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form y separately published work icon Babyteeth single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of Babyteeth Rita Kalnejais , 2012 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Babyteeth
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'When seriously ill teenager Milla Finlay falls in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it’s her parents’ worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla shows everyone in her orbit—her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest pregnant neighbor—how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Babyteeth joyously explores how good it is not to be dead and how far we will go for love.'

Source: Venice International Film Festival.

Notes

  • Received Screen Australia development funding in November 2017.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Stateless Sweeps AACTA Awards for TV, while Babyteeth Dominates Film Categories Dee Jefferson , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2020;
Aacta Awards 2020 : Cate Blanchett’s Stateless and Shannon Murphy’s Babyteeth Win Big Stephanie Honor Convery , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 30 November 2020;
Wolf at the Door Stephen Romei , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18 July 2020; (p. 13)

— Review of Babyteeth Rita Kalnejais , 2019 single work film/TV
First Impressions Philippa Hawker , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 July 2020; (p. 9)

— Review of Babyteeth Rita Kalnejais , 2019 single work film/TV

'Shannon Murphy’s first feature film boasts a bleak storyline lightened by comic moments delivered by wonderfully cast leads, writes Philippa Hawker'

Australian Film Babyteeth Stars Eliza Scanlen in Bittersweet Tale of First Love Soured by Sickness Keva York , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2020;

'An overcast day at the beach prompts ruminations on mortality in Australian director Shannon Murphy's artful, bruising debut feature.'

Babyteeth Review – Eliza Scanlen Stars in a Shattering, Refreshing and Achey Coming-of-Age Film Debbie Zhou , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 22 July 2020;

— Review of Babyteeth Rita Kalnejais , 2019 single work film/TV

'Shannon Murphy’s debut feature – the latest in the terminally-ill-teen romance subgenre – treats its characters with rare respect, and a quiet warmth.'

First Impressions Philippa Hawker , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 July 2020; (p. 9)

— Review of Babyteeth Rita Kalnejais , 2019 single work film/TV

'Shannon Murphy’s first feature film boasts a bleak storyline lightened by comic moments delivered by wonderfully cast leads, writes Philippa Hawker'

Wolf at the Door Stephen Romei , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18 July 2020; (p. 13)

— Review of Babyteeth Rita Kalnejais , 2019 single work film/TV
Essie Davis’s Honour Roles Steve Dow , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 18-24 July 2020;

'It’s a baking hot summer’s day in St Ives on Sydney’s north shore, and Essie Davis gives a half smile as she breezes past in dark glasses and a blue kimono during a break in filming Babyteeth, a movie adapted from an Australian play about love, loss and addiction.' (Introduction)

Australian Film Babyteeth Stars Eliza Scanlen in Bittersweet Tale of First Love Soured by Sickness Keva York , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2020;

'An overcast day at the beach prompts ruminations on mortality in Australian director Shannon Murphy's artful, bruising debut feature.'

Aacta Awards 2020 : Cate Blanchett’s Stateless and Shannon Murphy’s Babyteeth Win Big Stephanie Honor Convery , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 30 November 2020;
Stateless Sweeps AACTA Awards for TV, while Babyteeth Dominates Film Categories Dee Jefferson , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2020;
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