Under the Lighthouse Dancing
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| Directed by | Graeme Rattigan |
| Produced by | David Giles |
| Written by | David Giles Graeme Rattigan |
| Starring | Jack Thompson Jacqueline McKenzie Naomi Watts |
| Music by | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| Cinematography | Paul Murphy |
| Editing by | David Stiven |
| Distributed by | Village Roadshow Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 16 October 1997 (Australia) |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Under the Lighthouse Dancing is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film directed by Graeme Rattigan, based on a true story.
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[edit] Plot
Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia for the weekend. One of the couples announces that they intend to get married and when the bride-to-be tells the others that she is terminally ill, they make sure the wedding takes place that weekend.
[edit] Cast
- Jack Thompson as Henry
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Emma
- Naomi Watts as Louise
- Philip Holder as Garth
- Zoe Bertram as Juliet
- Aden Gillett as David
- Michael Loney as Father Flynn
[edit] Reception
Writing for Variety, David Stratton praised the acting and production design of the film, but said that it had thin material, and that the ending was "hokey".[1]
Australia's SBS gave the film a negative review concluding that the production "obviously wants to have an emotional impact, it just hasn`t done it very successfully."[2]
[edit] Box Office
Under the Lighthouse Dancing grossed $30,321 at the box office in Australia.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Stratton, David (5 October 1997). "Under the Lighthouse Dancing Review". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117341153.html?categoryid=31&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-08-20
- ^ "Under the Lighthouse Dancing". SBS. http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/1283/Under-the-Lighthouse-Dancing. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
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