ... Lewis

John Polson ... Tom
Mark Gerber ... Devlin
Julia Stone ... Jane
Ellie MacCarthy ... Honey
Vincent Ball ... Bishop of Sydney
John Duigan ... Earnest Minister
Lexy Murphy ... British Bulldog Girl
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min | Canada:94 min
Country:
Australia | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie was filmed primarily at the real Norman Lindsay's home and 49 acre property, where he lived until his death in 1969. It is now a museum and art gallery. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As Sheela and Pru leave with their dates, Giddy can be seen sitting with her hands in her lap. In the next shot, her elbow is on the table with her hand against her face. more
Quotes:
Giddy: ...did you know it could be dangerous to wake somebody up when they're dreaming, well, because you leave part of your brain behind. And if it happens too many times, you go feeble in the head.
Sheela: Yeah. You're living proof.
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Featured in "Getaway: (#15.33)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
MARCH PAST OF THE KITCHEN UTENSILS, from WASPS more

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23 out of 30 people found the following comment useful:-
A Provocative Moral Statement, 20 April 1999
Author: Todd M from Albany, NY

While this film is often not taken seriously because of its explicit nudity, it is in fact one of the most thought-provoking commentaries on religious values I have ever seen on the screen. This film provides us with the stark contrast of the repressed preacher from London and the artist's three models in rural Australia, a throwback to Shakespeare's "Green World." The fulcrum of this contrast is the preacher's wife, being pulled in both the oppressive, "moral" direction by her upbringing and her husband and the free and expressive direction of the artist. The breathtaking cinematography and stunning visual symbolism of this film contribute to make it into a powerful attack on the Christian moral code that dominates western thinking. I have been scoffed at on more than one occasion for praising Sirens, but I left the theater questioning my own views about what is and is not moral. The fact that this film's sexual content seems to invalidate it as art in many people's eyes merely underscores the value of its message. Along with Sling Blade, Sirens to me stands as the most provocative film about morality made in the 1990's. A solid 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.

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