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7.5/10   126 votes
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Writers:
Kate Grenville (novel)
Steve Wright (writer)
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Release Date:
25 September 1998 (USA) more
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Everything matters
Plot:
For forty years Lilian Singer has been locked up in a 'loony bin' by her father. Her release is eventually... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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Gorgeous Australian drama about a woman's lifelong struggles with mental illness and family relationships. more (5 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ruth Cracknell ... Lilian Singer
Barry Otto ... John Singer

Toni Collette ... Young Lilian Singer
John Flaus ... Frank

Jeff Truman ... Head Orderly
Lyle O'Hara ... Esther
Kate Agnew ... May
Fiona Press ... Ruby
Pat Hutchinson ... Babs
Rachel Szalay ... Inmate One
Kris Bidenko ... Inmate Two
Janet Foye ... Inmate Three
Deborah Foster ... Inmate Four
Iris Shand ... Aunt Kitty
Michael Greir ... Driver of Kitty's Cab
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94 min | Poland:91 min
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Based loosely on the life of legendary eccentric Bea Miles, who recited Shakespeare for a dollar on the streets of Sydney and rode taxis for a sonnet. more

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Gorgeous Australian drama about a woman's lifelong struggles with mental illness and family relationships., 11 December 2006
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Author: Adam(aka Feral Beral) Winsor from Australia

I don't agree with the other persons post, he/she is entitled to their opinion but i fell in love with this film. I adore Australian cinema and have always sort out the golden gems through the years since i was a teenager. This film came out at a time when i needed it! Lilian as the older woman portrayed struggles to cope with being out of hospital after a long period. Suffering from mental illness myself i identified with the feelings of isolation and depression portrayed. The flashbacks worked for me as i could connect with her as to why she may have ended up so scared and alone. I recommend this film if u want to see Toni Collettes earlier work and it is one of Ruth Cracknells final films and the haunting lines she utters still ring now! Not a masterpiece but a fine Australian production.

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