Vacant Possession (film)
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Vacant Possession | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | |
Produced by | John Winter |
Starring | Pamela Rabe John Stanton Toni Scanlan Tommy Lewis Tony Barry |
Cinematography | Dion Beebe |
Edited by | Veronika Jenet |
Music by | |
Distributed by | |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Vacant Possession is a 1995 Australian drama film directed and written by and starring Pamela Rabe and John Stanton. The film was nominated for 5 awards at the 1995 Australian Film Institute Awards.[1]
Plot[]
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Following the death of her mother Tessa (Pamela Rabe), a young woman, returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydney's Botany Bay. But the old family home begins to bring old wounds more and more to life. The story unfolds through flashbacks yet as it progresses the flashbacks merge into the present as it becomes apparent that the situation Tessa has returned to is very much the result of that which passed before.[2][3]
Cast[]
- Pamela Rabe...Tessa
- John Stanton...Frank
- Toni Scanlan...Joyce
- Linden Wilkinson...Kate
- Rita Bruce...Aunty Beryl
- Olivia Patten...Millie
- Simone Pengelly...Teenage Tessa
- Melissa Ippolito...Young Tessa
- Fiona Gabb...Teenage Kate
- Shelly McShane...Young Kate
- Tommy Lewis...Billy
- Bill Young...Estate Agent
- Barbra Wyndon...Thea
- Tony Barry...Salvation Army Man
- Ian Spence...Volunteer
- Graeme Moore...Mitch
Awards[]
Nominations
- Australian Film Institute 1995:
- AFI Award - Best Editing: Veronika Jenet
- AFI Award - Best Director:
- AFI Award - Best Screenplay:
- AFI Award - Best Achievement in Sound: , John Dennison, &
External links[]
- Vacant Possession at IMDb
- Vacant Possession at Oz Movies
- Vacant Possession on Australian Screen, National Film and Sound Archive
References[]
- ^ "Past Awards | AACTA". aacta.org. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ O'Brien, Gabrielle (March 2016). "Sensing the Past: Margot Nash's Vacant Possession". Senses of Cinema (78).
- ^ "Curator's notes Vacant Possession (1994) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online". aso.gov.au. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
Categories:
- 1995 films
- English-language films
- Films set in Sydney
- Films shot in Sydney
- Australian films
- 1995 drama films
- Australian drama films
- 1990s Australian film stubs