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

Directed by
Chris Cudlipp

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Cudlipp		writer

Produced by
Jim McElroy	....	producer
Des Power	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Brian Beamish

Cinematography by
Brian J. Breheny

Film Editing by
Bill Murphy

Casting by
Anna Lennon-Smith
Ann Robinson

Production Design by
Sally Campbell

Art Direction by
Philip Drake

Costume Design by
Christelle Coroneos

Makeup Department
Tess Natoli	....	additional hair stylist
Tess Natoli	....	additional makeup artist
Paul Pattison	....	hair stylist
Paul Pattison	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Brendon 'Moose' Boyd	....	unit manager
Rosemary Dority	....	post-production supervisor
Sharon Miller	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rachel Bagley	....	additional assistant director
Todd Fellman	....	second assistant director
Jamie Leslie	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Dianne Bennett	....	greens person (as Di Bennett)
Jason Falcongreen	....	assistant props buyer
Bruce Fletcher	....	carpenter
Andrew Gardiner	....	construction manager
Stewart Lewis	....	carpenter
Noel McCartney	....	carpenter
Mike O'Hare	....	painter
Claire Power	....	art department assistant
Ian Richter	....	scenic artist
Adam Smigielski	....	set finisher
Randy Vellacott	....	graphic artist
Julie Watts	....	greensperson
Chris Weir	....	carpenter
Callie Williams	....	sculptor assistant
Robert Wood	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Nick Breslin	....	dialogue editor (as Nicholas Breslin)
Paul Clark	....	sound recordist
Greg Fitzgerald	....	sound mix liaison
Simon Hewitt	....	foley artist
Phil Heywood	....	sound mixer
Tim Jordan	....	dialogue editor
Rick Lisle	....	adr recordist
Steve Murphy	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Peter Townend	....	supervising sound editor
Jenny T. Ward	....	sound editor
Ben Wyatt	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Brian Holmes	....	special effects supervisor
Jody Waters	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Ric Anderson	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Marney Commens	....	stunt double: Claudia
Mitch Deans	....	stunt coordinator
Sean Rigby	....	stunt double: Walter

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Booth	....	gaffer
Dean Bryan	....	best boy
Simon Christidis	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit
Daniel Clark	....	clapper loader
Beau Clarke	....	still photographer
Geoff Cox	....	director of photography: underwater unit
Tim Delaney	....	grip
Robert Foster	....	focus puller: second unit
Andrew Glasser	....	key grip (as Andy Glaser)
Nick Karam	....	grip
Leith Klaffer	....	grip
David 'Rusty' Leckonby	....	grip: second unit (as David Leckonby)
Ben Nott	....	director of photography: second unit
Mick O'Brien	....	additional electrician
Joe Stick	....	third electrician
Christopher Taylor	....	focus puller (as Chris Taylor)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sean Gundlach	....	stand-by costume

Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge	....	color grader
Kerry Ferguson	....	negative matcher
Alicia Gleeson	....	assistant editor
Felix Pomeranz	....	assistant editor
Eric Whipp	....	telecine colorist

Music Department
Coralie Hartl	....	orchestra contractor
Phillip Hartl	....	concert master
David Hemming	....	score recordist

Other crew
Ric Anderson	....	safety supervisor
Rachel Bagley	....	production runner
Antona Brown	....	marine coordinator
Doug 'Brownie' Brown	....	marine coordinator
Angela Kenny	....	production accountant
Lizzie Legge	....	location manager: underwater team
Sandra Makaresz	....	production assistant
Michael S. McLean	....	location manager (as Michael McLean)
Tony Morphett	....	script consultant
Lee Nichols	....	lab liaison: Gold Coast
Kevin Roberts	....	story script editor
Mikey Robins	....	script consultant
Ian Russell	....	lab liaison: Sydney
Chris Sheen	....	production runner
Deanne Stratford	....	production coordinator
Jackie Sullivan	....	continuity
Graham Winter	....	unit assistant

Production Companies

• Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
• Jim McElroy Productions
• Pacific Film and Television Commission

Distributors

• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Australia) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• DFILM Services (digital opticals)

Other Companies

• Atlab  sound studio
• Beamo Music  music production
• Cutting Edge  telecine
• Mullinars Casting  casting
• Omnicon  tape house
• Optical & Graphics  title design
• Panavision Australia  camera equipment
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities
• Springett Optical Services  opticals
• Tiger Sound Studios  music recording studio (as Tiger Studios)

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)

A charming, offbeat romantic comedy

Dear Claudia is a refreshing and entertaining Australian comedy. It's surprisingly engaging: and Bryan Brown, who is cast against type as a shy romantic, is really good. I thoroughly enjoyed it. All the cast were good, especially Rel Hunt and Deb Mailman. It's a delightful story shot in a beautiful location. The idea of two people being drawn together by the voices of strangers from letters in a mailbag is really clever. It's a terrific feel good film from another promising Australian first time director.