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Shirley Barrett wrote and directed Love Serenade, an Australian comedy, which was peromoted as “the story of two sisters who will do anything to hook the right man.”
Grade: B-
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The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d’Or.
Love Serenade is set in a fictitious, almost-deserted town called Sunray, located on the Murray River, cenyers on two sisters, Dimity (Miranda Otto) and Vicki-Ann (Rebecca Frith), who share a house.
The shy and insecure sibling Dimity is a waitress at a local Chinese restaurant, whereas Vicki-Ann, the brash one, is a hair stylist. Both are looking for love, although the prospects in Sunray seem bleak–until Ken Sherry (George Shevtsov), a thrice divorced Brisbane DJ personality, moves into the house next door.
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
Credits:
Directed, written by Shirley Barrett
Produced by Jan Chapman
Cinematography Mandy Walker
Edited by Denise Haratzis
Distributed by Beyond Films (Australia)
Miramax Films (international)
Release date: May 20, 1996
Running time: 101 minutes
New Book for Cannes Film Fest at 80! (2027)
Caméra d’Or Winning Films (1978-Present)
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Oriana (1985), Venezuela
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