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In Sunray, a backwater town on the Murray River, there's little to do but fish or listen to the radio. Two sisters, twenty-year-old Dimity (who works in a Chinese restaurant with few patrons) and perky older sister Vicki-Ann (a hairdresser) have little in their lives to give them an interest, until the local radio station's manager moves in next door. Newly arrived from Brisbane, Ken Sherry is in his mid-40s, self centred, and three-times divorced, but the sisters develop a fierce and competitive crush on him. First Dimity then Vicki-Ann spend the night with their neighbour, one concluding he's her boyfriend and the other considering him her fiancé. That's when Ken's troubles really begin.
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Classic Aussie Cinema and New Twists on Old Classics : Our Picks of December Streaming
2023
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 December 2023;
— Review of Shame 1988 single work film/TV ; Love Serenade 1996 single work film/TV ; Australia 2008 single work film/TV -
10 Best Australian Films Made by First-time Directors
2016
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 March 2016; -
“Take it All Off Baby, Take it All Off” – The Australian Kamasutra : Love Serenade (Shirley Barrett, 1996)
2009
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— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , no. 52 2009;
— Review of Love Serenade 1996 single work film/TV -
The Rules of Being Australian
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March-April no. 25 2003; This discussion of the recent film Australian Rules explores the complexities of 'representation' in both art and politics. -
Walk The Talk
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April-May no. 13 2001; 'Shirley Barrett's first film, Love Serenade (1995), featured one of the most memorable characters in recent Australian cinema: the burnt-out radio announcer Ken Sherry (George Shuksov), a long-nosed, grizzled '70s throwback with a taste for Barry White songs and a hilariously sleazy line in seductive patter. About halfway through the film, the two sisters competing for Ken's affections (played by Rebecca Frith and Miranda Otto) make an extraordinary discovery: on either side of Ken's ears are strange openings that resemble gills. Ken Sherry, in other words, is not just a fishy character. In some mysterious but literal sense, Ken is a fish.' (Author's introduction)
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“Take it All Off Baby, Take it All Off” – The Australian Kamasutra : Love Serenade (Shirley Barrett, 1996)
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , no. 52 2009;
— Review of Love Serenade 1996 single work film/TV -
Untitled
1997
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review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 31 1997; (p. 206-210)
— Review of Blackrock 1996 single work film/TV ; Love Serenade 1996 single work film/TV -
Classic Aussie Cinema and New Twists on Old Classics : Our Picks of December Streaming
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 December 2023;
— Review of Shame 1988 single work film/TV ; Love Serenade 1996 single work film/TV ; Australia 2008 single work film/TV - y Reel Meals, Set Meals : Food in Film and Theatre Sydney : Currency Press , 1991 Z1536510 1991 single work prose A study of the social and symbolic meaning of food that begins with an overview that demonstrates the use of food in plays throughout the ages and how filmmakers quickly learnt to exploit its potential.
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The Rules of Being Australian
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March-April no. 25 2003; This discussion of the recent film Australian Rules explores the complexities of 'representation' in both art and politics. -
Walk The Talk
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April-May no. 13 2001; 'Shirley Barrett's first film, Love Serenade (1995), featured one of the most memorable characters in recent Australian cinema: the burnt-out radio announcer Ken Sherry (George Shuksov), a long-nosed, grizzled '70s throwback with a taste for Barry White songs and a hilariously sleazy line in seductive patter. About halfway through the film, the two sisters competing for Ken's affections (played by Rebecca Frith and Miranda Otto) make an extraordinary discovery: on either side of Ken's ears are strange openings that resemble gills. Ken Sherry, in other words, is not just a fishy character. In some mysterious but literal sense, Ken is a fish.' (Author's introduction)
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10 Best Australian Films Made by First-time Directors
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 March 2016;
Awards
- 1996 winner Festival de Cannes — Camera d'or
Subjects:
- Country towns,
Settings:
- Victoria,
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