MED231 Australian Cinema
Assignment 2
Critical Review and Bibliography
By Danielle Marwick
Dr Garry Gillard
(AKA Introducing the Dwights - USA)
Part 1
CREW:
DIRECTOR: CHERIE NOWLAN
PRODUCER: ROSEMARY BLIGHT
WRITER: KEITH THOMPSON
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: SCOTT GARVIE
CINEMATOGRAPHER/DOP: MARK WAREHAM, ACS
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: JESSIE MAGNUM
PRODUCTION MANAGER: LORELLE ADAMSON
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: NELL HANSON
ART DIRECTOR: CHARLIE REVAI
SET DIRECTOR: RICHIE DEHNE
COSTUME DESIGNER: EMILY SERESIN
KEY HAIR/MAKEUP: CHIARA TRIPODI
EDITOR: SCOTT GRAY
ORIGINAL MUSIC/COMPOSER: MARTIN ARMIGER
CASTING: NIKKI BARRETT
PRINCIPAL CAST:
Jean: BRENDA BLETHYN
Tim: KHAN CHITTENDEN
Mark: RICHARD WILSON
Jill: EMMA BOOTH
Kelly: KATIE WALL
Lana: REBECCA GIBNEY
John: FRANKIE J. HOLDEN
Ronnie Stubbs: PHILIP QUAST
Shane: RUSSELL DYKSTRA
OTHER FILM INFORMATION:
TAGLINES: The
only remedy for love is to love more. In this house, letting go is never easy.
GENRE: Comedy/Drama
FORMAT: 35mm
YEAR
OF PRODUCTION: 2007
DVD
RELEASE DATE: 12th
February 2008
CLASSIFICATION: Rated
Australia M. (Moderate sex scenes, moderate coarse language).
RUNNING
TIME: 106
minutes
DISTRIBUTORS: Palace Films - Australia
Warner Independent Pictures - USA
A-Film Distribution - Netherlands
Shaftesbury Sales Company Worldwide
Warner Independent Pictures Canada
Warner Independent Pictures Germany
Warner Independent Pictures UK
Wild Bunch Distribution France
PRODUCTION
COMPANYÕS: R.B.
Films
New
South Wales Film & Television Office
BOX OFFICE FIGURES (In Australia, to
date)
OPENING WEEK $AUD: 89,342
TOTAL GROSS $AUD: 1,351,125
DVD
RELEASE DATE: 12th
February 2008
WORLD
PREMIERE AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
USA: 21
JANUARY 2007 SUNDANCE
FILM FEST.
FRANCE: 16
MAY 2007 CANNES
FILM MARKET
UK: 11
JULY 2007 CAMBRIDGE
FILM FEST.
AUSTRALIA: 28
JUNE 2007
USA: 4
JULY 2007 (LIMITED)
USA: 3
AUGUST 2007
UK: 21
SEPTEMBER 2007
AWARDS
2 AWARDS
AFI Award: Best
Supporting Actress
Emma
Booth
FCCA AWARD: Best
Actress – Supporting Role
Emma
Booth
NOMINATIONS
17 NOMINATIONS
AFI NOMIATIONS: -
Best Cinematography:
Mark
Wareham
-
Best Costume Design:
Emily
Seresin
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