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Australian Cinema Classics
DUET FOR FOUR
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About the DVD
Director: Tim BurstallFormat: PAL
Language: English
Region: All
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Number of Discs: 1
Rating: M
DVD Release Date: 29/03/2008
Run Time: 89MIN
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Special features
- An Interview with Screenwriter DAVID WILLIAMSON
- An Interview with Actor WENDY HUGHES
- Australian Biography Interview with actor DIANE CILENTO
- Umbrella Trailers
Synopsis
From the boardroom to the bedroom the battle lines are drawn!
A wealthy toy manufacturer (Michael Pate) is having a mid-life crisis - his wife (Diane Cilento) is having an affair, his beautiful young mistress (Wendy Hughes) wants to get married, his drug-afflicted daughter (Sigrid Thornton) has attempted suicide, and his business is facing a take-over from a predatory American corporation. Adapted from the David Williamson play, this wry Australian comedy-drama from director Tim Burstall (Stork, Alvin Purple, Petersen) – who worked with Williamson at Melbourne’s La Mama theatre in the late 1960s along with Jack Thompson and Judy Davis, and adapted four of the great writer’s plays into films - features a great cast, including a very young Sigrid Thornton (Sea Change), a witty script and excellent performances.
A wealthy toy manufacturer (Michael Pate) is having a mid-life crisis - his wife (Diane Cilento) is having an affair, his beautiful young mistress (Wendy Hughes) wants to get married, his drug-afflicted daughter (Sigrid Thornton) has attempted suicide, and his business is facing a take-over from a predatory American corporation. Adapted from the David Williamson play, this wry Australian comedy-drama from director Tim Burstall (Stork, Alvin Purple, Petersen) – who worked with Williamson at Melbourne’s La Mama theatre in the late 1960s along with Jack Thompson and Judy Davis, and adapted four of the great writer’s plays into films - features a great cast, including a very young Sigrid Thornton (Sea Change), a witty script and excellent performances.
