Titsiana Booberini
| Titsiana Booberini | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Luketic |
| Written by | Robert Luketic |
| Starring | Tania Lacy Sophie Lee Roz Hammond |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Titsiana Booberini is a short film written and directed by Robert Luketic and released in 1997.[1]
Initially entered at the Telluride Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival, the films success led to it being screened at film festivals all over the world.[2] It won "Best Film" at the Aspen Shortsfest,[3] and lead actress Tania Lacy's performance won her the "Best Actress Award" at the Exposure Film Festival in Brisbane.[4] Its positive reception at Sundance caught the interest of several high-profile studios, leading to Luketic being offered the directing position for Legally Blonde.[5][6]
The film is a musical comedy,[7] with the story focusing on Titsiana Booberini, an Italian check-out girl at a suburban supermarket who is ridiculed by her fellow employees for her slightly hirsute upper lip. Titsiana gains new confidence and acceptance when she discovers a hair removal treatment.
[edit] Full cast
- Tania Lacy - Titsiana Booberini
- Sophie Lee - Francine Pickles
- Roz Hammond - Carol Johnson
- David J. Berman - Chubus Zarbo
- Marc Savoia - Stock boy
[edit] References
- ^ "Titsiana Booberini". screenrush.co.uk. http://www.screenrush.co.uk/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=28250.html. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Robert Luketic". superiorpics.com. http://www.superiorpics.com/robert_luketic/. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Film students make a feature of their shorts". The Age. 6 December 2007. http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film-students-make-a-feature-of-their-shorts/2007/12/05/1196812820880.html. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Tania Lacy". femail.com.au. http://www.femail.com.au/tanialacy1.htm. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Mundhra, Smiriti (14 July 2001). "New Kid on the Block". IGN. http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/301/301401p1.html. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Robert Luketic". onlysydney.com.au. http://www.onlysydney.com.au/sydney-nsw.php?id=13965. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Moses, Alexa (22 June 2005). "J.Fo versus J.Lo". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/jfo-versus-jlo/2005/07/21/1121539077778.html. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
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