A man returns to Victoria, Australia, where he grew up, and encounters a mysterious woman who reminds him of someone he once knew.
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| Guy Pearce | ... | Dr. Sam Franks | |
| Helena Bonham Carter | ... | Ruby | |
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Frank Gallacher | ... | Maurie Lewis |
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Lindley Joyner | ... | Young Sam Franks |
| Brooke Harman | ... | Silvy Lewis | |
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Peter Curtin | ... | Dr. David Franks |
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Margot Knight | ... | Dorothy Lewis |
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Anthony Martin | ... | Russ |
| Dawn Klingberg | ... | Mrs. Sarks | |
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David Ravenswood | ... | Lawyer |
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Stewart Faichney | ... | Reverend Mortenbury |
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Diana Greentree | ... | Mrs. Pickford |
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Ian Swan | ... | Police Sergeant |
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Mark Perren Jones | ... | Police Constable |
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Sally Plant | ... | Student #1 |
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Sam and Silvy are best friends. One night, as they are watching a falling star while floating on their backs in a lake, Sylvy disappears from his side. Despite his best efforts, he cannot find her under water. Many years later, Sam, now a psychologist, returns to bury his father. Back in his hometown, he meets a woman called Ruby who reminds him in so many ways of his lost love. Written by Ploy P.
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Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 September 2002 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Mistérios do Passado See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$7,968, 23 February 2003Gross USA:
$120,601Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$157,720Company Credits
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Young Sam Franks: ...guess in the day, light comes to them.
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The title is taken from the last line of the 1917 poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T.S. Eliot. It reads: "Till human voices wake us and we drown". See more »Goofs
Sam's business card has him as 'MB. B.S. F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.'. It should be presented as 'M.B., B.S. (Melbourne - or other University name), F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.'. See more »Quotes
Silvy Lewis: If moths are attracted to the light, why don't they come out in the day?Young Sam Franks: ...guess in the day, light comes to them.
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Alternate Versions
-Minor Spoilers* The film was dramatically reworked for the international version (ie. American release) due to pressure by its distributor who felt the stars needed to appear before their original appearance nearly 35 minutes into the film. Under supervision by the director Michael Petroni, the entire film structure has been altered using some unused footage (that doesn't otherwise appear in the original Australian cut) and trimming nearly 5 minutes of footage in order to introduce the adult Sam character (Guy Pearce) at the beginning of the film rather than a half and hour into it. Flashbacks are then implored from the original 35 minutes of the Australian cut for the Young Sam and Silvy scenes. Additionally, Dale Cornelius' original music score has almost entirely been replaced by an orchestral score written by Amotz Plessner. The results ultimately lead to two very different approached to the material with different tones. The original, director intended, version plays more like a romantic drama with a past/present connection whilst the international cut has been reworked to play more as a mystery with possible supernatural undertones.- End Spoilers *
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As one who would like to make films some day, this film blew my mind as an example of superb cinematography and lighting, as well as balanced and subtle acting. Guy Pearce was a little rigid, but i haven't seen him in anything else, so that may have been an affectation of the morose and sombre character he was playing. Bonham Carter would be a dream to work with. She's a master of the art and has a sly dark, sexuality that i can't resist. I haven't yet, but i'll be searching out the cinematography and lighting credits and looking for more of the work of those fine technicians. Good work on a difficult and slow paced psychological drama.