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Somersault
AUD
37.99
A$37.99
The remarkable debut feature by writer-director Cate Shortland (TV's The Secret Life Of Us), broke all previous records when it won in 13 categories at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Original Music Score.
Heidi, a pretty sixteen-year-old girl living with her young single mother falls foul of her own burgeoning sexuality, and is forced to leave home. She flees to the snowy ski resort of Lake Jindabyne to a former boyfriend whom she is upset to find is no longer interested. Left to fend for herself, she uses her mind, her spirit and ultimately her body to befriend a cross-section of the small, freezing idyll: kindly motel owner, Irene, service station worker, Bianca and the despondent Joe, who's intense relationship with Heidi sends each of their ideas about sexuality, class, family and future spiralling out of control.
Intelligent, moving, complex and intensely erotic, Somersault features a breathtaking and courageous central performance by Abbie Cornish as Heidi, guided by director Cate Shortland's elegantly assured direction, providing a masterful reflection on relationships, intimacy, friendship and forgiveness.
Heidi, a pretty sixteen-year-old girl living with her young single mother falls foul of her own burgeoning sexuality, and is forced to leave home. She flees to the snowy ski resort of Lake Jindabyne to a former boyfriend whom she is upset to find is no longer interested. Left to fend for herself, she uses her mind, her spirit and ultimately her body to befriend a cross-section of the small, freezing idyll: kindly motel owner, Irene, service station worker, Bianca and the despondent Joe, who's intense relationship with Heidi sends each of their ideas about sexuality, class, family and future spiralling out of control.
Intelligent, moving, complex and intensely erotic, Somersault features a breathtaking and courageous central performance by Abbie Cornish as Heidi, guided by director Cate Shortland's elegantly assured direction, providing a masterful reflection on relationships, intimacy, friendship and forgiveness.
Number of Discs:
- 1
Director:
- Cate Shortland
- Robert Humphreys
Certificate:
- 15
Actor:
- Abbie Cornish
- Lynette Curran
- Sam Worthington
- Hollie Andrew
- Nathaniel Dean
- Leah Purcell
- Erik Thomson
Aspect Ratio:
- Aspect Ratio 16:9
Subtitle Languages:
- English Hard Of Hearing
Region:
- 2
Main Language:
- English
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The remarkable debut feature by writer-director Cate Shortland (TV's The Secret Life Of Us), broke all previous records when it won in 13 categories at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Original Music Score.
Heidi, a pretty sixteen-year-old girl living with her young single mother falls foul of her own burgeoning sexuality, and is forced to leave home. She flees to the snowy ski resort of Lake Jindabyne to a former boyfriend whom she is upset to find is no longer interested. Left to fend for herself, she uses her mind, her spirit and ultimately her body to befriend a cross-section of the small, freezing idyll: kindly motel owner, Irene, service station worker, Bianca and the despondent Joe, who's intense relationship with Heidi sends each of their ideas about sexuality, class, family and future spiralling out of control.
Intelligent, moving, complex and intensely erotic, Somersault features a breathtaking and courageous central performance by Abbie Cornish as Heidi, guided by director Cate Shortland's elegantly assured direction, providing a masterful reflection on relationships, intimacy, friendship and forgiveness.
Heidi, a pretty sixteen-year-old girl living with her young single mother falls foul of her own burgeoning sexuality, and is forced to leave home. She flees to the snowy ski resort of Lake Jindabyne to a former boyfriend whom she is upset to find is no longer interested. Left to fend for herself, she uses her mind, her spirit and ultimately her body to befriend a cross-section of the small, freezing idyll: kindly motel owner, Irene, service station worker, Bianca and the despondent Joe, who's intense relationship with Heidi sends each of their ideas about sexuality, class, family and future spiralling out of control.
Intelligent, moving, complex and intensely erotic, Somersault features a breathtaking and courageous central performance by Abbie Cornish as Heidi, guided by director Cate Shortland's elegantly assured direction, providing a masterful reflection on relationships, intimacy, friendship and forgiveness.
Number of Discs:
- 1
Director:
- Cate Shortland
- Robert Humphreys
Certificate:
- 15
Actor:
- Abbie Cornish
- Lynette Curran
- Sam Worthington
- Hollie Andrew
- Nathaniel Dean
- Leah Purcell
- Erik Thomson
Aspect Ratio:
- Aspect Ratio 16:9
Subtitle Languages:
- English Hard Of Hearing
Region:
- 2
Main Language:
- English
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