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Film Details - Film and General Holdings ; Hemdale Film Corporation ; SJL , 1987
Producers:
Sandra Levy.
Production Companies:
SJL.
Hemdale Film.
FGH (Film and General Holdings).
Director of Photography:
Russell Boyd.
Editors:
Nicholas Beauman.
Production Designers:
Sally Campbell.
Music:
Peter Best.
Cast:
Including Judy Davis (Lillie), Jan Adele (Bet), Claudia Karvan (Ally), Frankie J. Holden (Lester), John Clayton (Col), Colin Friels (Mick), Toni Scanlan (Mary), and Monica Trapaga (Tracey).
Release Dates:
Released in Australia on 30 July 1987.
Released in the US in December 1987.
Shown at the Sydney Film Festival, 8 June 2019.
Location:
- Filmed in New South Wales, including Sydney, Sublime Point, Eden, and Merimbula.
Post Production:
Spectrum Films International.
Awards:
- NSFC Award (National Society of Film Critics Awards), Best Actress (won), 1989.
- AFI Award, Best Achievement in Sound (nominated), 1987.
- AFI Award, Best Actress in a Supporting Role [Claudia Karvan] (nominated), 1987.
- AFI Award, Best Director (nominated), 1987.
- AFI Award, Best Actress in a Supporting Role [Jan Adele] (won), 1987.
- AFI Award, Best Actress in a Lead Role [Judy Davis] (won), 1987.
