Hotel Sorrento (1995)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Peter Fitzpatrick (written by)
Richard Franklin (written by)

Release Date:

14 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

One sister's desire became the family secret.

Plot:

Meg, Pippa, and Hillary are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, a small seaside town in Australia. Meg...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Independent Film | Based On Play

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Caroline Goodall	...	Meg Moynihan
Caroline Gillmer	...	Hilary Moynihan
Tara Morice	...	Pippa Moynihan
Joan Plowright	...	Marge Morrisey
Ray Barrett	...	Wal Moynihan
Nicholas Bell	...	Edwin
Ben Thomas	...	Troy Moynihan
John Hargreaves	...	Dick Bennett
Dave Barnett	...	Radio Announcer
Peter O'Callaghan	...	Radio Announcer
Jane Edmanson	...	Radio Announcer
Bill Howie	...	Radio Announcer
Sam Newman	...	Football Commentator
Shane Healy	...	Football Commentator
Phillip Lee	...	Auctioneer (voice)

Also Known As:

Sorrento Beach

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

USA:112 min

Country:

Australia | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Spain:7 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Sorrento, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Australian Film

Quotes:

Marge (referring to Australia): Do you think this is a country which honors ordinariness?
Dick: No. Well once...maybe...you know, there was once a time when it was impossible to be different. Anyone with any nouse had to pack up and clear out, but it's not like that anymore. And to keep harking back to it--that's what irritates me about that book. It's just safe territory. It's not going to shake anyone up.
Marge: Well, it's shaken me up. Maybe you don't read between the lines.
Dick: I hate nostalgia.
Marge: It's NOT nostalgia.
Dick: Where are the people writing about the big picture? Who's coming to grips with some contemporary vision for this place? Can you think of anyone?
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game-On: (#3.2)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Jerusalem

Tara Morice

I picked "Hotel Sorrento" from a video shop because I saw the name "Tara Morice". I like her performance as Fran in Strictly Ballroom. Later, I bought this wonderful film. And I wonder if there is the real Sorrento in Australia. I want to go there because the film shows me how beautiful the place is.

Hotel Sorrento is the story of three sisters who grew up together in a small town. However, they went on their ways and have their own success. One is a writer in London, the other lives in New York as a business woman, while the third stays at their family home. One day, the family reunion is held. That causes the change of their lives which will never be the same again.