Love Serenade
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 Miranda Otto (l) & George Shevtsov (r) |
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| Directed by | Shirley Barrett |
| Produced by | Jan Chapman |
| Written by | Shirley Barrett |
| Starring | Miranda Otto |
| Cinematography | Mandy Walker |
| Editing by | Denise Haratzis |
| Release date(s) | 20 May 1996 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Love Serenade is a 1996 Australian feature film directed by Shirley Barrett. It is a comedy film which has the tagline: "Two sisters will do anything to hook the right man."[1]
There are not many characters in Love Serenade, which is set in a fictitious almost-deserted town called Sunray located by the Murray River. We're introduced to a pair of sisters, Dimity (Miranda Otto) and Vicki-Ann (Rebecca Firth), who share a house. Dimity, the shy and insecure sibling, is a waitress at a local Chinese restaurant. Vicki-Ann, the brash one, is a hair stylist. Both are looking for love, although the prospects in Sunray seem bleak, at best. That is, until Ken Sherry (George Shetsov), a thrice divorced Brisbane DJ personality, moves into the house next door.[2]
During the filming of the Silo Scene where Dimity pushes Ken off, Stuntman Collin Dragsbaek died when he fell onto a faulty airbag.[3]
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[edit] Cast
- Miranda Otto – Dimity Hurley
- Rebecca Frith – Vicki-Ann Hurley
- George Shevtsov – Kenneth 'Ken' Sherry
- John Alansu – Albert Lee
- Jessica Napier – Deborah 'Debbie'
- Jill McWilliam – Curler Victim
- Ryan Jackson – Boy on Bike (Ride)
- Sabrina Norris – Beautiful Baby
[edit] Awards
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or.[4]
[edit] Box Office
Love Serenade grossed $836,110 at the box office in Australia,[5].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Love Serenade (1996)
- ^ Love Serenade review
- ^ Cahill, Phillippe (13 May 1999). "Oz biz under fire after two stuntmen die". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117500321.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Love Serenade". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4719/year/1996.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
