Dear Claudia (1999)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Chris Cudlipp

Writer:

Chris Cudlipp (writer)

Release Date:

25 February 1999 (Australia)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A romantic comedy about two people who lose their inhibitions in the post.

Plot:

A romantic comedy about a lonely postman, a desperate hitchhiker, a gifted sculptor, an infatuated pilot...

Plot Keywords:

Mail | Pilot | Ocean | Rescue | Newspaper Headline

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Bryan Brown	...	Walter Burton
Aleksandra Vujcic	...	Claudia Keesing / Nadia
Deborah Mailman	...	Cathy
Kim Hillas	...	Gwen
Rel Hunt	...	Anton
Ken Radley	...	Max
Sam Healy	...	Sara

Runtime:

Australia:92 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Germany:6 | Singapore:R(A)

Company:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)

Entertaining, light-hearted romp

When I saw the previews for DEAR CLAUDIA, with Bryan Brown having a SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS-kinda romp with Alexandria Vijcic on an island, I vowed that I would never see the film. Recently I've become a devotee of Australian cinema, and so make it a point to see every Aussie film that comes on Foxtel. DEAR CLAUDIA was a real surprise. I'm not usually one for romantic comedies, but DEAR CLAUDIA is simple, energetic and electrifying. Brown shows glimpses of his return to form, which he later displayed in TWO HANDS, and Vijcic oozes sexual energy in a fiery performance reminiscent of her role in BROKEN ENGLISH (and of Hollywood hot-property Catherine Zeta-Jones, I might add). Deborah Mailman (from RADIANCE) and Kim Hillis are fantastic as two Post Office gossips who speculate as to "eloping lovers" Walter and Claudia's latest movements. Watch "The Courier's" headlines, as well! Overall, a brilliant, uniquely Australian, very under-rated comedy, though I can see why you'd have to be in the right mood to see it. 8/10