Under the Lighthouse Dancing
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Produced by | David Giles |
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Music by | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
Distributed by | Village Roadshow Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Under the Lighthouse Dancing is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film directed by and starring Jack Thompson, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Naomi Watts. It is based on a true story.
Premise[]
Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia for the weekend. One of the couples announces that they intend to get married and when the bride-to-be tells the others that she is terminally ill, they make sure the wedding takes place that weekend.
Cast[]
- Jack Thompson as Henry
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Emma
- Naomi Watts as Louise
- as Garth
- Zoe Bertram as Juliet
- Aden Gillett as David
- Michael Loney as Father Flynn
Reception[]
Writing for Variety, David Stratton praised the acting and production design of the film, but said that it had thin material, and that the ending was "hokey".[1]
Australia's SBS gave the film a negative review concluding that the production "obviously wants to have an emotional impact, it just hasn't done it very successfully."[2]
Box office[]
Under the Lighthouse Dancing grossed $30,321 at the box office in Australia.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Stratton, David (5 October 1997). "Under the Lighthouse Dancing Review". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Under the Lighthouse Dancing". SBS. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
External links[]
- Under the Lighthouse Dancing at IMDb
- Under the Lighthouse Dancing at Rotten Tomatoes
- Under the Lighthouse Dancing at AllMovie
- 1997 films
- English-language films
- Australian films
- Australian romantic drama films
- Rottnest Island
- 1997 romantic drama films
- Films about cancer
- Films scored by Nerida Tyson-Chew
- Films set on islands
- Films about weddings
- 1990s Australian film stubs
- 1990s romantic drama film stubs